Check a request for proposals for the descriptions it must contain
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Against each item FAR 15.203 requires in a competitive request for proposals, mark whether the document contains it and copy the heading where it appears. Do not decide that the solicitation is complete.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether a competitive request for proposals meets FAR 15.203(a). It shall at a minimum describe the Government's requirement, the anticipated terms and conditions, the information required in the proposal, and the factors and significant subfactors that will be used to evaluate the proposal and their relative importance. FAR 15.101-1(b) adds, for a tradeoff, that the solicitation shall state whether all factors other than cost or price, combined, are significantly more important than, approximately equal to, or significantly less important than cost or price. If electronic commerce will be used, FAR 15.203(c) says the request shall specify the method. A letter request and an oral request have the shorter contents the same section describes, and an oral request does not remove the other FAR requirements. Subpart 15.2 beyond this section was not opened.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.