4.3.1.1  SOO, Performance Specification, SRD, SOW, PWS, CDRL

When reviewing the SOO, performance specification, SRD, SOW, PWS and CDRL, the program office team should decide what's important, which requirements can be exceeded, or what is risky (from requirements and risk analysis); determine the evaluation factors and subfactors required to discriminate between offerors regarding the important or risky parts of the program or effort, and then formulate Section M subfactors for them.  Each subfactor under the Mission Capability factor should include the minimum performance or capability requirements the offeror must meet to be deemed acceptable, thresholds and objective values where appropriate, and what they must offer to exceed a requirement where objectives are not available.  Please note that this evaluation covers the offeror's compliance with requirements stated in the SOO, performance specification, SRD, SOW, PWS, CDRL, or other requirements document, and does not simply evaluate the offeror's compliance with informational instructions in Section L of the solicitation.  The subfactor should be worded so that an offeror's mere inclusion of a topic in its proposal will not result in a determination that the proposal is acceptable with regard to that subfactor.  Instead, the subfactor should be written to expect a proposal discussion that offers a sound approach, describes a system/design which will meet the solicitation's requirements and meets the schedule (specified in the solicitation or proposed in the offer).