1. Contracting officers should evaluate past performance in a commercial item procurement, but it is not mandatory. FAR 12.206.
2. Firm-fixed price commercial item contracts/orders are exempt from CAS. FAR 12.214. CAS Board regulations also exempt labor hour and time & materials commercial item contracts. CASB 9903.201-1(b)(6).
3. Changes to a commercial item contract may be made only by written agreement by the Government and the contractor. FAR 52.212-4(c).
Hello and thank you for joining us for Episode 5 of Fun with the FAR Season 11! In our next session, we will cover FAR Parts 4 (Administrative and Information Matters) and 24 (Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information!) As we prepare for our 6th episode of...
Hello and thank you for joining us for Episode 5 of Fun with the FAR Season 11! In our next session, we will cover FAR Parts 8 (Required Sources of Supplies and Services), 38 (Federal Supply Schedule Contracting), 39 (Acquisition of Information Technology), and 51(Use...
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