1102_InquiringMind

I am grateful for all of the positive feedback. I will definitely consider your feedback and conduct additional research, contact GSA's point of contact, and ask questions to better understand the structure of this task order. Enjoy your weekend, gentlemen.

My post was intended to address the FFP CLINS rather than the labor hour CLINS. I am managing a task order issued under GSA's Telecommunications and Network Services Contract and am trying to understand how funds obligated against each FFP CLIN can exceed the price specified in the Price Schedule. CLIN 0001, for example, is priced at $4,500.00 per unit for Cable and Wiring. The total amount obligated for this CLIN is $10,500.00. CLIN 0002 is priced at $120,000.00 per unit for Private Line Services. The total amount obligated for this CLIN is $350,000.00. CLIN 0008 is priced at $21,875,907.55 per unit for Toll Free Services. The total amount obligated for this CLIN is $32,457,899.20. I read the task order and did not see a rate schedule of unit prices to calculate payment for billing purposes. Perhaps I'm missing a document that contains this information. I'm not sure what additional information I can provide to help you understand my post better. I apologize if it’s not sufficient details.

Joel, I am still familiarizing myself with this task order award. The former C/O informed me that AJ stands for adjustable.

I appreciate your response. The following is an example of how the FFP CLINS are listed: CLIN Description QTY Funded Amt Unit Price Extended Price 0008 Toll Free Service 1 AJ $XXXX $XXXX $XXXX The only language pertaining to unit pricing that appears in the task order (my mistake, this is a task order, not a contract) award is as follows: "Travel and per diem shall be included in the fully loaded firm-fixed unit prices of the task order." The task order contains no language that limits payment for unit price line items, nor does it contain language relating to measurement and payment instructions. I'm assuming the intention was to structure this task order as a fixed unit price with measurement and payment instructions, as you indicated. What would be the best approach to address this?

Hello, I am managing a 10-year contract with firm-fixed price and labor hour CLINS. 8 of the 10 CLINS are FFP, while the remaining CLINS are labor hour. I understand that a labor hour contract requires a contractor to perform work rather than deliver a level of effort. If the ceiling needs to be raised to cover the addition of work that is outside the scope of the contract, the contracting officials must follow certain procedures, such as a sole source justification and D&F. However, the contractor's services performed against the FFP CLINS exceeded the contract price. Because the total amount obligated ( for FFP CLINS) has already exceeded the contract price for the current option period, I am hesitant to proceed with obligating additional funds against the FFP CLINS. What advice would you give to a rookie Contract Specialist? I'd appreciate any feedback you can give me.

Vern, thanks for the heads up!👍

Vern, thank you! I will take a look at these for a start.

Vern, Any reading material you could provide on incremental funding would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Vern, I’ve been in the 1102 field for a little over 3 years and am looking for feedback on this WIFCON platform. I don’t think that incrementally funding FFP CLINS are improper; I just haven't seen it done at the agencies where I've worked. Furthermore, the agencies for which I have worked included language in their FAR supplements indicating when FFP CLINS can be incrementally funded. As far as thinking that "those practices are flaws", I was referring to some of the flaws I noticed while analyzing the task order file. Sorry for not explaining my reasoning; contracting is a very challenging field to master, and I am still learning.

ji20874: I do agree that there are a lot of sloppiness across the Government. I am just trying to find the best way to approach this. It is going to be a bit of a challenge.

ji20874 & formerfed: Your responses are greatly appreciated. I did come across DOD's clause at DFARS 252.232-7007, as well as clauses from other agencies. I didn't want to raise my concerns about the various flaws I've discovered with this task order requirement without having supporting information, because I'm new to this agency.

I recently transferred to another government agency working in the procurement office. I was assigned a task order issued against an existing IDIQ (GSA) Contract. The task order was awarded as a fixed price with labor hour CLINS for a base and 12 option periods. In familiarizing myself with the task order award, I noticed that the fixed price CLINS were incrementally funded. Additionally, Section G of the task order includes ordering procedures that states, "orders will be issued and the vendor shall provide price quotes to the Government when required." Please help me understand how FFP CLINS can be incrementally funded and how a task order issued against an existing GSA IDIQ Contract be treated as if it is a BPA. Additionally, can a task order have a period of performance beyond 5-years? I am sure this topic may have been covered, but I wasn't able to locate anything on the threaded discussions. I would appreciate any feedback you can provide.