A.  Summary of Significant Changes in the Final Rule as a Result of Public Comments

1.  DFARS 215.408(5) has been revised to raise the threshold for cost-reimbursement contracts from the simplified acquisition threshold to $700,000.

2.  DFARS 215.408(5) has also raised the level to which the head of the contracting activity can delegate approval authority for using the provision at 252.215-7003 and the clause at 252.215-7004 in accordance with 215.408(5)(i)(B) and (ii)(B), respectively, from one level above the contracting officer to two levels above the contracting officer.

3.  DFARS 225.870-4(c)(5) and 252.215-7003 now include the text at FAR 15.403-3(a)(4) to notify the contracting officer and the offerors that in order to be eligible for award, offerors must provide data necessary to determine that the price is fair and reasonable.

4.  The clause at 252.215-7004 has been revised to require data other than certified cost or pricing data for modifications only when they exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The contracting officer may modify the clause to specify a higher threshold.