Source: https://www.cao.gov/print/13383
Timestamp: 2019-11-20 11:54:11
Document Index: 651342819

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 16', 'ART 16', 'art 6', 'art 6', 'art 6', 'art 16', 'art 12', 'art 217']

DLAD Part 16 – Types of Contracts
(Revised August 3, 2017 through PROCLTR 2017-17)
SUBPART 16.2 – FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS
16.601 Time and materials contracts.
Contracting officers shall establish and process LTCs in accordance with the following:
(a) Use LTCs for stock replenishment consumable items that have frequent, consistent, and predictable demands, as well as non-replenishment items having at least 12 demands per year. Renew items currently on LTC, provided they have had at least 4 demands in the previous year. Exclude items if they have 2 years DLA stock on hand, unless the PLT is 18 months or greater or there is no planned buy within 2 years. The DLR sites will follow the Military Service procedures for managing items on LTCs.
(b) Make awards for supplies and services valued over the SAT within the established number of days after receipt of the PR as shown below, based on the type and dollar value of the procurement:
-$700K
>$700K-$10M
>$10M-$100M
>$100M-$500M
Days from PR to Award
>$100M-$1B
(a) For purposes of this section, the terms “contract” and “contracts” include contract actions with a total estimated value above the SAT, including task or delivery orders, and orders against GSA Schedule contracts.
(b) Contracting officers shall only use a bridge contract when it is not possible to award the planned follow-on contract in sufficient time to meet the Government’s requirements. Bridge contracts are an impediment to competition and may extend the use of acquisition or pricing strategies that are no longer appropriate for the current environment. A bridge contract may be appropriate when—
(1) The competitive follow-on contract or solicitation has been protested;
(2) The approved acquisition strategy requires a necessary change and is endorsed by the HCA;
(3) A statutory or regulatory change necessitates a change prior to award; or
(4) Other circumstances, demonstrated to not be due to lack of advance planning or inadequate procurement execution, result in delay of a solicitation or award.
(1) Prepare a J&A, with the program office, when applicable, in accordance with FAR Part 6 or other applicable FAR Part (e.g., FAR 8.405-6 or FAR 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(B)) to support solicitation and award of a bridge contract; and a request to the HCA for approval to solicit and award the bridge contract. Prepare the J&A in conjunction with the request, unless FAR 6.302-2 or other provision of FAR Subpart 6.3 is applicable.
(2) Include in the J&A (or the request for approval, if a J&A is not required to proceed pursuant to FAR 6.302-2 or other provision of FAR Subpart 6.3) a detailed rationale for use of a bridge contract; an explanation why the need for a bridge contract is not due to lack of advance planning or inadequate procurement execution; a justification for the length of the bridge; and a discussion of actions to be taken to avoid this bridge request and additional bridge contracts. The required level for processing the J&A for approval is based on the total estimated value of the contract action.
(3) Present the request to issue a bridge contract, with supporting J&A, to the HCA for approval before soliciting, negotiating, and awarding a bridge contract; the HCA is not required to sign the J&A if the J&A approval authority is at a lower level. The HCA may delegate approval authority to the CCO for bridge contracts valued above the SAT up to $1M. Include the request with HCA or CCO approval in the contract file. Provide a copy of the approval and relevant supporting documentation (e.g., J&A) to the DLA Acquisition Operations Division within thirty (30) days of awarding the bridge contract.
(4) When awarding a bridge contract to the incumbent on a sole source basis, issue a separate contract instead of an extension or modification to the existing contract. Code such contracts in FPDS-NG as sole source.
(5) Report numbers and status for all bridge contracts exceeding the SAT to the DLA Acquisition Operations Division.
(S-90) Contracting officers are not required to reflect changes in the costs or established prices of a specific contractor in established prices and cost indexes. Contracting officers may derive established prices and cost indexes from sales prices in the marketplace, quotes, or assessments as reported or made available in a consistent manner in a publication, electronic database, or other form, by an independent trade association, Government body, or other third party independent of the contractor. Contracting officers may combine more than one established price or cost index in a formula for economic price adjustment purposes in the absence of an appropriate single price or cost index.
(S-91) Although a specific item or element of cost may require EPA coverage, the contracting officer shall also determine whether an EPA clause should cover the entire end item in order to take advantage of competitive market forces or moderate price fluctuations. Base this decision, which may be an appropriate element of tradeoff in negotiations, on risk and price analyses of the alternatives.
