Attachment_D_-_On_Off_Ramp_Procedures.pdf

FA8307-19-R-0133

Attachment D

13 September 2019

ON-RAMPING and OFF-RAMPING

1. Adding to the number of Contractors eligible to compete for Calls, i.e., on-ramping.

The Contacting Officer has determined that it is in the Government's best interest that at all times during the term of the Basic Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), there remain an adequate number of Contractors eligible to compete for Calls. Over time, the total number of Contractors may fluctuate due to various reasons, including industry consolidation, significant changes in the marketplace or advances in technology, general economic conditions, and the Government's exercise of the off-ramp process. Recognizing this, the Government intends to periodically review the total number of Contractors participating in the Ordering Process and determine whether it would be in the Government's best interest to initiate an open season to add new Contractors to the Basic BPA pool.

OPEN SEASON PROCEDURES

If it is determined that it would be in the Government's best interest to open a new solicitation to add new Contractors to the Basis BPA, the Contacting Officer may do so at any time provided that:

(a) The solicitation is issued under then-applicable federal procurement law;

(b) The solicitation identifies the total approximate number of new awards that the Contacting Officer intends to make.

The Contacting Officer may decide to award more or fewer BPAs than the number anticipated in the solicitation depending upon the overall quality of the offers received;

(c) Any Contractor that meets the eligibility requirements set forth in the new solicitation may submit a proposal in response to the solicitation; however, existing BPA Contractors may not hold more than one BPA at any time;

(d) The award decision under any solicitation is based upon substantially the same evaluation factors as the original solicitation;

(e) The terms and conditions of any resulting awards from a new solicitation are materially identical to the existing version of the Basic BPA;

2. Reducing the number of Contractors eligible to compete for Calls, i.e., off-ramping.

The Government reserves a unilateral right to discontinue offering an opportunity to compete for Calls, i.e., off-ramp to non-performing or non-satisfactorily performing Contractors. Contractors that are off-ramped will have no active Calls under their contract at the time of the off-ramping.

Off-ramping may result from one of the following:

(a) Contractor Debarment, Suspension, or Ineligibility as defined in FAR Subpart 9.4.

(b) Contract is terminated for a reason defined in FAR 52.212-4(l) and (m)

(c) A Contractor establishes a pattern, i.e., two or more instances of less than Satisfactory performance as that term is defined in DoD CPARS Guidance July 2014

(d) No awarded Calls for two (2) years

(e) No quote 5 times within 12 months (No quote is mandatory)