PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary may extend a Coast Guard major acquisition program contract to buy extra units without holding a new competitive contract if the Director of the Cost Analysis Division at the Department of Homeland Security finds that starting a new contract would not save more money than it would cost. If asked by the Secretary, the Director must calculate the savings from a new contract and the costs of making one, including delays and design changes. The number of added units can’t exceed the number the Director reviewed. A contract may be extended more than once.

Title 14, §1107

Coast Guard, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In General.—

Notwithstanding section 1105(a)(2) of this title and section 2304 of title 10, and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Secretary may acquire additional units procured under a Coast Guard major acquisition program contract, by extension of such contract without competition, if the Director of the Cost Analysis Division of the Department of Homeland Security determines that the costs that would be saved through award of a new contract in accordance with such sections would not exceed the costs of such an award.

(b)Limitation on Number of Additional Units.—

The number of additional units acquired under a contract extension under this section may not exceed the number of additional units for which such determination is made.

(c)Determination of Costs Upon Request.—

The Director of the Cost Analysis Division of the Department of Homeland Security shall, at the request of the Secretary, determine for purposes of this section— (1)

(2)the costs of such award, including the costs that would be incurred due to acquisition schedule delays and asset design changes associated with such award.

(d)Number of Extensions.—

A contract may be extended under this section more than once.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 2304 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§ 1801(d), 1881(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4151, 4293, effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law. Subsecs. (a) to (l) of section 2304 were transferred to various provisions in chapter 221 of this title, with the same

Effective Date

and conditions, by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1811(c)(2)–(5), (d)(2)–(9), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4165–4170.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 108(b), renumbered section 579 of this title as this section. Subsecs. (a), (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 1105(a)(2)” for “section 564(a)(2)”.

§1107 Extension of Major Acquisition Program Contracts