Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation

• 15.000 Scope of part.

• 15.001 Definitions.

• 15.002 Types of negotiated acquisition.

• Subpart 15.1 - Source Selection Processes and Techniques

  • 15.100 Scope of subpart.

  • 15.101 Best value continuum.

    • 15.101-1 Tradeoff process.

    • 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.

    • 15.101-3 Tiered evaluation of small business offers.

  • 15.102 Oral presentations.

• Subpart 15.2 - Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information

  • 15.200 Scope of subpart.

  • 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.

  • 15.202 Advisory multi-step process.

  • 15.203 Requests for proposals.

  • 15.204 Contract format.

    • 15.204-1 Uniform contract format.

    • 15.204-2 Part I-The Schedule.

    • 15.204-3 Part II-Contract Clauses.

    • 15.204-4 Part III-List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments.

    • 15.204-5 Part IV-Representations and Instructions.

  • 15.205 Issuing solicitations.

  • 15.206 Amending the solicitation.

  • 15.207 Handling proposals and information.

  • 15.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

  • 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

  • 15.210 Forms.

• Subpart 15.3 - Source Selection

  • 15.300 Scope of subpart.

  • 15.301 [Reserved]

  • 15.302 Source selection objective.

  • 15.303 Responsibilities.

  • 15.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.

  • 15.305 Proposal evaluation.

  • 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.

  • 15.307 Proposal revisions.

  • 15.308 Source selection decision.

• Subpart 15.4 - Contract Pricing

  • 15.400 Scope of subpart.

  • 15.401 Definitions.

  • 15.402 Pricing policy.

  • 15.403 Obtaining certified cost or pricing data.

    • 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. CHAPTER 35).

    • 15.403-2 Other circumstances where certified cost or pricing data are not required.

    • 15.403-3 Requiring data other than certified cost or pricing data.

    • 15.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).

    • 15.403-5 Instructions for submission of certified cost or pricing data and data other than certified cost or pricing data.

  • 15.404 Proposal analysis.

    • 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.

    • 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.

    • 15.404-3 Subcontract pricing considerations.

    • 15.404-4 Profit.

  • 15.405 Price negotiation.

  • 15.406 Documentation.

    • 15.406-1 Prenegotiation objectives.

    • 15.406-2 Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data.

    • 15.406-3 Documenting the negotiation.

  • 15.407 Special cost or pricing areas.

    • 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.

    • 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.

    • 15.407-3 Forward pricing rate agreements.

    • 15.407-4 Should-cost review.

    • 15.407-5 Estimating systems.

  • 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

• Subpart 15.5 - Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and Mistakes

  • 15.501 Definition.

  • 15.502 Applicability.

  • 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.

  • 15.504 Award to successful offeror.

  • 15.505 Preaward debriefing of offerors.

  • 15.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.

  • 15.507 Protests against award.

  • 15.508 Discovery of mistakes.

  • 15.509 Forms.

• Subpart 15.6 - Unsolicited Proposals

  • 15.600 Scope of subpart.

  • 15.601 Definitions.

  • 15.602 Policy.

  • 15.603 General.

  • 15.604 Agency points of contact.

  • 15.605 Content of unsolicited proposals.

  • 15.606 Agency procedures.

    • 15.606-1 Receipt and initial review.

    • 15.606-2 Evaluation.

  • 15.607 Criteria for acceptance and negotiation of an unsolicited proposal.

  • 15.608 Prohibitions.

  • 15.609 Limited use of data.