## -CHANGE REQUEST COVER SHEET

## Change Request Number: 06-25 

## 

## Date Received: 3/7/06

**Title:** GAO Findings Response and Standard FAA Program Milestones

# **Name:** David Woodson

**Routing Symbol:** ATO-A, Acquisition and Procurement Policy Branch

**Phone:** 267-7601

**Policy OR Guidance:** Guidance

**Section/Text Location Affected:** Multiple

**Summary of Change:** This change proposal includes the following:

Guidance

1.  Establishes guidance for evolutionary product development.

2.  Establishes guidance for the FAA's knowledge-based product
    development process for systems.

3.  Establishes guidance that identifies and defines standard program
    milestones for systems (sheet 1) and facilities (sheet 2).

4.  Adds to the introduction of the contracting module in the
    developmental hardware and/or software process flowcharts the
    requirement to include in any prime contract for system development
    those deliverables necessary for an investment program to satisfy
    decision criteria for transition from product integration to product
    demonstration and from product demonstration to full production.

5.  Modifies the development process flowcharts in FAST for
    developmental hardware and/or software to add the product
    demonstration decision.

6.  Modifies the implementation process flowcharts in FAST for
    developmental hardware and/or software to add the production
    decision.

**Reason for Change:** GAO Report 05-23, FAA's Acquisition Management
Has Improved, but Policies and Oversight Need Strengthening to Help
Ensure Results, made the following recommendations for improving the FAA
Acquisition Management System:

1.  Develop explicit written criteria for key decision points called for
    under best practices ^1^, including the capture of specific design
    and manufacturing knowledge

2.  Require corporate executive-level decisions at these key decision
    points (before an acquisition moves from integration to
    demonstration and again before it moves to production)

^1^ GAO Report 02-701, Best Practices, Capturing Design and
Manufacturing Knowledge Early Improves Acquisition Outcomes.

The FAA Acquisition Executive agreed to implement the decision points
and associated criteria, but stated that the decision-maker would be the
Vice President or Director of the implementing service organization, as
appropriate.

The change request also includes standard FAA program milestones
requested by the ASAG Secretariat.

**Development, Review, and/or Concurrence:** Policy and guidance was
developed by the GAO Response Team, established by the ASAG, with
representatives from ATO-A, ATO-F, ATO-P, ATO-E, ATO-T, ATO-W, and ATO
Quality Assurance.

**Target Audience:** AMS workforce

**Potential Links within FAST for the Change:** Multiple links between
the new policy and guidance.

#### Attachments: KBDM -- EPD Policy 02-06, KBDM -- Final Investment Decision, KBDM -- Final Investment Analysis, KBDM -- Solution Implementation, KBDM Guidance R6, Evolutionary Product Development Guidance, KBDM -- Contracting Activity Description, KBDM -- Product Demonstration Decision, KBDM - System Integration Activity Descriptions, Program Milestones R3.

