i.  30-Day Resolicitation

Comment: One respondent stated that the rule should clarify whether the 30-day requirement also applies to delivery/task orders solicited under a multiple award/indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity type contract, noting that competition is limited to the primes under these contracts. Another respondent stated that the proposed rule should not require resolicitation for an additional 30 days if the other prime contractors indicate that they will not provide an offer if additional days are provided.

Another respondent stated that the rule should not apply to multiple-award contracts when only two or three contractors were awarded the base contract, and one or more of the base contract awardees is excluded from submitting a proposal due to an organizational conflict of interest. In such case, only receiving one proposal will not be the result of inadequate competition and 30-day resolicitation would interfere with deliveries without resulting in increased competition.

Response: The final rule applies to the prime contractor awardees in a multiple-award contract scenario. If the prime contractors state that they are not going to provide an offer if additional days are provided, or if there is an organizational conflict of interest for one or more of the prime contractors, then the contracting officer may pursue a waiver to the 30-day resolicitation requirement in accordance with DFARS 215.371-5 of the final rule.