General Services Administration Acquisition Manual Parent topic: Subchapter C - Contracting Methods and ContractTypes Part 513 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures Subpart 513.1 - Procedures 513.101 General. 513.106 [Reserved] 513.106-1 Soliciting competition. 513.106-3 Award and documentation. Subpart 513.2 - Actions At or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold 513.202 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations in micro-purchases. Subpart 513.3 - Simplified Acquisition Methods 513.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card. 513.302 Purchase orders. 513.302-5 Clauses. 513.302-70 Purchase order and related forms. 513.303 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs). 513.303-3 Preparation of BPAs. 513.307 [Reserved] 513.370 Certified invoice procedure. 513.370-1 Applicability. 513.370-2 Limitations. 513.370-3 Invoices. Subpart 513.4 - Fast Payment Procedure 513.401 General. Part 514 - Sealed Bidding Subpart 514.2 - Solicitation of Bids 514.201 Preparation of invitations for bids. 514.201-1 Uniform contract format. 514.201-2 Part I—The Schedule. 514.201-6 Solicitation provisions. 514.201-7 [Reserved] 514.201-70 GSA Form 1602. 514.202 General rules for solicitation of bids. 514.202-4 Bid samples. 514.202-5 Descriptive literature. 514.211 Release of acquisition information. 514.270 Aggregate awards. 514.270-1 Definition. 514.270-2 Justification for use. 514.270-3 Evaluation factors for award. 514.270-4 Grouping line items for aggregate award. 514.270-5 Evaluation methodologies for aggregate awards. 514.270-6 Guidelines for using the weight factors method. 514.270-7 Guidelines for using the price list method. Subpart 514.3 - Submission of Bids 514.302 Bid Submission. 514.303 Modification or withdrawal of bids. 514.304 Late bids, late modifications of bids, or late withdrawal of bids. 514.370 Copies of bids required. Subpart 514.4 - Opening of Bids and Award of Contract 514.401 Receipt and safeguarding of bids. 514.402 Opening of bids. 514.402-1 Unclassified bids. 514.402-70 Preferred practices for conducting bid openings. 514.403 Recording of bids. 514.404 Rejection of bids. 514.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening. 514.404-2 Rejection of individual bids. 514.407 Mistakes in bids. 514.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award. 514.407-4 Mistakes after award. 514.408 Award. 514.408-6 Equal low bids. 514.408-70 Forms for recommending award(s). Part 515 - Contracting by Negotiation Subpart 515.2 - Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information 515.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals. 515.204 Contract format. 515.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. 515.208-70 Restrictions on disclosure or use of data. 515.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. 515.209-70 Examination of records by GSA clause. 515.210 Forms. 515.210-70 GSA Form 1602. Subpart 515.3 - Source Selection 515.303 Responsibilities. 515.305 Proposal Evaluation. 515.305-70 Use of nongovernment evaluators. 515.305-71 Actions before releasing proposals. 515.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals. Subpart 515.4 - Contract Pricing 515.403 Obtaining certified cost or pricing data. 515.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. 2306a and 41 U.S.C. 254b). 515.404 [Reserved] 515.404-2 Information to support proposal analysis. 515.404-4 Profit. 515.404-70 Profit Analysis. 515.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart 515.6 - Unsolicited Proposals 515.601 Definitions. 515.606 Agency procedures. 515.606-2 Evaluation. 515.609 Limited use of data. Part 516 - Types of Contracts Subpart 516.2 - Fixed Price Contracts 516.203 Fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment (EPA). 516.203-2 Application. 516.203-3 Limitations. 516.203-4 Contract clauses. Subpart 516.4 - Incentive Contracts 516.403 [Reserved] 516.403-2 Fixed-price incentive contracts. 516.405 [Reserved] 516.405-1 Cost-reimbursement incentive contracts. Subpart 516.5 - Indefinite-Delivery Contracts 516.505 Task-order and delivery-order ombudsman. 516.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart 516.6 - Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and Letter Contracts 516.603 Letter contracts. 516.603-70 Additional limitations on the use of letter contracts for architect-engineer (A-E) services under the PBS Design Excellence Program. Part 517 - Special Contracting Methods Subpart 517.1 - Multi-year Contracting 517.101 Authority. 517.103 Definitions. 517.109 Contract clauses. Subpart 517.2 - Options 517.200 Scope of subpart. 517.202 Use of options. 517.203 [Reserved] 517.204 Contracts. 517.207 Exercise of options. 517.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart 517.5 - Interagency Acquisitions 517.502 Procedures. 517.502-70 Information Technology Procurements. Part 518 [Reserved]
