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PN 97-51
August 1, 2000 CONTRACT BUNDLING
PURPOSE: To provide guidance on procedures for justifying contract bundling.
BACKGROUND: The FAR 7.107 contract bundling requirements overlap the NFS 1819.202-170 coverage on contract consolidations. To conform the NFS to the FAR, NFS 1819.202-170 is deleted, and new sections 1807.107 and 1807.107-70 are added to establish the following procedures: (1) The justification and documentation mandated by FAR 7.107(e) for "substantial bundling" must be performed for proposed bundlings of $5 million or more; (2) The measurable benefit analysis, justification, and the bundling documentation for each acquisition of $5 million or more must be sent to Headquarters for review; (3) The bundling analysis, justification, and documentation requirements apply to an order from a Federal Supply Schedule contract, Governmentwide acquisition contract, or other indefinite-delivery contract if the requirements consolidated under the order meet the definition of "bundling" at FAR 2.101; and (4) Master Buy Plan submissions must indicate if a listed item is a bundled acquisition.
REGULATION: Changes are made in Parts 1807 and 1819 as set forth in the enclosed replacement pages.
REPLACEMENT PAGES: You may use the enclosed pages to replace Part 1807, 19:1, 19:2, 19:3, 19:4, 19:5, and 19:6.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE: This PN was published as a final rule in the Federal Register (65 FR 46875-46877, August 1, 2000). EFFECTIVE DATE: This PN is effective as dated, and shall remain in effect until canceled or superseded.
HEADQUARTERS CONTACT: Tom O'Toole, Code HK, (202) 358-0478, e-mail: thomas.otoole@hq.nasa.gov.
SUBPART	1807.1	ACQUISITION PLANS
1807.103	Agency-head responsibilities.
1807.104	General procedures.
1807.105	Contents of written acquisition plans.
1807.107 Additional requirements for acquisitions involving bundling of contract requirements.
1807.107-70 Orders against Federal Supply Schedule contracts, Governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs), or other existing indefinite-delivery contracts.
1807.170	Acquisition Strategy Meeting (ASM).
SUBPART	1807.2	PLANNING FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES IN ECONOMIC QUANTITIES
1807.204	Responsibilities of contracting officers.
SUBPART	1807.3	CONTRACTOR VERSUS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
1807.307	Appeals.
SUBPART	1807.5	INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS
1807.503	Policy.
SUBPART	1807.70	CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTING
1870.7000	General.
SUBPART	1807.71	MASTER BUY PLAN 1807.7100	General.
1807.7101	Applicability.
1807.7102	Submission, selection, and notification procedures.
1807.7102-1	Submission of Master Buy Plan.
1807.7102-2	Submission of amendments to the Master Buy Plan.
1807.7102-3	Selection and notification procedures.
1807.7103	Format of Master Buy Plan.
SUBPART	1807.72	ACQUISITION FORECASTING
1807.7200	Scope of subpart.
1807.7201	Definitions.
1807.7202	Policy.
1807.7203	Responsibilities.
1807.7204	Forecast data.
1807.7205	Public availability.
ACQUISITION PLANNING Subpart 1807.1 - Acquisition Plans
(d)(i) Except as provided in paragraph (d)(iii) of this section, acquisition plans shall be prepared according to the following: (A) For acquisitions requiring Headquarters approval, by an Acquisition Strategy Meeting (ASM) (see 1807.170);
(B) For acquisitions not requiring Headquarters approval and expected to exceed $5 million, by installation-approved ASMs or written acquisition plans; and, (C) For acquisitions not expected to exceed $5 million, in accordance with installation procedures.
(ii) The estimated dollar amounts shall include all options and later phases of the same program or project.
(iii) Acquisition plans are not required for the following acquisitions:
(A) Architect-engineering services;
(B) Broad agency announcements (see 1835.016) or unsolicited proposals;
(C) Basic research from nonprofit organizations;
(D) Utility services available from only one source;
(E) From or through other Government agencies except when the value of the acquisition meets the Master Buy Plan threshold (see 1807.7101(a)); (F) Industrial facilities required in support of related contracts; or
(G) MidRange procedure awards (see 1871). However, acquisition plans are required for commercial item acquisitions that exceed the MidRange dollar thresholds for noncommercial items. (iv) Acquisition plans shall be approved before soliciting proposals.
(v) Approval of an acquisition plan does not constitute approval of any special conditions, or special clauses that may be required unless the plan so specifies, and the individual having approval authority is a signatory of the plan. All required deviations shall be approved through the procedures described in FAR 1.4 and 1801.4.
