Proposal and Evaluation process to enable the government to evaluate the value of Betterment solutions and incorporate them into the resulting award
Betterment is a process where vendors have the opportunity, in a dedicated space in their quote or proposal, to outline specific aspects of their proposed solution that exceed or enhance the government’s requirement and the value those aspects bring to the government. These Betterment promises are submitted as a stand-alone factor and are considered in the overall tradeoff analysis. These Betterment promises are captured and included in the awarded requirements document (award) replacing the former minimums of the original requirements document (solicitation). For example, an offeror proposes a definite promise of 600 actions per day with an explanation of the value impact it brings and how it is possible to exceed the government’s minimum document production of 400 actions per day.
- Allows vendors to propose an enhanced solution and the government to evaluate and incorporate it into the award document, if selected for award.
- Allows vendors a dedicated space in the proposal submissions to identify how their unique approaches exceed or enhance the government’s minimum requirement.
- With the Betterment technique, teams can include a separate evaluation factor to allow vendors a place to formally propose a solution that exceeds or enhances the government’s requirement in a meaningful way.
- Increase successful outcomes of the work performed under the contract.
