[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45408-45412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18509]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, and 52
[FAR Case 2013-014; Docket No. 2013-0014; Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000-AM73
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Uniform Use of Line Items
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to establish a uniform line item
identification structure in Federal procurement. The system is designed
to improve the accuracy, traceability, and usability of procurement
data.
DATES: Interested parties should submit written comments to the
Regulatory Secretariat at one of the addressees shown below on or
before October 6, 2014 to be considered in the formation of the final
rule.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to FAR Case 2013-014 by any of
the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for ``FAR Case
2013-014''. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds with ``FAR
Case 2013-014.'' Follow the instructions provided at the ``Comment
Now'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``FAR Case 2013-014'' on your attached document.
Fax: 202-501-4067.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), ATTN: Ms. Flowers, 1800 F Street NW., 2nd Floor,
Washington, DC 20405.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite FAR Case 2013-
014, in all correspondence related to this case. All comments received
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal and/or business confidential information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst,
at 202-501-0650, for clarification of content. For information
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory
Secretariat at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAR Case 2013-014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) to establish a uniform line item identification
structure for the Federal procurement system, planned for
implementation during the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 timeframe. The uniform
line item identification structure is designed to improve the accuracy,
traceability, and usability of procurement data. This case continues
Federal procurement efforts to more robustly implement the objectives
of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006,
including promoting achievement of rigorous accountability of
procurement dollars and processes.
Currently, funding traceability is limited to contract-level
information in agency contract writing systems which limits the
capability to implement and effectively conduct and benefit from
initiatives, such as strategic sourcing, on a Federal-wide basis. Use
of such a line item identification structure will support efficiency in
the tracking of goods and services through identification of key
attributes, such as unit pricing on fixed price contracts, which will
support tracing of funding from obligation through expenditure.
With this proposed rule, the Federal procurement community
continues to improve standardization of a unique instrument identifier,
moving the procurement community in the direction of enhancing the
uniformity and consistency of data. This, in turn, will promote the
achievement of rigorous accountability of procurement dollars and
processes previously mentioned and compliance with regulatory and
statutory acquisition requirements such as those of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. The proposed FAR coverage
is adapted and revised from the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement, 48 CFR subpart 204.71, Uniform Contract Line Item Numbering
System.
II. Proposed Changes to FAR
The coverage dealing with uniform line item identification has been
significantly expanded. The rule provides for the following:
(1) Definitions of ``line item'' and ``subline item'' have been
added to FAR subpart 2.1.
(2) At FAR 4.1001, a revised policy statement has been added to
require the use of line items, and as necessary, subline items, in
order to improve the accuracy, traceability and usability of
procurement data.
(3) At FAR 4.1002, a section on applicability of the policies on
line item identification to virtually all contract actions has been
added.
(4) At FAR 4.1003, a section on establishing line items was added.
The policy is that deliverables with the following characteristics
should have separate line or subline items; separately identifiable,
single unit price or total price; single accounting classification
citation; separate delivery schedule, destination, period or place of
performance, and same or different contract pricing types.
(5) At FAR 4.1004, a section on establishing subline items was
formulated. The coverage distinguishes between deliverable and
informational subline items and identifies the circumstances when each
should be used.
(6) At FAR 4.1005-1, the required data elements for inclusion with
each line item or subline item in the procurement instrument are
identified. At 4.1005-2, circumstances are identified when certain
required data elements are not necessary.
(7) At FAR 4.1006, coverage is included regarding modifications.
(8) FAR 4.1007 discusses allowing offerors to propose an
alternative line item structure.
(9) At FAR 4.1008, the prescription for the solicitation provision
allowing an alternative line item structure is detailed.
(10) At FAR parts 5, 7, 14, and 15, cross references to contract
line items (CLINS) and subline items are conformed with this rule.
(11) At FAR subpart 8.4, coverage is revised to address application
of line items and subline items to Federal Supply Schedules.
(12) At FAR 16.505, coverage is revised to address line items for
indefinite-delivery contracts.
(13) At FAR 52.204-YY, the proposed provision prescribed at 4.1008
is delineated.
