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PGI Paragraph | MAJCOM | Paragraph Title |
AF | General | |
AF | Factors In Selecting Contract Type | |
AF | Contract Clauses | |
AF | General | |
SMC | General | |
SMC | Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Contracts | |
AF | Ordering | |
SMC | Ordering | |
SMC | Decentralized Ordering | |
AF | Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses |
(a) See DAU Tool Comparison of Major Contract Types Chart (Click Launch Tool ): https://www.dau.mil/tools/t/Comparison-of-Major-Contract-Types-Chart
Refer to OUSD/DPAP Contract Pricing Reference Guides (CPRG), Volume 3, Cost Analysis, Chapter 5.3, Recognizing Cost Risk , for assistance in assessing contract cost risk and determining the appropriate contract type for the acquisition. Risk assessment guidelines and contract type definitions are included. Click Launch Tool from the CPRG page.
(a)(1) Consult with local pricing office, where available, when considering whether use of an Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clause is appropriate for a particular acquisition, as well as, in the development of EPA clause(s).
See the Incentive Contracting Resources library in Air Force Contracting Central (AFCC) for guides, recommended training, audits, and best practices.
(b)(1) Acquisition teams are encouraged to utilize the AFMC Guiding Principles for Fair Opportunity Selection. These guiding principles help acquisition teams understand the difference between FAR 16.505 fair opportunity competitions and FAR 15.3 source selections and to provide possible fair opportunity competition ordering strategies.
(d)(1) Include the cumulative final date for the total effective period of the contract in the blank at the end of FAR clause 52.216-21(f), Requirements to cover the exercise of option periods and the performance of all options included in all future orders.
(e) Include the cumulative final date for the total effective period of the contract in the blank at the end of FAR clause 52.216-22(d), Indefinite Quantity to cover the exercise of option periods and the performance of all options included in all future orders.
(a) Contracting officers are strongly encouraged to document the determination to use an incentive- or award-fee type contract (or CLIN) using the SMC Award Fee and Incentive Fee D&F templates.
(b) Approval authorities for incentive fee plans and award fee plans are found in AFPEO/SP memo, SMC Award Fee and Incentive Plan Approval Authorities, dated 15 May 19.
See SMC Pricing Corner for guidance and information on the management of award fee contracts.
(b)(2) For tracking and reporting purposes, obtain a Local Identification Number from SMC/PKC for each J&A prior to coordination. See SMC PGI 5306.301 for information on developing your justification for other than full and open competition.
When awarding an order off a decentralized contract vehicle, the contracting officer should consider including a copy of the basic IDIQ contract in the task order file. A task order is not a distinct contract from the master IDIQ so the basic IDIQ contract may be needed in order to administer the task order and may not be immediately available from the contracting officer administering the master IDIQ.