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An FFP, commercial acquisition RFP requires submission of a forward pricing agreement or DCAA audit report in the proposal's business volume (as well as DCMA and DCAA POCs). A bidder's entire contracts team insists that FFP/commercial acquisitions may not require either requirement, and that when they encounter these requirements in Section L they "ignore them" and win awards. (They've never had the audits and have no forward pricing agreements.) They also state that they checked with DAU and were told their interpretation is correct. I understand where the belief comes from, having heard it many times and seen it posted in questions about RFPs. But it seems to me in the current case the CO has taken the trouble to drop it into specific Section L requirements, and that it is therefore a firm requirement for compliance. Can bidders ignore this requirement and still be evaluated for the award? If so, is there a citation that supports it? Thanks in advance.