Special Acquisition Provisions.

When a purchase request is for one of the requirements listed in (a) through (d) below, the base contracting activity may issue a solicitation, receive and open offers, and prepare final award documents (including contract clearance, if required). However, the contract shall not be signed by the contracting officer; delivered to the contractor; nor will the contractor be notified that it has been awarded a contract until funds have been certified by the accountable Air Force Official. Since contract award will not be made subject to the availability of funds, the procedure and clause prescribed in FAR 32.703-2 (a) shall not be used. If additive or deductive items are included in the bid schedule, the contracting officer shall determine the amount of available funds before bid opening/RFP closing:

(a)  A project in connection with family housing and/or mobile home parks, upon direction by AF/CE;

(b)  O&M funded minor construction to commence in the next fiscal year, if the approving authority certifies that the requirement has a high enough priority to ensure that it will not be canceled when the next fiscal year funds become available. Current fiscal year funds may be used if they become available before the end of the fiscal year, a significant portion of the work is initiated/completed by the end of the calendar year, and the contract is obligated;

(c)  A military construction program (MCP) project when the contracting office receives written notification that the Air Force has responsibility for the acquisition, that the project has been approved for acquisition, and funds are available and being forwarded through channels. This exception still applies when the purchase request funding is limited to the amount of the initial Government estimate and the latest estimate, based on actual design and engineering information, exceeds the amount of the purchase request. In such cases, solicit bids or proposals before requesting additional funds; and

(d)  A minor construction project supported by a statement that funds are being held in reserve at HQ USAF or MAJCOM and will be made available when needed to award the contract.