Contractor’s past performance has become the single most important nonprice evaluation factor in award decisions.  We have described the regulations covering past performance from time to time in other articles but subsequent guidelines by various agencies as well as numerous decisions are filling in the blanks of this evolving area.  In this first of two  articles we will present some of the current policies and practices in the light of recent changes and decisions and in the second we address ways to challenge evaluations and identify some practical strategies to maximize your ratings.  We have relied on numerous articles and our own experience and are particularly grateful to an article in the September 1999 issue of Briefing Papers by Joseph West and Robert Wagman of the law firm of Arnold & Porter.

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