### ASAG Briefing Conducted: 3/7/06

**ASAG Responsibilities:** Review, comment, and endorse.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **System Process Flowchart / Contracting Work Activities**            |
| ~(Revised\ 10/2005)~                                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| The contracting effort begins during final investment analysis when   |
| the Service Team with the mission need leads the Investment Analysis  |
| Team in planning the implementation and lifecycle management of the   |
| investment opportunity approved at the initial investment decision.   |
| This includes the development, solicitation, and evaluation of offers |
| for any prime contract(s) required to carry out the implementation    |
| strategy. Contracting activity begins with partition of the work      |
| activities in the program Work Breakdown Structure into those         |
| intended to be performed by the prime development / production        |
| contractor and those to be performed in-house or by support           |
| contractors. It includes translation of system requirements in the    |
| Program Requirements attachment of the Exhibit 300 Program Baseline   |
| into the contract System Specification. The contract Work Breakdown   |
| Structure and the System Specification form the basis for the         |
| contract Statement of Work, Contractor Data Requirements List, Data   |
| Item Descriptions, Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria, and |
| other documentation constituting the Screening Information Request.   |
|                                                                       |
| It is crucial to have in any prime contract for system development    |
| those deliverables necessary for an investment program to satisfy     |
| decision criteria for transition from product integration to product  |
| demonstration and from product demonstration to full production.      |
| These decision criteria and the activities necessary to achieve them  |
| are found in the FAA Knowledge-Based Product Development Process      |
| Guidance (link).                                                      |
|                                                                       |
| Note that the Exhibit 300 Program Baseline and all attachments must   |
| be approved and the Final Investment Decision must be obtained before |
| award of any prime contract for program implementation.               |
|                                                                       |
| Note also that the user community must participate fully in program   |
| planning and source selection to ensure end products of the           |
| investment program will meet user needs.                              |
|                                                                       |
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| | a System      |               |               |               |     |
| | Specification |               |               |               |     |
| | that governs  |               |               |               |     |
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| | growth above  |               |               |               |     |
| | the values in |               |               |               |     |
| | the Exhibit   |               |               |               |     |
| | 300 Program   |               |               |               |     |
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| | contains      |               |               |               |     |
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| | certain types |               |               |               |     |
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| | to Offerors   |               |               |               |     |
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| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
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| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **            |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The Screening |               |               |               |     |
| | Information   |               |               |               |     |
| | Request is    |               |               |               |     |
| | the means by  |               |               |               |     |
| | which         |               |               |               |     |
| | products and  |               |               |               |     |
| | services are  |               |               |               |     |
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| | Descriptions  |               |               |               |     |
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| | developmental |               |               |               |     |
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| | management,   |               |               |               |     |
| | including use |               |               |               |     |
| | of software   |               |               |               |     |
| | management    |               |               |               |     |
| | indicators;   |               |               |               |     |
| | configuration |               |               |               |     |
| | management;   |               |               |               |     |
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| | design,       |               |               |               |     |
| | including     |               |               |               |     |
| | d             |               |               |               |     |
| | ocumentation; |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | reviews;      |               |               |               |     |
| | interface     |               |               |               |     |
| | management;   |               |               |               |     |
| | quality       |               |               |               |     |
| | assurance;    |               |               |               |     |
| | system and    |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | test;         |               |               |               |     |
| | integrated    |               |               |               |     |
| | logistics     |               |               |               |     |
| | support,      |               |               |               |     |
| | including     |               |               |               |     |
| | software /    |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware      |               |               |               |     |
| | maintenance;  |               |               |               |     |
| | and training. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The CDRL is   |               |               |               |     |
| | the primary   |               |               |               |     |
| | vehicle for   |               |               |               |     |
| | acquiring     |               |               |               |     |
| | documentation |               |               |               |     |
| | from the      |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor.   |               |               |               |     |
| | It lists all  |               |               |               |     |
| | deliverable   |               |               |               |     |
| | data items,   |               |               |               |     |
| | provides a    |               |               |               |     |
| | delivery      |               |               |               |     |
| | schedule, and |               |               |               |     |
| | refers to     |               |               |               |     |
| | applicable    |               |               |               |     |
| | Data Item     |               |               |               |     |
| | Descriptions. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Data Item     |               |               |               |     |
| | Descriptions  |               |               |               |     |
| | provide       |               |               |               |     |
| | preparation   |               |               |               |     |
| | instructions  |               |               |               |     |
| | and formats   |               |               |               |     |
| | for data      |               |               |               |     |
| | items. DIDs   |               |               |               |     |
| | should be     |               |               |               |     |
| | tailored to   |               |               |               |     |
| | reflect true  |               |               |               |     |
| | data delivery |               |               |               |     |
| | needs for any |               |               |               |     |
| | commercial    |               |               |               |     |
| | off-the-shelf |               |               |               |     |
| | (COTS) and    |               |               |               |     |
| | non-          |               |               |               |     |
| | developmental |               |               |               |     |
| | items (NDI)   |               |               |               |     |
| | components.   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Instructions, |               |               |               |     |
| | conditions,   |               |               |               |     |
| | and notices   |               |               |               |     |
| | to offerors   |               |               |               |     |
| | typically     |               |               |               |     |
| | contain       |               |               |               |     |
| | provisions    |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | information   |               |               |               |     |
| | that guide    |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors in   |               |               |               |     |
| | preparing     |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals or  |               |               |               |     |
| | quotations.   |               |               |               |     |
| | It also       |               |               |               |     |
| | describes in  |               |               |               |     |
| | detail the    |               |               |               |     |
| | information   |               |               |               |     |
| | needed by the |               |               |               |     |
| | government to |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluate      |               |               |               |     |
| | offeror       |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals.    |               |               |               |     |
| | Before        |               |               |               |     |
| | requiring     |               |               |               |     |
| | data from     |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors, the |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | should ensure |               |               |               |     |
| | (1) it is     |               |               |               |     |
| | needed to     |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluate      |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals,    |               |               |               |     |
| | (2) time and  |               |               |               |     |
| | labor is      |               |               |               |     |
| | available to  |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluate it,  |               |               |               |     |
| | and (3) it    |               |               |               |     |
| | makes a       |               |               |               |     |
| | difference.   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | This section  |               |               |               |     |
| | also provides |               |               |               |     |
| | instructions  |               |               |               |     |
| | for           |               |               |               |     |
| | preparation   |               |               |               |     |
| | of the        |               |               |               |     |
| | proposal,     |               |               |               |     |
| | advising      |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors      |               |               |               |     |
| | concerning    |               |               |               |     |
| | how their     |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals     |               |               |               |     |
| | should be     |               |               |               |     |
| | organized and |               |               |               |     |
| | arranged. In  |               |               |               |     |
| | general, the  |               |               |               |     |
| | structure of  |               |               |               |     |
| | this section  |               |               |               |     |
| | should        |               |               |               |     |
| | parallel the  |               |               |               |     |
| | desired       |               |               |               |     |
| | structure of  |               |               |               |     |
| | the proposal, |               |               |               |     |
| | and should be |               |               |               |     |
| | consistent    |               |               |               |     |
| | with the      |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | described     |               |               |               |     |
| | elsewhere in  |               |               |               |     |
| | the request   |               |               |               |     |
| | for offer and |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | plan. Written |               |               |               |     |
| | technical,    |               |               |               |     |
| | business      |               |               |               |     |
| | management,   |               |               |               |     |
| | logistics or  |               |               |               |     |
| | quality       |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals are |               |               |               |     |
| | not mandatory |               |               |               |     |
| | and may be    |               |               |               |     |
| | tailored as   |               |               |               |     |
| | needed.       |               |               |               |     |
| | Numerous      |               |               |               |     |
| | acquisitions  |               |               |               |     |
| | have been     |               |               |               |     |
| | awarded with  |               |               |               |     |
| | mainly oral   |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals in  |               |               |               |     |
| | the form of   |               |               |               |     |
| | briefings     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Earned Value  |               |               |               |     |
| | Management is |               |               |               |     |
| | required for  |               |               |               |     |
| | all           |               |               |               |     |
| | d             |               |               |               |     |
| | evelopmental, |               |               |               |     |
| | m             |               |               |               |     |
| | odernization, |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | enhancement   |               |               |               |     |
| | contracts,    |               |               |               |     |
| | and is        |               |               |               |     |
| | encouraged    |               |               |               |     |
| | for use on    |               |               |               |     |
| | all           |               |               |               |     |
| | contracts,    |               |               |               |     |
| | including     |               |               |               |     |
| | firm          |               |               |               |     |
| | fixed-price.  |               |               |               |     |
| | Be sure to    |               |               |               |     |
| | include the   |               |               |               |     |
| | appropriate   |               |               |               |     |
| | requirements  |               |               |               |     |
| | for Earned    |               |               |               |     |
| | Value         |               |               |               |     |
| | Management in |               |               |               |     |
| | the SOW,      |               |               |               |     |
| | DIDs, and     |               |               |               |     |
| | contract      |               |               |               |     |
| | clauses.      |               |               |               |     |
| | Depending on  |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria in   |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | solicitation  |               |               |               |     |
| | document,     |               |               |               |     |
| | data items    |               |               |               |     |
| | that could be |               |               |               |     |
| | requested for |               |               |               |     |
| | a             |               |               |               |     |
| | softw         |               |               |               |     |
| | are-intensive |               |               |               |     |
| | acquisition   |               |               |               |     |
| | include:      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Program   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Management |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   System    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   Engineering |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Management |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   Development |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Support   |               |               |               |     |
| |     Data      |               |               |               |     |
| |     (COTS /   |               |               |               |     |
| |     NDI       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    components |               |               |               |     |
| |     only);    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     Test      |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Configuration |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Management |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     Quality   |               |               |               |     |
| |     Assurance |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Interface |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Management |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| |    Integrated |               |               |               |     |
| |     Support   |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Training  |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| | Subcontractor |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Management |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Risk      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Management |               |               |               |     |
| |     Report;   |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Contract  |               |               |               |     |
| |     Work      |               |               |               |     |
| |     Breakdown |               |               |               |     |
| |     Schedule  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Depending on  |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | acquisition   |               |               |               |     |
| | strategy,     |               |               |               |     |
| | other items   |               |               |               |     |
| | that could be |               |               |               |     |
| | included in   |               |               |               |     |
| | this section  |               |               |               |     |
| | include:      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Notice of |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    government |               |               |               |     |
| |     intent to |               |               |               |     |
| |     conduct a |               |               |               |     |
| |     pre-award |               |               |               |     |
| |     Software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Capability |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Evaluation |               |               |               |     |
| |     survey;   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Notice of |               |               |               |     |
| |     intent to |               |               |               |     |
| |     conduct a |               |               |               |     |
| |     Pre-Award |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Production |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Capability |               |               |               |     |
| |     Survey;   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Notice of |               |               |               |     |
| |     intent to |               |               |               |     |
| |     require   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   prototyping |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    (pre-award |               |               |               |     |
| |     or        |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  post-award); |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Request   |               |               |               |     |
| |     for       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   solution(s) |               |               |               |     |
| |     to sample |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    problem(s) |               |               |               |     |
| |     or        |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   response(s) |               |               |               |     |
| |     to sample |               |               |               |     |
| |     task(s);  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Request   |               |               |               |     |
| |     for       |               |               |               |     |
| |     details   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of past   |               |               |               |     |
| |     and/or    |               |               |               |     |
| |     relevant  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  performance; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Request   |               |               |               |     |
| |     for       |               |               |               |     |
| |     warranty  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  information; |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Request   |               |               |               |     |
| |     for       |               |               |               |     |
| |     i         |               |               |               |     |
| | dentification |               |               |               |     |
| |     /         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | qualification |               |               |               |     |
| |     of key    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    personnel. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Develop       |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | Criteria\     |               |               |               |     |
| | C-4**         |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Source        | Source        |               |     |
| | software      | evaluation    | selection     |               |     |
| | engineering   | criteria      | official      |               |     |
| | specialist    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | business      |               |               |               |     |
| | manager       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | systems       |               |               |               |     |
| | engineering   |               |               |               |     |
| | specialist    |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **            |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Selecting the |               |               |               |     |
| | right         |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor is |               |               |               |     |
| | the most      |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision the  |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | will make.    |               |               |               |     |
| | The           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria used |               |               |               |     |
| | in making     |               |               |               |     |
| | this          |               |               |               |     |
| | selection are |               |               |               |     |
| | a key element |               |               |               |     |
| | of the        |               |               |               |     |
| | overall       |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | process. They |               |               |               |     |
| | are developed |               |               |               |     |
| | by the        |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | and included  |               |               |               |     |
| | in both the   |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | plan and the  |               |               |               |     |
| | solicitation  |               |               |               |     |
| | document.     |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | focus on      |               |               |               |     |
| | those         |               |               |               |     |
| | d             |               |               |               |     |
| | iscriminators |               |               |               |     |
| | that enable   |               |               |               |     |
| | the source    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official to   |               |               |               |     |
| | determine     |               |               |               |     |
| | which         |               |               |               |     |
| | potential     |               |               |               |     |
| | vendor offers |               |               |               |     |
| | best value to |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | government.   |               |               |               |     |
| | They          |               |               |               |     |
| | typically are |               |               |               |     |
| | divided into  |               |               |               |     |
| | two general   |               |               |               |     |
| | types: (1)    |               |               |               |     |
| | assessment    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria that |               |               |               |     |
| | address       |               |               |               |     |
| | soundness of  |               |               |               |     |