(vi) A single acquisition plan may be used for all phases of a phased acquisition provided the plan fully addresses each phase, and no significant changes occur after plan approval to invalidate the description of the phases. If such significant changes do occur, the plan shall be amended and approved at the same level as the original plan. (e) Acquisition plans should be prepared on a program or system basis when practical. In such cases, the plan should fully address all component acquisitions of the program or system.
(a) The acquisition planning team shall obtain input from the center offices responsible for matters of safety and mission assurance, occupational health, environmental protection, information technology, export control, and security. Their presence on the team shall help to ensure that all NASA acquisitions are structured in accordance with NASA safety, occupational health, environmental, export control, and security policy. As part of this process, the team shall recommend any appropriate solicitation or contract requirements for implementation of safety, occupational health, environmental, information technology, export control, and security concerns. (See NPG 8715.3, NASA Safety Manual; NPG 7120.5, NASA Program and Project Management Processes and Requirements; NPG 2810.1, Security of Information Technology, and NPG 1620.1, Security Procedures and Guidelines, all available at www.nodis.hq.nasa.gov).
Acquisition plans shall address each applicable topic listed in FAR 7.105, as supplemented by this section. Plans shall be structured by subject heading using each italicized topic heading in the same sequence as presented in the FAR. Subheadings should be used when appropriate (e.g., the separate items under contracting considerations at 7.105(b)(4)). Topics not applicable to a given acquisition (e.g., design-to-cost and should-cost are not compatible with service acquisitions), should be marked N/A. The requirements in FAR 7.105 regarding performance-based contracting methods shall not be limited to acquisition plans for service contracts.
(a)(1) Describe in nontechnical terms the supplies or services to be acquired. Include quantities.
(a)(2) NPG 7120.5 shall be an integral part of acquisition planning for programs and projects subject to its requirements. If the NPG does not apply, the acquisition plan shall clearly state that fact. If the NPG does apply, specify whether all required NPG 7120.5 documentation is current and approved (see 1804.7301(b)(2)(i)). If not, describe the approach for obtaining approval or the authority to proceed without approval before release of draft or final solicitations. For programs and projects under the NPG, all draft or final solicitations subject to, or directly or substantially in support of, those programs or projects shall clearly identify the program or project of which they are part.
(a)(3) Identify the estimated cost and describe the estimating methodology. (a)(5) Specify the delivery or performance period requirements separately by the basic contract, each option, and the total.
(a)(7) Discuss project/program risks (see NPG 7120.5, NASA Program and Project Management Processes and Requirements). In addition to technical, schedule, and cost risks, the discussion shall include such considerations as: safety and security (including personnel, information technology, and facilities/property); the need to involve foreign sources (contractor and/or governmental), and risks of unauthorized technology transfer (see NPG 2190, NASA Export Control Program); and resource risk, including the necessary level and expertise of NASA personnel resources available to manage the project/program. For each area of risk identified, the discussion shall include a quantification of the relative magnitude (e.g., high, medium, low) together with the specific actions taken to structure the acquisition approach to manage the risks throughout the acquisition process. For example, this discussion would identify those areas that have safety risk, discuss how safety is addressed in contract requirements and evaluated in the source selection, and how it will be managed and incentivized during contract performance. Decisions to accept, mitigate, track, and/or research risk factors shall be identified and documented as part of acquisition planning.
(a)(8) Streamlining applies to all NASA acquisitions. Describe all planned streamlining procedures.
(b)(1) If the acquisition represents a consolidation of efforts previously contracted for separately, address the reasons for the consolidation, the expected benefits, and any potential adverse impact (including the effect on small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business participation) and planned actions to mitigate the impact (see 1819.202-170).
(b)(3) Address how cost realism will be evaluated.
(b)(4)(A) If an incentive contract is planned, describe the planned incentive(s) and the anticipated effects.
(B) Describe subcontracting issues, including all applicable subcontracting goals. (See FAR part 19 and part 1819).
(b)(5)(A) Identify the estimated cost separately by the basic contract, each option and total amount.
(B) Identify the funding by fiscal year and unique project number (UPN).
(b)(6) Identify the type of work statement/specification planned. Specifically address the applicability of performance-based requirement descriptions and the availability of commercial sources for the supplies/services.
(b)(10) Address contract management issues, including planned delegations of administrative functions.
(b)(20) If the period between release of solicitation to contract award is more than 120 calendar days (180 days for formal SEB competitions), explain why that goal cannot be met.
