(a) (1) Cost or price evaluation. Do not score cost or price or combine it with other non-Price/Cost related aspects of the proposal evaluation.
(2) Past performance evaluation. Where possible, use past performance information available from Government-wide and agency-wide databases. Use of such information will help to expedite and streamline the evaluation process. The Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) provides access to information about contractors and their performance collected throughout the Federal Government. The PPIRS information is available via the internet at http://www.ppirs.gov. If information is not readily available from existing databases, seek it from other Government entities and private sector sources (e.g., by means of questionnaires, published commercial evaluations and interviews). [AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007]
(3) Technical evaluation. When divergent evaluations exist, and none of the evaluators have misinterpreted or misunderstood any aspects of the proposals, consider providing the SSA with written majority and minority opinions.
(4) Cost information. The SSA shall determine whether cost information will be provided to the technical evaluators, when and what information shall be provided, and under what conditions.
