SUBPART 215.2—SOLICITATION AND
RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS AND INFORMATION
(Added
September 8, 2006)
215.203-70 Requests for proposals – tiered evaluation of
offers.
215.203-70 Requests for proposals – tiered evaluation of
offers.
(a) The tiered or cascading order of precedence
used for tiered evaluation of offers shall be consistent with FAR Part 19.
(b) Consideration shall be given to the tiers of
small businesses (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone small business,
service-disabled veteran-owned small business, small business) before
evaluating offers from other than small business concerns.
(c) Before issuing a solicitation with a tiered
evaluation of offers—
(1) The contracting officer shall conduct market
research, in accordance with FAR Part 10 and Part 210, to determine—
(i) Whether the
criteria in FAR Part 19 are met for setting aside the acquisition for small
business; or
(ii) For a task or delivery order, whether there
are a sufficient number of qualified small business concerns available to
justify limiting competition under the terms of the contract; and
(2)
If the contracting officer cannot determine whether the criteria in
paragraph (c)(1) of this section are met, the contracting officer shall include
a written explanation in the contract file as to why such a determination could
not be made (Section 816 of Pub. L. 109-163).