<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE dita
  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Composite//EN" "ditabase.dtd">
<dita xmlns:ditaarch="http://dita.oasis-open.org/architecture/2005/"
      ditaarch:DITAArchVersion="1.2"
      domains="(topic task)                            (topic concept)                            (topic concept glossentry)                            (topic concept glossgroup)                            (topic reference)                            (topic troubleshooting++task) (topic task)                            (topic abbrev-d)                            a(props deliveryTarget)                            (topic equation-d)                            (topic hazard-d)                            (topic hi-d)                            (topic indexing-d)                            (topic markup-d)                            (topic mathml-d)                            (topic pr-d)                            (topic relmgmt-d)                            (topic sw-d)                            (topic svg-d)                            (topic ui-d)                            (topic ut-d)                            (topic markup-d xml-d)                            (topic task strictTaskbody-c)   ">
	  <concept id="GSAM_515_3703_3"
            audience="GSAM"
            ditaarch:DITAArchVersion="1.2"
            class="- topic/topic concept/concept ">
		    <title class="- topic/title ">
         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">515.3703-3</ph> Evaluation and Selection.</title>
		    <conbody class="- topic/body  concept/conbody ">
			      <ol class="- topic/ol ">
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="id2193F0U0FVU" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph> Preaward
Notification to Unsuccessful/Unacceptable Offerors. Contracting
officers must use a customized Notification Letter and Evaluation
Statement (NLES) to notify offerors whose submissions are eliminated
from the competition (<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">e.g.</i>, not deemed to be part of competitive
range or technically unacceptable)</p>
					          <ol class="- topic/ol ">
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="id2193F0U3092" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph> Sample NLES language
is located at <xref href="http://insite.gsa.gov/inform"
                              format="html"
                              scope="external"
                              class="- topic/xref ">http://insite.gsa.gov/inform</xref>.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="id2193F0U50TU" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph> Contracting
officers must also follow the appropriate FAR Part (e.g. 15.503(a))
to ensure timely notification to unsuccessful offerors.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="id2193F0U60HH" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph> Contracting
officers may delay sending the NLES until the time of award to prevent
any delays in awarding the contract or order.</p>
						            </li>
					          </ol>
				        </li>
				        <li class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="id2193F0U0KOU" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph> Evaluation.
For each procurement using the INFORM post-award communication process,
contracting officers are encouraged to—</p>
					          <ol class="- topic/ol ">
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="id2193F0UD0WS" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph> Design
and implement templates for members of the evaluation team to use
in evaluating offerors’ submissions which can be easily copied and
pasted into the NLES (NLES sample language per FAR part is located
at <xref href="http://insite.gsa.gov/inform"
                              format="html"
                              scope="external"
                              class="- topic/xref ">http://insite.gsa.gov/inform</xref>);</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="id2193F0UD06X" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph> Incorporate
language during the evaluation team orientation which commits evaluators
to being available during the evaluation, answering of written questions
and oral feedback meetings; and,</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="id2193F0UE0TL" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph> Obtain
the Office of General Counsel (OGC) review (see ADM 5000.4), when
applicable.</p>
						            </li>
					          </ol>
				        </li>
			      </ol>
		    </conbody>
	  </concept>
</dita>
