(a) When it appears that funds may be insufficient for all the desired features of construction, the contracting officer may provide in the solicitation for a base bid item covering the work as specified and for one or more additive or deductive bid items which progressively add or omit specified features of the work in a stated order of priority.

(b) In the alternative, the contracting officer may use the policies and procedures found in FAR 17.2, Options.

The HCA is authorized to approve a contract to construct a project, in whole or in part, to the firm that designed the project (inclusive of its subsidiaries or affiliates).

The authority to waive a presolicitation notice on any construction requirement when the proposed contract is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold is restricted to the HCA.