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25 sections with “Justification for other than full and open competition”

  • FAR 6.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition.
    …ons) permit contracting without providing for full and open competition. Requirements for justifications to support the use of these authorities are in 6.303.
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    … of the acquisition is for a brand-name product or item peculiar to one manufacturer, the justification and approval is to cover only the portion of the acquisition which is brand-name or peculiar to one manufacturer. The justification shou…
  • FAR 5.406 Public disclosure of justification documents for certain contract actions.
    (a) Justifications and approvals for other than full and open competition must be posted in accordance with 6.305. (b) Limited-source justifications (excluding brand name) for FSS orders or blanket purchase agreements with an estimated val…
  • FAR 6.304 Approval of the justification.
    (a) Except for paragraph (b) of this section, the justification for other than full and open competition shall be approved in writing— (1) For a proposed contract not exceeding $900,000, the contracting officer's certification required by …
  • DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), the justification and approval addressed in FAR 6.303 is required in order to use brand name or equal descriptions. (d) Limitations. Follow the procedure…
  • FAR 6.303-2 Content.
    (a) Each justification shall contain sufficient facts and rationale to justify the use of the specific authority cited. (b) As a minimum, each justification, except those for sole-source 8(a) contracts over $30 million (see paragraph (d) o…
  • FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.
    …Limitations. (1) Contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by the written justifications and approvals described in 6.303 and 6.304. These justifications may be made and approved after contract award when preparation and app…
  • DFARS 206.304 Approval of the justification.
    …e follow-on acquisition to a previous award for the same supply or service supported by a justification for other than full and open competition citing the authority at FAR 6.302-1, follow the procedures at PGI 206.304(a)(S-70). (S-71) In …
  • FAR 6.303-1 Requirements.
    …, the use of such actions in writing; (2) Certifies the accuracy and completeness of the justification; and (3) Obtains the approval required by 6.304. (b) The contracting officer shall not award a sole-source contract under the 8(a) aut…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …m paragraphs (b)(2)(ii)(A), (B), and (C) of this section, modified to show the brand-name justification. A justification is required unless a justification covering the requirements in the order was previously approved for the contract in a…
  • FAR 47.304-3 Shipments from CONUS for overseas delivery.
    …or to a storage or holding area for subsequent forwarding to a port area for export. (2) Justification for the solicitation of offers on other than an f.o.b. origin basis shall be recorded and the contract file documented accordingly. (c)…
  • DFARS 227.7103-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …ped exclusively at private expense whether or not a contractor or subcontractor submits a justification in response to a challenge notice. The contracting officer shall not challenge a contractor's assertion that a commercial product or com…
  • FAR 5.301 General.
    …Supply Schedule (FSS) orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements supported by a limited-source justification (excluding brand name) in accordance with 8.405-6; or (ii) Task or delivery orders awarded without providing fair opportunity in accord…
  • FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    … source awards under the 8(a) Program (15 U.S.C. 637), but see 6.303 for requirements for justification and approval of sole-source 8(a) awards over $30 million. (See subpart 19.8.) (5) Sole source awards under the HUBZone Act of 1997—15 U…
  • FAR 17.503 Ordering procedures.
    … the servicing agency to award a contract, the following procedures also apply: (1) If a justification and approval or a D&F (other than the requesting agency's D&F required in 17.502-2(c)) is required by law or regulation, the servicing a…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold and supported by a limited-source justification at 8.405-6(a), the ordering activity contracting officer must— (i) Publicize the action (see 5.301); and (ii) Post the justification i…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    … Small Business Act; (ii) Adequacy of consolidated or bundled contract documentation and justifications; and (iii) Actions taken to mitigate the effects of necessary and justified consolidation or bundling on small businesses; (12) Provi…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …erred in paragraph (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section, must exist. (ii) A written justification for use of the higher amounts must be approved by an officer of the contractor's organization or designee to ensure that the authority i…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …rand name specifications, the contracting officer shall include with the solicitation the justification or documentation required by 6.302-1(c), 13.106-1(b), or 13.501, redacted as necessary (see 6.305). (b) When the contracting officer do…
  • FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
    …(c) Limitations. Contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by the written justifications and approvals described in 6.303 and 6.304.
  • FAR 6.302-7 Public interest.
    …ract. (3) If required by the head of the agency, the contracting officer shall prepare a justification to support the determination under paragraph (c)(1) above. (4) This Determination and Finding (D & F) shall not be made on a class basi…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …for any urgency if it results in concurrency of development and production or constitutes justification for not providing for full and open competition. (6) Trade-offs. Discuss the expected consequences of trade-offs among the various cost…
  • FAR 14.202-4 Bid samples.
    …oducts should be acquired by two-step sealed bidding or negotiation, as appropriate. (c) Justification. The reasons why acceptable products cannot be acquired without the submission of bid samples shall be set forth in the contract file, e…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …es that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government. (h) Review and justification of pass-through contracts. (1) The requirements of this paragraph (h) are applicable to all agencies. The requirements apply by law to t…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …ent and the proposed requirement, the comparative advantages and disadvantages of each, a justification when an item's function or characteristics are being altered, the effect of the change on the end item's performance, and any pertinent …

FAR (chapter 1)

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