(a) The authority of
FAR 6.202 is to be used to totally or partially exclude a particular source.
(b) The supporting data and the D&F must name the source to be excluded and shall include the following information as applicable and any other relevant information:
(i) The specific purpose to be served in excluding the source as enumerated in FAR 6.202(a).
(ii) The acquisition history of the supplies or services, including sources, prices, quantities, and dates of award.
(iii) The circumstances making it necessary to exclude a particular source from the contract action:
(A) Reasons for lack of sources; e.g., the technical complexity and criticality of the item.
(B) Current annual requirement and prospective needs for the supplies and services.
(C) Projected future requirements.
(iv) Whether the existing source must be totally excluded from the action or whether a partial exclusion is sufficient.
(v) The potential effect of exclusion on the excluded source in terms of any loss of capability to furnish the supplies or services in subsequent contract actions.
(vi) When the authority of
FAR 6.202(a)(1) is cited, the basis for -
(A) Assumptions regarding future competition; and
(B) The determination that exclusion of a particular source will likely result in reduced overall costs for anticipated future acquisitions, including (as a minimum) discussion of start-up costs, costs associated with facilities, duplicative administration costs (such as for additional inspection or testing), economic order quantities, and life-cycle-cost considerations.
(vii) When an additional source or additional sources must be established to provide production capacity to meet current and mobilization requirements-
(A) The current annual and the mobilization requirements for the item, citing the source of, or the basis for, the planning data;
(B) A comparison of current production capacity with current and mobilization requirements; and
(C) The hazards of relying on the present source and the time required for new sources to acquire the necessary facilities and skills and achieve the production capacity necessary to meet requirements.
