{"id":4099,"date":"2023-11-29T14:52:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:52:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:52:45","slug":"6-202-establishing-maintaining-alternative-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2023\/11\/6-202-establishing-maintaining-alternative-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"FAR 6.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources."},"content":{"rendered":"
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While digging through the FAR, I found something that might be useful to our readers. One of our clients provides something for which there is a shortage of supply at DLA. Most of the business goes to an incumbent contractor who cannot keep up with the demand from the military.<\/p>\n

The military is growing increasingly concerned with maintaining the supply base, and has taken steps to help more companies compete for in-demand items. For items were there may be a supply shortage due to a single company dominating the market, one might be able to convince the buyer to omit that company from a solicitation.<\/p>\n

6.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(a) Agencies may exclude a particular source<\/strong> from a contract action in order to establish or maintain an alternative source or sources for the supplies or services being acquired if the agency head determines that to do so would:<\/p>\n

(1) Increase or maintain competition and likely result in reduced overall costs for the acquisition, or for any anticipated acquisition;<\/p>\n

(2) Be in the interest of national defense in having a facility (or a producer, manufacturer, or other supplier) available for furnishing the supplies or services in case of a national emergency or industrial mobilization;<\/p>\n

(3) Be in the interest of national defense in establishing or maintaining an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and development center;<\/p>\n

(4) Ensure the continuous availability<\/strong> of a reliable source of supplies or services;<\/p>\n

(5) Satisfy projected needs based on a history of high demand; or<\/p>\n

(6) Satisfy a critical need for medical, safety, or emergency supplies.<\/p>\n

Tired of DIBBS \/ SAM and bid services that don\u2019t understand defense contracting? \u00a0Try BidLink for free at<\/em> www.bidlink.net.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While digging through the FAR, I found something that might be useful to our readers. One of our clients provides something for which there is a shortage of supply at DLA. Most of the business goes to an incumbent contractor who cannot keep up with the demand from the military. The military is growing increasingly … <\/p>\n

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