| | approach and  |               |               |               |     |
| | compliance    |               |               |               |     |
| | with          |               |               |               |     |
| | requirements, |               |               |               |     |
| | and (2)       |               |               |               |     |
| | specific      |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | usually       |               |               |               |     |
| | divided into  |               |               |               |     |
| | technical,    |               |               |               |     |
| | cost / price, |               |               |               |     |
| | and business  |               |               |               |     |
| | management.   |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria can  |               |               |               |     |
| | also address  |               |               |               |     |
| | such areas as |               |               |               |     |
| | logistics     |               |               |               |     |
| | support,      |               |               |               |     |
| | quality       |               |               |               |     |
| | assurance,    |               |               |               |     |
| | facilities,   |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | su            |               |               |               |     |
| | bcontracting. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Recently, the |               |               |               |     |
| | government    |               |               |               |     |
| | has moved     |               |               |               |     |
| | increasingly  |               |               |               |     |
| | to            |               |               |               |     |
| | perf          |               |               |               |     |
| | ormance-based |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting,  |               |               |               |     |
| | in which      |               |               |               |     |
| | government    |               |               |               |     |
| | needs are     |               |               |               |     |
| | stated in     |               |               |               |     |
| | terms of what |               |               |               |     |
| | must be done  |               |               |               |     |
| | rather than   |               |               |               |     |
| | how it must   |               |               |               |     |
| | be done.      |               |               |               |     |
| | Companies are |               |               |               |     |
| | selected      |               |               |               |     |
| | based on      |               |               |               |     |
| | their ability |               |               |               |     |
| | to deliver    |               |               |               |     |
| | services at   |               |               |               |     |
| | reduced       |               |               |               |     |
| | costs,        |               |               |               |     |
| | greater       |               |               |               |     |
| | productivity, |               |               |               |     |
| | and with      |               |               |               |     |
| | better        |               |               |               |     |
| | performance.  |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Teams |               |               |               |     |
| | should        |               |               |               |     |
| | consider      |               |               |               |     |
| | perf          |               |               |               |     |
| | ormance-based |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting,  |               |               |               |     |
| | and structure |               |               |               |     |
| | their         |               |               |               |     |
| | de            |               |               |               |     |
| | cision-making |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria to   |               |               |               |     |
| | capture       |               |               |               |     |
| | explicitly    |               |               |               |     |
| | the delivery  |               |               |               |     |
| | of services.  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Technical     |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria are  |               |               |               |     |
| | typically     |               |               |               |     |
| | drawn from    |               |               |               |     |
| | the Program   |               |               |               |     |
| | Requirements  |               |               |               |     |
| | attachment to |               |               |               |     |
| | the Exhibit   |               |               |               |     |
| | 300 Program   |               |               |               |     |
| | Baseline, and |               |               |               |     |
| | address       |               |               |               |     |
| | ch            |               |               |               |     |
| | aracteristics |               |               |               |     |
| | a solution    |               |               |               |     |
| | must have to  |               |               |               |     |
| | provide the   |               |               |               |     |
| | required      |               |               |               |     |
| | capability.   |               |               |               |     |
| | Technical     |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | should also   |               |               |               |     |
| | address risk, |               |               |               |     |
| | software and  |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware      |               |               |               |     |
| | design        |               |               |               |     |
| | architecture, |               |               |               |     |
| | and technical |               |               |               |     |
| | maturity of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the proposed  |               |               |               |     |
| | solution.     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Cost / price  |               |               |               |     |
| | information   |               |               |               |     |
| | is evaluated  |               |               |               |     |
| | to determine  |               |               |               |     |
| | the cost to   |               |               |               |     |
| | the FAA, and  |               |               |               |     |
| | to assess     |               |               |               |     |
| | re            |               |               |               |     |
| | asonableness, |               |               |               |     |
| | accuracy,     |               |               |               |     |
| | completeness, |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | consistency   |               |               |               |     |
| | with the      |               |               |               |     |
| | proposed      |               |               |               |     |
| | technical and |               |               |               |     |
| | management    |               |               |               |     |
| | approach.     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Business      |               |               |               |     |
| | management    |               |               |               |     |
| | information   |               |               |               |     |
| | is evaluated  |               |               |               |     |
| | in such areas |               |               |               |     |
| | as corporate  |               |               |               |     |
| | experience,   |               |               |               |     |
| | past          |               |               |               |     |
| | performance,  |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | management of |               |               |               |     |
| | subcontractor |               |               |               |     |
| | personnel.    |               |               |               |     |
| | Typically,    |               |               |               |     |
| | past          |               |               |               |     |
| | performance   |               |               |               |     |
| | on comparable |               |               |               |     |
| | programs is   |               |               |               |     |
| | most          |               |               |               |     |
| | important so  |               |               |               |     |
| | as to         |               |               |               |     |
| | mitigate      |               |               |               |     |
| | contractual   |               |               |               |     |
| | risk.         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | If included,  |               |               |               |     |
| | quality       |               |               |               |     |
| | assurance     |               |               |               |     |
| | would         |               |               |               |     |
| | typically be  |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluated via |               |               |               |     |
| | a required    |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware and  |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | quality       |               |               |               |     |
| | assurance     |               |               |               |     |
| | plan.         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The choice of |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria is   |               |               |               |     |
| | extremely     |               |               |               |     |
| | important.    |               |               |               |     |
| | They must     |               |               |               |     |
| | enable        |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluators to |               |               |               |     |
| | focus on      |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | ch            |               |               |               |     |
| | aracteristics |               |               |               |     |
| | of proposed   |               |               |               |     |
| | solutions and |               |               |               |     |
| | enable them   |               |               |               |     |
| | to            |               |               |               |     |
| | discriminate  |               |               |               |     |
| | between       |               |               |               |     |
| | vendor        |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals.    |               |               |               |     |
| | Too many      |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | dilute the    |               |               |               |     |
| | impact of     |               |               |               |     |
| | truly         |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | factors, and  |               |               |               |     |
| | too few may   |               |               |               |     |
| | leave         |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | ch            |               |               |               |     |
| | aracteristics |               |               |               |     |
| | not           |               |               |               |     |
| | addressed.    |               |               |               |     |
| | For           |               |               |               |     |
| | softw         |               |               |               |     |
| | are-intensive |               |               |               |     |
| | programs,     |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria for  |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor    |               |               |               |     |
| | risk          |               |               |               |     |
| | i             |               |               |               |     |
| | dentification |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | management    |               |               |               |     |
| | processes are |               |               |               |     |
| | extremely     |               |               |               |     |
| | important.    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The systems   |               |               |               |     |
| | integration   |               |               |               |     |
| | capability of |               |               |               |     |
| | a potential   |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor is |               |               |               |     |
| | crucial to    |               |               |               |     |
| | the success   |               |               |               |     |
| | of a program  |               |               |               |     |
| | developing    |               |               |               |     |
| | both hardware |               |               |               |     |
| | and software. |               |               |               |     |
| | Systems       |               |               |               |     |
| | integration   |               |               |               |     |
| | provides      |               |               |               |     |
| | overall       |               |               |               |     |
| | leadership    |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | management of |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | engineering   |               |               |               |     |
| | process. It   |               |               |               |     |
| | involves the  |               |               |               |     |
| | coordination, |               |               |               |     |
| | c             |               |               |               |     |
| | ommunication, |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | integration   |               |               |               |     |
| | of decisions  |               |               |               |     |
| | across and    |               |               |               |     |
| | among various |               |               |               |     |
| | subcontractor |               |               |               |     |
| | teams, as     |               |               |               |     |
| | well as the   |               |               |               |     |
| | management of |               |               |               |     |
| | internal and  |               |               |               |     |
| | external      |               |               |               |     |
| | interfaces to |               |               |               |     |
| | the system,   |               |               |               |     |
| | including     |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware to   |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware,     |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware to   |               |               |               |     |
| | software, and |               |               |               |     |
| | software to   |               |               |               |     |
| | software.     |               |               |               |     |
| | Systems       |               |               |               |     |
| | integration   |               |               |               |     |
| | applies and   |               |               |               |     |
| | tracks the    |               |               |               |     |
| | progress of   |               |               |               |     |
| | numerous      |               |               |               |     |
| | specialty     |               |               |               |     |
| | technical     |               |               |               |     |
| | disciplines   |               |               |               |     |
| | commonly      |               |               |               |     |
| | identified as |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | \"-ilities\". |               |               |               |     |
| | It also       |               |               |               |     |
| | integrates    |               |               |               |     |
| | manufacturing |               |               |               |     |
| | and logistics |               |               |               |     |
| | support       |               |               |               |     |
| | processes     |               |               |               |     |
| | into product  |               |               |               |     |
| | definition.   |               |               |               |     |
| | The ability   |               |               |               |     |
| | of a          |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor to |               |               |               |     |
| | demonstrate   |               |               |               |     |
| | successful    |               |               |               |     |
| | large system  |               |               |               |     |
| | integration   |               |               |               |     |
| | should be a   |               |               |               |     |
| | key           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | factor.       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The following |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | allow scoring |               |               |               |     |
| | of contractor |               |               |               |     |
| | processes for |               |               |               |     |
| | minimizing    |               |               |               |     |
| | technical and |               |               |               |     |
| | cost risk     |               |               |               |     |
| | associated    |               |               |               |     |
| | with          |               |               |               |     |
| | developmental |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | acquisitions: |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   The       |               |               |               |     |
| |     quality   |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     attention |               |               |               |     |
| |     to        |               |               |               |     |
| |     detail,   |               |               |               |     |
| |     as        |               |               |               |     |
| |     provided  |               |               |               |     |
| |     in the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     Software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   Development |               |               |               |     |
| |     Plan;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   How well  |               |               |               |     |
| |     the       |               |               |               |     |
| |     offeror   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   understands |               |               |               |     |
| |     the       |               |               |               |     |
| |     necessity |               |               |               |     |
| |     for       |               |               |               |     |
| |     stability |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     control   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | requirements, |               |               |               |     |
| |     and how   |               |               |               |     |
| |     they will |               |               |               |     |
| |     manage    |               |               |               |     |
| |     the       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  requirements |               |               |               |     |
| |     change    |               |               |               |     |
| |     process;  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Selection |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     i         |               |               |               |     |
| | dentification |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    subsystems |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    components |               |               |               |     |
| |     as shown  |               |               |               |     |
| |     in a      |               |               |               |     |
| |     top-level |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | decomposition |               |               |               |     |
| |     of system |               |               |               |     |
| |     design.   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Evaluation |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | decomposition |               |               |               |     |
| |     and the   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    approaches |               |               |               |     |
| |     for       |               |               |               |     |
| |     achieving |               |               |               |     |
| |     the       |               |               |               |     |
| |     solution  |               |               |               |     |
| |     domain;   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Tools and |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  environments |               |               |               |     |
| |     in place  |               |               |               |     |
| |     to        |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   demonstrate |               |               |               |     |
| |     a         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | comprehensive |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    production |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   capability. |               |               |               |     |
| |     The       |               |               |               |     |
| |     offeror   |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   engineering |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   environment |               |               |               |     |
| |     (SEE)     |               |               |               |     |
| |     should    |               |               |               |     |
| |     not only  |               |               |               |     |
| |     include   |               |               |               |     |
| |     proper    |               |               |               |     |
| |     tools and |               |               |               |     |
| |     methods,  |               |               |               |     |
| |     but       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    management |               |               |               |     |
| |     practices |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     o         |               |               |               |     |
| | rganizational |               |               |               |     |
| |     resources |               |               |               |     |
| |     as well.  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    Provisions |               |               |               |     |
| |     should be |               |               |               |     |
| |     in the    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  solicitation |               |               |               |     |
| |     document  |               |               |               |     |
| |     that      |               |               |               |     |
| |     whatever  |               |               |               |     |
| |     SEE is    |               |               |               |     |
| |     selected, |               |               |               |     |
| |     the       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    contractor |               |               |               |     |
| |     must      |               |               |               |     |
| |     deliver   |               |               |               |     |
| |     data in a |               |               |               |     |
| |     format    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    compatible |               |               |               |     |
| |     with      |               |               |               |     |
| |     FAA's     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   recommended |               |               |               |     |
| |     SEE, as   |               |               |               |     |
| |     well as   |               |               |               |     |
| |     provide a |               |               |               |     |
| |     complete, |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    documented |               |               |               |     |
| |     copy of   |               |               |               |     |
| |     all tools |               |               |               |     |
| |     used.     |               |               |               |     |
| |     This is   |               |               |               |     |
| |     essential |               |               |               |     |
| |     for FAA   |               |               |               |     |
| |     control   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |     po        |               |               |               |     |
| | st-deployment |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     support.  |               |               |               |     |
| |     Failure   |               |               |               |     |
| |     to        |               |               |               |     |
| |     deliver   |               |               |               |     |
| |     all       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   development |               |               |               |     |
| |     tools     |               |               |               |     |
| |     leads to  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   undesirable |               |               |               |     |
| |     sole      |               |               |               |     |
| |     source    |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     support   |               |               |               |     |
| |     contracts |               |               |               |     |
| |     or extra  |               |               |               |     |
| |     costs for |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    converting |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   development |               |               |               |     |
| |     tools to  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  FAA-approved |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | environments; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   A         |               |               |               |     |
| |     thorough  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | understanding |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     FAA work  |               |               |               |     |