(14) At 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, and
52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, the provision
for commercial items has been revised to address alternative line item
identification structure.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess
all costs
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and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs,
of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. This is not a
significant regulatory action under section 6(a)(3)(A) of E.O. 12866,
Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. Therefore,
this rule was not subject to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs review under section 6(b) of E.O. 12866. This rule is not a
major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.
III. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The change may have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. The Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) is summarized as follows:
The proposed rule establishes a uniform line item identification
structure for the Federal procurement system. The uniform line item
identification structure is designed to improve the accuracy,
traceability, and usability of procurement data. This proposed rule
continues Federal procurement efforts to more robustly implement the
objectives of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency
Act of 2006, including promoting achievement of rigorous
accountability of procurement dollars and processes.
The requirements in the proposed rule have the potential to have
an impact on any entity, small or large, that does business with the
Federal Government because the proposed rule would apply to
purchases of items, including commercial items and commercially
available off-the-shelf items, and purchases under the simplified
acquisition threshold. However, line item pricing is a common
commercial practice, therefore the impact on a number of entities
may not be significant.
Any small business that contracts with a Federal agency could be
impacted to at least some extent. Using data from the Federal
Procurement Data System (FPDS), there were 107,172 such small
entities in FY 2010, 97,626 in FY 2011, 85,749 in FY 2012, and
73,987 small entities in FY 2013, doing business with the Federal
Government.
The proposed rule could require some contractors to restructure
their proposal pricing process as well as their systems to
accommodate the line item identification system. This change may
also require contractors to make changes to their pricing and
electronic systems. Contractors may also have to develop more
extensive pricing data to conform to a new line item structure.
However, this consistent line item identification policy should be
beneficial to contractors doing business with executive branch
agencies. This is especially true if contractors already have
contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD), because these
identification standards are already in use. Accordingly,
contractors that currently contract with DoD will not be impacted.
The FAR system does not have data at this time as to the net cost/
benefit to contractors in making this change.
The Regulatory Secretariat has submitted a copy of the IRFA to the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. A copy
of the IRFA may be obtained from the Regulatory Secretariat. DoD, GSA,
and NASA invite comments from small business concerns and other
interested parties on the expected impact of this rule on small
entities.
DoD, GSA, and NASA will also consider comments from small entities
concerning the existing regulations in subparts affected by the rule in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must submit such
comments separately and should cite 5 U.S.C. 610 (FAR Case 2013-014),
in correspondence.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain any information collection requirements
that require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, and
52
Government procurement.
Dated: July 31, 2014.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office
of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA proposes to amend 48 CFR parts 2, 3,
4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, and 52 as set forth below:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15,
16, and 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51
U.S.C. 20113.
PART 2--DEFINITION OF WORDS AND TERMS
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2. Amend section 2.101 in paragraph (b)(2) by adding, in alphabetical
order, the definitions ``Line item'' and ``Subline'' to read as
follows:
2.101 Definitions.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
Line item means the basic structural element in a procurement
instrument that describes and organizes the required product or service
for pricing, delivery, inspection, acceptance, invoicing, and payment.
* * * * *
Subline item means a subset of a line item.
* * * * *
PART 3--IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST
3.302 [Amended]
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3. Amend section 3.302 by removing the definition ``Line item''.
PART 4--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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4. Revise subpart 4.10 to read as follows:
Subpart 4.10--UNIFORM USE OF LINE ITEMS
Sec.
4.1000 Scope of subpart.
4.1001 Policy.
4.1002 Applicability.
4.1003 Establishing line items.
4.1004 Establishing subline items.
4.1005 Data elements for line items and subline items.
4.1005-1 Required schedules.
4.1005-2 Exceptions.
4.1006 Modifications.
4.1007 Solicitation alternative line item structure.
4.1008 Solicitation provision.
4.1000 Scope of subpart.
This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for assigning line
item and subline items and their identifiers.
4.1001 Policy.
In order to improve the accuracy, traceability, and usability of
procurement data, procurement instruments shall identify the supplies
or services to be acquired as separately identified line items and, as
needed, subline items.
(a) Line items are established to define deliverables or organize
information about deliverables. Each line item describes
characteristics for the item purchased, e.g., pricing, delivery, and
funding information.
