Clause

52.215-14 Integrity of Unit Prices.

(a) Any proposal submitted for the negotiation of prices for items of supplies shall distribute costs within contracts on a basis that ensures that unit prices are in proportion to the items' base cost (e.g., manufacturing or acquisition costs). Any method of distributing costs to line items that distorts unit prices shall not be used. For example, distributing costs equally among line items is not acceptable except when there is little or no variation in base cost. Nothing in this paragraph requires submission of certified cost or pricing data not otherwise required by law or regulation.

Type: Clause (C)
Prescribed in: 15.408(f)(1)
Effective: Nov 2021
Primary source: eCFR 48 CFR 52.215-14 · acquisition.gov

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Applicability in the matrix

Contract types for 52.215-14 as published in the Smart Matrix
IBR	Yes Incorporated by reference
UCF	I
FP SUP	A As prescribed
CR SUP	A As prescribed
FP R&D	A As prescribed
CR R&D	A As prescribed
FP SVC	A As prescribed
CR SVC	A As prescribed
T&M LH	A As prescribed
LMV	A As prescribed
COM SVC	A As prescribed
DDR	A As prescribed
FAC	A As prescribed
IND DEL	A As prescribed
TRN	A As prescribed

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