| |     breakdown |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    structure, |               |               |               |     |
| |     statement |               |               |               |     |
| |     of work,  |               |               |               |     |
| |     and all   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    functional |               |               |               |     |
| |     areas of  |               |               |               |     |
| |     the       |               |               |               |     |
| |     system    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | specification |               |               |               |     |
| |     as        |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  demonstrated |               |               |               |     |
| |     by the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     quality   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     proposal; |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Provision |               |               |               |     |
| |     of a      |               |               |               |     |
| |     s         |               |               |               |     |
| | ubcontracting |               |               |               |     |
| |     plan for  |               |               |               |     |
| |     managing  |               |               |               |     |
| |     all       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | subcontractor |               |               |               |     |
| |     personnel |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    contracts. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | For those     |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | acquisitions  |               |               |               |     |
| | posing        |               |               |               |     |
| | significant   |               |               |               |     |
| | risk to the   |               |               |               |     |
| | FAA, such as  |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | development   |               |               |               |     |
| | of large,     |               |               |               |     |
| | complex       |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | systems,      |               |               |               |     |
| | additional    |               |               |               |     |
| | factors could |               |               |               |     |
| | include the   |               |               |               |     |
| | following:    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Provision |               |               |               |     |
| |     for an    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | FAA-conducted |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    capability |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    evaluation |               |               |               |     |
| |     (SCE)     |               |               |               |     |
| |     survey.   |               |               |               |     |
| |     The SCE   |               |               |               |     |
| |     assesses  |               |               |               |     |
| |     the       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  contractor's |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  capabilities |               |               |               |     |
| |     in four   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    areas: (a) |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  organization |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     resource  |               |               |               |     |
| |     ma        |               |               |               |     |
| | nagement; (b) |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   engineering |               |               |               |     |
| |     process   |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     ma        |               |               |               |     |
| | nagement; (c) |               |               |               |     |
| |     tools and |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   techniques; |               |               |               |     |
| |     and (d)   |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   development |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   experience; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Review of |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    contractor |               |               |               |     |
| |     pas       |               |               |               |     |
| | t-performance |               |               |               |     |
| |     such as   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    experience |               |               |               |     |
| |     in        |               |               |               |     |
| |     managing  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  evolutionary |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   development |               |               |               |     |
| |     in        |               |               |               |     |
| |     programs  |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |     similar   |               |               |               |     |
| |     size and  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   complexity; |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| | Consideration |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |     q         |               |               |               |     |
| | ualifications |               |               |               |     |
| |     of key    |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    personnel. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Other key     |               |               |               |     |
| | factors could |               |               |               |     |
| | include: (1)  |               |               |               |     |
| | requirement   |               |               |               |     |
| | for an SCE    |               |               |               |     |
| | Level 3 (or   |               |               |               |     |
| | higher)       |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor,   |               |               |               |     |
| | and (2)       |               |               |               |     |
| | requirement   |               |               |               |     |
| | for software  |               |               |               |     |
| | process       |               |               |               |     |
| | improvement   |               |               |               |     |
| | techniques.   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Key technical |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | factors for   |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware or   |               |               |               |     |
| | software COTS |               |               |               |     |
| | / NDI         |               |               |               |     |
| | components    |               |               |               |     |
| | could         |               |               |               |     |
| | include: (1)  |               |               |               |     |
| | a pre-award   |               |               |               |     |
| | survey of     |               |               |               |     |
| | production    |               |               |               |     |
| | capabilities; |               |               |               |     |
| | (2) a         |               |               |               |     |
| | pre-award     |               |               |               |     |
| | operational   |               |               |               |     |
| | capabilities  |               |               |               |     |
| | d             |               |               |               |     |
| | emonstration; |               |               |               |     |
| | and (3) an    |               |               |               |     |
| | in-plant      |               |               |               |     |
| | review of     |               |               |               |     |
| | existing test |               |               |               |     |
| | data.         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The following |               |               |               |     |
| | are critical  |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | factors       |               |               |               |     |
| | related to    |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware and  |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | integration:  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Provision |               |               |               |     |
| |     for a     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | comprehensive |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  well-defined |               |               |               |     |
| |     system    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | architecture, |               |               |               |     |
| |     i         |               |               |               |     |
| | ncluding: (a) |               |               |               |     |
| |     a clearly |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    delineated |               |               |               |     |
| |     system    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | configuration |               |               |               |     |
| |     with      |               |               |               |     |
| |     i         |               |               |               |     |
| | dentification |               |               |               |     |
| |     of all    |               |               |               |     |
| |     COTS /    |               |               |               |     |
| |     NDI / GFE |               |               |               |     |
| |     hardware  |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     and their |               |               |               |     |
| |     sources,  |               |               |               |     |
| |     as well   |               |               |               |     |
| |     as any    |               |               |               |     |
| |     proposed  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   differences |               |               |               |     |
| |     from      |               |               |               |     |
| |     existing  |               |               |               |     |
| |     COTS /    |               |               |               |     |
| |     NDI       |               |               |               |     |
| |     hardware  |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   components; |               |               |               |     |
| |     and (b) a |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | comprehensive |               |               |               |     |
| |     systems   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   engineering |               |               |               |     |
| |     approach  |               |               |               |     |
| |     involving |               |               |               |     |
| |     risk      |               |               |               |     |
| |     analysis  |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    reduction, |               |               |               |     |
| |     selection |               |               |               |     |
| |     trade-off |               |               |               |     |
| |     criteria  |               |               |               |     |
| |     for COTS  |               |               |               |     |
| |     / NDI     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   components, |               |               |               |     |
| |     and use   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  FAA-provided |               |               |               |     |
| |     data and  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    equipment; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| |     Provision |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | comprehensive |               |               |               |     |
| |     technical |               |               |               |     |
| |     support   |               |               |               |     |
| |     i         |               |               |               |     |
| | ncluding: (a) |               |               |               |     |
| |     component |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   integration |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |     a         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   description |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  capabilities |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    experience |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     personnel |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   responsible |               |               |               |     |
| |     for       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    selecting, |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  integrating, |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     testing   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   components, |               |               |               |     |
| |     and a     |               |               |               |     |
| |     schedule  |               |               |               |     |
| |     of major  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   integration |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    tasks; (b) |               |               |               |     |
| |     system    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  installation |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |     provision |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     training  |               |               |               |     |
| |     facility  |               |               |               |     |
| |     (if       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    required), |               |               |               |     |
| |     the       |               |               |               |     |
| |     initial   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    complement |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |     equipment |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     system    |               |               |               |     |
| |     options,  |               |               |               |     |
| |     and site  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   preparation |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     ac        |               |               |               |     |
| | tivation; (c) |               |               |               |     |
| |     test and  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    evaluation |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | demonstration |               |               |               |     |
| |     that      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  installation |               |               |               |     |
| |     of system |               |               |               |     |
| |     options   |               |               |               |     |
| |     will not  |               |               |               |     |
| |     degrade   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | functionality |               |               |               |     |
| |     or        |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   performance |               |               |               |     |
| |     during    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    acceptance |               |               |               |     |
| |     testing;  |               |               |               |     |
| |     and (d)   |               |               |               |     |
| |     logistics |               |               |               |     |
| |     support   |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |     interim   |               |               |               |     |
| |     system    |               |               |               |     |
| |     support   |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     lifecycle |               |               |               |     |
| |     support   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | requirements; |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Provision |               |               |               |     |
| |     of a      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | comprehensive |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    management |               |               |               |     |
| |     approach  |               |               |               |     |
| |     i         |               |               |               |     |
| | ncluding: (a) |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  well-defined |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    management |               |               |               |     |
| |     controls, |               |               |               |     |
| |     master    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    schedules, |               |               |               |     |
| |     schedule  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   management, |               |               |               |     |
| |     reporting |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   procedures, |               |               |               |     |
| |     conduct   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |     reviews,  |               |               |               |     |
| |     risk      |               |               |               |     |
| |     i         |               |               |               |     |
| | dentification |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   management, |               |               |               |     |
| |     data      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   management, |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | configuration |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   management, |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   purchasing, |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     personnel |               |               |               |     |
| |     training; |               |               |               |     |
| |     and (b) a |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  well-defined |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  organization |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |     i         |               |               |               |     |
| | dentification |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     program   |               |               |               |     |
| |     manager   |               |               |               |     |
| |     and key   |               |               |               |     |
| |     program   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    officials, |               |               |               |     |
| |     and the   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  relationship |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     program   |               |               |               |     |
| |     office to |               |               |               |     |
| |     other     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | organizations |               |               |               |     |
| |     within    |               |               |               |     |
| |     the       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   corporation |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   (especially |               |               |               |     |
| |     quality   |               |               |               |     |
| |     control)  |               |               |               |     |
| |     and with  |               |               |               |     |
| |     s         |               |               |               |     |
| | ubcontractors |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     vendors.  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
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|                                                                       |
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| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Develop       |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | Plan\         |               |               |               |     |
| | C-5**         |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Contracting   | Evaluation    | Source        |               |     |
| | Officer       | Plan          | selection     |               |     |
| |               |               | official      |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team prepares |               |               |               |     |
| | an evaluation |               |               |               |     |
| | plan that is  |               |               |               |     |
| | approved by   |               |               |               |     |
| | the source    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official. The |               |               |               |     |
| | plan should   |               |               |               |     |
| | be concise    |               |               |               |     |
| | and tailored  |               |               |               |     |
| | to the        |               |               |               |     |
| | specific      |               |               |               |     |
| | needs of the  |               |               |               |     |
| | procurement.  |               |               |               |     |
| | The plan      |               |               |               |     |
| | identifies    |               |               |               |     |
| | the source    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official and  |               |               |               |     |
| | members of    |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | team(s),      |               |               |               |     |
| | contains the  |               |               |               |     |
| | source        |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria,     |               |               |               |     |
| | defines       |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | methods and   |               |               |               |     |
| | processes,    |               |               |               |     |
| | establishes   |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | schedule, and |               |               |               |     |
| | contains any  |               |               |               |     |
| | other         |               |               |               |     |
| | information   |               |               |               |     |
| | related to    |               |               |               |     |
| | source        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection.    |               |               |               |     |
| | The plan is   |               |               |               |     |
| | completed and |               |               |               |     |
| | approved      |               |               |               |     |
| | before        |               |               |               |     |
| | receipt of    |               |               |               |     |
| | responses to  |               |               |               |     |
| | any SIR       |               |               |               |     |
| | requesting    |               |               |               |     |
| | screening or  |               |               |               |     |
| | qualification |               |               |               |     |
| | information.  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
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| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Prepare       |               |               |               |     |
| | Government    |               |               |               |     |
| | Cost Estimate |               |               |               |     |
| | for Prime     |               |               |               |     |
| | Contract\     |               |               |               |     |
| | C-6**         |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Government    |               | [AMS Section  |     |
| | business      | cost estimate |               | 3.2.3 Cost    |     |
| | manager and   |               |               | and Price     |     |
| | systems       |               |               | Metho         |     |
| | engineering   |               |               | dology](http: |     |
| | specialist    |               |               | //fasteditapp |     |
| |               |               |               | .faa.gov/ams/ |     |
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| |               |               |               | action=LinkSe |     |
| |               |               |               | ction&content |     |
| |               |               |               | UID=4&section |     |
| |               |               |               | Number=3.2.3) |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team prepares |               |               |               |     |
| | an estimate   |               |               |               |     |
| | of            |               |               |               |     |
| | acquisition   |               |               |               |     |
| | cost for both |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware and  |               |               |               |     |
| | software. The |               |               |               |     |
| | cost is       |               |               |               |     |
| | estimated     |               |               |               |     |
| | using both a  |               |               |               |     |
| | Work          |               |               |               |     |
| | Breakdown     |               |               |               |     |
| | Structure and |               |               |               |     |
| | a cost        |               |               |               |     |
| | estimation    |               |               |               |     |
| | model (e.g.,  |               |               |               |     |
| | SLIM or Price |               |               |               |     |
| | Cost). The    |               |               |               |     |
| | application   |               |               |               |     |
| | of a cost     |               |               |               |     |
| | estimation    |               |               |               |     |
| | model to      |               |               |               |     |
| | software is   |               |               |               |     |
| | normally      |               |               |               |     |
| | based on      |               |               |               |     |
| | engineering   |               |               |               |     |
| | assumptions   |               |               |               |     |
| | for such      |               |               |               |     |
| | soft          |               |               |               |     |
| | ware-specific |               |               |               |     |
| | parameters    |               |               |               |     |
| | as:           |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Sizing or |               |               |               |     |
| |     estimated |               |               |               |     |
| |     source    |               |               |               |     |
