110 STAT. 694 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 sion of offers, and the estimate of the Federal Government's budget for the desired work. (7) SIMPLE PROPOSALS. —Submission of oral presentations and written proposals that are limited in size and scope and contain information on— (A) the offeror's qualifications to perform the desired work; (B) past contract performance; (C) the proposed conceptual approach; and (D) the costs likely to be associated with the proposed conceptual approach. (8) SIMPLE EVALUATION. —Use of a simplified evaluation process, to be completed within 45 days after receipt of proposals, which consists of the following: (A) Identification of the most qualified offerors that are within the competitive range. (B) Issuance of invitations for at least three and not more than five of the identified offerors to make oral presentations to, and engage in discussions with, the evaluating personnel regarding, for each offeror— (i) the qualifications of the offeror, including how the qualifications of the offeror relate to the approach proposed to be taken by the offeror in the acquisition; and (ii) the costs likely to be associated with the approach. (C) Evaluation of the qualifications of the identified offerors and the costs likely to be associated with the offerors' proposals on the basis of submissions required under the process and any oral presentations made by, and any discussions with, the offerors. (9) SELECTION OF MOST QUALIFIED OFFEROR.—^A selection process consisting of the following: (A) Identification of the most qualified source, and ranking of alternative sources, primarily on the basis of the oral proposals, presentations, and discussions, and written proposals submitted in accordance with paragraph (7). (B) Conduct for 30 to 60 days of a program definition phase (funded, in the case of the source ultimately awarded the contract, by the Federal Government)— (i) during which the selected source, in consultation with one or more intended users, develops a conceptual system design and technical approach, defines logical phases for the project, and estimates the total cost and the cost for each phase; and (ii) after which a contract for performance of the work may be awarded to that source on the basis of cost, the responsiveness, reasonableness, and quality of the proposed performance, and a sharing of risk and benefits between the source and the Government. (C) Conduct of as many successive program definition phases with alternative sources (in the order ranked) as is necessary in order to award a contract in accordance with subparagraph (B). (10) SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION PHASING. —System implementation to be executed in phases that are tailored to
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