Every contract you perform becomes evidence. Past performance information, including the ratings and supporting narratives, is relevant information for future source selections about your actions under earlier contracts and orders 1.
In a later competition, evaluators treat past performance as one indicator of your ability to perform and consider the currency and relevance of the information, its source, its context and the general trends in your performance 2.
You get a chance to respond: the contractor is given up to 14 calendar days from notice that the evaluation is available to submit comments, rebuttals or more information 3. Use that time to correct facts with evidence, calmly.
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