ACEC Qualifications-Based Selection Resources

Latest News

• ACEC Promotes Qualifications-Based Selection With Senior White House Procurement Official
• California, Colorado, Michigan Lead The Way In QBS Study Response
• ACEC Launches 2007 National QBS Awards Program
• Campaign Underway To Support Critical Study On QBS
• Continuous QBS Challenges Make Member Participation in Benchmark Study Crucial

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General Information

• 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)

ACEC QBS Publications

• Bidding is Not the Solution: Case Studies in Bidding
• ABA Model Procurement Code
• A Guide to Qualifications-Based Selection of Design Professionals
• Selection and Use of Engineers, Architects, and Professional Consultants: Guidelines for Public Agencies  

QBS Awards & Facilitator Grant Program

• QBS Awards Program
  • Overview
  • 2008 QBS Awards Nomination Letter and Form

• QBS Facilitator Grants Program
  • 2008 QBS Grant Application

State QBS Websites

• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Florida
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Maine
• Maryland
• Michigan
• North Carolina
• New Hampshire
• Ohio
• South Dakota
• Utah
• Wisconsin

Comments? Suggestions? Corrections? Contact Roger Jordan at ACEC.