Source: https://cao.gov/content/part-18-emergency-acquisitions
Timestamp: 2019-08-26 03:37:11
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Part 18 - Emergency Acquisitions | Acquisition.GOV
18.000 Scope of part.
Subpart 18.1 - Available Acquisition Flexibilities
18.101 General.
18.102 System for Award Management.
18.103 Synopses of proposed contract actions.
18.104 Unusual and compelling urgency.
18.105 Federal Supply Schedules (FSSs), multi-agency blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), and multi-agency indefinite delivery contracts.
18.106 Acquisitions from Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI).
18.107 AbilityOne specification changes.
18.108 Qualifications requirements.
18.109 Priorities and allocations.
18.110 Soliciting from a single source.
18.111 Oral requests for proposals.
18.112 Letter contracts.
18.113 Interagency acquisitions.
18.114 Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program).
18.115 HUBZone sole source awards.
18.116 Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) sole source awards.
18.117 Awards to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
18.118 Overtime approvals.
18.119 Trade agreements.
18.120 Use of patented technology under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
18.121 Bid guarantees.
18.122 Advance payments.
18.123 Assignment of claims.
18.124 Electronic funds transfer.
18.125 Protest to GAO.
18.126 Contractor rent-free use of Government property.
18.127 Extraordinary contractual actions.
Subpart 18.2 - Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities
18.202 Defense or recovery from certain events.
(a) This part identifies acquisition flexibilities that are available for emergency acquisitions. These flexibilities are specific techniques or procedures that may be used to streamline the standard acquisition process. This part includes-
“Emergency acquisition flexibilities”, as used in this part, means flexibilities provided with respect to any acquisition of supplies or services by or for an executive agency that, as determined by the head of an executive agency, may be used-
(b) To facilitate the defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack against the United States;
(c) In support of a request from the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to facilitate the provision of international disaster assistance; or
(d) When the President issues an emergency declaration, or a major disaster declaration.
(2) Contracts awarded by a contracting officer–
(c) Contracting officers shall consult the Disaster Response Registry via https://www.sam.gov., Search Records, Advanced Search, Disaster Response Registry Search to determine the availability of contractors for debris removal, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other disaster or emergency relief activities inside the United States and outlying areas. (See 26.205).
Agencies may limit the number of sources and full and open competition need not be provided for contracting actions involving urgent requirements. (See 6.302-2 .)
Streamlined procedures and a broad range of goods and services may be available under Federal Supply Schedule contracts (see subpart 8.4 ), multi-agency BPAs (see 8.405-3(a)(6)), or multi-agency, indefinite-delivery contracts (see 16.505(a)(8)). These contracting methods may offer agency advance planning, pre-negotiated line items, and special terms and conditions that permit rapid response.
Purchase from FPI is not mandatory and a waiver is not required if public exigency requires immediate delivery or performance (see 8.605 (b)).
Contracting officers are not held to the notification required when changes in AbilityOne specifications or descriptions are required to meet emergency needs. (See 8.712 (d).)
Agencies may determine not to enforce qualification requirements when an emergency exists. (See 9.206-1 .)
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) supports approved national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy programs and was established to facilitate rapid industrial mobilization in case of a national emergency. (See subpart 11.6 .)
For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source under certain circumstances. (See 13.106-1 (b).)
Oral requests for proposals are authorized under certain conditions. (See 15.203 (f).)
Letter contracts may be used when contract performance must begin immediately. (See 16.603 .)
Interagency acquisitions are authorized under certain conditions. (See subpart 17.5 .)
Contracts may be awarded to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for performance by eligible 8(a) participants on either a sole source or competitive basis. (See subpart 19.8 .)
Contracts may be awarded to Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concerns on a sole source basis. (See 19.1306 .)
Contracts may be awarded to Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns on a sole source basis. (See 19.1406 .)
Contracts may be awarded to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns and women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program on a competitive or sole source basis. (See subpart 19.15 .)
Overtime approvals may be retroactive if justified by emergency circumstances. (See 22.103-4 (i).)
Requirement to obtain authorization prior to use of patented technology may be waived in circumstances of extreme urgency or national emergency. (See 27.204-1 .)
The chief of the contracting office may waive the requirement to obtain a bid guarantee for emergency acquisitions when a performance bond or a performance bond and payment bond is required. (See 28.101-1 (c).)
Agencies may authorize advance payments to facilitate the national defense for actions taken under Public Law 85-804 (see subpart 50.1 , Extraordinary Contractual Actions). These advance payments may be made at or after award of sealed bid contracts, as well as negotiated contracts. (See 32.405 .)
The use of the no-setoff provision may be appropriate to facilitate the national defense in the event of a national emergency or natural disaster. (See 32.803 (d).)
Electronic funds transfer payments may be waived for acquisitions to support unusual and compelling needs or emergency acquisitions. (See 32.1103 (e).)
When urgent and compelling circumstances exist, agency protest override procedures allow the head of the contracting activity to determine that the contracting process may continue after GAO has received a protest. (See 33.104 (b) and (c).)
Rental requirements do not apply to items of Government production and research property that are part of a general program approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and meet certain criteria. (See 45.301 .)
subpart 50.1 prescribes policies and procedures for entering into, amending, or modifying contracts in order to facilitate the national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority granted by Public Law 85-804 ( 50 U.S.C. 1431-1434 ). This includes-
(a) Amending contracts without consideration (see 50.103-2(a));
(b) Correcting or mitigating mistakes in a contract (see 50.103-2(b)); and
(c) Formalizing informal commitments (See 50.103-2(c)).
(a) Micro-purchase threshold. The threshold increases when the head of the agency determines the supplies or services are to be used to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack; to facilitate provision of international disaster assistance; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster. (See 2.101.)
(b) Simplified acquisition threshold. The threshold increases when the head of the agency determines the supplies or services are to be used to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack; to facilitate provision of international disaster assistance; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster. (See 2.101.)
(b) OFPP Guidelines. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) “Emergency Acquisitions Guide” is available athttps://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/assets/procurement_guides/emergency_acquisitions_guide.pdf .