FAR 52.207-1 - Notice of Standard Competition

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Prescribed in 7.305(a)
Effective Date:	1 May 2006
Clause or Provision:	Provision
Provision or Clause Number:	52.207-1 - Notice of Standard Competition
Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:	Dismantling, Demolition or Removal of Improvements; Fixed Price, Supply; Communication Services; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Fixed Price, Construction; Fixed Price, Service; Fixed Price, R&D; Transportation
Optional:	Utility Services; Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase); Facilities; Indefinite Delivery; Time & Material/Labor Hour; Cost Reimbursement, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Supply; Cost Reimbursement, Service
Subject:	Competition
ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:
Prescription Overview:	Prescription (a) The contracting officer shall, when soliciting offers and tenders, insert in solicitations issued for standard competitions the provision at 52.207-1, Notice of Standard Competition.
Clause Overview:	Provision (a) This solicitation is part of a standard competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-76 (Revised), Performance of Commercial Activities, dated May 29, 2003 (hereafter “the Circular”), to determine whether to accomplish the specified work under contract or by Government performance. (b) The Government will evaluate private sector offers, the agency tender, and public reimbursable tenders, as provided in this solicitation and the Circular. (c) A performance decision resulting from this standard competition will be publicly announced in accordance with the Circular. If the performance decision favors a private sector offeror, a contract will be awarded. If the performance decision favors an agency or a public reimbursable tender, the Contracting Officer shall establish, respectively, either a Most Efficient Organization letter of obligation or a fee-for-service agreement, as those terms are defined in the Circular. (d) As provided in the Circular, directly interested parties may file contests, which are governed by the procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulation 33.103. Until resolution of any contest, or the expiration of the time for filing a contest, only legal agents for directly interested parties shall have access to the certified standard competition form, the agency tender, and public reimbursable tenders.
Important Notes/Requirements:	Relates to A-76 Programs (Project may result in conversion from work currently being performed by the Government to in-house performance of work by Cobham.
Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:	Yes
Uniform Contract Format:	L
Editor:	Marshall

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