The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 1252.216–70, Evaluation of Offers Subject to an Economic Price Adjustment Clause, in solicitations containing an economic price adjustment clause.

(a) As authorized by FAR 16.406(e), the contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1252.216–71, Determination of Award Fee, in all cost-plus-award-fee solicitations and contracts.

(b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1252.216–72, Award Fee Plan, in all cost-plus-award-fee solicitations and contracts.

(c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1252.216–73, Distribution of Award Fee, in all cost-plus-award-fee solicitations and contracts.

(b)(8) Task-order and delivery-order ombudsman. Unless otherwise designated by the Head of the Operating Administration, the Advocate for Competition for the Operating Administration (OA) is designated as the OA Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman. If any corrective action is needed after reviewing complaints from contractors on task and delivery order contracts, the OA Ombudsman shall provide a written determination of such action to the contracting officer. Issues that cannot be resolved within the OA shall be forwarded to the DOT Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman for review and resolution. The DOT Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman is located in the Office of the Senior Procurement Executive.

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1252.216–74, Settlement of Letter Contract, in all definitized letter contracts.