(b) Each line item may be subdivided into separate unique subsets
(called subline items) to ease administration. If a line item has
deliverable subline items, the line item is informational. Subline
items differentiate between or among certain characteristics of the
line item, such as colors or sizes, dates of delivery, destinations, or
places of performance. Subline items are established to define
deliverables or organize information about deliverables.
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4.1002 Applicability.
The policies of this subpart shall apply to the following
procurement instruments, to include amendments, modifications, and
change orders thereto:
(a) Solicitations.
(b) Contracts, including, but not limited to, Government-wide
Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), multi-agency contracts (MACs), Federal
Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts, agency indefinite-delivery contracts,
and purchase orders.
(c) Agreements that include pre-priced supplies or services.
(d) Task and delivery orders.
4.1003 Establishing line items.
Characteristics. Establish separate line items for deliverables
that have the following characteristics. A deliverable line item or
deliverable subline item must have each characteristic except as
provided at 4.1005-2:
(a) Separately identifiable. (1) A supply is separately
identifiable if it has its own identification (e.g., national stock
number (NSN), item description, manufacturer's part number).
(2) Services are separately identifiable if they have no more than
one statement of work or performance work statement.
(3) If the procurement instrument involves a first article (see
subpart 9.3), establish a separate line item for each item that will be
approved separately. If the first article consists of a lot composed of
a mixture of items that will be approved as a lot, a single line item
may be used.
(b) Single unit price or total price.
(c) Single accounting classification citation.
(d) Separate delivery schedule, destination, period of performance,
or place of performance.
(e) Single contract pricing type (e.g., fixed price or cost
reimbursement.
4.1004 Establishing subline items.
Subline items may be used to facilitate tracking of performance and
deliverables, payment, contract funds accounting or for other
management purposes. Subline items may be either deliverable or
informational. A line item with subline items shall contain only that
information that is common to all subline items thereunder. All subline
items under one line item shall be the same contract type as the line
item.
(a) Deliverable subline items. Deliverable subline items may be
used for several related items that require separate identification.
For example, instead of establishing multiple separate line items,
subline items may be established for--
(1) Items that are basically the same, except for minor variations
such as--
(i) Size or color;
(ii) Accounting classification but see also 4.1005-1(a);
(iii) Date of delivery, destination, period or place of
performance;
(2) Separately priced collateral functions that relate to the
primary product, such as packaging and handling, or transportation;
(3) Items to be separately identified at the time of shipment or
performance.
(b) Informational subline items.
(1) Informational subline items may be used by agencies for
administrative purposes. This type of subline item identifies
information that relates directly to the line item and is an integral
part of it (e.g., parts of an assembly or parts of a kit).
(2) Position informational subline items within the line item
description, not in the quantity or price fields. Informational subline
items shall not have prices or delivery schedules.
4.1005 Data elements for line items and subline items.
4.1005-1 Required data elements.
(a) Except as provided in subsection 4.1005-2, each line item or
subline item shall include in the schedule (described at 14.201-2,
15.204-2, Block 20 of the SF 1449 (see 12.303(b)(4) or in a comparable
section of the procurement instrument), at a minimum, the following
information as separate, distinct data elements:
(1) Line item or subline item numeric or alphanumeric unique
identifier established in accordance with agency procedures.
(2) Short description of what is being purchased.
(3) Product or Service Code (PSC).
(4) Accounting classification citation. Multiple accounting
classifications may be identified using informational subline items. If
there are multiple accounting classification citations for a single
item, include the dollar amount by accounting classification in the
schedule (or a comparable section of the procurement instrument).
(5)(i) For fixed-price line items:
(A) Unit of measure.
(B) Quantity.
(C) Unit price.
(D) Total price.
(ii) For cost-reimbursement line items:
(A) Unit of measure.
(B) Quantity.
(C) Estimated cost.
(D) Fee (if any).
(E) Total estimated cost plus any fee.
(b) If a contract contains a combination of fixed-price, time-and-
materials, labor-hour, or cost-reimbursable line items, identify the
contract type for each line item in the schedule (or a comparable
section of the procurement instrument) to facilitate payment.
(c) Each deliverable line item or deliverable subline item shall
have its own delivery schedule, destination, period of performance, or
place of performance expressly stated in the appropriate section of the
procurement instrument. (``As required'' constitutes an expressly
stated delivery term.) When a line item has deliverable subline items,
the delivery schedule, destination, period of performance, or place of
performance should be identified at the subline item level, rather than
the line item level.