(c) Requests for approval of proposed bundlings that do not meet the thresholds in FAR 7.107(b) must be sent to the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS). (e) The substantial bundling documentation requirement applies to each proposed NASA bundling expected to exceed $5 million or more. The contracting officer must forward the documentation along with the measurable benefits analysis required by FAR 7.107(b) to the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS) in sufficient time to allow a minimum of 10 days for review. 1807.107-70 Orders against Federal Supply Schedule contracts, Governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs), or other existing indefinite-delivery contracts. The FAR and NFS requirements for justification, review, and approval of bundling of contract requirements also apply to an order from a Federal Supply Schedule contract, Governmentwide acquisition contract, or other indefinite-delivery contract if the requirements consolidated under the order meet the definition of "bundling" at FAR 2.101.
1807.170 Acquisition Strategy Meeting (ASM).
(a) The ASM is an acquisition plan conducted through a meeting attended by all interested NASA offices. At the meeting, the acquisition plan topics and structure specified in 1807.105 are presented in briefing format, and formal written minutes prepared to summarize the decisions, actions, and conclusions of the ASM members. The approved minutes, along with the briefing charts, shall be included in the contract file to document completion of the acquisition plan required by 1807.103.
(b) The ASM is not a requirements definition meeting. It is a meeting to seek approval for the proposed acquisition approach for requirements that were previously defined and agreed to by the cognizant offices. (c) Headquarters ASMs will be chaired by the Associate Administrator for Procurement or designee. The Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS) will prepare the minutes of Headquarters ASMs and distribute them to all attendees for review prior to approval by the ASM chairperson.
(d) For field installation ASMs, the minutes shall be approved in accordance with installation procedures
Subpart 1807.2--Planning for the Purchase of Supplies in Economic Quantities
Subpart 1807.3--Contractor Versus Government Performance
1807.307 Appeals.
(a) Installations shall establish appeals procedures in accordance with NMI 7410.3, Delegation of Authority for Acquisition of Commercial Activities for NASA's Use.
Subpart 1807.5--Inherently Governmental Functions
(e) The field installation requirements office shall provide the contracting officer the written determination that none of the statement of work tasks are inherently governmental. Disagreements regarding the determination shall be resolved in accordance with installation procedures. Subpart 1807.70--Consolidated Contracting
1807.7000 General.
The Consolidated Contracting Initiative (CCI) is NASA's commitment to the cooperative creation and utilization of contracts, whenever practicable, to meet common Agency needs. CCI aims at improving acquisition efficiency by identifying and logically combining similar requirements. Complete information on the initiative, with its implementation guidance, is available in the internet (http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/CCI/first.cgi).
Subpart 1807.71--Master Buy Plan
The Master Buy Plan provides information on planned acquisitions to enable management to focus its attention on a representative selection of high-dollar-value and otherwise sensitive acquisitions.
(a) The Master Buy Plan applies to each negotiated acquisition, including supplemental agreements and acquisitions through or from other Government agencies, where the dollar value, including the aggregate amount of options, follow-on acquisitions, or later phases of multi-phase acquisitions, is expected to equal or exceed $50,000,000.
(b) For initial annual Master Buy Plan submission only, each installation shall submit its three largest acquisitions regardless of dollar value and all acquisitions over $50,000,000.
(c) The procedure also applies to:
(1) Any supplemental agreement that contains either new work, a debit change order, or a credit change order (or any combination/ consolidation thereof), if the absolute value of the actions equals or exceeds $50,000,000 (e.g., the absolute value of a supplemental agreement adding $30,000,000 of new work and deleting $30,000,000 of work is $60,000,000, and is therefore subject to the Master Buy Plan).
(2) Any supplement agreement that contains one or more elements (new work and/or individual change orders) of a sensitive nature that, in the judgment of the installation or Headquarters, warrants Headquarters consideration under the Master Buy Plan, even though the value does not equal or exceed $50,000,000.
(3) Any cooperative agreement notice where the total value (the Government's contribution plus the contribution of the recipient) of any resulting cooperative agreement is expected to equal or exceed $50,000,000.
(4) Any acquisition designated by NASA Headquarters regardless of its value.
(d) The Master Buy Plan does not apply to incremental funding actions or termination settlement agreements.
1807.7102-1 Submission of Master Buy Plan.
(a) Prior to July 15th of every year, each installation shall submit to the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS) a Master Buy Plan (electronically or original and eight copies) for the next fiscal year, listing every known acquisition that (1) meets the criteria in 1807.7101, (2) is expected to be initiated in that fiscal year, and (3) has not been included in a previous Master Buy Plan or amendment to a Master Buy Plan.
