ACEC: Government Advocacy - Qualifications-Based Selection Resources

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General Information

TITLE 40 U.S.C. 1101-1104
ACEC Policy Statement on Selection of Design Professionals on the Basis of Qualifications
ACEC QBS Presentation
ACEC/Kansas - Making the Call Presentation
Brooks Act (P.L. 92-582) Text
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36
QBS Brochure: Why Value Outweighs Cost in the Selection of Engineering Services
QBS One-Pager
How to Use Qualifications-Based Selection
The Reality of Bidding
QBS Talking Points
Why Not Pick Quality
The State of QBS: Battles at the Local and National Level
Matrix of QBS Regulations Covering Federal Grant Programs

Testimony

Boswell Testimony Opposing Bidding of Professional Design Services – New Jersey, 1994.
Model Testimony

State Materials

State QBS Matrix
Maryland & Florida QBS Study – Executive Summary and Conclusions (for a complete version of the study contact ACEC or The American Institute of Architects)

QBS Publications

On Sale from the ACEC Bookstore – An Analysis of Issues Pertaining to Qualifications-Based Selection, Paul S. Chinowsky, PhD & Gordon A. Kinsley, PhD
Bidding is Not the Solution: Case Studies in Bidding
ABA Model Procurement Code
A Guide to Qualifications-Based Selection of Design Professionals
APWA Red Book on Qualifications-Based Selection (APWA)
Quality-Based Selection for Procurement of Consulting Services (FIDIC)

QBS Awards & Facilitator Grant Program

QBS Awards Program

QBS Facilitator Grants Program

2009 QBS Grant Application

State QBS Websites

Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
South Dakota
Utah
Wisconsin

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