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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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81 sections with “Maximum order”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations.
    … the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor— (1) Any order for a single item in excess of ___ [insert dollar figure or quantity]; (2) An…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ers shall be within the scope, issued within the period of performance, and be within the maximum value of the contract. (3) Performance-based acquisition methods must be used to the maximum extent practicable, if the contract or order is …
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    … ordered, the contractor must furnish any additional quantities, not to exceed the stated maximum. The contracting officer should establish a reasonable maximum quantity based on market research, trends on recent contracts for similar suppl…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    … reasonable and allowable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis the maximum per diem rates in effect at the time of travel as set forth in the— (i) Federal Travel Regulation, prescribed by the General Services Adminis…
  • DFARS 252.239-7007 Cancellation or Termination of Orders.
    …n years. In the case of either a cancellation or a termination, the Government's presumed maximum liability will be capped by the unpaid non-recurring charges and the monthly recurring charges set out in the contract/agreement. The presumed…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …d any special requirements (e.g., security clearances, travel, special knowledge). To the maximum extent practicable, agency requirements shall be performance-based statements (see subpart 37.6). (c) Request for Quotation procedures. The o…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …. (viii) Delivery terms. (3)(i) The ordering activity contracting officer shall, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference to establishing multiple-award BPAs, rather than establishing a single-award BPA. (ii) No single-award BP…
  • FAR 16.503 Requirements contracts.
    …n the most current information available. (2) The contract shall state, if feasible, the maximum limit of the contractor's obligation to deliver and the Government's obligation to order. The contract may also specify maximum or minimum qua…
  • FAR 4.1603 Procedures.
    …suing agency in these positions. Agencies may choose a minimum of four characters up to a maximum of eight characters to be used, but the same number of characters must be used agency-wide. If a number less than the maximum is used, do not …
  • FAR 11.501 Policy.
    …that is caused by late delivery or untimely performance of the particular contract. Use a maximum amount or a maximum period for assessing liquidated damages if these limits reflect the maximum probable damage to the Government. Also, the c…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    (a) It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvanta…
  • FAR 32.501-3 Contract price.
    … price, the contracting officer may provisionally increase the price up to the ceiling or maximum price. (4) Under a letter contract, the contract price is the maximum amount obligated by the contract as modified. (5) Under an unpriced or…
  • FAR 39.103 Modular contracting.
    …Consistent with the agency's information technology architecture, agencies should, to the maximum extent practicable, use modular contracting to acquire major systems (see 2.101) of information technology. Agencies may also use modular cont…
  • FAR 4.1005-2 Exceptions.
    …ty at the line item level for the base award provided that the total contract minimum and maximum, or the estimate, respectively, is stated. (ii) Multiple-award IDIQ contracts awarded using the procedures at 13.106-1(a)(2)(iv)(A) or 15.304…
  • FAR 7.102 Policy.
    …cts suitable to meet the agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items, to the maximum extent practicable (10 U.S.C. 3453 and 41 U.S.C. 3307); (2) Full and open competition (see part 6) or, when full and open competition is not …
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …n competition is not required in accordance with part 6, for obtaining competition to the maximum extent practicable, with due regard to the nature of the supplies and services to be acquired (10 U.S.C. 3206(a)(1) and 41 U.S.C. 3306(a)(1)).…
  • FAR 10.001 Policy.
    …ition threshold 10 U.S.C. 3453(c)); and (vi) On an ongoing basis, take advantage (to the maximum extent practicable) of commercially available market research methods in order to effectively identify the capabilities of small businesses an…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include only those clauses— (1) Required to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to the acquisition…
  • FAR 13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
    …ed with— (1) More than one supplier for supplies or services of the same type to provide maximum practicable competition; (2) A single firm from which numerous individual purchases at or below the simplified acquisition threshold will lik…
  • FAR 16.501-1 Definitions.
    …ies that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of supplies (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and that provides for the issuance of orders for the delivery of supplies during the period of the contract. Task-order contract me…
  • FAR 22.901 Policy.
