How will CAE/IAE proposals be evaluated?
The primary criteria against which CAE/IAEs’ basic technical proposals will be evaluated are: (a) the merits of the institution’s proposed approach to designing and developing a robust scholarship program and the likelihood of its producing high quality information assurance scholars for DoD employment; and (b) the quality of the institution’s process for promoting, advertising and evaluating students for scholarship and SCEP appointment, and the effectiveness of this process in producing well-qualified candidates for DoD selection. Other factors, of lesser importance, include the program’s congruence with DoD requirements and relevance to mission needs; staff and faculty qualifications; adequacy of institutional resources; and reasonableness of the cost proposal. The primary criteria for evaluating the IRMC ANNEX will be (a) the merits of the institution’s approach and the ability of the CAE/IAE to meet the conditions imposed by DoD for the IRMC partnership; and (b) the potential bene