(d) Terms and conditions in other sections of the contract (such as
contract clauses, or payment instructions) shall also specify
applicability to individual line items if not applicable to the
contract as a whole.
4.1005-2 Exceptions.
(a) Indefinite-delivery contracts. (1) General. The following
required specific data elements are not known at time of issuance of an
indefinite-delivery contract, and will be provided in each order at the
time of issuance: accounting classification, delivery date and
destination, or period and place of performance.
(2) Indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) and requirements
contracts. IDIQ and requirements contracts may omit the quantity at the
line item level for the base award provided that the total contract
minimum and maximum, or the estimate, respectively, is stated.
(b) Item description and PSC. These data elements are not required
in the line item if there are associated deliverable subline items that
include the actual detailed identification. When this exception
applies, use a general narrative description for the line item.
(c) Single unit price or single total price. The requirement for a
single unit price or single total price at the line item level does not
apply if any of the following conditions are present:
(1) There are associated deliverable subline items that are priced.
(2) The line item or subline item is not separately priced.
(3) The supplies or services are being acquired on a cost-
reimbursement basis, time-and-materials, or labor-hour basis.
(4) The procurement instrument is for services and firm prices have
been established for elements of the total price but the actual number
of the elements is not known until
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performance (e.g., a labor-hour contract for maintenance/repair). The
contracting officer may structure these procurement instruments to
reflect a firm or estimated total amount for each line item.
4.1006 Modifications.
(a) When a new item (such as an added quantity) is added to the
procurement instrument, assign a new line or subline item identifier.
(b) If the modification relates to existing line items, the
modification shall refer to those items.
4.1007 Solicitation alternative line item structure.
Solicitations should be structured to allow offerors to propose an
alternative line item structure (see 4.1008 and 52.212-1(e)). For
example, when soliciting certain items using units of measure such as
kit, set, or lot, the offeror may not be able to group and deliver all
items in a single shipment.
4.1008 Solicitation provision.
Insert the provision at 52.204-YY, Alternative Line Item Structure,
in all solicitations for supplies or services, including construction.
PART 5--PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
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5. Amend section 5.207 by revising paragraph (a)(13) to read as
follows:
5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
(a) * * *
(13) Contract Line items and, if applicable subline items.
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PART 7-ACQUISITION PLANNING
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6. Amend section 7.105 by revising the second sentence of paragraph
(b)(5)(iv) to read as follows:
7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(5) * * *
(iv) * * * During the requirements development stage, consider
structuring the contract requirements, e.g., line and subline items
identifiers, in a manner that will permit some, if not all, of the
requirements to be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis, either in the
current contract, future option years, or follow-on contracts. * * *
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PART 8--REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES
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7. Amend section 8.402 by revising paragraph (f)(3) to read as follows:
8.402 General.
* * * * *
(f) * * *
(3) The line or subline items are clearly labeled on the order as
items not on the Federal Supply Schedule and they conform to the rules
for numbering line and subline items at subpart 4.10; and
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8. Amend section 8.404 by adding paragraph (j) to read as follows:
8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
* * * * *
(j) Line items. When placing orders or establishing BPAs, ordering
activities shall reference the Special Item Number (SIN) and the
corresponding line or subline item awarded (established per 4.1005) in
the schedule. If an ordering activity contracting officer adds an item
not on the Federal Supply Schedule in accordance with 8.402(f),
establish a new line or subline item in accordance with subpart 4.10.
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9. Amend section 8.406-1 by--
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a. Redesignating paragraphs (d)(8) through (d)(16) as paragraphs (d)(9)
through (d)(17);
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b. Adding a new paragraph (d)(8); and
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c. Revising the newly redesignated paragraph (d)(9).
The revised and added text reads as follows:
8.406-1 Order placement.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(8) Line item or subline item unique identifier.
(9) A statement of work for services, when required, or a brief,
complete description of each line or subline item (when ordering by
model number, features and options such as color, finish, and
electrical characteristics, if available, must be specified).
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10. Amend section 8.406-4 by revising paragraph (c)(3)(i)(C) to read as
follows:
8.406-4 Termination for cause.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(3) * * *
(i) * * *
(C) National stock or special item number(s), line item or subline
item unique identifier, and a brief description of the item(s).
