Constructive Communication with Industry

Transparency, to the extent allowable by applicable regulations and laws, throughout the process can help to build trust and confidence on the part of offerors regarding the treatment of their proposal and the source selection decision outcome.

Unsuccessful offerors are sometimes able to accept negative findings in a debriefing if they perceive that the government acted with fairness, consistency, objectivity, and in accordance with the evaluation criteria described in the RFP.