[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR15.403-5]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 15_CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart 15.4_Contract Pricing

 

Sec. 15.403-5  Instructions for submission of cost or pricing data or information other than cost or pricing data.



    (a) Taking into consideration the policy at 15.402, the contracting 

officer shall specify in the solicitation (see 15.408 (l) and (m))--

    (1) Whether cost or pricing data are required;

    (2) That, in lieu of submitting cost or pricing data, the offeror 

may submit a request for exception from the requirement to submit cost 

or pricing data;

    (3) Any information other than cost or pricing data that is 

required; and

    (4) Necessary preaward or postaward access to offeror's records.

    (b)(1) Unless required to be submitted on one of the termination 

forms specified in Subpart 49.6, the contracting officer may require 

submission of cost or pricing data in the format indicated in Table 15-2 

of 15.408, specify an alternative format, or permit submission in the 

contractor's format.

    (2) Information other than cost or pricing data may be submitted in 

the offeror's own format unless the contracting officer decides that use 

of a specific format is essential and the format has been described in 

the solicitation.

    (3) Data supporting forward pricing rate agreements or final 

indirect cost proposals shall be submitted in a form acceptable to the 

contracting officer.