(S-92) All EPA FAR and DFARS clauses and DLAD and local procurement notes shall contain the contractor’s warranty that the contract prices do not include allowance for any contingency to cover increased costs also considered by the EPA clause or procurement note. The contracting officer shall ensure that contractors comply with this warranty.
(S-93) If it becomes apparent that an EPA clause is clearly justified in a solicitation or contract but was not included, the contracting officer may include a FAR or DFARS clause or DLAD or local procurement note as an amendment or bilateral modification.
(S-94) Send proposed EPA local procurement notes to the DLA Acquisition Policy Division for approval. General Counsel shall review proposed EPA DLAD and local procurement notes.
(a) Adjustments based on established prices – standard supplies. If the contracting officer determines that no existing FAR or DFARS EPA clause, DLAD procurement note or local procurement note is appropriate, the contracting officer may develop an alternate to an existing EPA clause as a one-time use procurement note in accordance with 1.301(a)(1)(iii)(A). The CCO may approve the one-time use procurement note for a single procurement if the procurement note fulfills a specific and unique requirement of the acquisition or is a result of negotiations, subject to review by Counsel prior to incorporation into a solicitation or contract.
(1) Contracting officers may use procurement note C13 in solicitations and contracts, when the contracting officer determines that the use of the clause at FAR 52.216-2 is inappropriate (reference FAR Deviation #2008-02).)
C13 Economic Price Adjustment – Standard Supplies (AUG 2017)
(a) The contractor warrants that the unit price stated in the schedule for _________ [offeror insert schedule line item number] is not in excess of the contractor’s applicable established price in effect on the contract date for like quantities of the same item. The term “unit price” excludes any part of the price directly resulting from requirements for preservation, packaging, or packing beyond standard commercial practice. The term “established price” means a price that --
(b) The contractor shall promptly notify the contracting officer of the amount and effective date of each decrease in any applicable established price. Each corresponding contract unit price shall be decreased by the same percentage that the established price is decreased. The decrease shall apply to those items ordered on and after the effective date of the decrease in the contractor’s established price, and this contract shall be modified accordingly.
(1) The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price under this procurement note shall not exceed 10 percent of the contract unit price [at the outset of each performance/ordering period].
(2) The increased contract unit price shall be effective --
(3) The increased contract unit price shall not apply to quantities [ordered] under the contract before the effective date of the increased contract unit price.
(d) During the time allowed for the cancellation provided for in subparagraph (c)(5) of this procurement note, and thereafter if there is no cancellation, the contractor shall continue deliveries according to the contract delivery schedule, and the Government shall pay for such deliveries at the contract unit price, increased to the extent provided by paragraph (c) of this clause.
(2) Contracting officers may use procurement note M09 for fresh fruits and vegetables under the DLA Troop Support subsistence supply chain for long term contracts (reference FAR Deviation #2008-02).
(3) Contracting officers may use a local procurement note in any DLA Multiple Award Schedule solicitation or contract instead of FAR 52.216-2.
(b) Adjustments based on established prices – semi-standard supplies. The contracting officer may use a local procurement note with FAR clause 52.216-3.
(c) Adjustments based on cost indexes of labor or material.
(1) The contracting officer may include an index clause in solicitations and resulting contracts only if the contracting officer documents in the acquisition plan that the acquisition satisfies the requirements of FAR 16.203-4(d) and DFARS 216.203-4(d). The contracting officer shall select the most appropriate index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The contracting officer may use another index if the contracting officer determines that no BLS index is suitable and documents in the acquisition plan the specific BLS indexes considered, why they were unsuitable, and rationale demonstrating the suitability of the index selected.
(2) If any applicable index is discontinued or its method of derivation is altered substantially, or the contracting officer determines that the index consistently and substantially fails to reflect market conditions, the parties shall agree upon an appropriate substitute index for determining price adjustments. The contracting officer shall modify the contract to reflect such substitute index, effective on the date the index specified in the contract is no longer published or began to consistently and substantially fail to reflect market conditions.
(d) Price adjustment for Department of Labor Index.
(1) The contracting officer may use procurement note C09 in solicitations and contract awards when—
(i) Unpredictable increases or decreases in the cost of producing the items are expected or pricing uncertainties exist for a component or components of the end item, and the change in cost of production or component prices can be tracked via the Producers Price Index (PPI) published by the BLS; or unpredictable increases or decreases in the cost of producing the items are expected or pricing uncertainties exist for labor, and the change in cost of production can be tracked via the Employment Cost Index (ECI) published by the BLS.
(ii) The circumstances in FAR 16.203-4(d)(1) exist;
(iii) The contracting officer considers the use of this procurement note appropriate; and
(iv) The requirements of FAR 16.203-3 and DLAD Subpart 16.2 are met.
