tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55966054913884184.post4205847079689843259..comments2008-08-18T07:55:53.317-04:00Documentation Strategieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773250440677515218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55966054913884184.post-20115606443739484072008-08-15T22:24:00.000-04:002008-08-15T22:24:00.000-04:00You guys are amatures. Call the guys in Rome to learn the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55966054913884184.post-33929433079816272982008-08-14T06:19:00.000-04:002008-08-14T06:19:00.000-04:00Marc,<BR/><BR/>Your observations are almost on point. In the RFP process for the Feds, they utilize a true &quot;best value&quot; approach to the RFP evaluation process. NYS says it utilizes &quot;nest vakue&quot; but in fact they do not.<BR/><BR/>They evaluate both technical and cost proposals and rank this on some numeric scale, but that only yields a point total; not necessarily the proposal with the best value.<BR/><BR/>I was an original author of the NYS Procurement Stewardship Act and I studied the FAR and used it to write procurement rules and regs for NYS. I was the Director of Contracts in the State Comptroller&#39;s Office for 20 years.<BR/><BR/>I am now president of Boettner &amp; Associates, a procurement consulting firm. I am the foremost expert on NYS procurement and contracting. As I mentioned, I also have a knowledge of how the FAR works and the General Municipal Law for procurements by all municipalities in NYS.<BR/><BR/>I can be reached by e-mail at: doug.boettner@gmail.com or by phone at 518.482.1795.<BR/><BR/>Douglas Boettner, President<BR/>Boettner &amp; Associates LLCDouglas Boettnernoreply@blogger.com