TITLE 48 - FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

CHAPTER 2 - DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEMS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

SUBCHAPTER C - CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES

PART 215 - CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION

215.404 - 1 - Proposal analysis techniques.

  (a) General. For spare parts or support equipment, perform an analysis of (i) Those line items where the proposed price exceeds by 25 percent or more the lowest price the Government has paid within the most recent 12-month period based on reasonably available information; (ii) Those line items where a comparison of the item description and the proposal price indicates a potential for overpricing; (iii) Significant high-dollar-value items. If there are no obvious high-dollar-value items, include an analysis of a random sample of items; and (iv) A random sample of the remaining low-dollar value items. Sample size may be determined by subjective judgment, e.g., experience with the offeror and the reliability of its estimating and accounting systems.

  (d) Cost realism analysis. The contracting officer should determine what information other than cost or pricing data is necessary for the cost realism analysis during acquisition planning and development of the solicitation. Unless such information is available from sources other than the offerors (see FAR 15.402(a)(2)), the contracting officer will need to request data from the offerors. The contracting officer (i) Shall request only necessary data; and (ii) May not request submission of cost or pricing data.