lotus Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 What should I look for in an RFP to tell me if a CLIN is serverable or not serverable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Roberts Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, lotus said: What should I look for in an RFP to tell me if a CLIN is serverable or not serverable? Perhaps you can tell whether the work is severable or not by how the work it is expressed in the RFP? The GSA definition is as follows: 532.703 Contract funding requirements. (a) “Severable services” means services that are continuing and ongoing in nature—such as help-desk support, maintenance, or janitorial services—for which benefit is received each time the service is rendered. (b) “Non-severable services” means work that results in a final product or end-item and for which benefit is received only when the entire project is complete, such as systems design, building conversion, or environmental study. Edited December 30, 2020 by Neil Roberts deleted excess words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Are you inquiring to find out how to better propose? If so, I would ask the CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus Posted January 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 11:15 AM, Neil Roberts said: Perhaps you can tell whether the work is severable or not by how the work it is expressed in the RFP? The GSA definition is as follows: 532.703 Contract funding requirements. (a) “Severable services” means services that are continuing and ongoing in nature—such as help-desk support, maintenance, or janitorial services—for which benefit is received each time the service is rendered. (b) “Non-severable services” means work that results in a final product or end-item and for which benefit is received only when the entire project is complete, such as systems design, building conversion, or environmental study. SF 1449, Block 29, indicates the Govt may accept some proposed items, without accepting all of them. If this is unacceptable, is there a real option other than no-bidding? ------------------------------ YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS ___________________ ------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Culham Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 15 hours ago, lotus said: If this is unacceptable, is there a real option other than no-bidding? That is an option but there may be others depending on the allowances or not of the solicitation. The indication of a "SF-1449" implies the procurement is pursuant to FAR part 12 Commercial Item procedures. As such solicitation clause 52.212-1 would most likely be in the the solicitation and its wording may give a window to other options. By example see paragraph (e) of the standard 52.212-1 clause. If this wording remains in the specific solicitation then it would seen it provides for the ability to provide multiple offers that the government might consider with regard to line items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 lotus, You weren’t clear with your question of severable versus non-severable work. That issue has to do with government funding of work. What you seem to be interested in is whether you can propose on an “all-or-none” basis. In other words can you offer on the basis of wanting everything instead of pieces of the effort. If that’s the case, c culham offers good advice. Or you can just ask the CO. That’s whose opinion counts the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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