The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council have proposed amending
the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require past
performance evaluation of orders exceeding $100,000 in
order to make sure subcontracting management is assessed
when considering a contractor, according to an announcement
in the June 21 Federal Register.
“This proposed amendment will ensure that the acquisition
community considers a prime contractor’s management of
subcontracts, including management of small business
subcontracting plan goals, as part of the overall assessment
of performance on contracts and orders,” the announcement
said.
It said subcontract management efforts would be recorded
for use in past performance evaluations during source
selection, and that the amendment would also add a
requirement for contracting officers to evaluate contractor
management of subcontracts.
