48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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11 sections with “Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies”

  • FAR 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies.
    As prescribed in 7.203, insert the following provision: Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies (AUG 1987) (a) Offerors are invited to state an opinion on whether the quantity(ies) of supplies on which bids, proposals or quotes are requested …
  • FAR 14.212 Economic purchase quantities (supplies).
    Contracting officers shall comply with the economic purchase quantity planning requirements for supplies in subpart 7.2. See 7.203 for instructions regarding use of the provision at 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies, and 7.204 f…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …erials necessary to manufacture a weapon system, including advance procurement to achieve economic lot purchases or more efficient production rates (see paragraphs (h)(3) and (4) of this section regarding economic order quantity procurement…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … does not involve a process of valuation. Useful life refers to the prospective period of economic usefulness in a particular contractor's operations as distinguished from physical life; it is evidenced by the actual or estimated retirement…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ttlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.) and which is considered a minority and economically disadvantaged concern under the criteria at 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(1). This definition also includes ANC direct and indirect subsidiary corpor…
  • FAR 7.204 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    … management/requirements development activities in accordance with agency procedures. The economic purchase quantity data so obtained are intended to assist inventory managers in establishing and evaluating economic order quantities for sup…
  • FAR 8.706 Purchase exceptions.
    … in the quantities required; or (2) The quantity required cannot be produced or provided economically by the AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies. (c) The central nonprofit agency granting the exception shall specify the quantity a…
  • FAR 7.203 Solicitation provision.
    Contracting officers shall insert the provision at 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies, in solicitations for supplies. The provision need not be inserted if the solicitation is for a contract under the General Services Administrat…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … contemplated that a make-or- buy program will be incorporated in the contract. If a less economical “make” or “buy” categorization is selected for one or more items of significant value, the contracting officer shall use the clause with— …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …(s) and underlying assumptions, including the rationale for quantity, learning-curve, and economic adjustment factors. Describe how objectives are to be applied, tracked, and enforced. Indicate specific related solicitation and contractual …
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …duals shall make purchases in the simplified manner that is most suitable, efficient, and economical based on the circumstances of each acquisition. For acquisitions not expected to exceed— (1) The simplified acquisition threshold when acq…

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