QA - Pitch Upgrade

Number

Pitch Upgrade
Solicitation #: FA910127QB0003
Questions and Answers
Date: 6 November 2026
Question
Answer
Does the Government consider this requirement The Government considers this to be a supply predominantly a supply contract, a service
contract.
contract, or a mixed supply-and-service
requirement for purposes of FAR 52.219-14?

May the small-business prime purchase
FAR RFO 52.219-14(e)(2) states "Supplies
commercial hydraulic components and
(other than procurement from a
equipment from a large-business OEM and
nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not
exclude the cost of those components from the pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance,
applicable FAR 52.219-14 calculation as
excluding the cost of materials, to
material costs, provided the small-business
prime retains overall responsibility for system subcontractors that are not similarly situated design, integration, fabrication, testing, quality entities. Any work that a similarly situated control, installation, and contract performance? entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract
amount that cannot be exceeded. When a
contract includes both supplies and services, the
50 percent limitation shall apply only to the
supply portion of the contract."

If the OEM provides engineering, testing,
That would depend on the OEM size. FAR
installation, start-up, or commissioning support, RFO 52.219-14(e)(2) states "Supplies (other should those labor and service costs be included than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of in the amount paid to nonsimilarly situated
such supplies), it will not pay more than 50
subcontractors?
percent of the amount paid by the Government
for contract performance, excluding the cost of
materials, to subcontractors that are not
similarly situated entities. Any work that a
similarly situated entity further subcontracts
will count towards the prime contractor's 50
percent subcontract amount that cannot be
exceeded. When a contract includes both
supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation
shall apply only to the supply portion of the
contract."

Will compliance with FAR 52.219-14 be
The Government will update the SF 1449 to
evaluated separately for the base effort, Option show it for each line item. 1001, and Option 1002, or cumulatively across