2.3  PCAG Members Appointed by SSET Chairperson.  

The PCAG is a team of experienced personnel assigned to accomplish the past performance evaluation.  The SSET chairperson is responsible for appointing PCAG members and their chairperson, subject to approval of the SSA.  Total membership of the PCAG (including administrative support) depends on the complexity of the acquisition and the number of proposals expected.  The individual members selected are either military or Government civilian. It is Air Force Policy that non-government personnel shall not serve as PCAG members or have access to past performance data.  The personnel assigned to the PCAG should have familiarity with the work required by the acquisition and PCAG membership should include personnel assigned to the organization(s) that will receive the product or service.  The PCAG membership should include at least one technical expert on highly technical acquisitions.  a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) person, as a PCAG member, (1) can assist in interfaces with administrative contracting officers (ACO), (2) provide information at the corporate level, and (3) access to other contractor performance information.  The SSET and PCAG chairpersons must ensure that the personnel assigned to the source selection are available to do the evaluations during the time required for the source selection process.  MP5315.3, paragraph 4.1.6 states " Government personnel assigned as a source selection team member shall consider this duty as their primary responsibility.  Their source selection assignment shall take precedence over all other work assignments.  Supervisors are responsible for ensuring that other work assignments do not adversely impact the source selection process."