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FAR 37.603 Performance standards.

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 explains that performance standards define the level of performance the Government requires to meet contract requirements, and they must be measurable so the contractor's performance can be assessed. When offerors propose performance standards in response to a Statement of Objectives (SOO), agencies must evaluate those proposed standards to see if they meet agency needs.

Applies to: Contractors and agencies involved in contracts that use performance standards, especially when offerors respond to a SOO.

What it requires

  • Ensure performance standards are measurable and structured to permit assessment of the contractor's performance.
  • When offerors propose performance standards in response to a SOO, agencies must evaluate the proposed standards to determine if they meet agency needs.

Key terms: performance standards · SOO · measurable · assessment · offerors

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

The text

(a) Performance standards establish the performance level required by the Government to meet the contract requirements. The standards shall be measurable and structured to permit an assessment of the contractor's performance.

(b) When offerors propose performance standards in response to a SOO, agencies shall evaluate the proposed standards to determine if they meet agency needs.

← 37.602 Performance work statement. · 37.604 Quality assurance surveillance plans. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 37

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

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