2.4.3.2.2  Critical Discriminators (Sub-paragraph not in Template)

The main focus on developing Mission Capability subfactors is on critical discriminators, which are used to capture performance or capability requirements and form the basis for assessing each offeror's ability to meet the Government's needs.  Key requirements that cannot be exceeded or do not involve risk are generally not good discriminators.  Critical discriminators are:

-  What are the main risks to the program?

-  What are the critical areas where, should the successful offeror not succeed in this area, the program fails?

-  Key performance requirements that offerors can exceed.  If offerors can exceed requirements, this will provide a benefit to the Government that can be used to discriminate between offerors.  Limiting this to key requirements makes the evaluation and comparative analysis easier.