| |     lines of  |               |               |               |     |
| |     code;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Known     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   constraints |               |               |               |     |
| |     such as   |               |               |               |     |
| |     schedule; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| | Environmental |               |               |               |     |
| |     factors   |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | developmental |               |               |               |     |
| |     tools and |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | methodologies |               |               |               |     |
| |     to be     |               |               |               |     |
| |     used;     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Level of  |               |               |               |     |
| |     technical |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   complexity; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Personnel |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    contractor |               |               |               |     |
| |     team      |               |               |               |     |
| |     skills;   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| |   Application |               |               |               |     |
| |     mix       |               |               |               |     |
| |     (e.g.,    |               |               |               |     |
| |     business  |               |               |               |     |
| |     systems,  |               |               |               |     |
| |     teleco    |               |               |               |     |
| | mmunications, |               |               |               |     |
| |     process   |               |               |               |     |
| |     control); |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Primary   |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     secondary |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    languages; |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Percent   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of reused |               |               |               |     |
| |     software. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The cost      |               |               |               |     |
| | estimate for  |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware      |               |               |               |     |
| | includes both |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | development   |               |               |               |     |
| | cost and the  |               |               |               |     |
| | cost of       |               |               |               |     |
| | integration   |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | associated    |               |               |               |     |
| | testing.      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The           |               |               |               |     |
| | government    |               |               |               |     |
| | cost estimate |               |               |               |     |
| | serves as a   |               |               |               |     |
| | basis for     |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluating    |               |               |               |     |
| | whether       |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor    |               |               |               |     |
| | cost          |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals are |               |               |               |     |
| | reasonable.   |               |               |               |     |
| | The cost      |               |               |               |     |
| | estimate      |               |               |               |     |
| | considers the |               |               |               |     |
| | level of      |               |               |               |     |
| | integration   |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | associated    |               |               |               |     |
| | testing that  |               |               |               |     |
| | will be       |               |               |               |     |
| | required, and |               |               |               |     |
| | whether the   |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware is   |               |               |               |     |
| | already in    |               |               |               |     |
| | use in the    |               |               |               |     |
| | NAS or is     |               |               |               |     |
| | being         |               |               |               |     |
| | acquired for  |               |               |               |     |
| | the first     |               |               |               |     |
| | time.         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Software      |               |               |               |     |
| | system size   |               |               |               |     |
| | is the        |               |               |               |     |
| | cornerstone   |               |               |               |     |
| | estimate.     |               |               |               |     |
| | However,      |               |               |               |     |
| | special       |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | c             |               |               |               |     |
| | ertifications |               |               |               |     |
| | consistent    |               |               |               |     |
| | with FAA      |               |               |               |     |
| | standards,    |               |               |               |     |
| | such as       |               |               |               |     |
| | safety        |               |               |               |     |
| | criticality,  |               |               |               |     |
| | also drive    |               |               |               |     |
| | costs         |               |               |               |     |
| | s             |               |               |               |     |
| | ignificantly. |               |               |               |     |
| | Size affects  |               |               |               |     |
| | the schedule, |               |               |               |     |
| | effort, cost, |               |               |               |     |
| | productivity, |               |               |               |     |
| | and quality   |               |               |               |     |
| | of software   |               |               |               |     |
| | systems.      |               |               |               |     |
| | Software      |               |               |               |     |
| | defects grow  |               |               |               |     |
| | at a linear   |               |               |               |     |
| | rate directly |               |               |               |     |
| | proportional  |               |               |               |     |
| | to system     |               |               |               |     |
| | size.         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Check also    |               |               |               |     |
| | <http:/       |               |               |               |     |
| | /www.spmn.com |               |               |               |     |
| | /products_gui |               |               |               |     |
| | debooks.html> |               |               |               |     |
| | , \"Program   |               |               |               |     |
| | Managers      |               |               |               |     |
| | Guide to      |               |               |               |     |
| | Software      |               |               |               |     |
| | Acquisition   |               |               |               |     |
| | Best          |               |               |               |     |
| | Practices\",  |               |               |               |     |
| | p. 57.        |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Prepare       |               |               |               |     |
| | Screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | Information   |               |               |               |     |
| | Request for   |               |               |               |     |
| | Prime         |               |               |               |     |
| | Contract\     |               |               |               |     |
| | C-7**         |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Screening     | Service Team  | [AMS Section  |     |
| | Contracting   | Information   | leader        | 3.2.2.3.1.2.1 |     |
| | Officer       | Request       |               | Screening     |     |
| |               |               |               | Information   |     |
| |               |               |               | Request](     |     |
| |               |               |               | http://fasted |     |
| |               |               |               | itapp.faa.gov |     |
| |               |               |               | /ams/do_actio |     |
| |               |               |               | n?do_action=L |     |
| |               |               |               | inkSection&co |     |
| |               |               |               | ntentUID=4&se |     |
| |               |               |               | ctionNumber=3 |     |
| |               |               |               | .2.2.3.1.2.1) |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | Developing    |               |               |               |     |
| | the Screening |               |               |               |     |
| | Information   |               |               |               |     |
| | Request is a  |               |               |               |     |
| | task for the  |               |               |               |     |
| | whole Service |               |               |               |     |
| | Team. The     |               |               |               |     |
| | logistics     |               |               |               |     |
| | specialist    |               |               |               |     |
| | takes the     |               |               |               |     |
| | lead in       |               |               |               |     |
| | developing    |               |               |               |     |
| | support       |               |               |               |     |
| | elements of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the SOW,      |               |               |               |     |
| | CDRL, and     |               |               |               |     |
| | DIDs. The     |               |               |               |     |
| | test          |               |               |               |     |
| | specialist    |               |               |               |     |
| | does the same |               |               |               |     |
| | for test and  |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation,   |               |               |               |     |
| | and so on.    |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team leader   |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting   |               |               |               |     |
| | officer       |               |               |               |     |
| | typically     |               |               |               |     |
| | focus on the  |               |               |               |     |
| | overall       |               |               |               |     |
| | quality of    |               |               |               |     |
| | the SIR, as   |               |               |               |     |
| | well as such  |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | c             |               |               |               |     |
| | onsiderations |               |               |               |     |
| | as the        |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria by   |               |               |               |     |
| | which the     |               |               |               |     |
| | winning       |               |               |               |     |
| | vendor will   |               |               |               |     |
| | be selected,  |               |               |               |     |
| | and the       |               |               |               |     |
| | incorporation |               |               |               |     |
| | of special    |               |               |               |     |
| | incentives    |               |               |               |     |
| | (e.g.,        |               |               |               |     |
| | additional    |               |               |               |     |
| | profit) to    |               |               |               |     |
| | achieve       |               |               |               |     |
| | critical      |               |               |               |     |
| | program goals |               |               |               |     |
| | (e.g., early  |               |               |               |     |
| | delivery).    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Screening is  |               |               |               |     |
| | the process   |               |               |               |     |
| | by which the  |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | determines    |               |               |               |     |
| | which offeror |               |               |               |     |
| | provides the  |               |               |               |     |
| | best value to |               |               |               |     |
| | the FAA. A    |               |               |               |     |
| | Screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | Information   |               |               |               |     |
| | Request is a  |               |               |               |     |
| | request for   |               |               |               |     |
| | d             |               |               |               |     |
| | ocumentation, |               |               |               |     |
| | information,  |               |               |               |     |
| | p             |               |               |               |     |
| | resentations, |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals, or |               |               |               |     |
| | binding       |               |               |               |     |
| | offers by     |               |               |               |     |
| | which the     |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | identifies    |               |               |               |     |
| | the offeror   |               |               |               |     |
| | that provides |               |               |               |     |
| | best value.   |               |               |               |     |
| | Any one of    |               |               |               |     |
| | three         |               |               |               |     |
| | categories of |               |               |               |     |
| | SIRs may be   |               |               |               |     |
| | used:         |               |               |               |     |
| | Qualification |               |               |               |     |
| | Information,  |               |               |               |     |
| | Screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | Information,  |               |               |               |     |
| | or Request    |               |               |               |     |
| | for Offer.    |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team may make |               |               |               |     |
| | a selection   |               |               |               |     |
| | decision      |               |               |               |     |
| | after one     |               |               |               |     |
| | SIR, or may   |               |               |               |     |
| | issue a       |               |               |               |     |
| | series of     |               |               |               |     |
| | SIRs with a   |               |               |               |     |
| | screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision      |               |               |               |     |
| | after each    |               |               |               |     |
| | one to arrive |               |               |               |     |
| | at the final  |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision. The |               |               |               |     |
| | type and      |               |               |               |     |
| | number of     |               |               |               |     |
| | SIRs depend   |               |               |               |     |
| | on the        |               |               |               |     |
| | products and  |               |               |               |     |
| | services to   |               |               |               |     |
| | be acquired   |               |               |               |     |
| | and the       |               |               |               |     |
| | source        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | approach      |               |               |               |     |
| | chosen by the |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team. |               |               |               |     |
| | Refer to [AMS |               |               |               |     |
| | Section       |               |               |               |     |
| | 3.            |               |               |               |     |
| | 2.2.3.1.2.1]( |               |               |               |     |
| | http://fasted |               |               |               |     |
| | itapp.faa.gov |               |               |               |     |
| | /ams/do_actio |               |               |               |     |
| | n?do_action=L |               |               |               |     |
| | inkSection&co |               |               |               |     |
| | ntentUID=4&se |               |               |               |     |
| | ctionNumber=3 |               |               |               |     |
| | .2.2.3.1.2.1) |               |               |               |     |
| | for a         |               |               |               |     |
| | complete      |               |               |               |     |
| | listing of    |               |               |               |     |
| | information   |               |               |               |     |
| | to be         |               |               |               |     |
| | included in a |               |               |               |     |
| | SIR and for   |               |               |               |     |
| | additional    |               |               |               |     |
| | guidelines to |               |               |               |     |
| | be used when  |               |               |               |     |
| | preparing a   |               |               |               |     |
| | SIR.          |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | A Request for |               |               |               |     |
| | Offer should  |               |               |               |     |
| | be used when  |               |               |               |     |
| | the selection |               |               |               |     |
| | decision will |               |               |               |     |
| | be made after |               |               |               |     |
| | one SIR. The  |               |               |               |     |
| | RFO requests  |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors to   |               |               |               |     |
| | commit        |               |               |               |     |
| | formally to   |               |               |               |     |
| | provide       |               |               |               |     |
| | products or   |               |               |               |     |
| | services      |               |               |               |     |
| | under stated  |               |               |               |     |
| | terms and     |               |               |               |     |
| | conditions.   |               |               |               |     |
| | The RFO may   |               |               |               |     |
| | take the form |               |               |               |     |
| | of a SIR, a   |               |               |               |     |
| | proposed      |               |               |               |     |
| | contract, or  |               |               |               |     |
| | a purchase    |               |               |               |     |
| | order. The    |               |               |               |     |
| | response to   |               |               |               |     |
| | the RFO is a  |               |               |               |     |
| | *binding*     |               |               |               |     |
| | offer, which  |               |               |               |     |
| | is intended   |               |               |               |     |
| | to become a   |               |               |               |     |
| | binding       |               |               |               |     |
| | contract when |               |               |               |     |
| | signed by the |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting   |               |               |               |     |
| | officer. In   |               |               |               |     |
| | some cases,   |               |               |               |     |
| | it may be     |               |               |               |     |
| | desirable to  |               |               |               |     |
| | request Best  |               |               |               |     |
| | and Final     |               |               |               |     |
| | Offers before |               |               |               |     |
| | contract      |               |               |               |     |
| | award. Even   |               |               |               |     |
| | when          |               |               |               |     |
| | requiring an  |               |               |               |     |
| | RFO, a draft  |               |               |               |     |
| | SIR should be |               |               |               |     |
| | released      |               |               |               |     |
| | ahead of time |               |               |               |     |
| | to inform     |               |               |               |     |
| | industry of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the agency's  |               |               |               |     |
| | needs and to  |               |               |               |     |
| | obtain        |               |               |               |     |
| | industry      |               |               |               |     |
| | feedback and  |               |               |               |     |
| | involvement   |               |               |               |     |
| | in the        |               |               |               |     |
| | procurement.  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Each SIR must |               |               |               |     |
| | contain the   |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria by   |               |               |               |     |
| | which offeror |               |               |               |     |
| | submittals    |               |               |               |     |
| | will be       |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluated.    |               |               |               |     |
| | All source    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection or  |               |               |               |     |
| | screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | decisions     |               |               |               |     |
| | must be based |               |               |               |     |
| | on the        |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | established   |               |               |               |     |
| | in each SIR.  |               |               |               |     |
| | Cost or price |               |               |               |     |
| | must be an    |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | factor in all |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | decisions.    |               |               |               |     |
| | All           |               |               |               |     |
| | procurements  |               |               |               |     |
| | over          |               |               |               |     |
| | \$100,000     |               |               |               |     |
| | must be       |               |               |               |     |
| | publicly      |               |               |               |     |
| | announced on  |               |               |               |     |
| | the Internet  |               |               |               |     |
| | or through    |               |               |               |     |
| | other means   |               |               |               |     |
| | before or     |               |               |               |     |
| | concurrent    |               |               |               |     |
| | with the      |               |               |               |     |
| | issuance of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the initial   |               |               |               |     |
| | SIR.          |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Conduct       |               |               |               |     |
| | Operational   |               |               |               |     |
| | Capability    |               |               |               |     |
| | D             |               |               |               |     |
| | emonstration\ |               |               |               |     |
| | C-8**         |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Observation / |               |               |     |
| | and users     | demonstration |               |               |     |
| | evaluate OCD  | results       |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Offerors      | Evaluation of |               |               |     |
| | conduct OCD   | product       |               |               |     |
| |               | s             |               |               |     |
| |               | upportability |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               | Evaluation of |               |               |     |
| |               | product       |               |               |     |
| |               | quality       |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team may      |               |               |               |     |
| | elect to      |               |               |               |     |
| | conduct an    |               |               |               |     |
| | Operational   |               |               |               |     |
| | Capability    |               |               |               |     |
| | Demonstration |               |               |               |     |
| | (OCD) during  |               |               |               |     |
| | source        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection to  |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluate      |               |               |               |     |
| | commercial or |               |               |               |     |
| | non-          |               |               |               |     |
| | developmental |               |               |               |     |
| | components    |               |               |               |     |
| | proposed by   |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors.     |               |               |               |     |
