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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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401 sections with “Evaluation”: the first 40

  • FAR 12.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers.
    (a) When evaluation factors are used, the contracting officer may insert a provision substantially the same as the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation— Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in solicitations for commercial products or c…
  • FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    …All quotations or offers shall be considered (see paragraph (b) of this subsection). (b) Evaluation procedures. (1) The contracting officer has broad discretion in fashioning suitable evaluation procedures. The procedures prescribed in par…
  • FAR 15.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    (a) The award decision is based on evaluation factors and significant subfactors that are tailored to the acquisition. (b) Evaluation factors and significant subfactors must— (1) Represent the key areas of importance and emphasis to be co…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    (a) Proposal evaluation is an assessment of the proposal and the offeror's ability to perform the prospective contract successfully. An agency shall evaluate competitive proposals and then assess their relative qualities solely on the facto…
  • FAR 19.1307 Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns.
    (a) The price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns shall be used in acquisitions conducted using full and open competition. The preference shall not be used— (1) Where price is not a selection factor so that a price ev…
  • FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …d in 12.301(c), the Contracting Officer may insert a provision substantially as follows: Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the re…
  • FAR 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns.
    As prescribed in 19.1309(b), insert the following clause: Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (a) Evaluation preference. (1) Offers will be evaluated by adding a factor of 10 percent to the…
  • FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.
    As prescribed in 47.305-6(e), insert the following provision: Evaluation of Export Offers (JAN 2001) (a) Port handling and ocean charges—other than DOD water terminals. Port handling and ocean charges in tariffs on file with the Bureau of…
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    …ure, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor. (A) See PGI 215.304(c)(i)(A) for examples of evaluation factors. (B) Proposals addressing the extent of small business performance shall be separate from subcontracting plans submitted pursuant …
  • DFARS § 215.305 215.305 Proposal evaluation.
    (a)(2) Past performance evaluation. (A) When a past performance evaluation is required by FAR 15.304, and the solicitation includes the clause at FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, the evaluation factors shall include the…
  • FAR 15.606-2 Evaluation.
    (a) Comprehensive evaluations shall be coordinated by the agency contact point, who shall attach or imprint on each unsolicited proposal, circulated for evaluation, the legend required by 15.609(d). When performing a comprehensive evaluatio…
  • FAR 52.222-24 Preaward On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Evaluation.
    …22.810(c), insert the following provision: Preaward On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Evaluation (FEB 1999) If a contract in the amount of $10 million or more will result from this solicitation, the prospective Contractor and its known…
  • FAR 52.247-46 Shipping Point(s) Used in Evaluation of F.o.b. Origin Offers.
    …305-3(b)(4)(ii), insert the following provision in f.o.b. origin solicitations when price evaluation for shipments from various shipping points is contemplated: Shipping Point(s) Used in Evaluation of f.o.b. Origin Offers (APR 1984) (a) I…
  • DFARS 252.247-7026 Evaluation Preference for Use of Domestic Shipyards—Applicable to Acquisition of Carriage by Vessel for DoD Cargo in the Coastwise or Noncontiguous Trade.
    As prescribed in 247.574(c), use the following provision: Evaluation Preference for Use of Domestic Shipyards—Applicable To Acquisition of Carriage by Vessel for DOD Cargo in the Coastwise or Noncontiguous Trade (OCT 2024) (a) Definitions…
  • FAR 25.504 Evaluation Examples.
    The following examples illustrate the application of the evaluation procedures in 25.502 and 25.503. The examples assume that the contracting officer has eliminated all offers that are unacceptable for reasons other than price or a trade ag…
  • FAR 36.602-2 Evaluation boards.
    … services, an agency shall provide for one or more permanent or ad hoc architect-engineer evaluation boards (which may include preselection boards when authorized by agency regulations) to be composed of members who, collectively, have expe…
  • FAR 36.602-3 Evaluation board functions.
    Under the general direction of the head of the contracting activity, an evaluation board shall perform the following functions: (a) Review the current data files on eligible firms and responses to a public notice concerning the particular …
  • FAR 45.202 Evaluation procedures.
    …ssessing 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 …
  • FAR 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options.
    …ption clause and does not include one of the provisions prescribed in 17.208 (b) or (c): Evaluation Exclusive of Options (APR 1984) The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by including only the price for the basic requireme…
  • FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.
