; and (II) by making the manufacturing of the region of the consortium uniquely competitive; (v) a description of the investments the consortium proposes and the implementation strategy the consortium intends to use to address gaps in such ecosystem; (vi) a description of the outcome-based metrics, benchmarks, and milestones that the consortium will track and the evaluation methods the consortium will use while designated as a manufacturing community to gauge performance of the strategy of the consortium to improve the manufacturing in the region of the consortium; and (vii) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (6) Evaluation of applications The Secretary shall evaluate each application received under paragraph (5) to determine— (A) whether the applicant demonstrates a significant level of regional cooperation in their proposal