| | This is       |               |               |               |     |
| | particularly  |               |               |               |     |
| | important for |               |               |               |     |
| | components    |               |               |               |     |
| | that          |               |               |               |     |
| | interface     |               |               |               |     |
| | directly with |               |               |               |     |
| | the user.     |               |               |               |     |
| | During an     |               |               |               |     |
| | OCD, the      |               |               |               |     |
| | offeror sets  |               |               |               |     |
| | up and runs a |               |               |               |     |
| | demonstration |               |               |               |     |
| | of proposed   |               |               |               |     |
| | COTS / NDI    |               |               |               |     |
| | elements for  |               |               |               |     |
| | the Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team and      |               |               |               |     |
| | users to      |               |               |               |     |
| | observe and   |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluate. *It |               |               |               |     |
| | is absolutely |               |               |               |     |
| | essential to  |               |               |               |     |
| | get user      |               |               |               |     |
| | buy-in to     |               |               |               |     |
| | COTS / NDI    |               |               |               |     |
| | elements of a |               |               |               |     |
| | solution      |               |               |               |     |
| | during source |               |               |               |     |
| | selection to  |               |               |               |     |
| | avoid long    |               |               |               |     |
| | delays and    |               |               |               |     |
| | costly rework |               |               |               |     |
| | later in the  |               |               |               |     |
| | program.*     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluate      |               |               |               |     |
| | Offeror(s)    |               |               |               |     |
| | Proposal(s)   |               |               |               |     |
| | for Prime     |               |               |               |     |
| | Contract\     |               |               |               |     |
| | C-9**         |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Evaluation    | Service Team  |               |     |
| |               | Report        | leader        |               |     |
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| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | Selecting the |               |               |               |     |
| | right         |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor is |               |               |               |     |
| | the most      |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision the  |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | will make. To |               |               |               |     |
| | be considered |               |               |               |     |
| | for an award, |               |               |               |     |
| | an offeror    |               |               |               |     |
| | must submit a |               |               |               |     |
| | response      |               |               |               |     |
| | (proposal) to |               |               |               |     |
| | the SIR       |               |               |               |     |
| | within the    |               |               |               |     |
| | specified     |               |               |               |     |
| | time. The     |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluates     |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals in  |               |               |               |     |
| | accordance    |               |               |               |     |
| | with          |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria and  |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | plan. The     |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | prepares an   |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | report        |               |               |               |     |
| | documenting   |               |               |               |     |
| | the results   |               |               |               |     |
| | of the        |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation,   |               |               |               |     |
| | including     |               |               |               |     |
| | rec           |               |               |               |     |
| | ommendations, |               |               |               |     |
| | if            |               |               |               |     |
| | applicable,   |               |               |               |     |
| | to assist the |               |               |               |     |
| | source        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official in   |               |               |               |     |
| | making the    |               |               |               |     |
| | d             |               |               |               |     |
| | own-selection |               |               |               |     |
| | or award      |               |               |               |     |
| | decision.     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The following |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | techniques    |               |               |               |     |
| | are suitable  |               |               |               |     |
| | for           |               |               |               |     |
| | softw         |               |               |               |     |
| | are-intensive |               |               |               |     |
| | systems:      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| | Demonstration |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     s         |               |               |               |     |
| | upportability |               |               |               |     |
| |     of vendor |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     products  |               |               |               |     |
| |     (e.g.,    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  demonstrated |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   performance |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | modifications |               |               |               |     |
| |     using     |               |               |               |     |
| |     in-house  |               |               |               |     |
| |     support   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | environment); |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| |    Evaluation |               |               |               |     |
| |     of vendor |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     process   |               |               |               |     |
| |     quality   |               |               |               |     |
| |     by        |               |               |               |     |
| |     reviewing |               |               |               |     |
| |     results   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of past   |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    capability |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  assessments, |               |               |               |     |
| |     a         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   description |               |               |               |     |
| |     of the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     process   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   improvement |               |               |               |     |
| |     program,  |               |               |               |     |
| |     or the    |               |               |               |     |
| |     results   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of any    |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    capability |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    evaluation |               |               |               |     |
| |     performed |               |               |               |     |
| |     for the   |               |               |               |     |
| |     current   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  acquisition; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluation of |               |               |               |     |
| | vendor        |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | product       |               |               |               |     |
| | quality by    |               |               |               |     |
| | reviewing     |               |               |               |     |
| | historical    |               |               |               |     |
| | data (e.g.,   |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | errors per    |               |               |               |     |
| | hour of       |               |               |               |     |
| | operation,    |               |               |               |     |
| | number of     |               |               |               |     |
| | line of code  |               |               |               |     |
| | modified      |               |               |               |     |
| | yearly, or    |               |               |               |     |
| | Mean Time     |               |               |               |     |
| | Between       |               |               |               |     |
| | Failure       |               |               |               |     |
| | (MTBF) and    |               |               |               |     |
| | Mean Time to  |               |               |               |     |
| | Repair (MTTR) |               |               |               |     |
| | attributable  |               |               |               |     |
| | to software   |               |               |               |     |
| | defects /     |               |               |               |     |
| | errors).      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
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| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Award Prime   |               |               |               |     |
| | Contracts\    |               |               |               |     |
| | C-10**        |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Contracting   | Prime         | Source        | [AMS Section  |     |
| | Officer       | Contract      | selection     | 3.2.2.3.1.3   |     |
| |               |               | official      | Selection     |     |
| |               |               |               | ](http://fast |     |
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| |               |               |               | ov/ams/do_act |     |
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| |               |               |               | =3.2.2.3.1.3) |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               | [AMS Section  |     |
| |               |               |               | 3.2.2.3.1.4   |     |
| |               |               |               | Debriefing    |     |
| |               |               |               | ](http://fast |     |
| |               |               |               | editapp.faa.g |     |
| |               |               |               | ov/ams/do_act |     |
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| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | This task     |               |               |               |     |
| | culminates a  |               |               |               |     |
| | period of     |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | conducted by  |               |               |               |     |
| | a             |               |               |               |     |
| | multi         |               |               |               |     |
| | -disciplinary |               |               |               |     |
| | team that     |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluates     |               |               |               |     |
| | cost (and     |               |               |               |     |
| | sometimes     |               |               |               |     |
| | financing for |               |               |               |     |
| | perf          |               |               |               |     |
| | ormance-based |               |               |               |     |
| | contracts),   |               |               |               |     |
| | management,   |               |               |               |     |
| | and technical |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals     |               |               |               |     |
| | from          |               |               |               |     |
| | prospective   |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors. The |               |               |               |     |
| | source        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official      |               |               |               |     |
| | awards the    |               |               |               |     |
| | contract to   |               |               |               |     |
| | the vendor    |               |               |               |     |
| | offering best |               |               |               |     |
| | value to the  |               |               |               |     |
| | government    |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | acceptable    |               |               |               |     |
| | risk to the   |               |               |               |     |
| | program.      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Keep in mind  |               |               |               |     |
| | that the      |               |               |               |     |
| | purpose of    |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | development   |               |               |               |     |
| | effort is     |               |               |               |     |
| | delivery of   |               |               |               |     |
| | an optimum    |               |               |               |     |
| | solution ---  |               |               |               |     |
| | not the       |               |               |               |     |
| | exercise of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the contract. |               |               |               |     |
| | To deliver a  |               |               |               |     |
| | successful    |               |               |               |     |
| | solution,     |               |               |               |     |
| | teamwork with |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor is |               |               |               |     |
| | a must. Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | productivity  |               |               |               |     |
| | and morale    |               |               |               |     |
| | are enhanced  |               |               |               |     |
| | when the      |               |               |               |     |
| | contract      |               |               |               |     |
| | states clear  |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | attainable    |               |               |               |     |
| | goals,        |               |               |               |     |
| | provides a    |               |               |               |     |
| | mechanism for |               |               |               |     |
| | trust and     |               |               |               |     |
| | open          |               |               |               |     |
| | co            |               |               |               |     |
| | mmunications, |               |               |               |     |
| | and defines a |               |               |               |     |
| | breakdown of  |               |               |               |     |
| | tasks and     |               |               |               |     |
| | resources     |               |               |               |     |
| | that allow    |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor /  |               |               |               |     |
| | government    |               |               |               |     |
| | team to       |               |               |               |     |
| | function as a |               |               |               |     |
| | cohesive      |               |               |               |     |
| | unit.         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The source    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official      |               |               |               |     |
| | (SSO) applies |               |               |               |     |
| | sound         |               |               |               |     |
| | business      |               |               |               |     |
| | judgment when |               |               |               |     |
| | selecting a   |               |               |               |     |
| | vendor for    |               |               |               |     |
| | award. The    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection is  |               |               |               |     |
| | based on the  |               |               |               |     |
| | stated        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria and  |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | report        |               |               |               |     |
| | provided by   |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | team, which   |               |               |               |     |
| | briefs the    |               |               |               |     |
| | SSO on their  |               |               |               |     |
| | findings.     |               |               |               |     |
| | *The SSO must |               |               |               |     |
| | document a    |               |               |               |     |
| | rational      |               |               |               |     |
| | basis for the |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision in a |               |               |               |     |
| | decision      |               |               |               |     |
| | memorandum.*  |               |               |               |     |
| | The source    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official may  |               |               |               |     |
| | accept or     |               |               |               |     |
| | reject the    |               |               |               |     |
| | r             |               |               |               |     |
| | ecommendation |               |               |               |     |
| | of the        |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | team,         |               |               |               |     |
| | provided      |               |               |               |     |
| | there is a    |               |               |               |     |
| | *rational     |               |               |               |     |
| | basis* for    |               |               |               |     |
| | doing so. The |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting   |               |               |               |     |
| | officer       |               |               |               |     |
| | transmits a   |               |               |               |     |
| | proposed      |               |               |               |     |
| | contract to   |               |               |               |     |
| | the selected  |               |               |               |     |
| | offeror who   |               |               |               |     |
| | signs and     |               |               |               |     |
| | returns it.   |               |               |               |     |
| | The proposed  |               |               |               |     |
| | contract      |               |               |               |     |
| | becomes a     |               |               |               |     |
| | binding       |               |               |               |     |
| | contract when |               |               |               |     |
| | signed by the |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting   |               |               |               |     |
| | officer.      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Once an award |               |               |               |     |
| | is made, all  |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors who  |               |               |               |     |
| | participated  |               |               |               |     |
| | in the        |               |               |               |     |
| | competitive   |               |               |               |     |
| | process are   |               |               |               |     |
| | notified of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the award and |               |               |               |     |
| | given three   |               |               |               |     |
| | working days  |               |               |               |     |
| | to request a  |               |               |               |     |
| | debriefing.   |               |               |               |     |
| | Debriefings   |               |               |               |     |
| | are conducted |               |               |               |     |
| | as soon as    |               |               |               |     |
| | practicable   |               |               |               |     |
| | with all      |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors who  |               |               |               |     |
| | request them. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team should   |               |               |               |     |
| | communicate   |               |               |               |     |
| | its learning  |               |               |               |     |
| | experiences   |               |               |               |     |
| | during source |               |               |               |     |
| | selection by  |               |               |               |     |
| | submitting    |               |               |               |     |
| | le            |               |               |               |     |
| | ssons-learned |               |               |               |     |
| | to the FAST   |               |               |               |     |
| | Lessons       |               |               |               |     |
| | Learned       |               |               |               |     |
| | database. The |               |               |               |     |
| | lessons       |               |               |               |     |
| | learned       |               |               |               |     |
| | should        |               |               |               |     |
| | highlight     |               |               |               |     |
| | those issues  |               |               |               |     |
| | / processes   |               |               |               |     |
| | that had      |               |               |               |     |
| | significant   |               |               |               |     |
| | impact on the |               |               |               |     |
| | procurement.  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Congressional |               |               |               |     |
| | Notification  |               |               |               |     |
| | of awards     |               |               |               |     |
| | should be     |               |               |               |     |
| | made through  |               |               |               |     |
| | the DOT       |               |               |               |     |
| | Assistant     |               |               |               |     |
| | Secretary for |               |               |               |     |
| | Governmental  |               |               |               |     |
| | Affairs. (See |               |               |               |     |
| | FAST          |               |               |               |     |
| | Procurement   |               |               |               |     |
| | Toolbox,      |               |               |               |     |
| | section       |               |               |               |     |
| | T3.13.1.A.5). |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Develop       |               |               |               |     |
| | Support       |               |               |               |     |
| | Contract Work |               |               |               |     |
| | Breakdown     |               |               |               |     |
| | Structure(s)\ |               |               |               |     |
| | C-11**        |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Support       |               |               |     |
| | leader with   | contractor    |               |               |     |
| | support from  | Work          |               |               |     |
| | the entire    | Breakdown     |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  | Structure(s)  |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team          |               |               |               |     |
| | partitions    |               |               |               |     |
| | activities in |               |               |               |     |
| | the Program   |               |               |               |     |
| | WBS intended  |               |               |               |     |
| | to be         |               |               |               |     |
| | accomplished  |               |               |               |     |
| | by support    |               |               |               |     |
| | contractors   |               |               |               |     |
| | into support  |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor    |               |               |               |     |
| | Work          |               |               |               |     |
| | Breakdown     |               |               |               |     |
| | Structures.   |               |               |               |     |
| | Typically,    |               |               |               |     |
| | these         |               |               |               |     |
| | activities    |               |               |               |     |
| | include all   |               |               |               |     |
| | work          |               |               |               |     |
| | associated    |               |               |               |     |
| | with the      |               |               |               |     |
| | support of    |               |               |               |     |
| | designing,    |               |               |               |     |
| | developing,   |               |               |               |     |
| | integrating,  |               |               |               |     |
| | testing and   |               |               |               |     |
| | fielding      |               |               |               |     |
| | system        |               |               |               |     |
| | software and  |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware, as  |               |               |               |     |
| | well as       |               |               |               |     |
