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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 12: Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services › Subpart 12.2

FAR 12.206 Use of past performance.

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 says past performance should be an important factor in evaluating and awarding contracts for commercial products and commercial services. Contracting officers should look at past performance information from many sources, both inside and outside the Federal Government, following the applicable rules in subpart 9.1, section 13.106, or subpart 15.3.

Applies to: Contracting officers evaluating and awarding contracts for commercial products and commercial services

Key terms: past performance · commercial products · commercial services · contracting officers · evaluation and contract award

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The text

Past performance should be an important element of every evaluation and contract award for commercial products and commercial services. Contracting officers should consider past performance data from a wide variety of sources both inside and outside the Federal Government in accordance with the policies and procedures contained in subpart 9.1, section 13.106, or subpart 15.3, as applicable.

Sections it refers to

  • 13.106 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and documentation.

← 12.205 Offers. · 12.207 Contract type. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 12

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

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