§7.107-4. Substantial bundling.
48 C.F.R. § 7.107-4
Substantial bundling is any bundling that results in a contract or task or delivery order with an estimated value of—
$8 million or more for the Department of Defense;
$6 million or more for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Energy; or
$2.5 million or more for all other agencies.
These thresholds apply to the cumulative estimated dollar value (including options) of—
Multiple-award contracts;
Task orders or delivery orders issued against a GSA Schedule contract; or
Task orders or delivery orders issued against a task-order or delivery-order contract awarded by another agency.
In addition to addressing the requirements for bundling (see 7.107-3), when the proposed acquisition strategy involves substantial bundling, the agency shall document in its strategy—
The specific benefits anticipated to be derived from substantial bundling;
An assessment of the specific impediments to participation by small business concerns as contractors that result from substantial bundling;
Actions designed to maximize small business participation as contractors, including provisions that encourage small business teaming;
Actions designed to maximize small business participation as subcontractors (including suppliers) at any tier under the contract, or order, that may be awarded to meet the requirements;
The determination that the anticipated benefits of the proposed bundled contract or order justify its use; and
Alternative strategies that would reduce or minimize the scope of the bundling, and the rationale for not choosing those alternatives.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[81 FR 67770, Sept. 30, 2016, as amended at 83 FR 42572, Aug. 22, 2018]
Authority
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
Source
Source: 48 FR 42124, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[81 FR 67770, Sept. 30, 2016, as amended at 83 FR 42572, Aug. 22, 2018]