§ 4284.1012 - Evaluation process.  


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  • § 4284.1012 Evaluation process.

    (a) Applications will be evaluated by qualified reviewers appointed by the Agency.

    (b) After all proposals have been evaluated using the evaluation criteria and scored in accordance with the point allocation specified in the applicable RFP, Agency officials will present to the Administrator of RBS a list of all applications in rank order, together with funding level recommendations.

    (c) The Administrator reserves the right to award additional points, as specified in the applicable RFP, to accomplish agency objectives (e.g., to ensure geographic distribution, put emphasis on a specific commodity, or to accomplish presidential initiatives.) The maximum number of points that can be added to an application under this paragraph cannot exceed ten percent of the total points the application originally scored.

    (d) After giving effect to the Administrator's point awards, applications will be funded in rank order until all available funds have been obligated.