the criteria used to evaluate the compliance and/or relative ranking of tender responses. All evaluation criteria must be clearly stated in the request documentation.
Standards used to judge the achievement of operational effectiveness and suitability as they relate to a level of performance against which system characteristics and capabilities are compared (e.g., two false detections per hour).
Source: DSMC Standards by which accomplishments of required technical and operational effectiveness and/or suitability characteristics or resolution of operational issues may be assessed. (See Source Selection Plan (SSP).
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