{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-1815.305-70","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 1815.305-70","heading":"1815.305-70 Identification of unacceptable proposals.","body":"(a) The contracting officer shall not complete the initial evaluation of any proposal when it is determined that the proposal is unacceptable because:\n(1) It does not represent a reasonable initial effort to address the essential requirements of the RFP or clearly demonstrates that the offeror does not understand the requirements;\n(2) In research and development acquisitions, a substantial design drawback is evident in the proposal, and sufficient correction or improvement to consider the proposal acceptable would require virtually an entirely new technical proposal; or\n(3) It contains major deficiencies or omissions or out-of-line costs which discussions with the offeror could not reasonably be expected to cure.\n(b) The contracting officer shall document the rationale for discontinuing the initial evaluation of a proposal in accordance with this section.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 18—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 1815—CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION","Subpart 1815.3—Source Selection"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"6394c6c0967a672b08aa8135acb4ac792b712a78deb2b5f701aac69817ed4507","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-1815.209-70","next":"us/48-cfr-1815.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}