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Verson 1, June 2026
PLA Paired-Proposal Procedure. Each offeror must submit a PLA Price Proposal with a completed Contract Price Form. The PLA must meet RFO FAR 22.502-2(b) and FAR provision 52.222-33 and clause 52.222-34.
Offerors may, but are not required to, submit a Non-PLA Price Proposal for the same scope of work.
The two proposals must be identical except for the PLA and its direct effects on cost, schedule, or technical approach.
Offerors that do not submit a PLA Price Proposal are ineligible for award.
If the offer including the PLA is the best value, GSA will award at the offeror’s proposed price.
If an offer not including a PLA is the best value, GSA will award at the offeror’s non-PLA price without FAR provision 52.222-33 and clause 52.222-34 included in the contract.
Prior to making a best value determination, GSA will determine whether the price premium for use of a PLA is reasonable.
If the price premium is reasonable, the evaluated PLA price will be used in the best value tradeoff.
Because the evaluated price already considers the value of PLAs, no further credit will be given in the cost-technical tradeoff.
The evaluated PLA price will be calculated by reducing the proposed PLA price by the lesser of 10% or $15 million.
PLA price premiums in excess of the lesser of 10% or $15 million may be found non-reasonable.
If the price premium is not reasonable, the non-PLA price will be used in the best value tradeoff.
The example below shows how the price evaluation works under the PLA Paired-Proposal Procedure.
For each offeror, GSA reduces the PLA proposed price by the lesser of 10% or $15 million to get the PLA evaluated price.
GSA then compares the PLA evaluated price to the offeror’s Non-PLA proposed price. If the PLA evaluated price is lower or equal to the Non-PLA proposed price, the PLA proposal proceeds to the tradeoff. If the PLA price proposal is higher, the contracting officer may determine the premium is not reasonable and advance the Non-PLA price proposal to the tradeoff.
The best value tradeoff uses evaluated prices. The award is made at the proposed price.
| Offeror | PLA Proposed | Reduction Applied | PLA Evaluated | Non-PLA Proposed | Tradeoff Price | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $140,000,000 | 10% ($14,000,000) | $126,000,000 | $127,000,000 | PLA Price $126,000,000 | Evaluated price reduced 10%. PLA price used. |
| B | $160,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $145,000,000 | $155,000,000 | PLA price $145,000,000 | A 10% reduction would be $16 million. Reduction capped at $15 million. PLA price used. |
| C | $200,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $185,000,000 | $150,000,000 | $150,000,000 | A 10% reduction would be $20 million. Reduction capped at $15 million. Premium for PLA is not reasonable. Non-PLA price used. |
| D | - | - | - | $138,000,000 | Not eligible | Did not propose a PLA price. |
[1] A reasonable PLA premium does not, on its own, mean the PLA proposal will be selected for award. The PLA evaluated price competes in the best value tradeoff with the prices from other offerors, and the tradeoff determines best value.
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