48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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51 sections with “Multiple-award contracts”: the first 40
- FAR 19.504 Orders under multiple-award contracts.… 644(r)(2)), contracting officers may, at their discretion, set aside orders placed under multiple-award contracts for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3). (1) The contracting officer shall state in the solicitati…
- FAR 52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts).…s From Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) (AUG 2024) (a) Definition. “Small Business Teaming Arrangement,” as used in this provision— (1) Means an arrangement where…
- FAR 19.502-3 Partial set-asides of contracts other than multiple-award contracts.…fied in this part apply; and (6) The solicitation will result in a contract other than a multiple-award contract (see 2.101 for definition of multiple-award contract). (b) When the contracting officer determines that a requirement is to b…
- FAR 19.502-4 Partial set-asides of multiple-award contracts.…(1)), contracting officers may, at their discretion, set aside a portion or portions of a multiple-award contract, except for construction, for any of the small business concerns identified at 19.000(a)(3) when— (1) Market research indicat…
- DFARS 216.505-70 Orders under multiple-award contracts.…5-70 for guidance regarding minimum labor category qualifications for orders issued under multiple-award services contracts.
- FAR 19.804-6 Indefinite-delivery contracts.(a) Separate offers and acceptances are not required for individual orders under multiple-award contracts (including the Federal Supply Schedules managed by GSA, multi-agency contracts or Governmentwide acquisition contracts, or indefinite-…
- FAR 19.102 Small business size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes.…of its initial offer, which includes price. (4) When an agency uses a solicitation for a multiple-award contract that does not require offers for the contract to include price, SBA determines size as of the date of initial offer for the mu…
- FAR 19.301-2 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented its status as a small business concern.… a small business concern identified at 19.000(a)(3) that is issued under an unrestricted multiple-award contract, unless the order is issued under the reserved portion of an unrestricted multiple-award contract (e.g., an order set aside fo…
- FAR 19.507 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…, in solicitations and contracts involving total small business set-asides. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3), as described in 8.405-5 and 1…
- FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.…or any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3); (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3); (3) Contracts that have been awar…
- FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…rs from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangement or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) in solicitations for multiple-award contracts above the substantial bundling threshold of the agency. (j) Insert the clause…
- FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.…ently successful offeror for negotiated acquisitions, including— (A) Orders placed under multiple-award contracts where the contracting officer requested rerepresentation for the order (see 13 CFR 134.1004(a)(3)(ii)); and (B) Orders set a…
- FAR 52.219-33 Nonmanufacturer Rule.…he simplified acquisition threshold and that are— (A) Set aside for small business under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or (B) Issued directly to a small business concern under multiple-award con…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…acts (see paragraph (2) of this definition), into a solicitation for a single contract, a multiple-award contract, or a task or delivery order that is likely to be unsuitable for award to a small business concern (even if it is suitable for…
- FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).…racting 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 BPA with an estimated value exceeding $150 million (including …
- FAR 16.500 Scope of subpart.…ent with subpart 36.6. (e) See subpart 19.5 for procedures to set aside part or parts of multiple-award contracts for small businesses; to reserve one or more awards for small business on multiple-award contracts; and to set aside orders f…
- FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.…l offeror for negotiated acquisitions, including— (A) Partial set-asides and reserves of multiple-award contracts; (B) Orders that are set-aside under an unrestricted multiple-award contract (except for orders and blanket purchase agreeme…
- FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.…e 15.503(a)(2)) of the apparently successful offeror, including— (A) Orders placed under multiple-award contracts where the contracting officer requested rerepresentation for the order (see 13 CFR 126.801(d)(1)); and (B) Orders set aside …
- FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.…it prescribed by the contracting officer, the offeror will be ineligible for award. For a multiple-award contract with more than one North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, see paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section. (ii) …
- FAR 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award.…arded on a sole-source basis to, HUBZone small business concerns; (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for HUBZone small business concerns; (3) Orders set aside for HUBZone small business concerns under …
- FAR 52.219-7 Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside.…e offer to include all portions for which it wants to compete. (e) Partial set-asides of multiple-award contracts. (1) Small business concerns will not compete against other than small business concerns for any order issued under the part …
- FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program.…urce basis to, SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program; (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program; (3) Orders set aside for SDVOSB concerns elig…
- FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.… a small business concern identified at 19.000(a)(3) that is issued under an unrestricted multiple-award contract, unless the order is issued under the reserved portion of an unrestricted multiple-award contract (e.g., an order set aside fo…
- FAR 52.219-29 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns.…aside for, or awarded on a sole-source basis to, EDWOSB concerns; (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for EDWOSB concerns; (3) Orders set aside for EDWOSB concerns under multiple-award contracts as desc…
- FAR 52.219-30 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.…e-source basis to, WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program; (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program; (3) Orders set aside for WOSB concerns eligible u…
- FAR 7.107-6 Solicitation provision.…s from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts), in solicitations for multiple-award contracts above the substantial bundling threshold of the agency (see 7.107-4(a)).
- FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.…1) Has an estimated value above the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Will result in multiple-award contracts (see subpart 16.5) that are for the same or similar services; and (3) States that the Government intends to make an award to…
- FAR 15.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.…1) Has an estimated value above the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Will result in multiple-award contracts (see subpart 16.5) that are for the same or similar services; and (3) States that the Government intends to make an award to…
- FAR 16.505 Ordering.…ent debt subject to collection under the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). (b) Orders under multiple-award contracts—(1) Fair opportunity. (i) The contracting officer must provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for each orde…
- FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.…rently successful offeror for negotiated acquisitions including— (A) Orders placed under multiple-award contracts where the contracting officer requested rerepresentation for the order (see 13 CFR 127.603(c)(1)); and (B) Orders set aside …
- FAR 19.309 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…uard. (3) Use the provision with its Alternate II in solicitations that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one NAICS code assigned. This is authorized for solicitations issued after October 1, 2028 (see 19.102(b)). (b…
- FAR 19.1508 Contract clauses.… on a sole-source basis to, EDWOSB concerns under 19.1505(b) or 19.1506(a). This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for EDWOSB concerns as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F) or when orders may be issued …
- FAR 7.107-4 Substantial bundling.…se thresholds apply to the cumulative estimated dollar value (including options) of— (i) Multiple-award contracts; (ii) Task orders or delivery orders issued against a GSA Schedule contract; or (iii) Task orders or delivery orders issued…
- FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…s from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts), as prescribed at 7.107-6. (8) Insert the provision at 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters, as prescribe…
- FAR 15.101-3 Tiered evaluation of small business offers.… 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 19.501 General.… be total or partial. (2) The purpose of small business reserves is to award one or more multiple-award contracts to any of the small business concerns identified at 19.000(a)(3), under a full and open competition. A small business reserve…
- FAR 19.1309 Contract clauses.…-source basis to, HUBZone small business concerns under 19.1305 or 19.1306. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for HUBZone small business concerns as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F) or when order…
- FAR 19.1408 Contract clauses.…e-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns under 19.1405 and 19.1406. This includes multiple-award contracts when orders may be set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)…
- FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside.… for small business concerns; and (2) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). (c) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Off…
- DFARS 216.505 Ordering.…tem, as prescribed in 204.7604 to the extent permitted by the contract. (b) Orders under multiple-award contracts—(1) Fair opportunity. (A) See 215.101-2-70 for the limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically a…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.