2.4.3.3  Distinction between Mission Capability Risk and Performance Confidence

It may be helpful to distinguish between Mission Capability Risk and Performance Confidence.  In assessing Mission Capability Risk, we focus on the risks (as they impact schedule, cost and/or performance) associated with an offeror's proposed approach to meeting our performance or capability requirements.  Performance Confidence, on the other hand, is an assessment of the likelihood of successful performance (the ability of the offeror to supply products and services that meet our needs), based upon the offeror's history of actual accomplishment on similar efforts.  Both ratings contribute to our integrated assessment of how effectively and efficiently an offeror might be expected to meet our mission requirements.