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Subpart 816.1 – [Reserved]
Subpart 816.5 - Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Revised 3/23/2018)
Subpart 816.7 Agreements
AUTHORITY: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1121; 41 U.S.C. 1702;
and 48 CFR 1.301-1.304.
Subpart 816.2--Fixed-Price Contracts(3/23/2018)
(1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 852.216-71, ``Economic Price Adjustment of Contract Price(s) Based on a Price
Index,'' in solicitations and firm fixed price contracts, subject to FAR 16.203-4(d)(1) and when changes to a price index will be used to calculate corresponding changes to the total contract price or unit prices of the contract.
(B) Do not publish or include the footnotes in the solicitation, they are only included herein to provide guidance to contracting
(2) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 852.216-72, Proportional Economic Price Adjustment of Contract Price(s) Based on a Price Index,'' in solicitations and firm fixed price contracts, and subject to FAR 16.203-4(d)(1) when changes to an industry price index shall be used to calculate changes to only a portion of the contract price or the unit prices of the contract.
(3) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 852.216-73, ``Economic Price Adjustment--State Nursing Home Care for Veterans,'' in solicitations and firm fixed price contracts subject to FAR 16.203-4(d)(1) and the following circumstance: When changes to the Medicaid rate, as authorized by the State Medicaid Agency (SMA), shall be used to calculate corresponding changes in the total contract price or the per diem prices of the agreement or contract.
(4) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 852.216-74, ``Economic Price Adjustment--Medicaid Labor Rates,'' in solicitations and firm fixed price contracts when the conditions specified in FAR 16.203-4(c)(1) apply. The clause is modifiable by increasing the 10-percent maximum limit on aggregate increases specified in paragraph (c)(4) of this section, upon the approval by the Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) or designee.
(5) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 852.216-75, ``Economic Price Adjustment--Fuel Surcharge,'' in solicitations and firm fixed price contracts when contracting by negotiation is subject
to changes in the cost of fuel increases. The clause is subject to the conditions at FAR 16.203-4(d)(1).
(f) The contracting officer shall follow procedures as prescribed in FAR 16.203-4(c) and 38 CFR 51.41(b)(1) for EPA fixed price contracts based on Medicaid rates. These procedures shall be used when contracting by negotiation between the VA and the State Veteran Home
for making payments under contracts for nursing home care for Veterans.
Class Deviation–816.504, Indefinite-quantity contracts (VAIQ 7287642), dated October 11, 2012, to comply with the FAR requirement that the contract clauses prescribed in VAAR 816.504 supplement the FAR to satisfy the specific needs of the VA. Particularly, this deviation is to suspend clause 852.216-70, Estimated quantities. This class deviation will remain in effect until incorporated into the VAAR or the VAAM or is otherwise rescinded.]
816.70 Reserved
(a) Description. A letter of availability (sometimes inappropriately called a letter of intent) is a letter to a supplier that primarily seeks to reserve a place on the supplier’s production or delivery schedule for long lead-time items. A letter of availability usually indicates products or services being considered for procurement. A supplier should not construe a letter of availability as a commitment. Prospective contractors sometimes solicit letters of availability or the letters may originate from Government personnel. A letter of availability differs from a letter contract, which is specifically authorized in
FAR 16.603 .