§ 4436.602-2 - Evaluation boards.

(a) Each architect-engineer evaluation board, permanent or ad hoc, shall have at least five voting members and one alternate. These will be Federal employees. A majority of the voting members will be from the program office.

(b) During the selection process, a board member or advisor may have, or appear to have, a conflict of interest regarding a firm in the competition. Immediately upon becoming aware of a potential conflict or an appearance of a conflict, the member or advisor shall notify the board chairperson who shall, in turn, inform the Office of General Counsel. The Office of General Counsel shall make a final determination on the conflict issue.

(c) The evaluation board is to be insulated from outside pressures. Information concerning board deliberations shall be divulged only to persons having a need-to-know.