(b) The fiscal year Master Buy Plan shall list all uncompleted acquisitions selected for Headquarters review and approval from prior Master Buy Plans and amendments to Master Buy Plans. These acquisitions should be listed by the appropriate fiscal year Master Buy Plan and individual item numbers, and should indicate the current status of the individual acquisition documents previously selected for Headquarters review and approval.
(c) Plans shall be prepared in accordance with 1807.7103 and shall identify the individual acquisition documents involved for every acquisition listed. Acquisition documents that may require Headquarters approval will be held in abeyance until receipt of the notification required by 1807.7102-3. This is not to preclude the planning for or initiation of such documents up to that point where Headquarters approval may be required.
1807.7102-2 Submission of amendments to the Master Buy Plan.
(a) Acquisitions identified by installations after submission of their Master Buy Plan and meeting the criteria in 1807.7102-1(a) shall be submitted to Headquarters in accordance with 1807.7103 and identified as an amendment to the fiscal year Master Buy Plan submission. (b) Master Buy Plan submissions should not be accomplished after the fact. Amendments shall be submitted sufficiently in advance of contract award date to allow Headquarters to select those acquisition documents that will be subject to Headquarters review and approval without creating an unacceptable delay in contract placement.
(c) When timely submittal is not possible, the installation shall provide with the amendment a narrative explaining the circumstances leading to the late submittal. A Master Buy Plan submission for a contract change order expected to meet the criteria in 1807.7101 shall be submitted to Headquarters immediately upon issuance of the change order.
1807.7102-3 Selection and notification procedures.
(a) The Headquarters Office of Procurement (Code HS) shall select acquisition documents from the Master Buy Plan and amendments to Master Buy Plans to receive Headquarters review and approval and shall designate source selection officials.
(b) When, subsequent to document selection or delegation, an acquisition is changed (for example, increase or decrease in dollar amount, change in requirement), canceled, superseded, deferred, or becomes no longer subject to the Master Buy Plan procedures in accordance with the criteria in 1807.7101, the installation shall immediately notify Code HS, giving the reasons. Code HS shall notify the installation's procurement office in writing of any further action that may be required.
(c) Acquisition documents not selected for Headquarters review will be subject to after-the-fact reviews by Headquarters during normal procurement management surveys or other special reviews. Acquisition delegations may subsequently be rescinded if a Headquarters review is deemed appropriate.
1807.7103 Format of Master Buy Plan.
In accordance with the requirements of 1807.7102-1 and 1807.7102-2, Master Buy Plans and amendments to Master Buy Plans shall be prepared in accordance with the format illustrated in Table 1807-1.
Subpart 1807.72--Acquisition Forecasting
1807.7200 Scope of subpart.
This subpart prescribes the acquisition forecasting procedure required to comply with the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988.
"Contract opportunity" means planned new contract awards exceeding $25,000.
1807.7202 Policy.
As required by statute, it is NASA policy to (a) prepare an annual forecast and semiannual update of expected contract opportunities or classes of contract opportunities for each fiscal year; (b) include in the forecast contract opportunities that small business concerns, including those owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, may be capable of performing; and (c) make available such forecasts to the public.
1807.7203 Responsibilities.
(a) NASA Procurement Officers shall post the data required by 1807.7204 directly to the NASA Acquisition Internet Service not later than October 1 for the annual forecast and April 15 for the semiannual update.
(b) Code HS will manage policy and monitor compliance with the NASA Acquisition Forecast process.
1807.7204 Forecast data.
(a) The annual forecast shall contain--
(1) Summary historical data (based on information provided by the Headquarters Office of Procurement (Codes HC and HS)) on the class of contract opportunities below the simplified acquisition threshold;
(2) Identification of all known contract opportunities in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold. Each such action should be identified as one of the three broad categories of acquisition -- Research and Development, Services, or Supplies and Equipment and shall include the following information:
(i) A brief description not to exceed ten typed lines; (ii) Approximate dollar value within the following dollar ranges: $100,000 to $1,000,000; $1,000,000 to $5,000,000; and over $5,000,000;
(iii) Anticipated time (by fiscal year quarter) for the issuance of the solicitation;
(iv) Identification if it is reserved for performance by small business concerns including those owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;
(v) Identification as competitive or noncompetitive; and
(vi) Identification and telephone number of a center point of contact.
1807.7205 Public availability.
The annual forecast and semiannual update are available on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/).
