AFFARS PART 5316Types of Contracts

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PART 5316
Types of Contracts

[Revised November 7, 2012]

SUBPART 5316.4 — INCENTIVE CONTRACTS

5316.401 General

(d) The DAS(C) delegates approval of the determination and finding required to justify that the use of an incentive or award-fee contract is in the best interest of the Government to the MAJCOM/DRU and AFISRA SCOs, and to the SCCOs at Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Electronic Systems Center (ESC), Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), and Air Armament Center (AAC). This authority may not be further delegated.

(e)(3)(i) The PEO/DAO is the Fee Determining Official for the PEO/DAO assigned programs. For Other Contracting, the HCA (see HCA Reference matrix) will designate the Fee Determining Official. The PEO/DAO, or HCA (see HCA Reference matrix) for Other Contracting, may designate this responsibility on an individual contract or class basis. This designation may be made by name, position, or function, without limitation.

5316.404 Fixed-Price Contracts with Award Fees

(a) See 5316.401(e)(3)(i) above.

SUBPART 5316.5 — INDEFINITE-DELIVERY CONTRACTS


5316.503 Requirements Contracts

(b)(2) Determinations for requirements contracts in an amount estimated to exceed $103M (including all options) must be approved in accordance with paragraph 5316.504(c)(1)(ii)(D) below and MP5316.504(c)(1)(ii)(D).

5316.504 Indefinite-Quantity Contracts

(a) Description.

(1) See MP5316.504 for the requirement to obligate funds when awarding indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts.

(c)(1)(ii)(D) Limitation on single award contracts.

For determination and findings requirements see MP5316.504(c)(1)(ii)(D).

5316.505 Ordering

(b) Orders under multiple award contracts.

(6) Task and delivery order ombudsman. See AFFARS 5301.91.

5316.505-70 Orders Under Multiple Award Contracts

(b) See AFFARS 5308.405-6(d) for the approving officials for a proposed task or delivery order using the fair opportunity exceptions at FAR 16.505(b)(2).

5316.505-90 Decentralized Ordering

For contracts that authorize decentralized ordering (i.e., ordering by a contracting office at any other location), the contracting officer with overall responsibility for the contract must:

(a) Ensure that adequate control procedures are in place before any orders are authorized; and

(b) Exercise oversight of decentralized ordering throughout the period of performance under the contract to ensure that the procedures are followed.

SUBPART 5316.6 TIME-AND-MATERIALS, LABOR-HOUR, AND LETTER CONTRACTS

5316.601(d) Limitations

(d)(ii)(B)(2)(ii) Determinations and Findings (D&F) for Time-and-Materials contracts and orders under Indefinite-Delivery contracts for services above $1M (including all options) must be approved by the Chief of the Contracting Office.

5316.603-3 Limitations

For AFMC and SMC actions equal to or greater than $50M, approval to use a letter contract may only be exercised by the SCCO. For actions under $50M, the approval authority may be delegated by the SCCO to no lower than the COCO. For all other contracting activities, the approval authority may not be delegated below the SCO.

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