Sec. 853. MULTIPLE PROGRAM MULTIYEAR CONTRACT PILOT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
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## SEC. 853 MULTIPLE PROGRAM MULTIYEAR CONTRACT PILOT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM **[**[10 U.S.C. 2306b note](/us/usc/t10/s2306b)**]** ###
(a)Authority The Secretary of Defense may conduct a multiyear contract, over a period of up to four years, for the purchase of units for multiple defense programs that are produced at common facilities at a high rate, and which maximize commonality, efficiencies, and quality, in order to provide maximum benefit to the Department of Defense. Contracts awarded under this section should allow for significant savings, as determined consistent with the authority under section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, to be achieved as compared to using separate annual contracts under individual programs to purchase such units, and may include flexible delivery across the overall period of performance. ###
(b)Scope The contracts authorized in subsection
(a)shall at a minimum provide for the acquisition of units from three discrete programs from two of the military departments. ###
(c)Documentation Each contract awarded under subsection
(a)shall include the documentation required to be provided for a multiyear contract proposal under section 2306b(i) of title 10. ###
(d)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “high rate” means total annual production across the multiple defense programs of more than 200 end-items per year. ####
(2)The term “common facilities” means production facilities operating within the same general and allowable rate structure. ###
(e)Sunset No new contracts may be awarded under the authority of this section after September 30, 2021.
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MULTIPLE PROGRAM MULTIYEAR CONTRACT PILOT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
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