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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “Letter of Offer and Acceptance”

  • DFARS 225.7302 Preparation of letter of offer and acceptance.
    …ontracting officer shall assist the DoD implementing agency responsible for preparing the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) by— (1) Working with prospective contractors to— (i) Identify, in advance of the LOA, any unusual provisions or…
  • FAR 28.204-3 Irrevocable letter of credit.
    …son required to furnish a bond has the option to furnish a bond secured by an irrevocable letter of credit (ILC) in an amount equal to the penal sum required to be secured (see 28.204). A separate ILC is required for each bond. (b) The ILC…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    As prescribed in 28.204-4, insert the following clause: Irrevocable Letter of Credit (NOV 2014) (a) “Irrevocable letter of credit” (ILC), as used in this clause, means a written commitment by a federally insured financial institution to p…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …that are reserved in accordance with 19.503. The notification, referred to as an offering letter, shall identify the time frames within which resulting 8(a) awards must be completed in order for the agency to meet its responsibilities. The …
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …re the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show— (1) The solicitation number; (2) The time spec…
  • FAR 19.804-3 SBA acceptance.
    (a) Upon receipt of the contracting office's offering letter, SBA will determine whether to accept the requirement for the 8(a) program. SBA's decision whether to accept the requirement will be transmitted to the contracting office in writi…
  • FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.
    …nal Traffic, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) rate information letters, on file as of the date of bid opening (or the closing date specified for receipt of offers) and which will be effective for the date of the e…
  • DFARS 225.870-3 Submission of offers.
    … of offers by individual Canadian companies, the Canadian Commercial Corporation issues a letter supporting the Canadian offer and containing the following information: (1) Name of the Canadian offeror. (2) Confirmation and endorsement of…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …ernment purpose rights period shall commence upon execution of the contract, subcontract, letter contract (or similar contractual instrument), contract modification, or option exercise that required development of the computer software. (i…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …as may be negotiated. This period shall commence upon award of the contract, subcontract, letter contract (or similar contractual instrument), or contract modification (including a modification to exercise an option) that required developme…
  • DFARS 252.229-7011 Reporting of Foreign Taxes—U.S. Assistance Programs.
    …Contractor shall inform the foreign government of the tax exemption, as documented in the Letter of Offer and Acceptance, country-to-country agreement, or interagency agreement. (d) If the foreign government or entity nevertheless imposes …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ntracts include (but are not limited to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering agreements; letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract becomes effective by writt…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … as may have been negotiated, shall commence upon execution of the contract, subcontract, letter contract (or similar contractual instrument), contract modification, or option exercise that required development of the items, components, or …
  • FAR 6.302-4 International agreement.
    …t be obtained from a particular firm as specified in official written direction such as a Letter of Offer and Acceptance; or (2) When a contemplated acquisition is for services to be performed, or supplies to be used, in the sovereign terr…
  • DFARS 206.302-4 International agreement.
    …t that describes the terms of an agreement or treaty or the written directions, such as a Letter of Offer and Acceptance, that have the effect of requiring the use of other than competitive procedures for the acquisition.
  • DFARS 225.7301 General.
    …s or international organizations through FMS agreements. The agreement is documented in a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) (see the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Security Assistance Management Manual (DSCA 5105.38-M)). (b)…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …licitly refused assumption of risk of loss. If the FMS customer has accepted the standard Letter of Offer and Acceptance Standard Terms and Conditions, as described in DoD 5105.38-M, Security Assistance Management Manual, they have assumed …
  • DFARS 229.170-2 Policy.
    … (2) Does not apply to the acquisition of services; (3) Generally is implemented through letters of offer and acceptance, other country-to-country agreements, or Federal interagency agreements; and (4) Requires reporting of noncompliance …

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