Section M — Evaluation Criteria
The scoring rubric the government uses to select an awardee.
Definition
Section M lists evaluation factors, their relative importance, and the basis for award, such as trade-off or lowest price technically acceptable.
Why it matters
Your win themes should mirror Section M language factor by factor; anything unscored is wasted page count.
Example
Section M weights Technical over Price and describes an adjectival rating scale.
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