Category Abbreviation:  SSEL

Category Description:  The formal process of evaluating competitive proposals in accordance with policies, procedures, and criteria to enter into a procurement contract. Includes information prepared for use for the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to enter into an agency procurement contract, if that information has not been previously made available to the public or disclosed publicly.

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Authorities

Applicable DoD Policies

Examples

• Information concerning proposed acquisitions 
• ​Identity and number of bids
• Trade secrets, commercial or financial information, and privileged or confidential information 
• Information concerning trade secrets, processes, operations, style of work, apparatus, and other matters All bids (including modifications)
• Contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information before the award of a Federal agency procurement contract Economic or personal information within proposals