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• A formal written document, which sets forth the source selection organization and management chain for a specific acquisition. It provides a guide for evaluators on how to conduct the evaluation, it details the criteria to be used to evaluate the offers received in a competition procurement, and it establishes a basis upon which to distinguish between proposals and to make an award. The SSP is written by the Program Office and approved by the SSA.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Source Selection Plan (SSP). (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/source-selection-plan-ssp.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Source Selection Plan (SSP). www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/source-selection-plan-ssp (accessed: March 27, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Source Selection Plan (SSP)." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 27 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/source-selection-plan-ssp.

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