| | program       |               |               |               |     |
| | management    |               |               |               |     |
| | and systems   |               |               |               |     |
| | engineering   |               |               |               |     |
| | support. It   |               |               |               |     |
| | also may      |               |               |               |     |
| | involve       |               |               |               |     |
| | lifecycle     |               |               |               |     |
| | support of    |               |               |               |     |
| | fielded       |               |               |               |     |
| | products in   |               |               |               |     |
| | cases of      |               |               |               |     |
| | commercial or |               |               |               |     |
| | non-          |               |               |               |     |
| | developmental |               |               |               |     |
| | hardware or   |               |               |               |     |
| | software.     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
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| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Develop SOW,  |               |               |               |     |
| | Project       |               |               |               |     |
| | Directives,   |               |               |               |     |
| | Task Orders   |               |               |               |     |
| | for Program   |               |               |               |     |
| | Support\      |               |               |               |     |
| | C-12**        |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Statement of  | Contracting   | [SOW          |     |
| | leader        | Work          | Office        | Gener         |     |
| | supported by  |               |               | ator](https:/ |     |
| | the entire    | Contract Data |               | /sowgen.faa.g |     |
| | Service Team  | Requirements  |               | ov/index.cfm) |     |
| |               | List          |               |               |     |
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| |               | Project       |               |               |     |
| |               | Directive     |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team prepares |               |               |               |     |
| | a Screening   |               |               |               |     |
| | Information   |               |               |               |     |
| | Request for   |               |               |               |     |
| | acquisition   |               |               |               |     |
| | of products   |               |               |               |     |
| | and services  |               |               |               |     |
| | from          |               |               |               |     |
| | non-prime     |               |               |               |     |
| | support       |               |               |               |     |
| | contractors.  |               |               |               |     |
| | A SIR         |               |               |               |     |
| | normally      |               |               |               |     |
| | includes a    |               |               |               |     |
| | Statement of  |               |               |               |     |
| | Work (SOW),   |               |               |               |     |
| | Contract Data |               |               |               |     |
| | Requirements  |               |               |               |     |
| | List (CDRL),  |               |               |               |     |
| | Data Item     |               |               |               |     |
| | Descriptions  |               |               |               |     |
| | (DIDs),       |               |               |               |     |
| | instructions, |               |               |               |     |
| | conditions    |               |               |               |     |
| | and notices   |               |               |               |     |
| | to Offerors,  |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria.     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The SOW and / |               |               |               |     |
| | or Task       |               |               |               |     |
| | Orders        |               |               |               |     |
| | contain       |               |               |               |     |
| | specific      |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor    |               |               |               |     |
| | tasking       |               |               |               |     |
| | related to    |               |               |               |     |
| | program       |               |               |               |     |
| | management    |               |               |               |     |
| | and systems   |               |               |               |     |
| | engineering   |               |               |               |     |
| | support. The  |               |               |               |     |
| | following are |               |               |               |     |
| | typical of    |               |               |               |     |
| | tasking that  |               |               |               |     |
| | would be      |               |               |               |     |
| | included for  |               |               |               |     |
| | the support   |               |               |               |     |
| | of            |               |               |               |     |
| | developmental |               |               |               |     |
| | software:     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   Support   |               |               |               |     |
| |     of        |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   management, |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |     use of    |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    management |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   indicators; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| | Configuration |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   management; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   System    |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |  requirements |               |               |               |     |
| |     analysis  |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     design    |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |     d         |               |               |               |     |
| | ocumentation, |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     reviews,  |               |               |               |     |
| |     interface |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   management, |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     quality   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |    assurance; |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -   System    |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     test; and |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | -             |               |               |               |     |
| |    Integrated |               |               |               |     |
| |     logistics |               |               |               |     |
| |     support,  |               |               |               |     |
| |     including |               |               |               |     |
| |     software  |               |               |               |     |
| |     /         |               |               |               |     |
| |     hardware  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |   maintenance |               |               |               |     |
| |     and       |               |               |               |     |
| |     training. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The CDRL is   |               |               |               |     |
| | the primary   |               |               |               |     |
| | vehicle for   |               |               |               |     |
| | acquiring     |               |               |               |     |
| | documentation |               |               |               |     |
| | from the      |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor.   |               |               |               |     |
| | It lists all  |               |               |               |     |
| | deliverable   |               |               |               |     |
| | data items,   |               |               |               |     |
| | provides a    |               |               |               |     |
| | delivery      |               |               |               |     |
| | schedule, and |               |               |               |     |
| | refers to     |               |               |               |     |
| | applicable    |               |               |               |     |
| | Data Item     |               |               |               |     |
| | Descriptions. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Data Item     |               |               |               |     |
| | Descriptions  |               |               |               |     |
| | provide       |               |               |               |     |
| | preparation   |               |               |               |     |
| | instructions  |               |               |               |     |
| | and formats   |               |               |               |     |
| | for data      |               |               |               |     |
| | items. DIDs   |               |               |               |     |
| | should be     |               |               |               |     |
| | tailored to   |               |               |               |     |
| | reflect true  |               |               |               |     |
| | data delivery |               |               |               |     |
| | needs for any |               |               |               |     |
| | COTS and NDI  |               |               |               |     |
| | components.   |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The Project   |               |               |               |     |
| | Directive is  |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | equivalent of |               |               |               |     |
| | the SOW for   |               |               |               |     |
| | FAA           |               |               |               |     |
| | organizations |               |               |               |     |
| | such as the   |               |               |               |     |
| | WJH Technical |               |               |               |     |
| | Center. The   |               |               |               |     |
| | Project       |               |               |               |     |
| | Directive     |               |               |               |     |
| | includes the  |               |               |               |     |
| | planned work  |               |               |               |     |
| | scope to      |               |               |               |     |
| | cover the     |               |               |               |     |
| | multi-year    |               |               |               |     |
| | period of     |               |               |               |     |
| | performance   |               |               |               |     |
| | and the       |               |               |               |     |
| | expected      |               |               |               |     |
| | funding to be |               |               |               |     |
| | provided each |               |               |               |     |
| | year. The     |               |               |               |     |
| | Project       |               |               |               |     |
| | Directive     |               |               |               |     |
| | also includes |               |               |               |     |
| | the reporting |               |               |               |     |
| | requirements  |               |               |               |     |
| | from the      |               |               |               |     |
| | performing    |               |               |               |     |
| | organization. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
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|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Develop       |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | Criteria for  |               |               |               |     |
| | Awarding      |               |               |               |     |
| | Support       |               |               |               |     |
| | Contracts\    |               |               |               |     |
| | C-13**        |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Source        | Service Team  |               |     |
| | software      | evaluation    | leader        |               |     |
| | engineering   | criteria      |               |               |     |
| | specialist    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | business      |               |               |               |     |
| | manager       |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | systems       |               |               |               |     |
| | engineering   |               |               |               |     |
| | specialist    |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[D          |               |               |               |     |
| | escription]{. |               |               |               |     |
| | underline}:** |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Selecting the |               |               |               |     |
| | right         |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor is |               |               |               |     |
| | the most      |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision the  |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | will make.    |               |               |               |     |
| | The           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria used |               |               |               |     |
| | in making     |               |               |               |     |
| | this          |               |               |               |     |
| | selection are |               |               |               |     |
| | a key element |               |               |               |     |
| | of the        |               |               |               |     |
| | overall       |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | process. They |               |               |               |     |
| | are developed |               |               |               |     |
| | by the        |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | and included  |               |               |               |     |
| | in both the   |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | plan and      |               |               |               |     |
| | solicitation  |               |               |               |     |
| | document.     |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria are  |               |               |               |     |
| | typically     |               |               |               |     |
| | divided into  |               |               |               |     |
| | two general   |               |               |               |     |
| | types: (1)    |               |               |               |     |
| | assessment    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | which address |               |               |               |     |
| | soundness of  |               |               |               |     |
| | approach and  |               |               |               |     |
| | compliance    |               |               |               |     |
| | with          |               |               |               |     |
| | requirements, |               |               |               |     |
| | and (2)       |               |               |               |     |
| | specific      |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | usually       |               |               |               |     |
| | divided into  |               |               |               |     |
| | technical,    |               |               |               |     |
| | cost / price, |               |               |               |     |
| | and business  |               |               |               |     |
| | management.   |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria can  |               |               |               |     |
| | also address  |               |               |               |     |
| | such areas as |               |               |               |     |
| | logistics     |               |               |               |     |
| | support,      |               |               |               |     |
| | quality       |               |               |               |     |
| | assurance,    |               |               |               |     |
| | facilities,   |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | su            |               |               |               |     |
| | bcontracting. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Technical     |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria are  |               |               |               |     |
| | typically     |               |               |               |     |
| | drawn from    |               |               |               |     |
| | the Program   |               |               |               |     |
| | Requirements  |               |               |               |     |
| | attachment to |               |               |               |     |
| | the Exhibit   |               |               |               |     |
| | 300 Program   |               |               |               |     |
| | Baseline, and |               |               |               |     |
| | address       |               |               |               |     |
| | ch            |               |               |               |     |
| | aracteristics |               |               |               |     |
| | a solution    |               |               |               |     |
| | must have to  |               |               |               |     |
| | provide the   |               |               |               |     |
| | required      |               |               |               |     |
| | capability.   |               |               |               |     |
| | Technical     |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | should also   |               |               |               |     |
| | address risk, |               |               |               |     |
| | software      |               |               |               |     |
| | design        |               |               |               |     |
| | architecture, |               |               |               |     |
| | and technical |               |               |               |     |
| | maturity of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the proposed  |               |               |               |     |
| | solution.     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Cost / price  |               |               |               |     |
| | information   |               |               |               |     |
| | is evaluated  |               |               |               |     |
| | to determine  |               |               |               |     |
| | the cost to   |               |               |               |     |
| | the FAA, and  |               |               |               |     |
| | to assess     |               |               |               |     |
| | accuracy,     |               |               |               |     |
| | completeness, |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | consistency   |               |               |               |     |
| | with the      |               |               |               |     |
| | proposed      |               |               |               |     |
| | technical and |               |               |               |     |
| | management    |               |               |               |     |
| | approach.     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Business      |               |               |               |     |
| | management    |               |               |               |     |
| | information   |               |               |               |     |
| | is evaluated  |               |               |               |     |
| | in such areas |               |               |               |     |
| | as corporate  |               |               |               |     |
| | experience,   |               |               |               |     |
| | past          |               |               |               |     |
| | performance,  |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | management of |               |               |               |     |
| | subcontractor |               |               |               |     |
| | personnel.    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The choice of |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria is   |               |               |               |     |
| | extremely     |               |               |               |     |
| | important.    |               |               |               |     |
| | They must     |               |               |               |     |
| | enable        |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluators to |               |               |               |     |
| | discriminate  |               |               |               |     |
| | between       |               |               |               |     |
| | vendor        |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals.    |               |               |               |     |
| | Too many      |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | dilute the    |               |               |               |     |
| | impact of     |               |               |               |     |
| | truly         |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | factors, and  |               |               |               |     |
| | too few may   |               |               |               |     |
| | leave         |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | ch            |               |               |               |     |
| | aracteristics |               |               |               |     |
| | not           |               |               |               |     |
| | addressed.    |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Prepare       |               |               |               |     |
| | Screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | Information   |               |               |               |     |
| | Request(s)    |               |               |               |     |
| | for Support   |               |               |               |     |
| | Contract(s)\  |               |               |               |     |
| | C-14**        |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Screening     | Service Team  | [AMS Section  |     |
| | Contracting   | Information   | leader        | 3.2.2.3.1.2.1 |     |
| | Officer       | Request       |               | Screening     |     |
| |               |               |               | Information   |     |
| |               |               |               | Request](     |     |
| |               |               |               | http://fasted |     |
| |               |               |               | itapp.faa.gov |     |
| |               |               |               | /ams/do_actio |     |
| |               |               |               | n?do_action=L |     |
| |               |               |               | inkSection&co |     |
| |               |               |               | ntentUID=4&se |     |
| |               |               |               | ctionNumber=3 |     |
| |               |               |               | .2.2.3.1.2.1) |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[D          |               |               |               |     |
| | escription]{. |               |               |               |     |
| | underline}:** |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Developing    |               |               |               |     |
| | the Screening |               |               |               |     |
| | Information   |               |               |               |     |
| | Request is a  |               |               |               |     |
| | task for the  |               |               |               |     |
| | whole Service |               |               |               |     |
| | Team. The     |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | leader and    |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting   |               |               |               |     |
| | officer       |               |               |               |     |
| | typically     |               |               |               |     |
| | focus on the  |               |               |               |     |
| | overall       |               |               |               |     |
| | quality of    |               |               |               |     |
| | the SIR, as   |               |               |               |     |
| | well as such  |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | c             |               |               |               |     |
| | onsiderations |               |               |               |     |
| | as the        |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria by   |               |               |               |     |
| | which the     |               |               |               |     |
| | winning       |               |               |               |     |
| | vendor will   |               |               |               |     |
| | be selected,  |               |               |               |     |
| | and the       |               |               |               |     |
| | incorporation |               |               |               |     |
| | of special    |               |               |               |     |
| | incentives    |               |               |               |     |
| | (e.g.,        |               |               |               |     |
| | additional    |               |               |               |     |
| | profit) to    |               |               |               |     |
| | achieve       |               |               |               |     |
| | critical      |               |               |               |     |
| | program       |               |               |               |     |
| | goals.        |               |               |               |     |
| | Screening is  |               |               |               |     |
| | the process   |               |               |               |     |
| | by which the  |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | determines    |               |               |               |     |
| | which offeror |               |               |               |     |
| | provides the  |               |               |               |     |
| | best value to |               |               |               |     |
| | the FAA. A    |               |               |               |     |
| | Screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | Information   |               |               |               |     |
| | Request is a  |               |               |               |     |
| | request for   |               |               |               |     |
| | d             |               |               |               |     |
| | ocumentation, |               |               |               |     |
| | information,  |               |               |               |     |
| | p             |               |               |               |     |
| | resentations, |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals, or |               |               |               |     |
