- (c) The ordering
office should give preference to small business concerns when
two or more contractors can provide the services at the same
firm-fixed price or ceiling price.
(d) When the ordering office’s requirement involves both
products as well as executive, administrative and/or professional,
services, the ordering office should total the prices for the
products and the firm-fixed price for the services and select
the contractor that represents the best value. (See FAR 8.404)
The ordering office, at a minimum, should document orders by
identifying the contractor from which the services were purchased,
the services purchased, and the amount paid. If other than a
firm-fixed price order is placed, such documentation should
include the basis for the determination to use a labor-hour
or time-and-materials order. For agency requirements in excess
of the micro-purchase threshold, the order file should document
the evaluation of Schedule contractors’ quotes that formed
the basis for the selection of the contractor that received
the order and the rationale for any trade-offs made in making
the selection.
Ordering procedures for other services available on schedule
at fixed prices for specifically defined services or tasks should
use the procedures in FAR 8.404. These procedures are listed
in the pricelist, under "Information for Ordering Offices,"
paragraph #12.
- 4. ORDER
- (a) Agencies
may use written orders, EDI orders, blanket purchase agreements,
individual purchase orders, or task orders for ordering services
under this contract. Blanket Purchase Agreements shall not
extend beyond the end of the contract period; all services
and delivery shall be made and the contract terms and conditions
shall continue in effect until the completion of the order.
Orders for tasks which extend beyond the fiscal year for which
funds are available shall include FAR 52.232-19 Availability
of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year. The purchase order shall
specify the availability of funds and the period for which
funds are available.
(b) All task orders are subject to the terms and conditions
of the contract. In the event of conflict between a task order
and the contract, the contract will take precedence.
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