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As prescribed in 236.101-71(b). See the Prescription tab for the prescribing policy text.
ADDITIVE OR DEDUCTIVE ITEMS (DEC 1991)
- (a) The low offeror and the items to be awarded shall be determined as follows—
- (1) Prior to the opening of bids, the Government will determine the amount of funds available for the project.
- (2) The low offeror shall be the Offeror that—
- (i) Is otherwise eligible for award; and
- (ii) Offers the lowest aggregate amount for the first or base bid item, plus or minus (in the order stated in the list of priorities in the bid schedule) those additive or deductive items that provide the most features within the funds determined available.
- (3) The Contracting Officer shall evaluate all bids on the basis of the same additive or deductive items.
- (i) If adding another item from the bid schedule list of priorities would make the award exceed the available funds for all offerors, the Contracting Officer will skip that item and go to the next item from the bid schedule of priorities; and
- (ii) Add that next item if an award may be made that includes that item and is within the available funds.
- (b) The Contracting Officer will use the list of priorities in the bid schedule only to determine the low offeror. After determining the low offeror, an award may be made on any combination of items if—
- (1) It is in the best interest of the Government;
- (2) Funds are available at the time of award; and
- (3) The low offeror's price for the combination to be awarded is less than the price offered by any other responsive, responsible offeror.
- (c) Example. The amount available is $100,000. Offeror A's base bid and four additives (in the order stated in the list of priorities in the bid Schedule) are $85,000, $10,000, $8,000, $6,000, and $4,000. Offeror B's base bid and four additives are $80,000, $16,000, $9,000, $7,000, and $4,000. Offeror A is the low offeror. The aggregate amount of offeror A's bid for purposes of award would be $99,000, which includes a base bid plus the first and fourth additives. The second and third additives were skipped because each of them would cause the aggregate bid to exceed $100,000.
Prescription: 236.101-71 Clauses
As prescribed in 236.101-71(b). Scope applicability here before applying the provision.
- (b) Insert the following provisions and clauses in fixed-price construction contracts and solicitations as applicable—
- (1) 252.236-7002, Obstruction of Navigable Waterways, when the contract will involve work near or on navigable waterways.
- (2) When the head of the contracting activity has approved use of a separate bid item for mobilization and preparatory work, insert either—
- (i) 252.236-7003, Payment for Mobilization and Preparatory Work. Use this clause for major construction contracts that require—
- (A) Major or special items of plant and equipment; or
- (B) Large stockpiles of material which are in excess of the type, kind, and quantity which would be normal for a contractor qualified to undertake the work; or
- (ii) 252.236-7004, Payment for Mobilization and Demobilization. Use this clause for contracts involving major mobilization expense, or plant equipment and material (other than the situations covered in paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section) made necessary by the location or nature of the work.
- (A) Generally, allocate 60 percent of the lump sum price in paragraph
- (a) of the clause to the cost of mobilization.
- (B) Vary this percentage to reflect the circumstances of the particular contract, but in no event should mobilization exceed 80 percent of the payment item.
- (A) Generally, allocate 60 percent of the lump sum price in paragraph
- (i) 252.236-7003, Payment for Mobilization and Preparatory Work. Use this clause for major construction contracts that require—
- (3) 252.236-7005, Airfield Safety Precautions, when construction will be performed on or near airfields.
- (4) 252.236-7006, Cost Limitation, if the solicitation's bid schedule contains one or more items subject to statutory cost limitations, and if a waiver has not been granted (FAR 36.205).
- (5) 252.236-7007, Additive or Deductive Items, if the procedures in 236.101-1(2) are being used.
- (6) 252.236-7008, Contract Prices—Bidding Schedule, if the contract will contain only unit prices for some items.
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Prescription: 236.101-71
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