Buying with FIGHTER

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The FIGHTER contract allows for decentralized and centralized ordering to meet your acquisition needs. These processes are described below.

Ordering Authority

• •• Ordering Contracting Officers (KO) or Authorized Government Purchase Card Holders can place orders within the terms of this contract and within the KO's authority
• •• The Ordering KO's authority is limited to the individual orders. They are not authorized to make changes to the contract terms
  
• •• Contracting Officers have the authority to place orders directly against this contract (decentralized ordering) or orders may also be placed through the Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office (VCCO) (centralized ordering)

Decentralized Ordering

• •• Customer contacts Tyonek directly, sends their requirement, and requests a quote.
• •• Tyonek sends the requirement to the FIGHTER Contracting Officer Representative (COR) at the U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC) for scope approval.
• •• Ordering KO for Authorized Buyer issues Request for Proposal (RFP).
• •• Tyonek responds with formal proposal and pricing.
• •• Ordering KO issues order to Tyonek.

Centralized Ordering (ERDC/VCCO)

• •• Customer forwards their requirement and funding paperwork to the COR at ERDC for review.
• •• Customer's KO should contact the COR at ERDC for information on the specific funding paperwork needed.
• •• The COR sends RFP to Tyonek.
• •• Tyonek responds with formal proposal and pricing.
• •• After COR review, the requirement will be forwarded to the KO at VCCO for preparation and issuance of the delivery order.

Authorized Buyers may issue orders in accordance with the terms and conditions of the FIGHTER contract. Written delivery orders (both decentralized and centralized) should contain, at a minimum, the following information:

• •• The contract number and the delivery order number
• •• The date of the order
• •• Funding document number
• •• Name and address of issuing activity
• •• Name, address, and e-mail of approving and acceptance authority
• •• Name and address of contractor
• •• Delivery date (performance period for services) and instructions if applicable
• •• Ordering activity points of contact with phone and e-mail
• •• Shipping address/place of performance and point of contact
• •• Name and address of paying activity
• •• Contractor delivery order acceptance information
• •• Accounting and appropriation data NOTE: Specific instructions regarding how payments are to be assigned when an order contains multiple ACRNs, to permit the paying office to charge the accounting classification citations to the appropriate CLIN or SLIN. If more than one accounting classification citation applies to a single ordered CLIN or SLIN, identify each assigned ACRN and the amount of associated funds using for the CLIN or SLIN.
• •• CLIN number, CLIN description including part number, quantity ordered, unit of measure, unit price, and amount for the line item number. NOTE: Description of the services and supplies to be provided, quantity, unit price, and extended price, or estimated cost and/or fee (to include the contract line item number (CLIN) from Section B).
• •• Other information to be conveyed to the contractor by the ordering activity, (e.g., site operating hours on initial delivery order) as necessary
• •• Obtain signature of KO

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