Attachment 11: H Clauses - Amendment 6

Attachment 11

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

FA2396-26-R-B008

H.1 TASK ORDERING PROCESS (AUG 2026)

Services will be procured via the award of Task Orders (TOs) issued against the basic contract. The Government intends to order services throughout the period of this contract. Special procedures apply to the TOs. These procedures are provided below.

1. Task Order Procedures

1.1 Government Requirement

When the Government has a requirement, the Contracting Officer (CO) will notify the Contractor(s) of: (1) the work to be performed; (2) the performance period and (3) any other information considered to be of assistance to the Contractor in preparing a proposal. Notification will be made in the form of a Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR), as further described below. The FOPR may be transmitted by any means, typically e-mail also, the standard method of transmission. The FOPR will not obligate the Government to issue a TO, nor will it authorize the Contractor to perform any work pursuant to such requests for proposal prior to the Contractor’s receipt of a fully executed contract document.

1.2 Task Order Competition

TO proposals will be evaluated by the Government using the process described below: Past Performance: For the initial TOs during the first 12 consecutive months, all contractors are considered “neutral” under the TO competition process. After 12 months, Contractors failing to meet contract requirements or services summary requirements may have a negative impact to past performance. Failure to receive an award or propose after the first 24 months of the ordering period will also result in negative impact to the contractor’s past performance. Technical: The CO may ask for a technical proposal to ascertain the contractor’s understanding and capability of performing the PWS.
Price: The CO will ask for a final price. Price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.404. Best Value: The Government will award to the offeror, who has the best value, based on acceptable past performance, technical acceptability, and price. The Government may tradeoff past performance and price; or experience, qualifications and price. Education may substitute for experience and vice versa when appropriate.
Fair Opportunity Proposal Request (FOPR): The CO will issue a written FOPR and will forward it to the contract awardee for consideration.
The FOPR will include (at a minimum):
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Date of order
Description of services – Type of CLIN(s) to be used