| | binding       |               |               |               |     |
| | offers by     |               |               |               |     |
| | which the     |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | identifies    |               |               |               |     |
| | the offeror   |               |               |               |     |
| | providing     |               |               |               |     |
| | best value.   |               |               |               |     |
| | Any one of    |               |               |               |     |
| | three         |               |               |               |     |
| | categories of |               |               |               |     |
| | SIRs may be   |               |               |               |     |
| | used:         |               |               |               |     |
| | Qualification |               |               |               |     |
| | Information,  |               |               |               |     |
| | Screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | Information,  |               |               |               |     |
| | or Request    |               |               |               |     |
| | for Offer.    |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team may make |               |               |               |     |
| | a selection   |               |               |               |     |
| | decision      |               |               |               |     |
| | after one     |               |               |               |     |
| | SIR, or may   |               |               |               |     |
| | issue a       |               |               |               |     |
| | series of     |               |               |               |     |
| | SIRs with a   |               |               |               |     |
| | screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision      |               |               |               |     |
| | after each    |               |               |               |     |
| | one to arrive |               |               |               |     |
| | at the final  |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision. The |               |               |               |     |
| | type and      |               |               |               |     |
| | number of     |               |               |               |     |
| | SIRs depend   |               |               |               |     |
| | on the        |               |               |               |     |
| | products and  |               |               |               |     |
| | services to   |               |               |               |     |
| | be acquired   |               |               |               |     |
| | and the       |               |               |               |     |
| | source        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | approach      |               |               |               |     |
| | chosen by the |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team. |               |               |               |     |
| | Refer to AMS  |               |               |               |     |
| | Section       |               |               |               |     |
| | 3.2.2.3.1.2.1 |               |               |               |     |
| | for a         |               |               |               |     |
| | complete      |               |               |               |     |
| | listing of    |               |               |               |     |
| | information   |               |               |               |     |
| | to be         |               |               |               |     |
| | included in a |               |               |               |     |
| | SIR and for   |               |               |               |     |
| | additional    |               |               |               |     |
| | guidelines to |               |               |               |     |
| | be used when  |               |               |               |     |
| | preparing a   |               |               |               |     |
| | SIR.          |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | A Request for |               |               |               |     |
| | Offer should  |               |               |               |     |
| | be used when  |               |               |               |     |
| | the selection |               |               |               |     |
| | decision will |               |               |               |     |
| | be made after |               |               |               |     |
| | one SIR. The  |               |               |               |     |
| | RFO requests  |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors to   |               |               |               |     |
| | commit        |               |               |               |     |
| | formally to   |               |               |               |     |
| | provide       |               |               |               |     |
| | products or   |               |               |               |     |
| | services      |               |               |               |     |
| | under stated  |               |               |               |     |
| | terms and     |               |               |               |     |
| | conditions.   |               |               |               |     |
| | The RFO may   |               |               |               |     |
| | take the form |               |               |               |     |
| | of a SIR, a   |               |               |               |     |
| | proposed      |               |               |               |     |
| | contract, or  |               |               |               |     |
| | a purchase    |               |               |               |     |
| | order. The    |               |               |               |     |
| | response of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the RFO is a  |               |               |               |     |
| | *binding      |               |               |               |     |
| | offer*, which |               |               |               |     |
| | is intended   |               |               |               |     |
| | to become a   |               |               |               |     |
| | binding       |               |               |               |     |
| | contract when |               |               |               |     |
| | signed by the |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting   |               |               |               |     |
| | officer.      |               |               |               |     |
| | However, even |               |               |               |     |
| | when an RFO   |               |               |               |     |
| | is required,  |               |               |               |     |
| | a draft SIR   |               |               |               |     |
| | should be     |               |               |               |     |
| | released      |               |               |               |     |
| | ahead of time |               |               |               |     |
| | to inform     |               |               |               |     |
| | industry of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the agency\'s |               |               |               |     |
| | needs and to  |               |               |               |     |
| | obtain        |               |               |               |     |
| | industry      |               |               |               |     |
| | feedback and  |               |               |               |     |
| | involvement   |               |               |               |     |
| | in the        |               |               |               |     |
| | procurement.  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Each SIR must |               |               |               |     |
| | contain the   |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria by   |               |               |               |     |
| | which offeror |               |               |               |     |
| | submittals    |               |               |               |     |
| | will be       |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluated.    |               |               |               |     |
| | All source    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection or  |               |               |               |     |
| | screening     |               |               |               |     |
| | decisions     |               |               |               |     |
| | must be based |               |               |               |     |
| | on the        |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria      |               |               |               |     |
| | established   |               |               |               |     |
| | in each SIR.  |               |               |               |     |
| | Cost and      |               |               |               |     |
| | price must be |               |               |               |     |
| | an evaluation |               |               |               |     |
| | factor in all |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | decisions.    |               |               |               |     |
| | All           |               |               |               |     |
| | procurements  |               |               |               |     |
| | over          |               |               |               |     |
| | \$100,000     |               |               |               |     |
| | must be       |               |               |               |     |
| | publicly      |               |               |               |     |
| | announced on  |               |               |               |     |
| | the Internet  |               |               |               |     |
| | or through    |               |               |               |     |
| | other means   |               |               |               |     |
| | before or     |               |               |               |     |
| | concurrent    |               |               |               |     |
| | with the      |               |               |               |     |
| | issuance of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the initial   |               |               |               |     |
| | SIR.          |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Evaluate      |               |               |               |     |
| | Offeror       |               |               |               |     |
| | Proposal(s)   |               |               |               |     |
| | for Support   |               |               |               |     |
| | Contract(s)\  |               |               |               |     |
| | C-15**        |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Service Team  | Evaluation    | Service Team  |               |     |
| | leader        | Report        | leader        |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[           |               |               |               |     |
| | Description]{ |               |               |               |     |
| | .underline}:\ |               |               |               |     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | Selecting the |               |               |               |     |
| | right         |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor is |               |               |               |     |
| | the most      |               |               |               |     |
| | important     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision the  |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | will make. To |               |               |               |     |
| | be considered |               |               |               |     |
| | for an award, |               |               |               |     |
| | an offeror    |               |               |               |     |
| | must submit a |               |               |               |     |
| | response      |               |               |               |     |
| | (proposal) to |               |               |               |     |
| | the SIR       |               |               |               |     |
| | within the    |               |               |               |     |
| | specified     |               |               |               |     |
| | time. The     |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluates     |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals in  |               |               |               |     |
| | accordance    |               |               |               |     |
| | with          |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria and  |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | plan. The     |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | prepares an   |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | report        |               |               |               |     |
| | documenting   |               |               |               |     |
| | the results   |               |               |               |     |
| | of the        |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation,   |               |               |               |     |
| | including     |               |               |               |     |
| | re            |               |               |               |     |
| | commendations |               |               |               |     |
| | if            |               |               |               |     |
| | applicable,   |               |               |               |     |
| | to assist the |               |               |               |     |
| | source        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official in   |               |               |               |     |
| | making the    |               |               |               |     |
| | d             |               |               |               |     |
| | own-selection |               |               |               |     |
| | or award      |               |               |               |     |
| | decision.     |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **\           |               |               |               |     |
| | ****Activity: |               |               |               |     |
| | Award Support |               |               |               |     |
| | Contract(s)\  |               |               |               |     |
| | C-16**        |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | *             | **Product**   | **Approval\   | **Tools and   |     |
| | *Responsible\ |               | Authority**   | Aids**        |     |
| | Agent**       |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | Contracting   | Support       | Source        |               |     |
| | Officer       | Contract(s)   | selection     |               |     |
| |               |               | official      |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
| | **[D          |               |               |               |     |
| | escription]{. |               |               |               |     |
| | underline}:** |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | This task     |               |               |               |     |
| | culminates a  |               |               |               |     |
| | period of     |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | conducted by  |               |               |               |     |
| | a             |               |               |               |     |
| | multi         |               |               |               |     |
| | -disciplinary |               |               |               |     |
| | team that     |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluates     |               |               |               |     |
| | cost,         |               |               |               |     |
| | management,   |               |               |               |     |
| | and technical |               |               |               |     |
| | proposals     |               |               |               |     |
| | from          |               |               |               |     |
| | prospective   |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors. The |               |               |               |     |
| | source        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official      |               |               |               |     |
| | awards the    |               |               |               |     |
| | contract to   |               |               |               |     |
| | the vendor    |               |               |               |     |
| | offering best |               |               |               |     |
| | value to the  |               |               |               |     |
| | government    |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | acceptable    |               |               |               |     |
| | risk to the   |               |               |               |     |
| | program.      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Keep in mind  |               |               |               |     |
| | the purpose   |               |               |               |     |
| | of support    |               |               |               |     |
| | contract(s)   |               |               |               |     |
| | is assistance |               |               |               |     |
| | to the        |               |               |               |     |
| | Service Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | in the        |               |               |               |     |
| | execution of  |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | investment    |               |               |               |     |
| | program. To   |               |               |               |     |
| | deliver a     |               |               |               |     |
| | successful    |               |               |               |     |
| | solution,     |               |               |               |     |
| | teamwork with |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor is |               |               |               |     |
| | a must. Team  |               |               |               |     |
| | productivity  |               |               |               |     |
| | and morale    |               |               |               |     |
| | are enhanced  |               |               |               |     |
| | when the      |               |               |               |     |
| | contract      |               |               |               |     |
| | states clear  |               |               |               |     |
| | and           |               |               |               |     |
| | attainable    |               |               |               |     |
| | goals,        |               |               |               |     |
| | provides a    |               |               |               |     |
| | mechanism for |               |               |               |     |
| | trust and     |               |               |               |     |
| | open          |               |               |               |     |
| | co            |               |               |               |     |
| | mmunications, |               |               |               |     |
| | and defines a |               |               |               |     |
| | breakdown of  |               |               |               |     |
| | tasks and     |               |               |               |     |
| | resources     |               |               |               |     |
| | that allow    |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | contractor /  |               |               |               |     |
| | government    |               |               |               |     |
| | team to       |               |               |               |     |
| | function as a |               |               |               |     |
| | cohesive      |               |               |               |     |
| | unit.         |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The source    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official      |               |               |               |     |
| | applies sound |               |               |               |     |
| | business      |               |               |               |     |
| | judgment when |               |               |               |     |
| | selecting a   |               |               |               |     |
| | vendor for    |               |               |               |     |
| | award. The    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection is  |               |               |               |     |
| | based on the  |               |               |               |     |
| | stated        |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | criteria and  |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | report        |               |               |               |     |
| | provided by   |               |               |               |     |
| | the           |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | team. *The    |               |               |               |     |
| | SSO must      |               |               |               |     |
| | document a    |               |               |               |     |
| | rational      |               |               |               |     |
| | basis for the |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | decision in a |               |               |               |     |
| | decision      |               |               |               |     |
| | memorandum.*  |               |               |               |     |
| | The source    |               |               |               |     |
| | selection     |               |               |               |     |
| | official may  |               |               |               |     |
| | accept or     |               |               |               |     |
| | reject the    |               |               |               |     |
| | r             |               |               |               |     |
| | ecommendation |               |               |               |     |
| | of the        |               |               |               |     |
| | evaluation    |               |               |               |     |
| | team,         |               |               |               |     |
| | provided      |               |               |               |     |
| | there is a    |               |               |               |     |
| | *rational     |               |               |               |     |
| | basis* for    |               |               |               |     |
| | doing so. The |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting   |               |               |               |     |
| | officer       |               |               |               |     |
| | transmits a   |               |               |               |     |
| | proposed      |               |               |               |     |
| | contract to   |               |               |               |     |
| | the selected  |               |               |               |     |
| | offeror who   |               |               |               |     |
| | signs and     |               |               |               |     |
| | returns it.   |               |               |               |     |
| | The proposed  |               |               |               |     |
| | contract      |               |               |               |     |
| | becomes a     |               |               |               |     |
| | binding       |               |               |               |     |
| | contract when |               |               |               |     |
| | signed by the |               |               |               |     |
| | contracting   |               |               |               |     |
| | officer.      |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Once an award |               |               |               |     |
| | is made, all  |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors who  |               |               |               |     |
| | participated  |               |               |               |     |
| | in the        |               |               |               |     |
| | competitive   |               |               |               |     |
| | process are   |               |               |               |     |
| | notified of   |               |               |               |     |
| | the award and |               |               |               |     |
| | given three   |               |               |               |     |
| | working days  |               |               |               |     |
| | to request a  |               |               |               |     |
| | debriefing.   |               |               |               |     |
| | Debriefings   |               |               |               |     |
| | are conducted |               |               |               |     |
| | as soon as    |               |               |               |     |
| | practicable   |               |               |               |     |
| | with all      |               |               |               |     |
| | offerors who  |               |               |               |     |
| | request them. |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | The Service   |               |               |               |     |
| | Team should   |               |               |               |     |
| | communicate   |               |               |               |     |
| | its learning  |               |               |               |     |
| | experiences   |               |               |               |     |
| | during source |               |               |               |     |
| | selection by  |               |               |               |     |
| | submitting    |               |               |               |     |
| | le            |               |               |               |     |
| | ssons-learned |               |               |               |     |
| | to the FAST   |               |               |               |     |
| | Lessons       |               |               |               |     |
| | Learned       |               |               |               |     |
| | database. The |               |               |               |     |
| | lessons       |               |               |               |     |
| | learned       |               |               |               |     |
| | should        |               |               |               |     |
| | highlight     |               |               |               |     |
| | those issues  |               |               |               |     |
| | / processes   |               |               |               |     |
| | that had      |               |               |               |     |
| | significant   |               |               |               |     |
| | impact on the |               |               |               |     |
| | procurement.  |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| | Congressional |               |               |               |     |
| | Notification  |               |               |               |     |
| | of awards     |               |               |               |     |
| | should be     |               |               |               |     |
| | made through  |               |               |               |     |
| | the DOT       |               |               |               |     |
| | Assistant     |               |               |               |     |
| | Secretary for |               |               |               |     |
| | Governmental  |               |               |               |     |
| | Affairs.(See  |               |               |               |     |
| | FAST          |               |               |               |     |
| | Procurement   |               |               |               |     |
| | Toolbox,      |               |               |               |     |
| | section       |               |               |               |     |
| | T3.13.1.A.5). |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| |               |               |               |               |     |
| +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+