48 CFR §215.403-3
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Follow the procedures at PGI 215.403-3.
- (a)In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2306a(d)—
- (1)Contracting officers shall not determine the price of a contract or subcontract to be fair and reasonable based solely on historical prices paid by the Government (see PGI 215.403-3(4)); and
- (4)In lieu of the factors for consideration listed in FAR 15.403-3(a)(4), a determination by the head of the contracting activity (see PGI 215.403-3(7)) that it is in the best interest of the Government to make the award to an offeror that does not make a good faith effort to comply with a reasonable request to submit data other than certified cost or pricing data shall be based on consideration of pertinent factors, including the following:
- (i)The effort to obtain the data.
- (ii)Availability of other sources of supply of the item or service.
- (iii)The urgency or criticality of the Government's need for the item or service.
- (iv)Reasonableness of the price of the contract, subcontract, or modification of the contract or subcontract based on information available to the contracting officer.
- (v)Rationale or justification made by the offeror for not providing the requested data.
- (vi)Risk to the Government if award is not made.
- (c)Commercial products or commercial services. For determinations of price reasonableness of major weapon systems acquired as commercial products, see 234.7002(e).