Department of the Interior Acquisition Policy Release 1997 - 11

Subject: PERFORMANCE-BASED SERVICE CONTRACTING (PBSC)
CHECKLIST

1.Purpose:

To distribute the PBSC Checklist issued by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on August 8, 1997.

2. Effective Date:

Effective Upon Issuance.

3. Expiration Date:

This policy release remains effective until canceled or superseded.

4. Background:

The checklist may be used as a guide for development of a performance-based solicitation, contract or task order. It contains "Minimum Mandatory PBSC Requirements" which, it says, must be present for an acquisition to be classified as performance-based. Please note, however, that these four minimum mandatory requirements have been superseded by Federal Acquisition Regulation 37.601 issued on August 22, 1997, as part of Federal Acquisition Circular 97-1. We will use the text of FAR 37.601 to determine whether or not an acquisition is performance-based.

5. Action Required:

The checklist should be distributed to contracting and program officials for developing performance-based documents and for determining, in conjunction with the FAR, whether an acquisition for services is performance-based.

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