48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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8 sections with “Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)”

  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …ncluding FAPIIS information from the System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions and the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) (2) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 2313(d)(3), FAPIIS also identifies— (i) An affiliate tha…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …ontracting officer shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the prospective contractor, whether the defective data increase or decrease the contract price. The contracting officer shall consider any new data submitted to corre…
  • DFARS 209.105-1 Obtaining information.
    …ent, see PGI 209.105-1. (2) A satisfactory performance record is a factor in determining contractor responsibility (see FAR 9.104-1(c)). (i) One source of information relating to contractor performance is the Contractor Performance Assess…
  • FAR 42.1501 General.
    …ng narratives) is relevant information, for future source selection purposes, regarding a contractor's actions under previously awarded contracts or orders. It includes, for example, the contractor's record of— (1) Conforming to requiremen…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    … of the principal purpose of the contract or order. The evaluation should reflect how the contractor performed. The evaluation should include clear relevant information that accurately depicts the contractor's performance, and be based on o…
  • FAR 25.703-4 Waiver.
    (a) An agency or contractor seeking a waiver of the requirements of 25.703-2 or 25.703-3, consistent with section 6(b)(5) of the Iran Sanctions Act or 22 U.S.C. 8551(b), respectively, and the Presidential Memorandum of September 23, 2010 (7…
  • FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    …ing acquired; (B) Customer surveys, and past performance questionnaire replies; (C) The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov”; or (D) Any other reasonable basis. (4) For acquisitions conduc…
  • FAR 25.702-4 Waiver.
    …4(b); (vi) Documentation regarding the offeror's past performance and integrity (see the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) including the Federal Awardee Performance Information and Integrity System at https://www.c…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.