4.7.  TASK ORDERS AND TASK ORDER COMPETITION.

4.7.1.  Each MACC award cites an individual contract number and work is ordered by written task orders issued on a DD Form 1155 (Order for Supplies or Services). Task orders are firm fixed price and clearly define the specific work performed sequentially numbered, and they relate back to the awardee's contract.

4.7.2.  Projects may be non-complex performance oriented tasks requiring minimal design, complex design build, or construction based on fully developed designs.

4.7.3.  Generally, the basis for award is a best value approach to include performance price tradeoff, low price technically acceptable, or other tradeoffs based on factors other than just price and performance. In the latter instance, award factors will vary depending on the uniqueness of the requirement. Obtaining written proposals or holding discussions with awardees is not always required. Formal evaluation plans are not usually required. Consider one or more of the following criteria in addition to Price or Cost:

4.7.3.1.  Past Performance

4.7.3.2.  Quality of Deliverables

4.7.3.3.  Ability to Meet Schedule Requirements

4.7.3.4.  Relevant Experience

4.7.3.5.  Cost Control, if applicable

4.7.3.6.  Potential impact on other orders placed with the contractor

4.7.3.7.  Current workload

4.7.4.  When developing the solicitation for a MACC, you must comply with applicable requirements for competition in FAR Part 6, unless otherwise exempt by law. Placement of orders subsequent to award is exempt from the FAR Part 6 competition requirements.

4.7.5.  The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) provides each awardee under multiple awards a fair opportunity for consideration of each order in excess of $2,500, unless an exception applies.

4.7.6.  The requirement for fair opportunity consideration does not apply to orders under $2,500, or to orders above $2500 where the CO determines in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(iii)(5)(i-iv) an exception to fair opportunity is appropriate.

4.7.7.  In accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(ii) the contracting officer has broad discretion to determine how work will be issued to awardees, provided the procedures and selection criteria to be used are set forth in the solicitation and resulting contract. The procedures provide each awardee a fair opportunity for consideration of each order and reflect the requirement and other aspects of the contracting environment. There is no standard format for requesting proposals from offerors competing on task orders after award. A sample Task Order Request for Proposals is at Attachment 4-7 and is a good starting point.

4.7.8.  Allocation or "equitable distribution" of orders, or placing order ceilings (under which the total value of orders must stay for each contractor) is contrary to the intent of FASA. FAR 16.505(b) expressly prohibits this practice.

4.7.9.  Only the MACC awardees compete for subsequent task orders after the initial competition. Therefore, these contractors are encouraged to participate in all site visits and submit proposals. Failures by offerors to participate responsibly in site visits and submit proposals may result in the Government not exercising the option to extend the contract or exclusion of the contractor from further competition. Occasionally, (generally during the last quarter of the fiscal year), the government may solicit offers from the MACC awardees for projects for which funds are not certified or readily available (straddle bid). In those instances, do not penalize the MACC awardees for not participating.