What is the role of an evaluation committee?

• A. To perform an objective assessment of proposals against the defined factors and document findings.
• B. To assign contracts.
• C. To publish debriefings.
• D. To write the final budget.

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is that the evaluation committee is responsible for conducting an objective assessment of proposals against the defined evaluation factors and documenting the findings. This ensures a fair, transparent, and value-based selection by systematically comparing each proposal to the criteria set forth in the RFP and recording why each proposal did or did not meet them.

This is the best description because it captures the core function of the committee—evaluating proposals against predefined factors and documenting the rationale for the evaluation results. The other activities fall outside the committee’s primary role: awarding contracts is done by the contracting officer after the evaluations are complete; publishing debriefings is handled by the contracting office working with the offerors; and writing the final budget is a financial planning task, not part of the evaluation process.