Scoring vs. Weighting

Consider these three factors regarding scoring vs. weighting:

• The score depends on how close the answer to the bid factor comes to the ideal answer.

• The weighting is based on how important the bid factor is to the overall line or event.

• The final score is the average of the score and the weighting.

The header and line bid factors are scored separately; each bidder gets two scores. The following table outlines how scores and weighting are used by the system:

Bid Factor	Best/Worst/Ideal	Bidder's Response and Score	Weighting and Score
Header: Is the headquarters located in North America?	Ideal: Yes	Yes = 100 percent	70 percent = 70 (70 percent of the score of 100)
Header: Is the company ISO 9000 certified?	Ideal: Yes	No = 0 percent	30 percent = 0 (30 percent of the score of 0)
Combined header scores.	NA	50 (100 + 0 / 2) 50 is the header score if no weightings are set.	70 (100 percent * 70 percent + (30 percent * 0 percent) 70 is the header score if these weightings are set.
Line: How many pages-per-minute can be processed?	Best: 20 Worst: 1	10 = 50 percent	30 percent = 15 (30 percent of 50)
Line: How many years does the warranty cover?	Best: 10 Worst: 1	8 = 80 percent	70 percent = 56 (70 percent of 80)
Combined line scores.		65 (50 + 80 / 2) 65 is the line score if no weightings are set.	71 ((50 percent * 30 percent) + (80 percent * 70 percent)). 71 is the line score if these weightings are set.