Common use of Management Capability Clause in Contracts

Management Capability. The relative importance of the technical sub factors is: Technical Understanding is more important than Personnel Qualification; Personnel Qualifications is more important than Management Capability. Factor 1: Technical Capability, including all subfactors, is more important than Factor 2: Past Performance. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. However, as non-price factors become closer in perceived value, price considerations will become more important. Trade-off considerations may result in the determination that it is in the best interest of the Government to award to other than the lowest priced Offeror or other than the highest technically rated Offeror.

Management Capability. The relative importance of the technical sub factors is: Technical Understanding is more important than Personnel Qualification; Personnel Qualifications is more important than Management Capability. Factor 1: Technical CapabilityCapability factor, including all subfactors, is more important than Factor 2: Past Performance. Factor 3: Small Business Participation is of least importance. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. However, as non-price factors become closer in perceived value, price considerations will become more important. Trade-off considerations may result in the determination that it is in the best interest of the Government to award to other than the lowest priced Offeror or other than the highest technically rated Offeror.