Common use of TASK ORDER PRICING Clause in Contracts

TASK ORDER PRICING. ProTech-Weather provides the flexibility to determine fair and reasonable pricing tailored to the task order requirement dependent upon level of competition, risk, uncertainties, complexity, urgency, and contract type. The Ordering Contracting Officer (OCO) has the authority and responsibility to determine cost or price reasonableness for task order requirements, normally not to exceed the contracted ceiling rates. Exceptions where the OCO has the flexibility to exceed contracted ceiling rates include the following: special security clearances, sea days, hazard pay, work to be performed outside the United States, and/or other extraordinary circumstances. The labor rates contained in Attachment J-2 are ceiling rates for work taking place in locations within and outside the continental United States. They are not applicable to cost-reimbursement task orders. Competition at the task order level is expected to establish fair and reasonable pricing for task orders placed for all contract types. For those relatively rare instances when competition does not exist, these ceiling rates will be available for the OCO to consider and use. Some task orders may require services that do not correspond to the labor categories included in ProTech-Weather. Accordingly, if permitted by the task order solicitation, the contractor may propose appropriate labor categories and labor rates necessary to meet the requirements of the solicitation despite their not being included in ProTech-Weather as awarded. The OCO must establish an appropriate CLIN structure, and identify both the applicable contract type and clear delineation of work at the task level, for all CLINs in each task order.

TASK ORDER PRICING. ProTech-Weather Oceans provides the flexibility to determine fair and reasonable pricing tailored to the task order requirement dependent upon level of competition, risk, uncertainties, complexity, urgency, and contract type. The Ordering Contracting Officer (OCO) has the authority and responsibility to determine cost or price reasonableness for task order requirements, normally not to exceed the contracted ceiling rates. Exceptions where the OCO has the flexibility to exceed contracted ceiling rates include the following: special security clearances, sea days, hazard pay, work to be performed outside the United States, and/or other extraordinary circumstances. The labor rates contained in Attachment J-2 are ceiling rates for work taking place in locations within the United States (inclusive of Alaska and outside the continental United StatesHawaii). They are not applicable to cost-reimbursement task orders. Competition at the task order level is expected to establish fair and reasonable pricing for task orders placed for all contract types. For those relatively rare instances when competition does not exist, these ceiling rates will be available for the OCO to consider and use. The OCO should carefully consider the individual elements of a task order proposal’s pricing pool before considering the ceiling rates for anything beyond not to exceed costs. Some task orders may require services that do not correspond to the labor categories included in ProTech-WeatherOceans. Accordingly, if permitted by the task order solicitation, the contractor may propose appropriate labor categories and labor rates necessary to meet the requirements of the solicitation despite their not being included in ProTech-Weather Oceans as awarded. The OCO must establish an appropriate CLIN structure, and identify both the applicable contract type and clear delineation of work at the task level, for all CLINs in each task order.