Vern Edwards Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 Can you use simplified acquisition procedures to award a cost-reimbursement contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 I'm not sure what use of SAP has to do with contract type and even commerciality. FAR 13.106-1(a)(2)(iv)(A), states: (A) The contracting officer may choose not to include price or cost [emphasis added] as an evaluation factor for award when a solicitation... Yes, we may; the FAR does not preclude us from doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mansfield Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 30 minutes ago, Vern Edwards said: Can you use simplified acquisition procedures to award a cost-reimbursement contract? I think so. I don't know what would prohibit it. FAR 13.302-1(a) says: Quote Except as provided under the unpriced purchase order method (see 13.302-2), purchase orders generally are issued on a fixed-price basis. See 12.207 for acquisition of commercial items. That suggests that there could be exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrown Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 I agree with Don. If you are asking about whether a non-commercial purchase order may be awarded as a cost-reimbursement, I would argue that 13.302-1 only advises that purchase orders "generally are issued on a fixed-price basis." "Generally" doesn't imply exclusivity. My question is, would you have any concerns with meeting the requirements of 16.301-2 & -3 if utilizing SAP? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Edwards Posted February 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 No concerns about complying with 16.301-2 and -3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Culham Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 No imperative in this citation but it does make me wonder if a cost reimbursement procurement using SAP would meet the intent of 13.002 Purpose? But then again I imagine the intent of "Purpose" gets bastardized every which way for supposed SAP procurements. Further there are many examples where SAP solicited work has a mix of FFP and cost reimbursement CLINS for travel as one common example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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