# 48 C.F.R. § 1852.213-71 (2026): Evaluation—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services

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## Section

- **Citation:** 48 C.F.R. § 1852.213-71 (2026)
- **Heading:** Evaluation—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 48 CFR: Federal Acquisition Regulations System / Chapter 18: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / Part 1852: SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES / Subpart 1852.2: Subpart 1852.2—Texts of Provisions and Clauses / § 1852.213-71: Evaluation—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

## Text

As prescribed in 1813.302-570(b) insert the following provision:
Evaluation—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services (OCT 2023)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
[Contracting Officer shall insert the evaluation factors, such as (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304).]
(b)
Options.
The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).
(End of provision)
[67 FR 38905, June 6, 2002, as amended at 67 FR 50824, Aug. 6, 2002; 88 FR 64385, Sept. 19, 2023; 88 FR 82275, Nov. 24, 2023]

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