Module 2 Contract Planning in the FAR. Preview

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1 Module 2 Contract Planning in the FAR Preview

2 Some of the FAR s Guiding Principles All members of the Team are required to employ planning as an integral part of the overall process of acquiring products or services. Although advance planning is required, each member of the Team must be flexible in order to accommodate changing or unforeseen mission needs. Planning is a tool for the accomplishment of tasks, and application of its discipline should be commensurate with the size and nature of a given task. The Government must not hesitate to communicate with the commercial sector as early as possible in the acquisition cycle to help the Government determine the capabilities available in the commercial marketplace. -- FAR (a) (and be sure to read OFPP s Myth-Buster memos) 2

3 A Given A well-planned procurement will be structured to comply with the numerous acquisition laws and regulations as well as to obtain the goods or services needed by the agency. 3

4 Role of Contract Planning The goal of acquisition planning: Issue a solicitation that is clearly written to obtain the best value for the Government. Avoid repeated amendments to the solicitation and wasteful clarifications and discussions during the process of selecting the winning contractor. Enable the agency to award a substantial portion of its contracts without conducting discussions with commensurate savings of time and resources by both the agency and the competing offerors. 4

5 Module 2 Outline Contract Planning in the FAR Lesson Topic 1 Acquisition Planning 2 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 3 Competition Requirements 4 Contracting Methods 5 Contracting Types 6 Special Contracting Methods 7 Describing Agency Needs 8 Publicizing Contract Actions 9 Socioeconomic Programs

6 Lesson 1 Acquisition Planning What acquisition planning consists of FAR What market research is and how you conduct it FAR Eight definitions of a commercial item FAR When acquisition planning should begin FAR 7.104(a) Written acquisition plans FAR 7.103(e) Availability/non-availability of commercial items FAR (d)(1)&(2)

7 Lesson 2 Required Sources of Supplies and Services Priorities for use of Government supply and services sources FAR 8.002(a)(1) and (2) Interagency acquisition, multi-agency contract (MAC) and Governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) FAR Small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business, HUBZone small business, veteran-owned small business, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business FAR

8 Lesson 3 Competition Requirements A primary goal of acquisition planning: promoting and providing for full and open competition FAR 6.101(a) and FAR 7.105(b)(2) Seven situations where the use of full and open competition after exclusion of sources is authorized FAR Contracting without providing for full and open competition FAR Set-asides (including partial set-asides) and sole source FAR Part 19

9 Lesson 4 Contracting Methods The competitive procedures FAR Sealed bidding FAR 6.401(a) Evaluation factors FAR Competitive proposals FAR 6.401(b) Best value FAR Tradeoff process and LPTA source selection processes FAR &2 Two-step sealed bidding FAR Simplified acquisition procedures FAR A&E contracts FAR (b) BAA with peer or scientific review FAR (a)

10 Lesson 5 Contracting Types Contractor responsibility for the cost of performance and profit incentive FAR Policies for selecting contract types FAR Two broad categories: fixed-price contracts and cost-reimbursement contracts FAR Six types of fixed-price contracts and five types of cost-reimbursement contracts FAR and FAR Characteristics and use of cost-reimbursement contracts, incentive contracts, time and materials contracts, and letter contracts FAR , , ,

11 Lesson 6 Special Contracting Methods Multiyear contract FAR , Contract options FAR and Indefinite delivery contract FAR Indefinite quantity contract FAR Delivery order and task order contracts FAR Requirements contract FAR

12 Lesson 7 Describing Agency Needs Design and performance specifications Order of precedence for requirements documents FAR Performance-based acquisition FAR 2.101, FAR Bundling FAR 2.101, FAR 7.107

13 Lesson 8 Publicizing Contract Actions Policy for publicizing contract actions FAR Governmentwide point of entry FAR Methods of disseminating information FAR Publicizing and response time FAR 5.203

14 Lesson 9 Socioeconomic Programs Davis-Bacon Act FAR Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act FAR Service Contract Act of 1965 FAR The Buy American Act FAR The Trade Agreements Act FAR Balance of Payments Program DFARS Foreign products/services DoD is restricted from acquiring DFARS Subpart

15 Please Join Us Again Soon! CON Contract Planning in the FAR - November 12-16, 2012 CON Contract Formation in the FAR - December 10-14, 2012 CON Contract Administration in the FAR - January 14-18, 2013 Consult federal-acquisition-regulation-far-fundamentals for our most up-to-date calendar.

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