(4)
The contracting officer selects as the most highly qualified the number of offerors specified in the solicitation to provide the property or services under the contract and requests the selected offerors to submit phase-two competitive proposals that include technical proposals and cost or price information. Each solicitation establishes with respect to phase two—
(A)
the technical submission for the proposal, including design concepts or proposed solutions to requirements addressed within the scope of work (or both), and
(B)
the evaluation factors and subfactors, including cost or price, that must be considered in the evaluations of proposals in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section
2305
(a) of this title.
The contracting officer separately evaluates the submissions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).