Common use of Follow-On Production Clause in Contracts

Follow-On Production. 10 U.S.C. § 2371b, Section 815 authorizes the use of a follow-on production contract (FAR) or transaction (OTA). In order to be eligible for follow-on production, the following criteria is required: (1) the follow-on shall be awarded to the same participants named in the Project Agreement; (2) competitive procedures were used to award the Project Agreement in question; and (3) the Project Agreement was successfully completed. This Agreement was the result of competitive procedures, and competitive procedures are used to award individual projects under this Agreement. The Agreements Officer shall be responsible for documenting whether or not a Project Agreement was successfully completed. Follow-on production efforts shall be strictly limited to the scope of the successfully completed prototype. This Agreement will not be used to award follow-on production efforts; Government customers will be responsible for working with their contracting personnel. All Project Agreements shall include the following statement: "In accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2371b(f), and upon a determination that this competitively awarded prototype project has been successfully completed, this prototype project may result in the award of a follow-on production contract or transaction without the use of competitive procedures."

Follow-On Production. ​ 10 U.S.C. § 2371b, Section 815 authorizes the use of a follow-on production contract (FAR) or transaction (OTA). In order to be eligible for follow-on production, the following criteria is required: (1) the follow-on shall be awarded to the same participants named in the Project Agreement; (2) competitive procedures were used to award the Project Agreement in question; and (3) the Project Agreement was successfully completed. This Agreement was the result of competitive procedures, and competitive procedures are used to award individual projects under this Agreement. The Agreements Officer shall be responsible for documenting whether or not a Project Agreement was successfully completed. Follow-on production efforts shall be strictly limited to the scope of the successfully completed prototype. This Agreement will not be used to award follow-on production efforts; Government customers will be responsible for working with their contracting personnel. ​ All Project Agreements shall include the following statement: ​ "In accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2371b(f), and upon a determination that this competitively awarded prototype project has been successfully completed, this prototype project may result in the award of a follow-on production contract or transaction without the use of competitive procedures."" ​