48 CFR § 1815.408-70 - 1815.408-70 NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

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title: "48 CFR § 1815.408-70 - 1815.408-70   NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1815.408-70"
section_name: "1815.408-70   NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses."
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION"
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subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "1815"
part_name: "CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION"
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authority: "51 U.S.C. 20113(a) and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 9954, Feb. 27, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1815.408-70 1815.408-70   NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

(a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 1852.215-78, Make-or-Buy Program Requirements, in solicitations requiring make-or-buy programs as provided in FAR 15.407-2(c). This provision shall be used in conjunction with the clause at FAR 52.215-9, Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program. The contracting officer may add additional paragraphs identifying any other information required in order to evaluate the program.

(b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1852.215-79, Price Adjustment for “Make-or-Buy” Changes, in contracts that include FAR 52.215-9 with its Alternate I or II. Insert in the appropriate columns the items that will be subject to a reduction in the contract value.

(c) When the solicitation requires the submission of certified cost or pricing data, the contracting officer shall include 1852.215-85, Proposal Adequacy Checklist, in the solicitation to facilitate submission of a thorough, accurate, and complete proposal.

[63 FR 9954, Feb. 27, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 10687, Feb. 26, 2014; 81 FR 24501, Apr. 26, 2016]