* * * * *
PART 14--SEALED BIDDING
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11. Amend section 14.201-2 by revising the last sentence of paragraph
(b) to read as follows:
14.201-2 Part 1--The Schedule
* * * * *
(b) * * * Include a brief description of the supplies or services;
e.g., line item or subline item unique identifier, national stock
number/part number if applicable, title or name identifying the
supplies or services, and quantities (see Part 11). * * *
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12. Amend section 14.201-9 by revising paragraph (b)(1) to read as
follows:
14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) Line item or subline item unique identifier.
* * * * *
PART 15--CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION
15.203 [Amended]
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13. Amend section 15.203 by removing from paragraph (a)(2)(ii)
``alternative CLIN'' and adding ``alternative line and subline item''
in its place.
15.204-2 [Amended]
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14. Amend section 15.204-2 by removing from paragraph (b) ``e.g., item
number'' and adding ``e.g., line item or subline item unique
identifiers,'' in its place.
15.408 [Amended]
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15. Amend section 15.408 in Table 15-2, which follows paragraph (n),
by--
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1. Revising paragraph D. of the I. General Instructions and removing
from paragraph E. ``contract'';
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2. Removing from the first sentence of paragraph A. of the II. Cost
Elements, ``contract''; and
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3. Adding to the second sentence of paragraph B.(3) of the III. Formats
for Submission of Line Item Summaries.
The revised and added text reads as follows:
15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
* * * * *
Table 15-2--Instructions for Submitting Cost/Price Proposals When
Certified Cost or Pricing Data Are Required
* * * * *
I. General Instructions
* * * * *
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D. You must show the relationship between line or subline item
prices and the total contract price. You must attach cost-element
breakdowns for each proposed line or subline item, using the
appropriate format prescribed in the ``Formats for Submission of Line
Item Summaries'' section of this table. You must furnish supporting
breakdowns for each cost element, consistent with your cost accounting
system.
* * * * *
III. Formats for Submission of Line Item Summaries
* * * * *
B. * * *
* * * * *
(3) * * * Attach a detailed inventory of work, materials, parts,
components, and hardware already purchased, manufactured, or performed
and deleted by the change, indicating the cost and proposed disposition
of each line or subline item.
* * * * *
PART 16--TYPES OF CONTRACTS
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16. Amend section 16.505 by revising paragraph (a)(7)(iii) to read as
follows:
16.505 Ordering.
(a) * * *
(7) * * *
(iii) For supplies and services, contract line item number unique
identifier(s), subline item unique identifier, if applicable, and
description, quantity, and unit price or estimated cost or fee. The
corresponding line item unique identifier(s) and subline item unique
identifier(s) from the base contract shall also be included.
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PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES.
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17. Add section 52.204-YY to read as follows:
52.204-YY Alternative Line Item Structure.
As prescribed in 4.1008, insert the following provision:
Alternative Line Item Structure (Date)
(a) Line items are the basic structural elements in a
solicitation or contract that provide for the organization of
contract requirements to facilitate pricing, delivery, inspection,
acceptance and payment. Line items are organized into line and
subline items. Separate line items should be established to account
for separate pricing, identification, deliveries, or funding. The
Government recognizes that the line item structure in this
solicitation may not conform to the Offeror's practices. Failure to
correct these issues can result in difficulties in accounting for
deliveries and processing payments. Therefore, the Offeror is
invited to propose an alternative line item structure for items on
which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in this solicitation
to ensure that the resulting contract line item structure is
economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and
the Offeror.
(b) The Offeror may propose one or more additional, alternative
line item structures provided that each structure is consistent with
subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. However,
acceptance of the alternative structure is a unilateral decision
made solely at the discretion of the Government. Offers that do not
comply with the line item structure specified in this solicitation
may be determined to be nonresponsive or unacceptable.
(End of provision)
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18. Amend section 52.212-1 by revising the date of the provision; and
paragraph (e) to read as follows:
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerrors--Commercial Items.
* * * * *
Instructions to Offerrors--Commercial Items (Date)
* * * * *
(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple
offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including
alternative line item structures (provided that each line item
structure is consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the
requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be
evaluated separately.
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