2014年7月11日 · As many of us know, GAO stated in Major Contracting Services, B-401472, that agencies must EITHER evaluate for exercise of the Dash 8 Clause (FAR 52.217-8) at award OR do a sole-source justification/evaluate price when the time comes and they decide to exercise it. If an agency wants to do the fo...

2013年11月14日 · Greetings, I was hoping to get some insight on the interpretation regarding the following statement, which was posted in one of the Army Contracting Directorate regarding FAR Clause 52.217-8 and -9: In accordance with FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, the contract may be extended, a...

2023年7月25日 · Further the Government evaluation of offers for award purposes with regard to the option to extend services (FAR 52.217-8) will be based on, and inclusive of, the evaluation of total price for optional periods and basic requirement.

2016年8月24日 · I posted this question in the beginners forum and received an answer, however after reading a topic from 2014 called "Dash 8 Clause (FAR 52.217-8) and Major Contracting Services GAO decision", I thought I should post again to get more feed back.... We have received an RFP on an IDIQ for a base ye...

2020年12月2日 · FAR 52.217-8 states, in part, that "The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option pro...

2014年7月11日 · You can and must "dollarize" the -8 option in order to evaluate it during source selection, as the GAO expressly requires based on rules in FAR Subpart 17.2 (see Major Contracting Services, Inc., Comp. Gen. Dec. B-401472, 2009 CPD ¶ 170, recons. denied, 2009 CPD ¶ 250), and to include the value of the option when applying dollar thresholds ...

2016年9月22日 · The -8 clause permits the CO to unilaterally exercise an option for continued performance for up to 6 months, provided the required advance notice is given. This clause is typically used to give a CO more time for continued performance under the existing contract while a new contract is being solicited and awarded.

2012年6月15日 · Does FAR 17.204(d) provide authority to exercise an option after the contract's period of performance has expired in cases where funds are not available at the expiration of the POP, but will become available in the following fiscal year? When I read it that's what it seems to suggest. I'm basing...

2016年7月26日 · We were recently informed by our contracting officer that a GAO protest has revealed that the IDIQ we are on does not contain FAR clause, 52.216-22, that would allow contractors to work on task orders beyond the expiration of the base IDIQ to a date that would have been specified in the clause. T...

2012年6月19日 · I've been assigned the administration of task orders that were issued against a multiple award contract that ended several years ago (in 2009). A few of the last task orders awarded while the base contract was active included four one-year options. These "zombie" task orders are still active, but...