(2) The contracting officer shall coordinate with the procuring organization pricing office before selecting the index. For procuring organizations with no pricing office, the contracting officer shall coordinate the fill-in sections with the DLA Acquisition Contract & Pricing Compliance Division.
(3) Notes for fill-in text:
(i) Paragraph (b)(1): Enter the appropriate Price Index (ECI, PPI, etc.) code number identification and title in the fill-in. Normally, unadjusted indexes should be used (as opposed to seasonally adjusted indexes). Note: If it is determined that the index to be used will only measure part of the cost of production or material, then that percentage which is measured can be specified. For example, if the component is cotton and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) index is only judged to measure 50% of the contract price, then this should be specified such as 50% times the base price.
(ii) Paragraph (b)(2): Enter the number of months, or quarters for ECI, for the adjusting price index.
(iii) Paragraph (b)(3): One box must be selected. Enter the number of months, or quarters for ECI, in each fill-in. Note: If final indexes are used, adjust the number of months, or quarters, in the second fill-in to account for first published indexes.
(iv) Paragraph (c)(1): Enter the number of price adjustments per contract year.
(v) Paragraph (d): Enter the appropriate percentage price increase ceiling, considering the length of contract performance, index volatility, and ratio of the cost covered by this clause to the total contract price. Any percentage over 10 percent requires approval by the chief of the contracting office.
(vi) Paragraph (f)(2): Enter the minimal dollar amount for an adjustment to be made for retroactive price changes. The default is $500.
C09 Economic Price Adjustment – Department of Labor Index (AUG 2017)
(a) Warranties. The contractor warrants that--
(1) The base unit prices set forth in the Schedule do not include allowances for any portion of the contingency covered by this clause; and
(2) The prices to be invoiced shall be computed in accordance with the provisions of this clause.
(b) Definitions. As used throughout this clause –
(1) "Index" for the purpose of price adjustment under this clause shall be the Producer Price Index(es) reported in the monthly publication entitled, “Producer Price Indexes”, published by the United States (U.S.) Department of Labor (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the following code number(s) and title(s): ________________________( contracting officer fill-in)_________________________; or the Employment Cost Index(es) reported in the quarterly publication entitled, “Employment Cost Indexes,” published by the United States (U.S.) Department of Labor (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the following code number(s) and title(s): ________________________(contracting officer fill-in)_________________________.
(2) "Base index" is the arithmetic average of the final version of the indexes published for the ____ months, or ____ quarters for ECI, preceding the closing date for receipt of proposals or the date required for receipt of final proposal revisions, if discussions were held.
(3) "Adjusting index" shall be the ____ arithmetic average of the [ ] first published or [ ] final version of the index for the ____ months, or ____ quarters for ECI, prior to the month in which the adjusting contract modification is effective.
(4) "Base unit price" is the unit price applicable to a quantity of a contract line item established at contract award, exclusive of any price adjustment pursuant to this clause.
(5) “Adjustment period” is the period during which a particular adjustment to the unit price under this clause (calculated at the beginning of the adjustment period) will be applicable. The length of each adjustment period in months shall be calculated by dividing 12 by the number of adjustments allowed per year in (c)(1) below.
(c) Adjustments. Prior to the end of each adjustment period, the contracting officer shall calculate the adjusting index and any adjusted contract unit price(s) for the new adjustment period, and modify the contract accordingly. Price adjustments pursuant to this clause shall be made by contract modification, issued by the contracting officer and will show the base index, the adjusting index, the base unit price, the mathematical calculations, and the changed unit price(s). The price adjustment shall be applicable to orders issued after the effective date of the contract modification establishing the unit price for the adjustment period. The price adjustment(s) for each adjustment period will be based on the percentage change between the base index and the adjusting index for the adjustment period, as applied to the base unit price.
(1) The Government shall be entitled to a price decrease in any particular adjustment period if the adjusting index is less than the base index. There shall be _______ price adjustments per contract year.
(2) Example of adjustment calculation:
Base Index =
109.88*
Adjusting index =
112.72*
Less base index =
Change to index =
Divide change to index by base index =
2.84 / 109.88 = .02585 (2.585%)**
Multiply by the base unit price =
$50.00 x .02585 = $1.29***
= Unit Price Adjustment
Adjusted unit price =
* In computing the base and adjusting indexes, the resulting figure shall be rounded to the second decimal place.
