I would like to get some advice and opinions on a possible unique scenario we are facing in our Acquisition office. The program office wants to recompete and award a new IDIQ contract to incorporate changes that cannot be put into the current IDIQ contract. Also, due to the nature of the services, a minimum overlap of 18 months is recommended between the contracts. There is still an unexercised option period of 3 years available on the current contract, which is not due to be exercised for a couple years. Award of the new IDIQ contract is projected to happen before then. If the final option period is not exercised, there could be less than the minimum recommended 18-month overlap available. So, the plan is to exercise the final option period. Besides excessive duplication (more than 3 years) and increased contract administration effort, what other issues or legal ramifications might there be if we awarded the new IDIQ contract before exercising the final option period on the current IDIQ contract? Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Sincerely, EJB_FederalCO