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DSCC 52.217-9C07: SUPPLY ASSURANCE THROUGH MULTISOURCE CONTRACTING

M17D01   52.217-9C07   SUPPLY ASSURANCE THROUGH MULTISOURCE CONTRACTING
(FEB 2003)   DSCC
Old code:  M37

(a) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards to assure the
availability of supplies when First Article Testing is required, if the
Contracting Officer determines that the item(s) to be procured is (are) not
available in the marketplace for immediate delivery.  In such cases, it may
be in the Government's best interests to increase the likelihood of supply
availability by making awards to both an unproven and a proven source of
supply for this item, or by making awards to more than one unproven source
of supply, if there are no sources currently waived for the First Article
Test requirement.  A proven source is defined as a source that meets the
criteria for First Article waiver.

(b) When a multisource award basis exists, the Contracting Officer will
award the larger portion of the total requirement to the offeror that
represents the best value to the Government based on the evaluation scheme
included in the solicitation.
(i) If awards will be made to a proven source as well as an unproven
source, the source that represents the best value to the government shall
receive not less than 60% of the total requirement.
(ii) If awards will be made to two unproven sources, the source that
represents the best value to the government shall receive not less than 60%
of the total requirement.

(c) Unless an offeror otherwise qualifies its offer, unit prices submitted
for the total requirement will apply to any partial awards.

(End of Provision)