FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 34: Major System Acquisition
FAR 34.005-5 Full-scale development contracts.
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 that when full-scale development contracts are used, they should, whenever practicable, require contractors to submit priced proposals for production. Those proposals should be based on the latest quantity, schedule, logistics requirements, and other considerations that will be used in making the production decision.
Applies to: Full-scale development contracts
What it requires
- Submit priced proposals for production based on the latest quantity, schedule, and logistics requirements and other considerations used in making the production decision
Key terms: full-scale development contracts · priced proposals · production · quantity · schedule
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The text
Whenever practicable, the full-scale development contracts should provide for the contractors to submit priced proposals for production that are based on the latest quantity, schedule, and logistics requirements and other considerations that will be used in making the production decision.
← 34.005-4 Demonstration contracts. · 34.005-6 Full production. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.