23 CFR § 636.304 - What process may be used to rate and score proposals?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s636.304"
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title: "23 CFR § 636.304 - What process may be used to rate and score proposals?"
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "636.304"
section_name: "What process may be used to rate and score proposals?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS"
part_number: "636"
part_name: "DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 1503 of Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144; Sec. 1307 of Pub. L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107; 23 U.S.C. 101, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 119, 128, and 315; 49 CFR 1.48(b)."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 75926, Dec. 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 636.304 What process may be used to rate and score proposals?

(a) Proposal evaluation is an assessment of the offeror's proposal and ability to perform the prospective contract successfully. You must evaluate proposals solely on the factors and subfactors specified in the solicitation.

(b) You may conduct evaluations using any rating method or combination of methods including color or adjectival ratings, numerical weights, and ordinal rankings. The relative strengths, deficiencies, significant weaknesses, and risks supporting proposal evaluation must be documented in the contract file.