Item 17 - AA - Amend Agreement for Landscape Services

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Page 29 of 51 the particular procurement situation, but as a starting point, the non -Federal entity must make independent estimates before receiving bids or proposals. (b) The non -Federal entity must negotiate profit as a separate element of the price for each contract in which there is no price competition and in all cases where cost analysis is performed. To establish a fair and reasonable profit, consideration must be given to the complexity of the work to be performed, the risk borne by the contractor, the contractor's investment, the amount of subcontracting, the quality of its record of past performance, and industry profit rates in the surrounding geographical area for similar work. (c) Costs or prices based on estimated costs for contracts under the Federal award are allowable only to the extent that costs incurred or cost estimates included in negotiated prices would be allowable for the non -Federal entity under subpart E of this part. The non -Federal entity may reference its own cost principles that comply with the Federal cost principles. (d) The cost plus a percentage of cost and percentage of construction cost methods of contracting must not be used. §200.325 Federal awarding agency or pass -through entity review. (a) The non -Federal entity must make available, upon request of the Federal awarding agency or pass -through entity, technical specifications on proposed procurements where the Federal awarding agency or pass -through entity believes such review is needed to ensure that the item or service specified is the one being proposed for acquisition. This review generally will take place prior to the time the specification is incorporated into a solicitation document. However, if the non -Federal entity desires to have the review accomplished after a solicitation has been developed, the Federal awarding agency or pass -through entity may still review the specifications, with such review usually limited to the technical aspects of the proposed purchase. (b) The non -Federal entity must make available upon request, for the Federal awarding agency or pass -through entity pre -procurement review, procurement documents, such as requests for proposals or invitations for bids, or independent cost estimates, when: (1) The non -Federal entity's procurement procedures or operation fails to comply with the procurement standards in this part; (2) The procurement is expected to exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and is to be awarded without competition or only one bid or offer is received in response to a solicitation; (3) The procurement, which is expected to exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, specifies a "brand name" product; (4) The proposed contract is more than the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and is to be awarded to other than the apparent low bidder under a sealed bid procurement; or R22AP00055 Agreement Template City of Santa Ana (0112021)