7.107-4 Substantial bundling.       (a)                                                         (1)                          								                Substantial bundling is any bundling that results in a contract or task or delivery order with an estimated value of—                                                                           (i)                                										                    $8 million or more for the Department of Defense;                                                                              (ii)                                										                    $6 million or more for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Energy; or                                                                              (iii)                                										                    $2.5 million or more for all other agencies.                                                                                                           (2)                          								                These thresholds apply to the cumulative estimated dollar value (including options) of–                                                                           (i)                                										                    Multiple-award contracts;                                                                              (ii)                                										                    Task orders or delivery orders issued against a GSA Schedule contract; or                                                                              (iii)                                										                    Task orders or delivery orders issued against a task-order or delivery-order contract awarded by another agency.                                                                                                                            (b)                    						            In addition to addressing the requirements for bundling (see 7.107-3), when the proposed acquisition strategy involves substantial bundling, the agency shall document in its strategy—                                                         (1)                          								                The specific benefits anticipated to be derived from substantial bundling;                                                            (2)                          								                An assessment of the specific impediments to participation by small business concerns as contractors that result from substantial bundling;                                                            (3)                          								                Actions designed to maximize small business participation as contractors, including provisions that encourage small business teaming;                                                            (4)                          								                Actions designed to maximize small business participation as subcontractors (including suppliers) at any tier under the contract, or order, that may be awarded to meet the requirements;                                                            (5)                          								                The determination that the anticipated benefits of the proposed bundled contract or order justify its use; and                                                            (6)                          								                Alternative strategies that would reduce or minimize the scope of the bundling, and the rationale for not choosing those alternatives.    **Parent topic:** 7.107 Additional requirements for acquisitions involving consolidation, bundling, or substantial bundling.