K08 · traceable Machine Intelligence knowledge infrastructure
WP-K06-05 Procurement Evaluation Scorecard
Direct answer
This reference structure makes mandatory gates, weighted judgments, price realism, conflicts, subcontractors, evidence obligations, and decision rationale inspectable without claiming a solicitation or award.
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Scorecard identity
PES-K08-005 · Work package WP-K06-05 · REFERENCE EVALUATION STRUCTURE; NOT A SOLICITATION
Mandatory gates
All gates must be addressed
- eligible and conflict disclosure complete
- authority and protected-data handling accepted
- negative-result delivery accepted
- required evidence and data rights accepted
- subcontractor and supply-chain disclosure complete
Weighted non-price factors
| Factor | Weight |
|---|---|
| technical method and mission understanding | 30% |
| evidence quality and independent reproducibility | 25% |
| safety, authority, and failure-boundary discipline | 20% |
| delivery and transition credibility | 15% |
| supply-chain and subcontractor transparency | 10% |
Price-realism review
- labor and compute assumptions
- tool and license dependencies
- evidence production and retention cost
- independent verification cost
- transition, retest, and correction cost
Conflict-of-interest disclosure
- organizational conflicts
- supplier or product financial interest
- prior decision or validation role
- access to non-public competitor information
- mitigation and recusal plan
Subcontractor disclosure
- legal name and role
- workshare and evidence responsibility
- critical dependencies
- foreign ownership or control where applicable
- flow-down of evidence and correction obligations
Risk factors
- evidence delivery risk
- data-rights restriction risk
- proprietary black-box dependency
- single-supplier recovery concentration
- unrealistic schedule or price
Decision record
- gate results
- factor scores and rationale
- price-realism finding
- strengths, weaknesses, risks, and uncertainties
- dissent or challenge record
- approval authority and date
- protected annex references