PART 5317 — SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS
SUBPART 5317.1 — MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTING
5317.190 General.
(a) Before entering into any multi-year contract, the contracting officer shall review current statute and other Congressional language for potential restrictions.
(b) Requirements.
(1) For non-space related programs and acquisitions, the ASAF(A) has the authority to enter into multi-year contracts which exceed any of the thresholds established in DFARS 217.170(d)(1), subject to the requirements of statue and higher regulation as outlined in FAR Subpart 17.1, as supplemented.
(2) For space related programs and acquisitions, the USECAF has the authority to enter into multi-year contracts which exceed any of the thresholds established in DFARS 217.170(d)(1), subject to the requirements of statue and higher regulation as outlined in FAR Subpart 17.1, as supplemented.
(3) The HCA has the authority enter into multi-year contracts which are below the thresholds established in DFARS 217.170(d)(1), subject to the requirements of statue (see 10 U.S.C. 2306b(i)) and higher regulation as outlined in FAR Subpart 17.1, as supplemented.
5317.191 Congressional notification.
Contracting officers shall use the Air Force Guide’s 1279 report format in order to prepare reports of intent to award a multi-year contract. This Congressional notification does not fulfill the requirement to announce contract awards in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.3, as supplemented. Compliance with the 1279 reporting requirements in the Air Force Guide, Presolicitation Notices and 1279 Reporting, is mandatory. Access the guide in the SAF/AQC “Contracting Tookit” at: http://www.safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting/toolkit/part05/.
(a) The contracting officer shall submit reports of intent to award a multi-year contract which exceeds any of the thresholds established in DFARS 217.170(d)(1) to SAF/AQCK 40 days before the planned contract award date, with an information copy to SAF/FMBI. SAF/AQCK will notify the DoD offices listed in DFARS 217.170(d)(4).
(b) An energy savings performance contract (ESPC) (see FAR 23.204) that includes an unfunded cancellation ceiling in excess of $10,000,000 shall not be awarded until the agency provides a 30 day advance written notification of the proposed contract and the cancellation ceiling for that contract to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of Congress (see 42 U.S.C. 8287). The contracting officer shall submit reports of intent to award an ESPC to the MAJCOM Civil Engineering directorate 45 days prior to contract award. The MAJCOM Civil Engineering directorate shall forward the notification to SAF/AQCK to process the Congressional notification.
5317.204 Contracts.
(e) The Single Acquisition Management Plan (SAMP)/Integrated Program Summary (IPS)/Acquisition Plan (AP) approval authority has the authority to approve contract periods in excess of five years, unless otherwise restricted by statute. If a SAMP/IPS/AP is not required, the contracting officer has the authority to approve contract periods in excess of five years, unless otherwise restricted by statute.
5317.207 Exercise of options.
(f) Before definitizing or exercising an NTE option, the contacting officer shall ensure that the effort covered by the NTE option has been synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.201 and a J&A that covers the effort has been approved.
SUBPART 5317.74 — UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTIONS
5317.7402 Exceptions.
(d) If procurement funds must be added to an undefinitized long-lead procurement contracts issued with advance procurement funds prior to definitization, the contract is subject to the requirements contained in DFARS Subpart 217.74, as supplemented. The definitization schedule requirements established in DFARS 217.7404-3 shall begin when the procurement funds are obligated on the undefinitized long lead contract, and the limitations on obligations established in DFARS 217.7404-4 shall apply to the combination of the previously obligated advance procurement funds and the added procurement funds.
5317.7404 Limitations. (No Text)
5317.7404-1 Authorization.
The HCA has the authority to delegate UCA approval authority without any limitations.
5317.7404-3 Definitization schedule.
UCA approval authorities shall report to SAF/AQC any UCA that is more than one year old.
5317.7406 Contract clauses.
Contracting officers shall insert the clause at 5352.217-9000, Long Lead Limitation of Government Liability, in all long-lead procurement solicitations and contracts initiated with advance procurement funds.