3.6.5.  Adding Non-Prepriced Items (NPIs) to the Contract

3.6.5.1.  NPI prices include only direct costs. Negotiating prices for NPIs and incorporating them in a TO does not incorporate the items into the contract for subsequent use as a priced item. To permit subsequent use, the contracting officer must incorporate prices for NPIs by supplemental agreement into the SABER contract itself, in which case they become pre-priced items under the contract. This may occur with an annual update to the UPG or separately at another time during the year.

3.6.5.2.  There is no limit on NPIs. However, experience reveals it is wise to keep them to a minimum.