FAR 52.207-2 - Notice of Streamlined Competition

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Prescribed in 7.305(b)

Effective Date:1 May 2006
Clause or Provision:Provision
Provision or Clause Number: 52.207-2 - Notice of Streamlined Competition

Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:Time and Materials/Labor Hour; Architect-Engineering; Dismantling, Demolition or Removal of Improvements; Fixed Price, Supply; Cost Reimbursement, Supply; Communication Services; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Time & Material/Labor Hour; Cost Reimbursement, Construction; Fixed Price, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Service; Fixed Price, Service; Cost Reimbursement, R&D; Fixed Price, R&D; Indefinite Delivery; Transportation; Utility Services
Optional:Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase); Facilities
Subject:Competition
ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:
Prescription Overview:

Prescription

(b) The contracting officer shall, when soliciting offers, insert in solicitations issued for streamlined competitions the provision at 52.207-2, Notice of Streamlined Competition.

Clause Overview:

Provision

(a) This solicitation is part of a streamlined competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-76 (Revised), Performance of Commercial Activities, dated May 29, 2003 (hereafter “the Circular”), to determine whether to accomplish the specified work under contract or by Government performance.


(b) The Government will evaluate the cost of private sector and Agency or public reimbursable performance, as provided in this solicitation and the Circular.


(c) A performance decision resulting from this streamlined competition will be publicly announced in accordance with the Circular. If the performance decision favors private sector performance, the Contracting Officer shall either award a contract or issue a competitive solicitation for private sector offers. If the performance decision favors Agency or public reimbursable performance, the Agency shall establish, respectively, either a letter of obligation or a fee-for-service agreement, as those terms are defined in the Circular.

Important Notes/Requirements:

A-76 Programs

Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:Yes
Uniform Contract Format:L
Editor:Marshall

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