Comment on FR Doc # 2011-16169

This proposed regulation, if implemented and enforced, introduces common sense to federal acquisition regulation. It ensures that contractors, whom the government has chosen, are held accountable much the same way that non-governmental entities evaluate their independent contractors. Although factors i-v are a good start, I would suggest the addition of a sixth as a possible 'other' category. It would allow for contingencies not contemplated by factors i-v that are unique to each contract award and are relevant to the contractor's evaluation. Such a factor would make the evaluation process more in-line with similar evaluations in non-governmental arenas.