The evaluation panel shall consist of qualified participants and subject matter experts in the areas to be evaluated, including for example technical, financial, and legal evaluators, each of whom shall contribute to the evaluation.
Members of the evaluation panel shall be unbiased and free from conflicts of interest. Members shall also commit to remaining independent throughout the evaluation, maintaining confidentiality of the proceedings and their evaluation, and undertaking their duties in compliance with this Manual, the RFP, and the evaluation instructions.
The evaluation panel shall request that an NCP representative to be appointed by the NCP at its sole discretion. The NCP's representative will be appointed as a voting member of the evaluation panel.