§ 4415.612-71 - Key participants.

(a) A proposal evaluation team shall be formed to conduct the technical evaluation of proposals. For acquisitions estimated to cost $10 million or less, the team shall be called the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) and shall consist of at least three (3) voting members. For acquisitions in excess of $10 milion, or those whose estimated cost does not exceed $10 million, but the selected source is likely to receive funding for future phase(s) of the same project, and the aggregate amount of such funding (including the current acquisition) is estimated to exceed $10 million, the team shall be called the Source Evaluation Board (SEB) and shall consist of at least five (5) voting members.

(b) The Source Selection Official or the Contracting Officer, depending upon the dollar amount of the proposed award and any anticipated additions to it, shall select a source for contract award. For acquisitions estimated to exceed $10 million, the program head, i.e., Associate Director/Administrator, of the acquiring office shall be the Source Selection Official. For acquisitions estimated to cost $10 million or less, the Contracting Officer shall be the Source Selection Official.