EFFECTIVENESS OF DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA IN SEALED BIDDING FOR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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Authors
Kidd, Jessica M.
Franing, Nicole V.
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contractor responsibility
heavy construction
IFB
heavy construction
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Schwartz, Brett M.
Killman, Ryan, New England District, USACE
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2019-09
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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This project examines the performance outcomes of procurements using definitive responsibility criteria (DRC) as special standards of responsibility consistent with FAR 9.104-2 to determine if the DRC are worthwhile. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) reports were compared for heavy construction projects procured via invitations for bids (IFB) that included DRC and that did not include DRC. The project also includes non-statistical examples of outcomes with data grounded in Government Accountability Office protest decisions and SBA certificate of competency decisions. The project concludes that DRC did not improve performance outcomes for the contracts examined, but the statistical significance of the findings are not sufficient to predict future outcomes when DRC are included in solicitations. The project also offers several practical recommendations for agencies contemplating use of DRC and recommends further research.
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