---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 37.500"
title: "32"
number: "37.500"
heading: "What must my pre-award business evaluation address?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/37.500"
---

# §37.500. What must my pre-award business evaluation address?

- (a) You must determine the qualification of the recipient, as described in §§ [37.510](/cfr/32/37.510.md) and [37.515](/cfr/32/37.515.md).
- (b) As the business expert working with the program official, you also must address the financial aspects of the proposed agreement. You must:
  - (1) Determine that the total amount of funding for the proposed effort is reasonable, as addressed in [§ 37.520](/cfr/32/37.520.md).
  - (2) Assess the value and determine the reasonableness of the recipient's proposed cost sharing contribution, as discussed in [§§ 37.525 through 37.555](/cfr/32/37.525..37.555.md).
  - (3) If you are contemplating the use of a fixed-support rather than expenditure-based TIA, ensure that its use is justified, as explained in §§ [37.560](/cfr/32/37.560.md) and [37.565](/cfr/32/37.565.md).
  - (4) Address issues of inconsistent cost accounting by traditional Government contractors, should they arise, as noted in [§ 37.570](/cfr/32/37.570.md).
  - (5) Determine amounts for milestone payments, if you use them, as discussed in [§ 37.575](/cfr/32/37.575.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 47160, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted.