48 CFR § 815.304-70 - 815.304-70 Evaluation factor commitments.

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title: "48 CFR § 815.304-70 - 815.304-70   Evaluation factor commitments."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "815.304-70"
section_name: "815.304-70   Evaluation factor commitments."
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304."
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# 815.304-70 815.304-70   Evaluation factor commitments.

Contracting officers shall—

(a) Include the clause at 852.215-70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors, in negotiated solicitations and contracts giving preference to offers received from VOSBs and additional preference to offers received from SDVOSBs;

(b) Use past performance in meeting SDVOSB subcontracting goals as a non-price evaluation factor in making award determination; and

(c) Use the proposed inclusion of SDVOSBs or VOSBs as subcontractors as an evaluation factor when competitively negotiating the award of contracts or task or delivery orders.

[84 FR 46452, Sept. 4, 2019]