SF330 Section E & F Pre-Submission Checklist
A field-by-field review for the two sections evaluators score hardest: the key personnel resumes (Section E) and the example projects (Section F). Run it before every submittal. Work top to bottom, or jump to the cross-section and compliance checks at the end, which catch the mistakes that cost shortlist points.
Section E — Resumes of Key Personnel
One page per key person. Block numbers refer to the standard SF330 form fields.
- Block 13 (role) states the role this person will perform on this contract, not their internal firm title.
- Block 14 years of experience, total and with the current firm, are accurate and not rounded up.
- Block 16 education lists degree, discipline, and year, matching the personnel record.
- Block 17 professional registration is current, not lapsed, and includes the state(s) where the work will be performed.
- Block 18 other qualifications lists only certifications, training, and publications the person actually holds and that are relevant to this scope.
- Block 19 lists up to five projects, each chosen for relevance to this pursuit rather than for being the largest or most recent.
- Each Block 19 project describes this person's specific role, not the firm's role.
- Block 19 marks whether each project was performed with the current firm.
- The resume fits the agency's page limit, typically one page per person.
Section F — Example Projects
Up to ten projects. Choose them for relevance to the announced scope and evaluation criteria.
- No more than ten projects, each selected for relevance to the announced scope, not the firm's biggest or favorite work.
- Each project lists title, location, and the year(s) completed for professional services and for construction (Blocks 21 and 22).
- Block 23 owner and point of contact has a current name, email, and phone, verified reachable, because references get called.
- Block 24 description states the scope, the size or contract value, and the firm's actual role (prime or sub, and which services).
- Each description ties the project explicitly to this pursuit's scope and the agency's stated evaluation criteria.
- Contract values and dates match the project record and are not inflated.
- Project dates fall within the agency's relevance window, since some require the last 5, 7, or 10 years.
- Block 25 lists the correct teaming firms and their roles, consistent with Section C.
Cross-Section Consistency
Contradictions between sections are one of the fastest ways to lose evaluator trust.
- Every person named in Section E appears in the Section G participation matrix.
- Every project in Section F appears in Section G wherever a key person worked on it.
- A project that appears in both Section E (Block 19) and Section F describes the same role, scope, and value in both places.
- The Section G matrix only pairs a person with a project when Sections E and F support it.
- No resume promotes a role and no project inflates a scope beyond what the firm can substantiate.
Compliance Gates (Pass or Fail)
Binary requirements. Miss one and the submittal can be screened out before scoring.
- Page limits per section match the solicitation exactly.
- Font, margins, and file format match the solicitation's instructions.
- Every required block is complete, with no placeholders or blank fields.
- All professional registrations and certifications are current as of the submission date.
- The right SF330 parts are included: Part I for the project and Part II for each firm.
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How to Use This Checklist
Most SF330 points are lost not on the writing but on the details: a role overstated in a resume, a project described two different ways across sections, a certification that lapsed before the submission date. This checklist is the pass to run before the package goes out. New to the form? Start with the SF330 guide, then come back here.
The cross-section and consistency checks are the ones that quietly cost shortlist points, and they get easier when Section E and Section F generate from the same structured staff and project records instead of separate Word files. That is what RFPM.ai does: update a profile once and every version stays consistent, so the review shifts from catching contradictions to confirming relevance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What goes in SF330 Section E?
Section E holds the one-page resumes of key personnel: name, the role on this contract, years of experience, education, professional registration, other qualifications, and up to five relevant projects that state the person's specific role.
What goes in SF330 Section F?
Section F holds example projects, up to ten, each with a title and location, completion years, the project owner and a reachable point of contact, a description of the scope and the firm's role, and the involvement of each teaming firm.
What is the difference between SF330 Section E and Section F?
Section E is about people: the resumes of the key personnel who will do the work. Section F is about projects: the firm's relevant past experience. Section G ties them together by mapping which key personnel worked on which example projects.
How many projects can you include in SF330 Section F?
Up to ten. Choose the ten most relevant to the announced scope and the agency's evaluation criteria, not the firm's largest projects. Relevance to this specific pursuit scores higher than project size.
What is the most common SF330 Section E and F mistake?
Inconsistency between sections: a project or role described one way in Section E and another in Section F, or a Section G pairing the resumes and projects don't support. Evaluators lose trust quickly when sections contradict each other.
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