48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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297 sections with “Offers”: the first 40
- FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.(a) General. (1) The contracting officer shall evaluate quotations or offers— (i) In an impartial manner; and (ii) Inclusive of transportation charges from the shipping point of the supplier to the delivery destination. (2) Quotations or…
- FAR 52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts).As prescribed in 7.107-6, insert the following provision: Solicitation of Offers From Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) (AUG 2024) (a) Definition. “Small Business …
- FAR 52.225-17 Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers.…prescribed in 25.1103(c), insert the following provision: Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers (FEB 2000) If the Government receives offers in more than one currency, the Government will evaluate offers by converting the foreign currency…
- 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…
- FAR 25.503 Group offers.…tem whether to apply an evaluation factor (see 25.504-4, Example 1). (1) First, evaluate offers that do not specify an award restriction on a line item basis in accordance with 25.502, determining a tentative award pattern by selecting for…
- FAR 50.205-3 Authorization of offers contingent upon SAFETY Act designation or certification before contract award.(a) Contracting officers may authorize such contingent offers, only if— (1) DHS has issued— (i) For offers contingent upon SAFETY Act designation, a pre-qualification designation notice or a block designation; or (ii) For offers continge…
- DFARS 225.870-3 Submission of offers.…4, the Canadian Commercial Corporation is the prime contractor. To indicate acceptance of offers by individual Canadian companies, the Canadian Commercial Corporation issues a letter supporting the Canadian offer and containing the followin…
- FAR 12.205 Offers.(a) Where technical information is necessary for evaluation of offers, agencies should, as part of market research, review existing literature generally available in the industry to determine its adequacy for purposes of evaluation. If adeq…
- FAR 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language.As prescribed in 14.201-6(w), insert the following provision: Submission of Offers in the English Language (APR 1991) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers received in other than Englis…
- FAR 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency.As prescribed in 14.201-6(x), insert the following provision: Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (APR 1991) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in terms of U.S. dollars. Offers received in other than U.S. dollars…
- FAR 52.247-46 Shipping Point(s) Used in Evaluation of F.o.b. Origin Offers.…s shipping points is contemplated: Shipping Point(s) Used in Evaluation of f.o.b. Origin Offers (APR 1984) (a) If more than one shipping point or plant is designated by the offeror and the offeror fails to indicate the quantity per shippi…
- DFARS 212.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers.…quisition of transportation and transportation-related services, also consider evaluating offers in accordance with the criteria at 247.206(1). (ii) For the acquisition of transportation in supply contracts that will include a significant …
- 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…
- FAR 25.605 Evaluating offers of foreign construction material.…sents the best value to the Government. (c) Unless paragraph (b) applies, if two or more offers are equal in price, the contracting officer must give preference to an offer that does not include foreign construction material excepted at th…
- FAR 52.247-20 Estimated Quantities or Weights for Evaluation of Offers.…ight for each origin/destination pair: Estimated Quantities or Weights for Evaluation of Offers (APR 1984) For the purpose of evaluating offers, and for no other purpose, the following estimated quantities or weights will be considered as…
- DFARS 225.7703-3 Evaluating offers.Evaluate offers submitted in response to solicitations that include the provision at 252.225-7023, Preference for Products or Services from Afghanistan, as follows: (a) If the low offer is an offer of a product or service from Afghanistan,…
- FAR 12.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers.…officers are not required to describe the relative importance of evaluation factors. (b) Offers shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria contained in the solicitation. For many commercial products or commercial services, the crit…
- 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 25.204 Evaluating offers of foreign construction material.…ction will no longer apply as of January 1, 2030. (c) Offerors also may submit alternate offers based on use of equivalent domestic construction material to avoid possible rejection of the entire offer if the Government determines that an …
- FAR 47.306 Transportation factors in the evaluation of offers.When evaluating offers, contracting officers shall consider transportation and transportation-related costs as well as the offerors' shipping and receiving facilities.
- DFARS 213.106-1-70 Soliciting competition—tiered evaluation of offers.See limitations on the use of tiered evaluation of offers at 215.203-70.
- DFARS 225.503 Group offers.Evaluate group offers in accordance with FAR 25.503, but apply the evaluation procedures of 225.502.
- DFARS 252.225-7032 Waiver of United Kingdom Levies—Evaluation of offers.… 225.1101(7), use the following provision: Waiver of United Kingdom Levies—Evaluation of Offers (APR 2003) (a) Offered prices for contracts or subcontracts with United Kingdom (U.K.) firms may contain commercial exploitation levies assess…
- FAR 13.106 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and documentation.
- DFARS 213.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.(b)(i) See 204.7603 for procedures on the requirement for contracting officers to consider Supplier Performance Risk System risk assessments as a basis of award.
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.… contracts, each of which was lower in cost than the total cost of the contract for which offers are solicited; or (ii) Requirements of the Federal agency for construction projects to be performed at two or more discrete sites. (2) Separa…
- FAR 3.303 Reporting suspected antitrust violations.…an industry price list or price agreement to which contractors refer in formulating their offers; (2) A sudden change from competitive bidding to identical bidding; (3) Simultaneous price increases or follow-the-leader pricing; (4) Rotat…
- FAR 14.403 Recording of bids.(a) Standard Form 1409, Abstract of Offers, or Optional Form 1419, Abstract of Offers—Construction (or automated equivalent), shall be completed and certified as to its accuracy by the bid opening officer as soon after bid opening as practi…
- FAR 19.1307 Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns.…be considered (e.g., Architect/Engineer acquisitions); (2) Where all fair and reasonable offers are accepted (e.g., the award of multiple award schedule contracts); or (3) For the reserved portion of a solicitation for a multiple-award co…
- FAR 25.502 Application.…gency regulations, perform the following steps in the order presented: (1) Eliminate all offers or offerors that are unacceptable for reasons other than price; e.g., nonresponsive, debarred or suspended, or a prohibited source (see Subpart…
- FAR 25.504-4 Group award basis.…s are large businesses. The acquisition is not covered by the WTO GPA . STEP 1: Evaluate Offers A & B before considering Offer C and determine which offer has the lowest evaluated cost for each line item (the tentative award pattern): Ite…
- FAR 25.1002 Use of foreign currency.…cts to be entered into and performed outside the United States will require submission of offers in U.S. currency or a specified foreign currency. In unusual circumstances, the contracting officer may permit submission of offers in other th…
- FAR 36.701 Standard and optional forms for use in contracting for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements.…fer, and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair), shall be used to solicit and submit offers, and award construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshol…
- FAR 47.305-3 F.o.b. origin solicitations.…tations the provision at 52.247-46, Shipping Point(s) Used in Evaluation of F.o.b. Origin Offers, when price evaluation for shipments from various shipping points is contemplated. (c) When delivery is f.o.b. origin, contractor's facility, …
- FAR 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.…ed to their shipping points; and (2) These ports will be considered in the evaluation of offers if they possess all requisite capabilities of the listed ports in relation to the supplies being acquired. (e) When supplies are to be exporte…
- FAR 47.305-16 Shipping characteristics.…nts in carloads or truckloads. This will facilitate realistic freight cost evaluations of offers and ensure that contractors produce economical shipments of agreed size. (b) Guaranteed shipping characteristics. (1) The contracting officer …
- FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ll business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value. (b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.… containing a critical component: Line Item No. ______ (4) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25. (g)(1) Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Appli…
- FAR 52.225-6 Trade Agreements Certificate.…end products. Other End Products: [List as necessary] (c) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Gov…
- FAR 52.225-12 Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.… request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 in the req…
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.