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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle H - Other Matters

P. L. 114-

House Conference Report. 114-840

(1) A review of Department of Defense policies for entering into and using indefinite delivery contracts, including requirements for competition, as well as the guidance, if any, on the appropriate number of vendors that should receive multiple award indefinite delivery contracts.

(2) The number and value of all indefinite delivery contracts entered into by the Department of Defense, including the number and value of such contracts entered into with a single vendor.

(3) An assessment of the number and value of indefinite delivery contracts entered into by the Department of Defense that included competition between multiple vendors.

(4) Selected case studies of indefinite delivery contracts, including an assessment of whether any such contracts may have limited future opportunities for competition for the services or items required.

(5) Recommendations for potential changes to current law or Department of Defense acquisition regulations or guidance to promote competition with respect to indefinite delivery contracts.

The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 832) that would require the Comptroller General of the United States to review the use of indefinite delivery type contracts by the Department of Defense during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017.

The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes with an amendment that would require the review to include an assessment of Department of Defense guidance for entering into indefinite delivery contracts and for the number of vendors that should receive multiple award contracts, as well as the number and value of indefinite delivery contracts entered into with a single vendor.