The role of the RFQ/RFP Technical Team is to:
o Conduct a detailed review of technical submission materials and prepare synopses for the Deputy Ministers' Project Steering Committee as required;
o Conduct research on respondents and proponents as necessary;
o Apply the technical criteria against the RFQ and RFP submissions received;
o Assign each submission a preliminary score at the RFQ stage. This score is based only on the documentation received and does not include any consideration of the presentations made to the Deputy Ministers' Project Steering Committee;
o Assign each submission a score or pass/fail as appropriate at the RFP stage;
o Present evaluation results to the Project Manager and the Deputy Ministers' Project Steering Committee as required; and
o Raise, and assist in resolving, technical issues that arise throughout the transaction process.
The Technical Team should include members of the team that developed the technical specifications, which may include external consultants.