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title: "Assemble the materials for a source-selection decision without scoring the proposals"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/structure-an-evaluation-record-without-scoring-the-bids/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-R20260922-2-US"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Assemble the materials for a source-selection decision without scoring the proposals

> List the evaluation factors stated in the solicitation and the report or analysis the contracting officer identifies for each factor.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the evaluation factors stated in the solicitation and the report or analysis the contracting officer identifies for each factor. Do not score, rank, or compare the proposals, and do not write the rationale for the source-selection decision. |
| What the lawyer must review | FAR 15.308 provides that the source selection authority's decision shall be based on a comparative assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation. The source selection authority may use reports and analyses prepared by others, but the decision shall represent that official's independent judgment. The decision shall be documented, and the documentation shall include the rationale for any business judgments and tradeoffs made or relied on, including benefits associated with additional costs. Although the rationale must be documented, the documentation need not quantify the tradeoffs that led to the decision. FAR 15.304 requires the solicitation to state the evaluation factors and significant subfactors. The source selection authority, not the tool, makes and documents the decision. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Structure an evaluation record without scoring the bids](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/structure-an-evaluation-record-without-scoring-the-bids.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the evaluation factors stated in the solicitation and the report or analysis the contracting officer identifies for each factor. Do not score, rank, or compare the proposals, and do not write the rationale for the source-selection decision.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The tool does not assign a score or a ranking. A table of factors is not the documented rationale.
- The source selection authority's judgment is independent even where the authority uses reports prepared by others.

## Sources

- [FAR 15.308, Source selection decision](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.308) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FAR 15.304, Evaluation factors and significant subfactors](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.304) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tender evaluation plan and evaluation report outline](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/tender-evaluation-plan-and-report.md) | Form | Yellow | A tender evaluation plan for a Commonwealth procurement (committee, stages, compliance screen, published criteria and weightings, rating scale, value for money, clarifications, records), with the… |
| [Value for money considerations record](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/value-for-money-considerations-record.md) | Checklist | Red | A record of the value for money matters in Commonwealth Procurement Rules paragraphs 4.4 to 4.7, structured so that the bids are not scored. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*