nelsoji

Not sure if I am posting this in the right place. The Federal Register posted on 31 Jan 18 has the final rule on a DFARS update which includes language aimed at providing "guidance to contracting officers for making price reasonableness determinations...." In the update to 215-404-1 it describes a process for determining price reasonableness which includes language saying the "contracting officer shall consider information submitted by the offeror of recent purchase prices paid by the Government......." Am I to read that to say that if there is an exemption to requiring certified cost or pricing data - the government could rely on prior prices paid by themselves for similar items to determine price reasonableness? That portion of the clause goes on to talk about commercial items so I am trying to figure out if this is aimed more at items that the contractor is trying to deem a commercial item or if it could be for a non-commercial item that meets an exemption. This could obviously make it much easier to establish price reasonableness on re-competes where a waiver exits but trying to see if I am reading it right. Thoughts?