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FAR 11.801 Preaward in-use evaluation.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section allows agencies to evaluate supplies under comparable in-use conditions without a further test plan, as long as offerors are told about it in the solicitation. The results can be used to rate the proposal, determine technical acceptability, or otherwise evaluate it.

Applies to: Offerors of supplies in federal acquisitions

What it requires

  • Advise offerors in the solicitation if supplies will be evaluated under comparable in-use conditions without a further test plan

Key terms: in-use conditions · test plan · solicitation · technical acceptability · proposal

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Supplies may be evaluated under comparable in-use conditions without a further test plan, provided offerors are so advised in the solicitation. The results of such tests or demonstrations may be used to rate the proposal, to determine technical acceptability, or otherwise to evaluate the proposal (see 15.305).

Sections it refers to

← 11.703 Contract clauses.

Rule changes for FAR Part 11

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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