Sec. 825. EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE COST OR PRICE TO THE GOVERNMENT AS A FACTOR IN THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS FOR CERTAIN MULTIPLE-AWARD TASK OR DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS
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## SEC. 825 EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE COST OR PRICE TO THE GOVERNMENT AS A FACTOR IN THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS FOR CERTAIN MULTIPLE-AWARD TASK OR DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS ###
(a)Exception to Requirement to Include Cost or Price as Factor Section 2305(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subparagraph (A)— #####
(A)in clause (i), by inserting “(except as provided in subparagraph (C))” after “shall”; and #####
(B)in clause (ii), by inserting “(except as provided in subparagraph (C))” after “shall”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: > > ##### “(C) > > If the head of an agency issues a solicitation for multiple task or delivery order contracts under section 2304a(d)(1)(B) of this title for the same or similar services and intends to make a contract award to each qualifying offeror— > > > ###### “(i) > > cost or price to the Federal Government need not, at the Government’s discretion, be considered under clause
(ii)of subparagraph
(A)as an evaluation factor for the contract award; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > if, pursuant to clause (i), cost or price to the Federal Government is not considered as an evaluation factor for the contract award— > > > ###### “(I) > > the disclosure requirement of clause
(iii)of subparagraph
(A)shall not apply; and > > > ###### “(II) > > cost or price to the Federal Government shall be considered in conjunction with the issuance pursuant to section 2304c(b) of this title of a task or delivery order under any contract resulting from the solicitation. > > > ##### “(D) > > In subparagraph (C), the term ‘qualifying offeror’ means an offeror that— > > > ###### “(i) > > is determined to be a responsible source; > > > ###### “(ii) > > submits a proposal that conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > the contracting officer has no reason to believe would likely offer other than fair and reasonable pricing. > > > ##### “(E) > > Subparagraph
(C)shall not apply to multiple task or delivery order contracts if the solicitation provides for sole source task or delivery order contracts pursuant to section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)).” > . ###
(b)Amendment to Procedures Relating to Orders Under Multiple-award Contracts Section 2304c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (3), by striking “or” at the end; ####
(2)in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(5) > > the task or delivery order satisfies one of the exceptions in section 2304(c) of this title to the requirement to use competitive procedures.” > .
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EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE COST OR PRICE TO THE GOVERNMENT AS A FACTOR IN THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS FOR CERTAIN MULTIPLE-AWARD TASK OR DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS
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