** This figure shall be rounded to the fifth decimal place.
*** All dollar figures shall be rounded to the nearest cent.
(d) Upward ceiling on economic price adjustment. No upward ceiling shall apply under this economic price adjustment clause, unless the BLS series is based on indices below the six-digit level (an index “below the six-digit level” in BLS usage means an index whose identifier exceeds six-digits). For any BLS series that is below the six-digit level, the following ceiling shall apply: The contractor agrees that the aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price under this clause shall not exceed ___% (percent) of the original base unit price, except as provided hereafter.
(1) If at any time the contractor has reason to believe that within the near future a price adjustment under the provisions of this clause will be required that will exceed the adjustment ceiling for any item, the contractor shall promptly notify the contracting officer in writing of the expected increase. The notification shall include a revised ceiling the contractor believes is sufficient to permit completion of remaining contract performance, along with appropriate explanation and documentation as required by the contracting officer.
(2) If an increase in the index would raise a contract unit price for an item above the current ceiling, the contracting officer may issue a contract modification to raise the ceiling. If the contract ceiling will not be raised, the contracting officer shall so promptly notify the contractor in writing.
(e) Invoices. The prices payable under this contract will be based on the latest adjusted unit price incorporated into the contract as of the date of order.
(f) Retroactive adjustment. Paragraph applies only if “first published index” is selected in paragraph (b)(3) above. The contractor may request a retroactive adjustment for orders that have been delivered during an adjustment period for which payment has already been made, based on the difference between a higher final revised index applicable to an adjustment period and the index values used in calculating the unit price for that adjustment period, and subject to the adjustment ceiling in (d) above and when the following conditions are met:
(1) The request for equitable adjustment clearly establishes that the unit price adjustment for the adjustment period would have been higher if the final revised index had been used, and identifies all invoices and payments to which it is applicable, cites the specific index differences relating to the requested adjustment, and provides a calculation of the total net price adjustment for items delivered during that adjustment period.
(2) No retroactive equitable adjustment shall be made under this clause unless the total dollar change for items delivered is $______ ($500.00 unless otherwise stated) or more for the applicable adjustment period(s).
(3) The contractor’s written request must be received by the contracting officer within 45 days following publication of the final revised index.
The Government shall be entitled to a downward adjustment based on the difference between a lower final revised index applicable to an adjustment period and the index values used in calculating the unit price for that adjustment period, subject to the limitation in paragraph (f)(2).
(g) Revision of index. In the event –
(1) Any applicable index is discontinued or its method of derivation is altered substantially; or
(2) The contracting officer determines that the index consistently and substantially fails to reflect market conditions, the parties shall mutually agree upon an appropriate and comparable substitute and the contract shall be modified to reflect such substitute effective on the date the index was discontinued, altered, or began to consistently and substantially fail to reflect market conditions.
(h) Final invoice. The contractor shall include a statement on the final invoice that the amounts invoiced hereunder have applied all decreases required by this clause.
(i) Disputes. Any dispute arising under this clause shall be determined in accordance with and subject to the “Disputes” clause of the contract.
(e) Adjustments based on established market prices or indexes.
(1) The contracting officer shall determine the most appropriate international, national, regional, or local area market. The EPA clause or procurement note included in the solicitation or contract shall identify the index or established market price, the document containing such index or price, and its effective date or period.
(2) If the contracting officer is unable to identify an established market price or index that satisfactorily reflects economic fluctuations, the contracting officer may include fill-ins in the EPA provision in the solicitation for offerors to recommend the most appropriate established market price or index. If the offeror does not propose an established market price or index, the contracting officer may consider the most appropriate established catalog price.
(3) Contracting officers shall consider the length of contract performance when entering the appropriate percentage price increase ceiling, located in paragraph (c)(1) of procurement note C09. Any percentage over 10 percent requires approval by the CCO or designee, or not lower than one level above the contracting officer. Such approval may cover more than one contract and extend over a stated definite period of time not to exceed two years, at which time the contracting officer shall review the adjustment ceiling again.
(4) The contracting officer may use procurement note L24 in solicitations and contracts when items being acquired are commercial items for which manufacturers or suppliers have established, published prices meeting the definition of market price or catalog price.
L24 Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) – Established Prices (AUG 2017)
(1) The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price under this clause shall not exceed ___ percent of the original contract unit price.
(2) The increased contract unit price shall be effective –
(5) Within 30 days after receipt of the contractor’s written request, the contracting officer may cancel, without liability to either party, any undelivered portion of the contract items affected by the requested increase, except as follows.
(i) The contractor may, after that time, deliver any items that were completed or in the process of manufacture at the time of receipt of the cancellation notice, provided the contractor certifies and notifies the contracting officer of such items within 10 days after the contractor receives the cancellation notice.