General Services Administration Acquisition Manual Parent topic: Subchapter C - Contracting Methods and ContractTypes Part 513 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures Subpart 513.1 - Procedures 513.101 General. 513.106 [Reserved] 513.106-1 Soliciting competition. 513.106-3 Award and documentation. Subpart 513.2 - Actions At or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold 513.202 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations in micro-purchases. Subpart 513.3 - Simplified Acquisition Methods 513.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card. 513.302 Purchase orders. 513.302-5 Clauses. 513.302-70 Purchase order and related forms. 513.303 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs). 513.303-3 Preparation of BPAs. 513.307 [Reserved] 513.370 Certified invoice procedure. 513.370-1 Applicability. 513.370-2 Limitations. 513.370-3 Invoices. Subpart 513.4 - Fast Payment Procedure 513.401 General. Part 514 - Sealed Bidding Subpart 514.2 - Solicitation of Bids 514.201 Preparation of invitations for bids. 514.201-1 Uniform contract format. 514.201-2 Part I—The Schedule. 514.201-6 Solicitation provisions. 514.201-7 [Reserved] 514.201-70 GSA Form 1602. 514.202 General rules for solicitation of bids. 514.202-4 Bid samples. 514.202-5 Descriptive literature. 514.211 Release of acquisition information. 514.270 Aggregate awards. 514.270-1 Definition. 514.270-2 Justification for use. 514.270-3 Evaluation factors for award. 514.270-4 Grouping line items for aggregate award. 514.270-5 Evaluation methodologies for aggregate awards. 514.270-6 Guidelines for using the weight factors method. 514.270-7 Guidelines for using the price list method. Subpart 514.3 - Submission of Bids 514.302 Bid Submission. 514.303 Modification or withdrawal of bids. 514.304 Late bids, late modifications of bids, or late withdrawal of bids. 514.370 Copies of bids required. Subpart 514.4 - Opening of Bids and Award of Contract 514.401 Receipt and safeguarding of bids. 514.402 Opening of bids. 514.402-1 Unclassified bids. 514.402-70 Preferred practices for conducting bid openings. 514.403 Recording of bids. 514.404 Rejection of bids. 514.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening. 514.404-2 Rejection of individual bids. 514.407 Mistakes in bids. 514.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award. 514.407-4 Mistakes after award. 514.408 Award. 514.408-6 Equal low bids. 514.408-70 Forms for recommending award(s). Part 515 - Contracting by Negotiation Subpart 515.2 - Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information 515.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals. 515.204 Contract format. 515.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. 515.208-70 Restrictions on disclosure or use of data. 515.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. 515.209-70 Examination of records by GSA clause. 515.210 Forms. 515.210-70 GSA Form 1602. Subpart 515.3 - Source Selection 515.303 Responsibilities. 515.305 Proposal Evaluation. 515.305-70 Use of nongovernment evaluators. 515.305-71 Actions before releasing proposals. 515.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals. Subpart 515.4 - Contract Pricing 515.403 Obtaining certified cost or pricing data. 515.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. 2306a and 41 U.S.C. 254b). 515.404 [Reserved] 515.404-2 Information to support proposal analysis. 515.404-4 Profit. 515.404-70 Profit Analysis. 515.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart 515.6 - Unsolicited Proposals 515.601 Definitions. 515.606 Agency procedures. 515.606-2 Evaluation. 515.609 Limited use of data. Part 516 - Types of Contracts Subpart 516.2 - Fixed Price Contracts 516.203 Fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment (EPA). 516.203-2 Application. 516.203-3 Limitations. 516.203-4 Contract clauses. Subpart 516.4 - Incentive Contracts 516.403 [Reserved] 516.403-2 Fixed-price incentive contracts. 516.405 [Reserved] 516.405-1 Cost-reimbursement incentive contracts. Subpart 516.5 - Indefinite-Delivery Contracts 516.505 Task-order and delivery-order ombudsman. 516.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart 516.6 - Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and Letter Contracts 516.603 Letter contracts. 516.603-70 Additional limitations on the use of letter contracts for architect-engineer (A-E) services under the PBS Design Excellence Program. Part 517 - Special Contracting Methods Subpart 517.1 - Multi-year Contracting 517.101 Authority. 517.103 Definitions. 517.109 Contract clauses. Subpart 517.2 - Options 517.200 Scope of subpart. 517.202 Use of options. 517.203 [Reserved] 517.204 Contracts. 517.207 Exercise of options. 517.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart 517.5 - Interagency Acquisitions 517.502 Procedures. 517.502-70 Information Technology Procurements. Part 518 [Reserved]
Part 513 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures Subpart 513.1 - Procedures 513.101 General. 513.106 [Reserved] 513.106-1 Soliciting competition. 513.106-3 Award and documentation. Subpart 513.2 - Actions At or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold 513.202 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations in micro-purchases. Subpart 513.3 - Simplified Acquisition Methods 513.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card. 513.302 Purchase orders. 513.302-5 Clauses. 513.302-70 Purchase order and related forms. 513.303 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs). 513.303-3 Preparation of BPAs. 513.307 [Reserved] 513.370 Certified invoice procedure. 513.370-1 Applicability. 513.370-2 Limitations. 513.370-3 Invoices. Subpart 513.4 - Fast Payment Procedure 513.401 General.
