Federal Register :: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Requiring Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data (DFARS Case 2020-D008)

ATTENTION DOD CONTRACTING OFFICERS:

YOU MAY NOT USE HISTORICAL PRICING ALONE ANYMORE.

Therefore it is time to ask yourself: If you cannot use the price the government paid for a commercial item subcomponent on the previous lot of aircraft engines, what do you need to point to in a DFARS solicitation provision during negotiations this time around to make the contractor help you determine its sole-source commercial item fair and reasonable?

The DFARS, it is-a-changin', and you can help change it for the better by commenting on the proposed rule at the link.