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DSCR I84S: SINGLE OR MULTIPLE AWARDS

I84S      52.216-9G43     SINGLE OR MULTIPLE AWARDS
AND                       DSCR  (DEC 2007)
I16F47


    (a)  In accordance with FAR 52.216-27, Single or 
Multiple Awards, the Government may elect to award a 
single task/delivery order contract or to award multiple 
task/delivery order contracts for the same or similar 
supplies or services to two or more sources under this 
solicitation.  Use of multiple awards may increase the 
active production base to support military requirements 
with the added benefit of competition throughout the life 
of the contract.

    (b)  Evaluation Criteria for Award:  Proposals will be 
evaluated in accordance with the evaluation provision(s) 
specified in the solicitation.  In the event of multiple 
awards, the same evaluation criteria will be used to 
determine which proposals represent the best value to the 
Government.  The exact number of awards is left to the 
discretion of the Contracting Officer considering the 
administrative burden to the Government to administer 
multiple awards, the recurring nature of the requirement, 
the need to increase the active production base for military 
requirements, and the benefits that may be achieved through 
continued competition.

    (c)  Task/Delivery Order Placement Procedure:  In the 
event of multiple awards, each awardee will be provided an 
opportunity to compete for individual task/delivery orders 
unless an exception at FAR 16.505(b)(2) applies.  However, 
all testing and approval requirements, such as, but not 
limited to, first article testing, shall be satisfactorily 
performed prior to participating in order competition.  
Requests for order information may be transmitted to 
awardees by electronic, facsimile or oral means.  The 
Contracting Officer shall establish a common cut-off date 
for the submission of proposals.  As a minimum, evaluation 
criteria for order placement will include price.  The 
Government reserves the right to consider additional factors 
such as past performance on earlier orders under the 
contract, quality, timeliness, cost control, and delivery.

    (d)  Pricing Individual Task/Delivery Orders-the Price 
Ceiling Rule:  Prices identified in the schedule represent 
ceiling price(s) for task/delivery order competitions.  
Therefore, awardees may not submit a price in excess of 
that specified in the  schedule.  The Contracting Officer 
reserves the right to waive the ceiling to accommodate an 
earlier delivery for urgent requirements provided a delivery 
was not previously established based on priority.

    (e)  Conditional Award on Alternate Offer.  The 
Government reserves the right to include amongst the 
multiple awardees any offeror who has submitted an 
alternate offer that has not yet been approved, but which 
has a reasonable likelihood of being approved within 180 
days.  This award would be a conditional award by which the 
alternate offeror would only be eligible to compete for 
orders in the event that the alternate offer is approved.  
The purpose of this conditional award is so that award to 
known acceptable sources to the Government is not delayed 
pending review of the alternate offer.  In the event that 
the alternate offer is subsequently approved, and any 
required first article test is successfully completed and 
approved, that offeror will be eligible to compete for all 
subsequent task/delivery orders after all other multiple 
awardees are notified of the approval of the alternate 
offer.  In the event that the alternate offer is rejected, 
the conditional award will be subject to a no fault 
cancellation.  For approved items, the Government reserves 
the right to impose first article test if recommended by 
the Engineering Support Activity.  In such cases, the 
modification removing the conditional award will also add 
the first article requirement.  From the time the 
modification is issued, the contractor is legally bound to 
perform on those delivery orders issued to their company 
and shall comply with all terms and conditions of the 
contract to include the default clause.

    (f)  Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman:  In accordance 
with FAR 16.505(b)(5), delivery order placement concerns 
will be considered by the DSCR Task and Delivery Order 
Ombudsman.  Such complaints should be addressed to:  

       Defense Supply Center Richmond
       ATTN:  Jeff Bimmer, DSCR-BPP 
       8000 Jefferson Davis Highway
       Richmond, VA  23297-5000

       E-mail:     jeff.bimmer@dla.mil
       Telephone:  (804)279-4085
       FAX:        (804)279-5246 

Such complaints must specify they are being filed pursuant 
to FAR 16.505.