acquisition "valued at"??
Started by elgueromeromero · Sep 1, 2023 · 4 replies
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elgueromeromero
Sep 1, 2023 · 2y ago
When the FAR or DFARS says something like "for an acquisition valued at...", how and when is the "value" determined?
Scenario: a contractor submits a task order proposal under an IDIQ contract with a DoD agency and its offer is not successful. It requests a debriefing and receives a debriefing letter. The letter states that another offeror was awarded the task order for $9.5M. 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings states that "the Government will provide a written or oral postaward debriefing to successful or unsuccessful offerors for contract awards valued at $10 million or more", and that "If a required postaward debriefing is provided, the debriefed Offeror may submit additional written questions related to the debriefing not later than 2 business days after the date of the debriefing."
So how does the unsuccessful offeror know if the debriefing provided was "required", which would allow them to submit additional written questions IAW the enhanced debriefing rule? Is the "value" the award amount or is it an amount the agency determined prior to issuing the TO RFP?
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joel hoffman
Sep 1, 2023 · 2y ago · edited 2y ago
elgueromeromero said:
“Government will provide …postaward debriefing …for contract awards valued at $10 million or more"
Doesn’t that answer your question here? Seems clear and unambiguous to me.
It’s a required debriefing if the award is valued at at least $10 million.
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Neil Roberts
Sep 1, 2023 · 2y ago
joel hoffman said:
Doesn’t that answer your question here? Seems clear and unambiguous to me.
@Joel Hoffman. I think the post is asking why the debriefing notice was given at 9.5M, if it is clear that it is required only at 10.M...are there scenarios regarding how the contract award value is seen, or was it a gratuitous notice given by the government?
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Retreadfed
Sep 1, 2023 · 2y ago
elgueromeromero said:
Is the "value" the award amount or is it an amount the agency determined prior to issuing the TO RFP?
Value, contract value and similar terms may have different meanings depending on the context in which the term is used. For example, see FAR 1.108(c) and FAR 15.403-4(a)(1) and (c).
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joel hoffman
Sep 2, 2023 · 2y ago
Neil Roberts said:
@Joel Hoffman. I think the post is asking why the debriefing notice was given at 9.5M, if it is clear that it is required only at 10.M...are there scenarios regarding how the contract award value is seen, or was it a gratuitous notice given by the government?
I assumed that it was a gratuitous notice. Elgueromeromero didn’t mention if he asked for the opportunity to ask follow up questions to the written debrief comments.