1.2  Performance Confidence Assessment Group (PCAG).

The Source Selection Evaluation Team Chairperson shall establish a PCAG for all source selections in excess of $100 million.  Use of a PCAG is at the discretion of the Source Selection Authority for source selections under $100 million.  The PCAG is a group of experienced government personnel assigned to accomplish the Performance Confidence Assessment, and they are part of the Source Selection Evaluation Team (SSET) in accordance with MP5315.3, paragraph 5.4.1.

The PCAG assigns a performance confidence assessment. "The past performance evaluation is an assessment of the government's confidence in the offeror's ability to fulfill the solicitation requirements while meeting schedule, budget, and performance quality constraints.  The past performance evaluation considers each offeror's demonstrated record of performance in supplying products and services that meet users' needs. The performance confidence assessment is normally assessed at an overall factor level after evaluating aspects of the offeror's recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the mission capability subfactors and cost or price "MP5315.3, paragraph 5.5.3."

Note:  After reviewing the list of information provided by the offeror and the information gathered from other sources, the evaluation should concentrate upon recent and relevant contracts/programs/effort that will permit an in depth evaluation.  More recent and more relevant performance usually has greater impact in the performance confidence assessment than less recent and less relevant performance.  In determining relevancy, consideration should be given but not limited to such things as product or service similarity, product or service complexity, contract type, program or lifecycle phase, contract environment, division of company proposing, and subcontractor interaction.  The evaluation should take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the instant acquisition.