<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKuamua kama shirika linalipa wakandarasi kwa kushiriki katika benchmarking au upimaji mwingine, na kama gharama ya juhudi hizo za tathmini ya utendaji ni kikwazo kwa ushindani.  <response>: Determine whether the agency reimburses contractors for participating in benchmarking or other testing, and whether the cost of such performance evaluation efforts constitutes a barrier to competition. 