Hi all, first time commenter but have been following for a while. I could really use your assistance on the below issue/question as it's starting to come up more and more at our agency. I'm not sure why it's just now coming up but regardless...I've searched long and hard to see if this particular issue has been addressed and couldn't find anything that seemed to fit, so here goes a new topic posting:
Issue: in FY15, an agency awarded a GSA FSS task order for travel management/logistics services. The task order is a mix of T&M and FFP CLINs, and the period of performance was set for a base period of 5 years, with 2 five-year options that aligned with the firm's GSA Schedule performance period. The order was initially funded with 1-year (FY15) money and, other than a smattering of no-year funds, there have been no additional funds added to the task order to-date. The program office has requested to realign/move funds b/w two CLINs, both of which are in the current 5 year base period, but they’re requesting to realign existing funds (from FY15) to cover costs. There is no ceiling increase or scope change associated with this request to realign funds.
Question: Does the CO have the contractual authority to realign/transfer funds from one CLIN to another within the five year base period, even though the funding obligated on the order is all from FY15? Remember, for the purposes of this argument they're still paying for services using funds they applied in FY15 at the time of task order award.
Thanks in advance for any guidance. This forum has been vital to my growth as a CO!