FAR 17.502-1 Direct Acquisition under Economy Act?
Started by govt2310 · Aug 29, 2023 · 3 replies
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govt2310
Aug 29, 2023 · 2y ago
FAR 17.502-1 allows for Direct Acquisitions, where Agency A issues a task order solicitation directly off of Agency B's IDIQ contract. The only examples of this that I have seen are when Agency A issues a task order solicitation off of the FAR Part 8 GSA Schedule, and where Agency A issues a task order solicitation off of a GWAC. In both those scenarios, there is specific statutory authority for GSA and the GWAC Agency to do this. I have never seen a Direct Acquisition done where Agency A issues a task order solicitation directly off of Agency B's IDIQ Contract using only the Economy Act 31 USC Section 1535 as the statutory authority. Can this even be done? I realize FAR 17.502-2 addresses the Economy Act, but I would like to find out of illustrative examples of where this was done in the past.
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C Culham
Aug 30, 2023 · 2y ago
Take a look at this discussion thread
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Jamaal Valentine
Aug 30, 2023 · 2y ago
govt2310 said:
Can this even be done? … I would like to find out of illustrative examples of where this was done in the past.
Look at the Air Force’s Architect-Engineer Next program as an example. It facilitates direct [interagency] acquisitions.
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formerfed
Aug 30, 2023 · 2y ago
A trick some program offices used to frequently use was to ask a vendor they wanted who had contract with them. Then they would arrange via an interagency agreement under the Economy Act for the other agency to buy whatever they wanted.
Here’s a list of MAC contracts Booz Allen prepared. The first few are really GWACS though.
https://www.boozallen.com/menu/government-contract-vehicles/government-wide-macs.html
In many of these cases, the awarding agency includes their own needs as part of the solicitation described workload and other agencies estimates using the Economy Act for the balance.