    …ecify in solicitations or advertisements for employees to work on Government contracts, a maximum age limit for employment unless the specified maximum age limit is based upon a bona fide occupational qualification, retirement plan, or stat…
  • FAR 32.303 General.
    …ns related to national defense, subject to amounts annually authorized by Congress on the maximum obligation of any guaranteeing agency under any loan, discount, advance, or commitment in connection therewith, entered into under section 301…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    …contracts or orders, agencies must— (1) Use performance-based acquisition methods to the maximum extent practicable, except for— (i) Architect-engineer services acquired in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. (see part 36); (ii) Const…
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    … any other clause, equitable adjustments in the target cost, target fee, minimum fee, and maximum fee, as appropriate, shall be stated in a supplemental agreement to this contract. (e) Fee payable. (1) The fee payable under this contract s…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …of the Contractor's compliance with this clause shall be based upon its effort to achieve maximum results from its actions. The Contractor shall document these efforts fully and implement affirmative action steps at least as extensive as th…
  • FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans.
    …service medal veterans, disabled veterans, and recently separated veterans); and (3) The maximum number and minimum number of employees of the Contractor or subcontractor at each hiring location during the period covered by the report. (c…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …d progress payments for undefinitized contract actions shall not exceed 80 percent of the maximum liability of the Government under the undefinitized contract action or such lower limit specified elsewhere in the contract. Separate limits m…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    … the performance of maintenance and sustainment services on a major weapon system, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with statutory requirements, the acquisition plan shall prescribe that award will be made on a competitive b…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …f a given task. (b) Minimize administrative operating costs. (1) In order to ensure that maximum efficiency is obtained, rules, regulations, and policies should be promulgated only when their benefits clearly exceed the costs of their deve…
  • FAR 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    …Guiding Principles. In particular, the contracting officer must have the authority to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with law, to determine the application of rules, regulations, and policies, on a specific contract. (b) The…
  • FAR 1.108 FAR conventions.
    …lue of the action, including the dollar value of all options. If the action establishes a maximum quantity of supplies or services to be acquired or establishes a ceiling price or establishes the final price to be based on future events, th…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …rmance objectives. It is used in solicitations when the Government intends to provide the maximum flexibility to each offeror to propose an innovative approach. Subline item means a subset of a line item. Substantial evidence means inform…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …ed acquisition procedures, if unusual and compelling urgency precludes competition to the maximum extent practicable) and the Government would be seriously injured if the agency complies with the time periods specified in 5.203; (3) The pr…
  • FAR 5.401 General.
    …zed or discussed with potential contractors. (b) Contracting officers may make available maximum information to the public, except information— (1) On plans that would provide undue or discriminatory advantage to private or personal inter…
  • FAR 5.503 Procedures.
    …owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns maximum opportunity to participate in these acquisitions. (2) The contracting officer shall use the SF 1449 for paper solicitations. The SF 1449 shal…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …er) contemplated, discuss the strategy to transition to firm-fixed-price contracts to the maximum extent practicable. During the requirements development stage, consider structuring the contract requirements, i.e., line items, in a manner t…
  • FAR 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    …critical to the agency's mission success; and (ii) The procurement strategy provides for maximum practicable participation by small business. (2) The approving authority is— (i) For the Department of Defense, the SPE; or (ii) For the ci…
  • FAR 7.107-3 Bundling.
    …critical to the agency's mission success; and (ii) The acquisition strategy provides for maximum practicable participation by small business concerns. (2) The approving authority, without power of delegation, is— (i) For the Department o…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …) Agencies shall use fixed-price orders for the acquisition of commercial services to the maximum extent practicable. (3)(i) A time-and-materials or labor-hour order may be used for the acquisition of commercial services only when it is no…
  • FAR 8.406-6 Disputes.
    …ontracting officer should use the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures, to the maximum extent practicable (see 33.204 and 33.214).

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.