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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 45: Government Property › Subpart 45.2

FAR 45.202 Evaluation procedures.

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 tells contracting officers how to evaluate offers when a contractor may hold Government property. It requires the officer to consider any unfair competitive advantage by applying a rental-equivalent evaluation factor, and to check that the offeror's property management approach matches the solicitation's requirements.

Applies to: Contracting officers evaluating offers involving Government property

What it requires

  • Consider any potentially unfair competitive advantage from an offeror or contractor possessing Government property
  • Adjust offers for evaluation purposes only using a rental equivalent evaluation factor as specified in FAR 52.245-9
  • Ensure the offeror's property management plans, methods, practices, or procedures for accounting for property are consistent with the solicitation's requirements

Key terms: rental equivalent evaluation factor · Government property · property management plans · competitive advantage

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

The text

(a) The contracting officer shall consider any potentially unfair competitive advantage that may result from an offeror or contractor possessing Government property. This shall be done by adjusting the offers by applying, for evaluation purposes only, a rental equivalent evaluation factor as specified in FAR 52.245-9.

(b) The contracting officer shall ensure the offeror's property management plans, methods, practices, or procedures for accounting for property are consistent with the requirements of the solicitation.

Sections it refers to

← 45.201 Solicitation. · 45.301 Use and rental. →

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

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