Rule Changes to Past Performance Evaluations
A final rule providing government-wide standardized past performance evaluation factors and performance ratings as well as requiring entry of all past performance information into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting Systems (CPARS) will take effect Sept 3 (Fed. Reg. Aug 1).
A proposed change to the FAR past performance evaluation procedures would cut the time contractors have to respond to ratings from 30 to 14 days. The rule writers say the proposed rule, consistent with recent urgings to have government agencies step up efforts to collect data on contractor performance, will have past performance evaluations with contractor comments and explanations available to source selection officials within 14 days which will benefit most contractors (Fed Reg, Aug 17)