(ii) The Government shall pay for those items at the contract unit price increased to the extent provided by paragraph (d) of this clause.
(iii) Any standard steel supply item shall be deemed to be in the process of manufacture when the steel for that item is in the state of processing after the beginning of the furnace melt.
(d) During the time allowed for the cancellation provided for in subparagraph (c)(5) of this clause, and thereafter if there is no cancellation, the contractor shall continue deliveries according to the contract delivery schedule, and the Government shall pay for such deliveries at the contract unit price, increased to the extent provided by paragraph (c) of this clause.
(e) The contractor shall certify on each invoice that each unit price stated therein reflects all decreases required by this clause and shall certify on the final invoice that all price decreases required by this clause have been applied in the manner required herein.
(f) Disputes. Any dispute arising under this clause shall be determined in accordance with the Disputes clause of the contract.
(f) Adjustments based on established catalog prices. The contracting officer may include an established catalog price-type EPA clause (FAR 52.216-2 or 52.216-3, DFARS 252.216-7000 or 252.216-7001) in solicitations and resulting contracts for an item previously bought without such EPA clause only after the contracting officer determines that an index-type or an established market-priced EPA is unsuitable (i.e., does not meet the requirements of FAR 16.203-4(d) and DFARS 216.203-4(d), or does not describe the supplies with specificity) and documents in the acquisition plan the results of actions taken in reaching this determination.
(g) The contracting officer may only use these procurement notes when the requirements of FAR 16.203-2 are met, the contracting officer makes the determination required by FAR 16.203-3, and the contracting officer determines that none of the standard FAR EPA clauses are appropriate for use in the acquisition.
(h) The contracting officer shall include procurement note L25 in solicitations when using negotiation procedures that include economic price adjustments.
L25 Evaluation of Offers – Economic Price Adjustment (AUG 2017)
(a) Offers in response to solicitations will be evaluated without adding any amount for economic price adjustment unless the economic price adjustment (EPA) clause included in the solicitation provides for offerors to specify the portion of the contract price subject to EPA. In this case, the offered price(s) subject to the EPA clause will be adjusted to the maximum possible extent under the EPA using the price ceiling limitation provision of such clause for the basic contract plus all options covered by the evaluation. The resulting price(s) will be used for evaluation of offers.
(b) If a successful offeror stipulates a lower maximum increase limitation then that included in the solicitation, it will be incorporated into the resulting contract.
(c) Offers which (1) increase the maximum ceiling percentage specified in the solicitation, (2) stipulate a maximum decrease limit, or (3) delete or otherwise alter the economic price adjustment clause, will not be considered for award, unless the contracting officer determines that award on such basis is in the best interests of the Government and all offerors are afforded an opportunity to offer on the same basis.
(i) Contracting officers may use procurement note M09 in contracts, including those subject to FAR Part 12, that meet the criteria in FAR 16.205 for fixed price prospective price redetermination and have been deemed unsuitable for economic price adjustment and have pricing based on the date supplies are ordered rather than on date of delivery (reference FARS DEV 13-07).
M09 Procurement Note Price Redetermination – Prospective (AUG 2017) (DEVIATION - PERMANENT)
(a) The unit prices and the total price stated in this contract shall be periodically redetermined in accordance with this procurement note, except that --
(1) The prices for supplies ordered and services performed before the first effective date of price redetermination (see paragraph (c) of this clause) shall remain fixed; and
(c) Price redetermination periods. For the purpose of price redetermination, performance of this contract is divided into successive periods. The first period shall extend from the date of the contract to ________, (see note (1)) and the second and each succeeding period shall extend for ______ [insert appropriate number] months from the end of the last preceding period, except that the parties may agree to vary the length of the final period. The first day of the second and each succeeding period shall be the effective date of price redetermination for that period.
(1) Not more than _______ nor less than ______ (see note (2)) days before the end of each redetermination period, except the last, the contractor shall submit --
(i) Proposed prices for supplies that may be ordered or services that may be performed in the next succeeding period, and –
(ii) A statement of all costs incurred in performing this contract through the end of the ___ month (see Note (3)) before the submission of proposed prices with sufficient supporting data to disclose unit costs and cost trends for --
(A) Supplies ordered and services performed; and
(2) The contractor shall also submit, to the extent that it becomes available before negotiations on redetermined prices are concluded –
(i) Supplemental statements of costs incurred after the date stated in subdivision (d)(1)(ii) of this section for --
(C) Any other relevant data that the contracting officer may reasonably require.
