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Ah, yes, that is my fault regarding SAT. Thank you for that information!

Hi Boof, Thanks for the response. Just to clarify, this will be a FAR part 13 BPA, not FAR part 8. Accordingly FAR 13.000, the SAT has been raised to $7 million for commercial items. Because this is a laboratory equipment maintenance requirement, each of our calls will cost a few thousand at most--generally below the MPT level. With this information, do you have any insight on the duration limitation of a FAR part 13 BPA? Thanks again, USU1914

Hello everyone, I'm working on a consolidated maintenance multiple-award blanket purchase agreements (BPAs). The total estimated value of this requirement is slightly below SAT ($7M) over ten years. Accordingly, I'd like to set the period of performance (PoP) to last all ten years to fulfill this ongoing program need. I was hoping to find a definitive allowance for setting a multiple-year BPA but all the FAR paragraphs I find are vague about the timeline of a BPA. From what I gather, the only FAR paragraph that defines a time frame is FAR 8.405-3(d)(1), "Multiple-award BPAs generally should not exceed five years in length, but may do so to meet program requirements." FAR part 13, the part that I actually need to cite, is quite vague: FAR 13.303-3(a)(1) states, "[...] during a specified period and within a stipulated aggregate amount, if any." FAR 13.303-7 informs, "An individual BPA is considered complete when the purchases under it equal its total dollar limitation, if any, or when its stated time period expires." Since FAR part 13 is silent on this matter, can I reference FAR part 8 for the allowance? Or am I missing something that's more obvious? Also, I understand that either the Government or the awardee may cancel a BPA at any time with a written request. What if a vendor's cancellation request would impede the Government's mission? Could we require the vendor to continue to perform for a reasonable amount of time? Your input and guidance will be much appreciate. Thank you!