970.1504-201 Cost or pricing data.

(a) The certification requirements of FAR 15.406-2 are not applied to DOE cost- reimbursement M&O contracts.

(b) The Contracting Officer shall ensure that M&O contractors and their subcontractors obtain certified cost or pricing data prior to the award of a negotiated subcontract or modification of a subcontract in accordance with FAR 15.406-2, if required by FAR 15.403-4, and incorporate appropriate contract provisions similar to those set forth at FAR 52.215-10 and 52.215-11 that provide for the reduction of a negotiated subcontract price by any significant amount that the subcontract price was increased because of the submission of defective cost or pricing data by a subcontractor at any tier.

(c) The clauses at FAR 52.215-12 and 52.215-13 shall be included in M&O contracts.