538.270-2 Evaluation of offers with access to transactional data.
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(a) Applicability. Utilize this evaluation methodology for negotiating MAS offers when the commercial sales practices format is not included in the solicitation (see 515.408).
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(b) Contracting Officers shall utilize the techniques in FAR 15.404 when evaluating pricing for MAS offers.
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(c) Order of preference. When evaluating MAS offers and establishing negotiation objectives, Contracting Officers shall–
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(1) Use the following data that is already readily available in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(ii):
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(i) Prices paid information on contracts for the same or similar items.
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(ii) Contract-level prices on other MAS contracts or other government-wide contracts for the same or similar items.
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(iii) Commercial data sources that consolidate and normalize prices offered by commercial vendors to the general public to compare prices for the same or similar items.
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(2) If the Contracting Officer cannot determine the prices offered to be fair and reasonable based on the data described in 538.270-2(c)(1), perform market research to compare prices for the same or similar items in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(vi).
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(3) If the Contracting Officer cannot determine the prices offered to be fair and reasonable based on the data described in 538.270-2(c)(1) or (2), perform an analysis of data other than certified cost or pricing data (as defined at FAR 2.101) provided by the offeror in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(vii).
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