Request Final Proposal

A Request for Final Proposal is an offer submitted to the Government in a competitive negotiated procurement after discussions have been concluded.  The Government will request such proposal revisions from all offerors still in the competitive range.

Receive and Analyze Final Proposal - Five parties perform the majority of the effort in evaluating offers. The contracting officer has overall responsibility for managing the acquisition function. The SSEB chairman appoints a technical evaluation panel and a management evaluation panel to examine the technical proposal and the management structure of the proposal, respectively. The SSEB and the contracting officer review the panels' findings as a quality check. The SSEB forwards the proposals, with recommendations for the best-value proposal, to the SSAC.

• Brief SSAC - The SSAC reviews the SSEB recommendations and forwards the recommended proposal to the Source Selection Authority (SSA).
• Brief SSA - The SSA, who cannot be involved in the development of the Government IHCE, concurs with the SSAC's recommendation or requires reconsideration of other choices. Activities in this task are governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).