Evaluation Criteria Proposals received in accordance with this RFP will be evaluated by a Technical Evaluation Committee consisting of Federal agency representatives and euch additional personnel as the Government may select to participate. 1. Offeror's Understanding of the Project 40 points a. Understanding of the project objectives and capability for response to specific questions. and b. understanding of the information needed for policy analysis; e. identification of the problets to be encounted in performance; é@. famiifarity or past experience with all relevant data resources which are available. 2. Personnel and Organizational Qualifications 20 points a. Persone] qualifications (experience/training) = the Project Director and/or Principal Investigator and any assigned project assistants; and b. organizational qualifications, resources, objectivity, report quality and related experience. 3. 4. Methodology and Work Plan 30 points a. Soundness and breadth of approach; b. utilization of all resources and new research if needed. Managesent of the Project . 10 points a. Adequacyof involvement ofkey individuals; b. comicment to meeting scheduled ailestone particularly with Fespect to reporting reduirésents. ~ Focal 100points