(3) If the contractor fails to submit the data required by subparagraphs (d)(1) and (2) of this section, within the time specified, the contracting officer may suspend payments under this contract until the data are furnished. If it is later determined that the Government has overpaid the contractor, the contractor shall repay the excess to the Government immediately. Unless repaid within 30 days after the end of the data submittal period, the amount of the excess shall bear interest, computed from the date the data were due to the date of repayment, at the rate established in accordance with the interest clause.
(e) Price redetermination. Upon the contracting officer’s receipt of the data required by paragraph (d) of this section, the contracting officer and the contractor shall promptly negotiate to redetermine fair and reasonable prices for supplies that may be ordered or services that may be performed in the period following the effective date of price redetermination.
(f) Contract modifications. Each negotiated redetermination of prices shall be evidenced by a bilateral modification to this contract, stating the redetermined prices that apply during the redetermination period.
(1) Within 45 days after the end of the quarter of the contractor’s fiscal year in which a delivery is first made (or services are first performed) and accepted by the Government under this contract, and for each quarter thereafter, the contractor shall submit to the contract administration office (with a copy to the contracting office and the cognizant contract auditor) a statement, cumulative from the beginning of the contract, showing --
(i) The total contract price of all supplies or services ordered and accepted by the Government and for which final prices have been established;
(ii) The total costs (estimated to the extent necessary) reasonably incurred for, and properly allocable solely to, the supplies or services ordered and accepted by the Government and for which final prices have not been established;
(iii) The portion of the total interim profit (used in establishing the initial contract price or agreed to for the purpose of this paragraph (h)) that is in direct proportion to the supplies or services ordered and accepted by the Government and for which final prices have not been established; and
(iv) The total amount of all invoices or vouchers for supplies or services ordered and accepted by the Government (including amounts applied or to be applied to liquidate progress payments).
(2) The statement required by subparagraph (h)(1) of this section need not be submitted for any quarter for which either no costs are to be reported under subdivision (h)(1)(ii) of this section, or revised billing prices have been established in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section, and do not exceed the existing contract price, the contractor’s price-redetermination proposal, or a price based on the most recent quarterly statement, whichever is least.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this contract authorizing greater payments, if on any quarterly statement the amount under subdivision (h)(1)(iv) of this section exceeds the sum due the contractor, as computed in accordance with subdivisions (h)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section, the contractor shall immediately refund or credit to the Government the amount of this excess. The contractor may, when appropriate, reduce this refund or credit by the amount of any applicable tax credits due the contractor and by the amount of previous refunds or credits affected under this procurement note. If any portion of the excess has been applied to the liquidation of progress payments, then that portion may, instead of being refunded, be added to the unliquidated progress payment account, consistent with the progress payments clause. The contractor shall provide complete details to support any claimed reductions in refunds.
(j) Disagreements. If the contractor and the contracting officer fail to agree upon redetermined prices for any price redetermination period within 60 days (or within such other period as the parties agree) after the date on which the data required by paragraph (d) of this section are to be submitted, the contracting officer shall promptly issue a decision in accordance with the Disputes clause. For the purpose of paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section, and pending final settlement of the disagreement on appeal, by failure to appeal, or by agreement, this decision shall be treated as an executed contract modification. Pending final settlement, price redetermination for subsequent periods, if any, shall continue to be negotiated as provided in this procurement note.
(k) Termination. If this contract is terminated, prices shall continue to be established in accordance with this procurement note for:
(1) completed supplies and services accepted by the Government and;
(2) those supplies and services not terminated under a partial termination. All other elements of the termination shall be resolved in accordance with other applicable clauses or procurement notes of this contract.
(c) Indefinite-delivery contracts providing for issuance of undefinitized delivery orders (UDOs) shall meet the requirements of DFARS Subpart 217.74 and DLAD 17.74.
(a)(4)(viii) Use procurement note L26 in solicitations which will result in IDCs when it is anticipated that the contractor will offer a price break for high quantity delivery orders. Coordinate with the demand planner manager for establishment of the quantity most likely to be procured for each delivery order. The highest weight should then be assigned to this quantity. State the range of order quantities and the evaluation weight which will be placed on each quantity range in the buying section of Optional Form 36. The contracting officer shall also provide the contractor with an estimate of the annual requirements.
L26 Evaluation of Quantity Sensitive and Indefinite Delivery Contracts (AUG 2017)
(1) To be eligible for award for an item, the contractor shall offer prices for each quantity increment stated in the solicitation.
(2) The Government will—
(i) Evaluate prices on a weighted basis, as identified in the solicitation.
