Source Selection Step by Step

Preface

Some have called U.S. government acquisition the most complex business arena in the world, and that is not an unwarranted characterization. Thousands of laws and executive orders and innumerable pages of regulations, policy letters, and procedural guidance directly influence the federal acquisition process. And—as anyone connected with federal acquisition knows—changes are nearly constant.

No particular aspect of federal acquisition is more complex and burdened by rules than the source selection process. The laws and regulations that govern the process of selecting a contractor to provide goods and services to the federal government are there primarily to promote social and economic goals, to foster fairness and visibility, and to guard ...