Part 514 - Sealed Bidding Subpart 514.2 - Solicitation of Bids 514.201 Preparation of invitations for bids. 514.201-1 Uniform contract format. 514.201-2 Part I—The Schedule. 514.201-6 Solicitation provisions. 514.201-7 [Reserved] 514.201-70 GSA Form 1602. 514.202 General rules for solicitation of bids. 514.202-4 Bid samples. 514.202-5 Descriptive literature. 514.211 Release of acquisition information. 514.270 Aggregate awards. 514.270-1 Definition. 514.270-2 Justification for use. 514.270-3 Evaluation factors for award. 514.270-4 Grouping line items for aggregate award. 514.270-5 Evaluation methodologies for aggregate awards. 514.270-6 Guidelines for using the weight factors method. 514.270-7 Guidelines for using the price list method. Subpart 514.3 - Submission of Bids 514.302 Bid Submission. 514.303 Modification or withdrawal of bids. 514.304 Late bids, late modifications of bids, or late withdrawal of bids. 514.370 Copies of bids required. Subpart 514.4 - Opening of Bids and Award of Contract 514.401 Receipt and safeguarding of bids. 514.402 Opening of bids. 514.402-1 Unclassified bids. 514.402-70 Preferred practices for conducting bid openings. 514.403 Recording of bids. 514.404 Rejection of bids. 514.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening. 514.404-2 Rejection of individual bids. 514.407 Mistakes in bids. 514.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award. 514.407-4 Mistakes after award. 514.408 Award. 514.408-6 Equal low bids. 514.408-70 Forms for recommending award(s).
Part 515 - Contracting by Negotiation Subpart 515.2 - Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information 515.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals. 515.204 Contract format. 515.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. 515.208-70 Restrictions on disclosure or use of data. 515.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. 515.209-70 Examination of records by GSA clause. 515.210 Forms. 515.210-70 GSA Form 1602. Subpart 515.3 - Source Selection 515.303 Responsibilities. 515.305 Proposal Evaluation. 515.305-70 Use of nongovernment evaluators. 515.305-71 Actions before releasing proposals. 515.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals. Subpart 515.4 - Contract Pricing 515.403 Obtaining certified cost or pricing data. 515.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. 2306a and 41 U.S.C. 254b). 515.404 [Reserved] 515.404-2 Information to support proposal analysis. 515.404-4 Profit. 515.404-70 Profit Analysis. 515.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart 515.6 - Unsolicited Proposals 515.601 Definitions. 515.606 Agency procedures. 515.606-2 Evaluation. 515.609 Limited use of data.
Part 516 - Types of Contracts Subpart 516.2 - Fixed Price Contracts 516.203 Fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment (EPA). 516.203-2 Application. 516.203-3 Limitations. 516.203-4 Contract clauses. Subpart 516.4 - Incentive Contracts 516.403 [Reserved] 516.403-2 Fixed-price incentive contracts. 516.405 [Reserved] 516.405-1 Cost-reimbursement incentive contracts. Subpart 516.5 - Indefinite-Delivery Contracts 516.505 Task-order and delivery-order ombudsman. 516.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart 516.6 - Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and Letter Contracts 516.603 Letter contracts. 516.603-70 Additional limitations on the use of letter contracts for architect-engineer (A-E) services under the PBS Design Excellence Program.
Part 517 - Special Contracting Methods Subpart 517.1 - Multi-year Contracting 517.101 Authority. 517.103 Definitions. 517.109 Contract clauses. Subpart 517.2 - Options 517.200 Scope of subpart. 517.202 Use of options. 517.203 [Reserved] 517.204 Contracts. 517.207 Exercise of options. 517.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart 517.5 - Interagency Acquisitions 517.502 Procedures. 517.502-70 Information Technology Procurements.