(ii) Assign the highest weights to incremental quantities, as identified in the solicitation, within which it anticipates orders are most likely to be issued.
(iii) Evaluate offers by multiplying the designated weight by the unit price for each order increment and adding the results.
(iv) Make only one award for each line item.
(v) Issue each delivery order at the price offered for that increment.
(c) Multiple award preference. The contracting officer shall include the determination not to make multiple awards in the acquisition plan or otherwise document the determination in writing in the contract file.
(1)(ii)(D)(1)(S-90) “Awarded to a single source” means the task or delivery orders will not be competed between contract holders. “Task or delivery order contract” does not include orders against task or delivery order contracts.
(S-91) The HCA (or CCO if the HCA delegates approval authority to the CCO) shall approve award of task or delivery order contracts between $10 million and the threshold at FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1) to a single source. This requirement does not apply to DLA Energy’s energy program contracts, AbilityOne, and FPI contracts when they are a mandatory source in accordance with FAR 8.602(a)(3). This requirement does apply to DLA Energy non-energy task and delivery order contracts.
(S-92) Single awards over the threshold at FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1).
(A) Preferably within the early stages of the acquisition process, but no less than 21 days before contract award, the procuring organization shall submit a D&F to the DLA Acquisition Operations Division using a template substantially the same as the templates provided in PROCLTR 2009-14, for a Single Award D&F – Fixed Price Orders and Single Award D&F – Sole Source. If the D&F specifies the solicitation number, any resulting single award contract over the threshold at FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1) will be covered. The D&F shall include sufficient detail to fully support the application of one or more of the exceptions at FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1) to the procurement.
(B) Fixed-price contracts utilizing an economic price adjustment or price redetermination clause qualify for the FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1)(ii) exception for contracts providing only firm-fixed price task or delivery orders if the individual delivery or task orders under the contracts are firm-fixed priced using prices established in the contracts.
(S-93) The DLA Director has delegated head of agency authority to the DLA Acquisition Director, who shall sign the written D&F to make a single award of a task or delivery order contract over the threshold at FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1).
(S-94) Copy of the determination. The DLA Acquisition Policy Division shall submit a copy of the signed D&F to the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, via the OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/CPIC email address at osd.pentagon.ousd-atl.mbx.cpic@mail.mil.
(a)(S-90) The contracting officer shall issue a delivery order for any quantity ordered, including a quantity ordered concurrently with award of a basic contract.
(8) Task-order and delivery-order ombudsman. The competition advocate at each procuring organization shall act as the task and delivery order contract ombudsman. The ombudsman shall attempt to resolve contractor complaints relative to placement of individual task and delivery orders. When complaints are not resolved at the procuring organization level, the ombudsman shall forward the complaint to the DLA Compliance, Policy and Pricing Division for resolution by the DLA competition advocate. Each procuring organization shall develop procedures for execution of ombudsman duties and responsibilities.
(c) Contracting officers may use procurement note C10 to indicate delivery order procedures in multiple award indefinite delivery contracts pursuant to FAR 16.504. Indicate in the procurement note whether price evaluation for the task or delivery order is significantly more, less, or approximately equal in importance to all other evaluation factors combined.
C10 Placement of Task or Delivery Orders Against Multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts (AUG 2017)
(1) In accordance with FAR 52.216-27, Single or Multiple Awards, the Government may elect to award multiple contracts under this solicitation. The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with evaluation provisions in Section M of this solicitation. In the event of multiple awards, the Government will use the same evaluation criteria to determine which proposals represent the best value to the Government. The contracting officer has the discretion to determine the exact number of awards, considering the cost to the Government to administer multiple awards, the recurring nature of the requirement, the need to increase the active production base, and the benefits that may be achieved through continued competition.
(2) Task or delivery order placement procedure.
(a) In the event of multiple awards, the contracting officer will consider each awardee for placement of individual task or delivery orders unless an exception at FAR 16.505(b)(2) applies. However, awardees subject to testing and approval requirements (e.g., first article testing) are not eligible to receive orders until testing requirements are satisfactorily completed. Failure to successfully complete required testing will constitute grounds for contract termination for default by the Government.
(b) Unless stated otherwise in the contract or in the request for quotes for task or delivery orders under this contract, the following evaluation process will be used in awarding task or delivery orders. The criteria used for evaluating offers for task or delivery orders under this contract are price, past performance, and delivery. Price is of ______ importance than or to the other factors combined. Past performance will include performance on orders previously placed under the contract and may include performance under other contracts. In evaluating performance under previous orders, the contracting officer will consider delivery, quality of supplies or services furnished, and success in implementing any socioeconomic support programs that may be applicable to the contract.