MASTER BUY PLAN PROCEDURES
Line Item No: ____________
Installation: _____________
FY ____________
Page No.: ________________
Cognizant Headquarters Office
Descriptive Title of Procurement
Current Status (11)
1.	Prepare on 8-1/2" x 11" paper or electronically.
2. List only one procurement on each page and number each page. Sequentially number each procurement action with a two digit "Line Item Number" beginning with "01" for each annual submission and subsequent amendments.	3.	For the initial submission only, list procurements and their current status from prior fiscal year(s) Master Buy Plans and amendments to MBPs that have not been completed.
4.	Do not reproduce these instructions on the submission.
Supplementary instructions by heading number
(1)	Include letter code and Headquarters contact, if known.
(2)	Include an "N" to indicate new procurement or "FO" to indicate follow-on procurement.
(3)	A range of dollar values may be used, if the exact value is unavailable. Express the range as $120M to $25M, $25M to $50M, and so forth in $25M increments. Include all phases of the procurement. All dollar values must be in real year dollars, i.e., adjusted to include anticipated inflation.
(4)	Installation recommendation ("Y" or "N") that an Acquisition Strategy Meeting be held. (The final decision will be made by Headquarters upon review of the MBP submission.)
(5)-(9)	Use "X" to indicate applicable documents. If column (7) contains an "X", include your recommendation in that column for the Source Selection Official (SSO). The recommendation should be either the Center SSO or Headquarters SSO (HSSO).
(10)	Status should include scheduled date for next event. (Complete horizontally.)
(11)	Include data considered pertinent and indicate expected date for placement of contract. If less than full and open competition is involved, indicate the authority being used, identify the firm(s) to which the procurement is being limited, and indicate the current status of the justification document. Include the names and telephone numbers of the cognizant installation procurement person and technical representative. Indicate if the procurement will result in a bundled contract as defined in FAR 2.101.
1819.001	Definitions.
SUBPART	1819.2	POLICIES
1819.201	General policy.
1819.202	Specific policies.
1819.202-1	Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
SUBPART	1819.3	DETERMINATION OF STATUS AS A SMALL BUSINESS, HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS, OR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERN 1819.302	Protesting a small business representation. SUBPART	1819.5	SET-ASIDES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
1819.502	Setting aside acquisitions.
1819.502-70	Non-initiation of set-asides.
1819.502-3	Partial set-asides.
1819.502-370	NASA reporting requirements.
1819.505	Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.
1819.506	Withdrawing or modifying small business set-asides.
SUBPART	1819.6	CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AND DETERMINATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
1819.602	Procedures.
1819.602-1	Referral.
1819.602-3	Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
1819.602-370	NASA procedures.
SUBPART	1819.7	THE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PROGRAM
1819.705-2	Determining the need for a subcontracting plan.
1819.705-4	Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
1819.705-470	Acquisition-specific subcontracting goals.
1819.708	Contract clauses.
1819.708-70	NASA solicitation provision and contract clause.
SUBPART	1819.8	CONTRACTING WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (THE 8(a) PROGRAM)
1819.804	Evaluation, offering, and acceptance.
1819.804-1	Agency evaluation.
SUBPART 1819.10	SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
1819.1005	Applicability.
SUBPART 1819.70	NASA 8 PERCENT GOAL
1819.7000	General.
1819.7001	Definitions.
1819.7002	Contracting officer responsibility.
1819.7003	Contract clause.
SUBPART 1819.71	NASA RURAL AREA SMALL BUSINESS PLAN
1819.7101	Definition.
1819.7102	General.
1819.7103	Solicitation provision and contract clause.
1819.7201	Scope of subpart. 1819.7202	Definitions.
1819.7203	Non-affiliation.
1819.7204	Transportability of features from the Department of Defense (DOD) Mentor-Protégé program to NASA contractors.
1819.7205	General policy.
1819.7206	Incentives for prime contractor participation.
1819.7207	Measurement of Program success.
1819.7208	Mentor firms.
1819.7209	Protégé firms.
1819.7210	Selection of protégé firms.
1819.7211	Application process for mentor firms to participate in the Program.
1819.7212	OSDBU review and approval process of agreement.
1819.7213	Agreement contents.
1819.7214	Developmental assistance.
1819.7215	Obligation.
1819.7216	Internal controls.
1819.7217	Reports.
1819.7218	Program review.
1819.7219	Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS 1819.001 Definitions.
(f)(1) The NASA Ombudsman, the Director of the Contract Management Division (Code HK), is the designated official for determining whether the use of the SDB mechanism in FAR Subpart 19.11 has resulted in an undue burden on non-SDB firms in the Department of Commerce designated SIC Major Groups, or is otherwise inappropriate.
Subpart 1819.3--Determination of Status as a Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or Small Disadvantaged Business Concern