[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR3052.216-71]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
     CHAPTER 30--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, HOMELAND SECURITY 
                      ACQUISITION REGULATION (HSAR)
 
Sec. 3052.216-71  Determination of award fee.

    As prescribed in (HSAR) 48 CFR 3016.406(e)(1)(i), insert a clause 
substantially the same as the following:

                  Determination of Award Fee (DEC 2003)

    (a) The Government shall evaluate contractor performance at the end 
of each specified evaluation period(s) to determine the amount of award. 
The contractor agrees that the amount of award and the award fee 
methodology are unilateral decisions to be made at the sole discretion 
of the Government.
    (b) Contractor performance shall be evaluated according to a 
Performance Evaluation Plan. The contractor shall be periodically 
informed of the quality of its performance and areas in which 
improvements are expected.
    (c) The contractor shall be promptly advised, in writing, of the 
determination and reasons why the award fee was or was not earned. The 
contractor may submit a performance self-evaluation for each evaluation 
period. The amount of award is at the sole discretion of the Government 
but any self-

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evaluation received within ------ (insert number) days after the end of 
the current evaluation period will be given such consideration, as may 
be deemed appropriate by the Government.
    (d) The Government may specify that a fee not earned during a given 
evaluation period may be accumulated and be available for allocation to 
one or more subsequent periods. In that event, the distribution of award 
fee shall be adjusted to reflect such allocations.

                             (End of clause)