(3) Task and delivery order ombudsman. In accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(8), the competition advocate will address complaints or questions regarding the placement of individual task or delivery orders. Address correspondence to the appropriate supply chain listed below:
For DLA Aviation:
Competition Advocate, BPP
Richmond, Virginia 23297-5124
For DLA Troop Support’s construction and equipment, clothing and textile, subsistence, and medical supply chains:
Competition Advocate, BPA
For DLA Land and Maritime:
(a) Contracting officers may use procurement note L27 in solicitations when a method is needed for making additions or deletions to items covered by the contract (e.g., corporate contracts, LTCs incorporating a manufacturer’s price list, comprehensive weapon system spare parts support, a specific range of items).
(1) The contracting officer shall address competition requirements before new items may be added to a contract.
(2) The contracting officer shall prepare a scope of contract statement in the solicitation and resulting contract to clearly establish the Government’s intentions and rights under the contract. The scope of contract statement should communicate a comprehensive objective for the acquisition (i.e., whether it is based on a specific stock class, weapon system, product line, manufacturer, or distributor). The contracting officer shall not include information in the scope of contract statement that conflicts with Section B or other terms of the solicitation. Contracting officers have flexibility in defining contract scope but must be careful to avoid ambiguities.
L27 Addition and Deletion of Items (AUG 2017)
(1) The Government reserves the right to unilaterally delete items that were available from only one manufacturer at the time of award if an alternate source of supply becomes available or the Government’s requirements are modified to provide for full and open competition. The Government will provide a 30-day advance notice to the contractor prior to deleting any item from the contract.
(2) The Government may add new items to the contract through bilateral modification with negotiated prices. All new requirements are subject to synopsis prior to addition to the contract.
(3) Discontinued items:
(a) The contractor agrees to provide the Government with immediate, written notification when the manufacturer will discontinue an item, including a recommendation for any potential substitute or replacement items. If the Government elects to include a substitute or replacement item in the contract, the contracting officer will modify the contract accordingly.
(b) If the manufacturer discontinues an item without replacement, the contractor shall include in the notice a recommendation concerning the availability of items that are comparable in form, fit, and function. The contractor shall not incur any costs related to alternate sources of supply without the express written approval of the contracting officer. The Government has the option to make a last time order, or series of orders, within 30 days after receiving written notification of the discontinued item, after which the item will be deleted from the contract. The contractor shall honor any last time order, unless it is returned to the ordering office within 10 days after issuance with written notice stating the full quantity is not available for shipment. The parties will negotiate the terms of such orders, including changes to the delivery schedule and maximum quantity available for shipment.
(b) Contracting officers shall use procurement note C12 in solicitations and contract awards for LTCs that provide for shipment to more than one location and include quantity range pricing; when transportation costs will be relatively small compared to the cost of the item; and when the contract price will be f.o.b. origin.
C12 Pricing of Delivery Orders with Quantity Increments (AUG 2017)
(a) In pricing delivery orders requiring delivery of one national stock number (NSN) to multiple destinations, the Government will determine the price for each destination as follows, depending on the box checked:
☐ (1) The quantity range price based on the total quantity of the NSN being procured under each delivery order regardless of destination; or
☐ (2) The total quantity being shipped to all destinations within each zone as defined elsewhere in this contract.
(b) If this solicitation or contract contains a provision for placement of orders through an electronic ordering system, the Government will determine unit prices for those orders as follows, depending on the box checked:
☐ (1) The total quantity of all requirements for each NSN issued via the electronic ordering system in a single day, regardless of the number of individual orders; or
☐ (2) The quantity of each individual order.
(c) The minimum quantity to be ordered, per destination, will be the minimum ordering range quantity if specified in section B of the solicitation or contract for each item.
(S-90) The contracting officer shall include “not to exceed” price ceilings in each option and delivery order.
(S-91) Contracting officers shall migrate time-and-material and labor-hour (T&M/LH) vehicles to other contract types, preferably a fixed- price arrangement, when the service becomes repetitive and more predictable in nature.
(S-92) HCAs shall annually monitor their percentage of acquisition dollars being spent on T&M/LH contracts and orders. HCAs shall report to the CAE at the close of the calendar year any percentages of T&M/LH contract action dollars for the preceding fiscal year exceeding 8 percent of service dollars, including a discussion of the HCA’s strategy to decrease the use of T&M/LH contract type and the risk mitigation measures used in administering these contract types.