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DFARS 215



Part 215-Contracting By Negotiation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUBPART 215.4--SOLICITATION AND RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS AND
QUOTATIONS

215.401 Applicability.

215.406-2 Part I--The Schedule.

215.414 Forms.

SUBPART 215.6--SOURCE SELECTION

215.605 Evaluation factors and subfactors.

215.607 Disclosure of mistakes before award.

215.608 Proposal evaluation.

215.611 Best and final offers.

215.613 Alternate source selection procedures.

215.613-70 Four-step source selection procedures.

SUBPART 215.7--MAKE-OR-BUY PROGRAMS

215.704 Items and work included.

SUBPART 215.8--PRICE NEGOTIATION

215.804 Cost or pricing data and information other than cost or pricing data.

215.804-1 Prohibition on obtaining cost or pricing data.

215.804-6 Procedural requirements.

215.804-7 Defective cost or pricing data.

215.804-8 Contract clauses.

215.805 Proposal analysis.

215.805-5 Field pricing support.

215.805-70 Cost realism analysis.

215.806 Subcontract pricing considerations.

215.806-1 General.

215.806-3 Field pricing reports.

215.807 Prenegotiation objectives.

215.808 Price negotiation memorandum.

215.809 Forward pricing rate agreements.

215.810 Should-cost review.

215.810-2 Program should-cost review.

215.810-3 Overhead should-cost review.

215.811 Estimating systems.

215.811-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.

215.870 Reserved.

215.871 Reserved.

215.872 Reserved.

215.873 Estimated data prices.

SUBPART 215.9--PROFIT

215.902 Policy.

215.903 Contracting officer responsibilities.

215.905 Profit-analysis factors.

215.905-1 Common factors.

215.970 DD form 1547, Record of Weighted Guidelines Method Application.

215.971 Weighted guidelines method.

215.971-1 General.

215.971-2 Performance risk.

215.971-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.

215.971-4 Facilities capital employed.

215.972 Modified weighted guidelines method for nonprofit organizations.

215.973 Alternate structured approaches.

215.974 Fee requirements for cost-plus-award-fee contracts.

215.975 Reporting profit and fee statistics.

SUBPART 215.10--PREAWARD, AWARD, AND POSTAWARD
NOTIFICATIONS, PROTESTS, AND MISTAKES

215.1001 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.

SUBPART 215.4--SOLICITATION AND RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS AND QUOTATIONS

215.401 Applicability.

See 225.872 for additional guidance on procedures for purchasing from qualifying countries.

215.406-2 Part I--The Schedule.

215.414 Forms.

This does not preclude use of letter RFPs and RFQs, provided their use complies with other requirements of the FAR and this regulation.

SUBPART 215.6--SOURCE SELECTION

215.605 Evaluation factors and subfactors.

215.607 Disclosure of mistakes before award.

215.608 Proposal evaluation.

215.611 Best and final offers.

215.613 Alternate source selection procedures.

215.613-70 Four-step source selection procedures.

SUBPART 215.7--MAKE-OR-BUY PROGRAMS

215.704 Items and work included.

The minimum dollar amount is $1 million.

SUBPART 215.8--PRICE NEGOTIATION

215.804 Cost or pricing data and information other than cost or pricing data.

215.804-1 Prohibition on obtaining cost or pricing data.

215.804-6 Procedural requirements.

215.804-7 Defective cost or pricing data.

215.804-8 Contract clauses.

If the solicitation or contract includes one of the clauses at FAR 52.215-11, FAR 52.215-12, or FAR 52.215-13, also use the clause at 252.215-7000, Pricing Adjustments.

215.805 Proposal analysis.

215.805-5 Field pricing support.

215.805-70 Cost realism analysis.

215.806 Subcontract pricing considerations.

215.806-1 General.

Price redeterminable or fixed-price incentive contracts may include subcontracts placed on the same basis. When the contracting officer wants to reprice the prime contract even though the contractor has not yet established final prices for the subcontracts, the contracting officer may negotiate a firm contract price-

215.806-3 Field pricing reports.

215.807 Prenegotiation objectives.

215.808 Price negotiation memorandum.

215.809 Forward pricing rate agreements.

215.810 Should-cost review.

215.810-2 Program should-cost review.

215.810-3 Overhead should-cost review.

215.811 Estimating systems.

215.811-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.

215.870 Reserved.

215.871 Reserved.

215.872 Reserved.

215.873 Estimated data prices.

SUBPART 215.9--PROFIT

215.902 Policy.

Departments and agencies shall use a structured approach for developing a prenegotiation profit or fee objective (profit objective) on any negotiated contract action that requires cost analysis, except on cost-plus-award-fee contracts (but see 215.974). There are three approaches-

215.903 Contracting officer responsibilities.

215.905 Profit-analysis factors.

215.905-1 Common factors.

The common factors are embodied in the DoD structured approaches and need not be further considered by the contracting officer.

215.970 DD Form 1547, Record of Weighted Guidelines Method Application.

215.971 Weighted guidelines method.

215.971-1 General.

215.971-2 Performance risk.

   

Assigned

Assigned

Base

Profit

Item

Contractor Risk Factors

Weighting

Value

(Item 18)

Objective

21.

Technical

(1)

(2)

N/A

N/A

22.

Management

(1)

(2)

N/A

N/A

23.

Cost Control

(1)

(2)

N/A

N/A

24.

Performance Risk

(Composite)

N/A

(3)

(4)

(5)

           

215.971-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.

 

Contractor

 

Assigned

Base

Profit

Item

Risk Factors

 

Value

(Item 18)

Objective

25.

Contract Type Risk

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

   

Cost

Length

Interest

 
   

Financed

Factor

Rate

 

26.

Working Capital (4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

215.971-4 Facilities capital employed.

215.972 Modified weighted guidelines method for nonprofit organizations.

215.973 Alternate structured approaches.

215.974 Fee requirements for cost-plus-award-fee contracts.

In developing a fee objective for cost-plus-award-fee contracts, the contracting officer shall-

215.975 Reporting profit and fee statistics.

Washington Headquarters Service

Directorate for Information Operations and Reports (WHS/DIOR)

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway

Suite 1204

Arlington, VA 22202-4302

SUBPART 215.10--PREAWARD, AWARD, AND POSTAWARD NOTIFICATIONS, PROTESTS, AND MISTAKES

215.1001 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.

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