How ArcSelect Structures a Federal Source Selection
Roles, responsibilities, and what the system records at each stage
Source Selection
Contracting Officer
Manages the process end to end
Configure Evaluation
Set factors, weights, and rating definitions in ArcSelect
Pre-solicitation
Distribute Proposals
Assign evaluators; proposals visible only to authorized reviewers
Post-receipt
Facilitate Consensus
Review rating differences; guide panel discussion with full audit log
Consensus phase
Issue Award
Generate source selection report; document award rationale
Award phase
Evaluation Panel
Technical and past performance evaluators
COI Certification
Digital conflict of interest acknowledgment stored in system before access granted
Required first step
Independent Scoring
Rate each proposal against defined factors; written narrative required per rating
No peer visibility
Consensus Discussion
Review differences with panel; revise ratings with documented rationale
Consensus phase
Sign Final Ratings
Digitally certify final consensus scores before report generation
Certification
Source Selection Authority
Makes the final award decision
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Not involved in evaluation phase
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Panel scores remain confidential
Review Consensus
View final consensus ratings and supporting narratives
SSA view
Award Decision
Make and document best-value tradeoff determination
Final decision
ArcSelect System
Records everything automatically
Enforces Structure
Factors, weights, and rating definitions locked to solicitation criteria
Prevents deviation
Records All Actions
Every rating, edit, and comment timestamped and attributed
Full audit trail
Surfaces Differences
Automatically highlights rating variance to focus consensus discussion
Consensus support
Generates Report
Source selection decision document produced from structured evaluation data
Protest-ready
"We received a bid protest. We responded with ease — the evaluation process was fully documented and traceable. GAO dismissed the protest quickly."
— Contracting Officer, NOAA · Using ArcSelect
100%
of actions recorded
0
manual reports to compile
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ArcSelect — Source Selection & Proposal Evaluation Management