    As prescribed in 17.208(c), insert a provision substantially the same as the following: Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Gover…
  • FAR 52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.
    As prescribed in 22.1103, insert the following provision: Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees (FEB 1993) (a) Recompetition of service contracts may in some cases result in lowering the compensation (salaries and fringe b…
  • FAR 52.247-47 Evaluation—F.o.b. Origin.
    …g offers; e.g., air, pipeline, barge, or ocean tanker, modify the provision accordingly. Evaluation—F.o.b. Origin (JUN 2003) (a) The Government normally uses land methods of transportation by regulated common carrier for shipment within t…
  • FAR 52.247-50 No Evaluation of Transportation Costs.
    …tative or general delivery places for the purpose of evaluating transportation costs: No Evaluation of Transportation Costs (APR 1984) Costs of transporting supplies to be delivered under this contract will not be an evaluation factor for…
  • DFARS 215.203-70 Requests for proposals—tiered evaluation of offers.
    (a) The tiered or cascading order of precedence used for tiered evaluation of offers shall be consistent with FAR part 19. (b) Consideration shall be given to the tiers of small businesses (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone small business, service-disab…
  • DFARS 215.370-2 Evaluation factor.
    …horization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Pub. L. 109-163), the contracting officer may use an evaluation factor that considers whether an offeror intends to perform the contract using employees or individual subcontractors who are members of th…
  • DFARS 219.1307 Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns.
    (a) Also, do not use the price evaluation preference in acquisitions that use tiered evaluation of offers, until a tier is reached that considers offers from other than small business concerns.
  • DFARS 246.470-2 Quality evaluation data.
    The contract administration office shall establish a system for the collection, evaluation, and use of the types of quality evaluation data specified in PGI 246.470-2.
  • DFARS 252.236-7012 Military construction on Kwajalein Atoll—evaluation preference.
    … in 236.570(c)(2), use the following provision: Military Construction on Kwajalein Atoll—Evaluation Preference (MAR 1998) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— (1) Marshallese firm means a local firm incorporated in the Marshall Is…
  • FAR 8.406-7 Contractor Performance Evaluation.
    … must prepare at least annually and at the time the work under the order is completed, an evaluation of contractor performance for each order that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold in accordance with 42.1502(c).
  • FAR 9.505-3 Providing evaluation services.
    Contracts for the evaluation of offers for products or services shall not be awarded to a contractor that will evaluate its own offers for products or services, or those of a competitor, without proper safeguards to ensure objectivity to pr…
  • FAR 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
    …prescribed in this part in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; part 14, Sealed Bidding; or part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as app…
  • FAR 15.101-3 Tiered evaluation of small business offers.
    An agency shall not create a tiered (or “cascading”) evaluation of offers, as described in 13 CFR 125.2, for multiple-award contracts unless an agency has statutory authority.
  • FAR 17.206 Evaluation.
    …ing officer need not evaluate offers for any option quantities when it is determined that evaluation would not be in the best interests of the Government and this determination is approved at a level above the contracting officer. An exampl…
  • FAR 22.1604 Compliance evaluation and complaint investigations and sanctions for violations.
    (a) The Secretary may conduct compliance evaluations or investigate complaints of any contractor or subcontractor to determine if any of the requirements of the clause at 52.222-40 have been violated. (b) Contracting departments and agenci…
  • FAR 26.202-2 Evaluation preference.
    The contracting officer may use an evaluation preference, when authorized in agency regulations or procedures.
  • FAR 35.008 Evaluation for award.
    … The contracting officer should therefore take special care in reviewing the solicitation evaluation factors to assure that they are properly presented and consistent with the solicitation. (c) When a small business concern would otherwise…
  • FAR 36.201 Evaluation of contractor performance.
    See 42.1502(e) for the requirements for preparing past performance evaluations for construction contracts.
  • FAR 36.604 Performance evaluation.
    See 42.1502(f) for the requirements for preparing past performance evaluations for architect-engineer contracts.
  • FAR 42.403 Evaluation of contract administration offices.
    Onsite inspections or evaluations of the performance of the assigned functions of a contract administration office shall be accomplished only by or under the direction of the agency of which that office is a part.
  • FAR 52.214-22 Evaluation of Bids for Multiple Awards.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(q), insert the following provision: Evaluation of Bids for Multiple Awards (MAR 1990) In addition to other factors, bids will be evaluated on the basis of advantages and disadvantages to the Government that might…

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