What are the requirements for SATCOM-II Task order competition?
Each ordering Contract officer must comply with FAR subpart 16.505 (as stipulated in Section G.2 of each SATCOM-II contract). This means that the ordering agency will solicit information and/or proposals from ALL SATCOM-II contract holders to satisfy the Fair Opportunity requirement. The GSA eBuy system is available to assist customers in soliciting information from all SATCOM-II contract holders.(See FAQ #8) In accordance with FAR 16.505, each appropriate agency contracting officer must provide each SATCOM-II contractor with a “Fair Opportunity to be Considered” unless one of the exceptions cited in FAR 16.505 (b)(2) applies, and the appropriate agency contracting officer fully documents and signs the justification citing the rationale for using one of these exceptions. This documentation will remain in the contracting officer’s official task/delivery order file and must be provided upon request to the GSA PCO.
