48 CFR § 873.116 - 873.116 Source selection decision.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s873.116"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 873.116 - 873.116 Source selection decision."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "873.116"
section_name: "873.116 Source selection decision."
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "DEPARTMENT SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "873"
part_name: "SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR HEALTH-CARE RESOURCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 U.S.C. 8127-8128; 38 U.S.C. 8151-8153; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1303; 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 54118, Sept. 30, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "873"
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# 873.116 873.116 Source selection decision.
(a) An integrated comparative assessment of proposals should be performed before source selection is made. The SSA shall independently determine which proposal(s) represents the best value, consistent with the evaluation information or factors and subfactors in the solicitation, and that the prices are fair and reasonable. The SSA may determine that all proposals should be rejected if it is in the best interest of the Government. (38 U.S.C. 8153)
(b) The source selection team, or advisory boards or panels, may conduct comparative analysis(es) of proposals and make award recommendations, if the SSA requests such assistance. (38 U.S.C. 8153)
(c) The source selection decision must be documented in accordance with FAR 15.308. (38 U.S.C. 8153)