(a) Contracting officers must obtain technical review of solicitations that include a clause that provides for economic price adjustment specified in FAR 16.203-4 or any locally developed clause (see FAR 16.203-4(d)(2) and 801.602-72(d)). The request for approval must include a clearly stated need for the clause.
(b) The contracting officer must obtain the approval of the Director, Acquisition Resources Service (049A5), VA Central Office, before issuing a solicitation or awarding a contract that includes time-and-material or labor-hour pricing provisions if the ceiling price or estimated value of the acquisition exceeds $100,000. See 801.602-71 for technical review requirements. Excluded from this requirement are time-and-material or labor-hour solicitations or proposed contracts covering emergencies, such as repair of a broken water, sewer, or communication line, repair of storm damage, etc. (i.e., where FAR 6.302-2 applies).
(c) Except as provided in FAR 32.703-3, a contract that involves a direct obligation of appropriations and lasts for more than one year from the beginning of the contract period must provide that:
(1) The contract applies to the period stated in the contract, subject to availability of funds; and
(2) The contractor will not perform any service under the contract after September 30 of each fiscal year (or beyond the period of the basic contract or any authorized option if the contract crosses fiscal years as provided in FAR 32.703-3(b)) unless the contractor obtains specific authorization from the contracting officer.
(d) A/E contracts, construction contracts, or professional engineer contracts, financed by “no year” appropriations, are not subject to the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section.
