A Debriefing is your opportunity to understand the basis for the selection decision made by the agency.  During the debriefing you will have a chance to hear from the agency regarding:  evaluation process; how your proposal related to the evaluation criteria; deficiencies in your proposal; successful parts of your proposal; and reasonable responses to relevant questions about whether source selection procedures.

The Government offers Debriefings to businesses as a way to eliminate protests. Another reason for debriefings is to instill confidence in the Government selection process.  Lastly, the government provides debriefing as a way to help businesses understand the selection process and improve their bidding processes.