We have a current contract that has option periods remaining; how are these affected by NOAALink?
If there are option years under a Contract, Task Order or Call, exercising the option period is a viable alternative to meet requirements as long as the criteria in FAR 17.20 (f) are taken into consideration. Please note that the option years must already exist on the current contract, task order, or call. This is permitted because the option period was considered under the competition procedures and evaluated prior to award. The servicing contracting office of the awarded contract, task order, or call with the options will provide the contract support for this action. Exercising option periods under an existing contract, task order, or call is not the same as placing a new call under an existing BPA. Executing a new call under a BPA is a new contract action. Any new call must transition to NOAALink.
