48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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206 sections with “Only One Offer”: the first 40
- DFARS 252.215-7008 Only One Offer.As prescribed at 215.408(3), use the following provision: Only One Offer (DEC 2022) (a) Cost or pricing data requirements. After initial submission of offers, if the Contracting Officer notifies the Offeror that only one offer was receive…
- DFARS 213.500-70 Only one offer.If only one offer is received in response to a competitive solicitation issued using simplified acquisition procedures authorized under FAR subpart 13.5, follow the procedures at 215.371-2.
- DFARS 215.371 Only one offer.
- FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.… 3304(a)(1). (2) When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of su…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ations—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (OCT 2025) The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award …
- FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.…paragraph (d) below) to the overseas port of discharge. (2) Unless offers are applicable only to f.o.b. origin delivery under Government bills of lading (see paragraph (b) above), offerors shall designate below at least one of the ports of…
- FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.…an a minimum quantity. The contracting officer should use an indefinite-quantity contract only when a recurring need is anticipated. (c) Multiple award preference—(1) Planning the acquisition. (i) Except for indefinite-quantity contracts f…
- DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.…of the contracting office, determines that— (i) Following thorough technical evaluation, only one source is fully qualified to perform the proposed work; (ii) The unsolicited proposal offers significant scientific or technological promise…
- FAR 14.503-1 Step one.…roposal must be received (see 14.201-6(r)). (7) A statement that (i) in the second step, only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for awards an…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…characteristics or construction of a product or explains its operation. The term includes only that information needed to evaluate the acceptability of the product and excludes other information for operating or maintaining the product. De…
- FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.…Whenever possible, base price reasonableness on competitive quotations or offers. (2) If only one response is received, include a statement of price reasonableness in the contract file. The contracting officer may base the statement on— (…
- FAR 16.505 Ordering.…ortion of the acquisition requiring the brand-name item. If the justification is to cover only the portion of the acquisition which is brand-name, then it should so state; the approval level requirements will then only apply to that portion…
- FAR 17.804 Procedures.…reverse auction service provider from offerors responding to the reverse auction. (d) If only one offeror participates in an auction, the contracting officer may— (1) Cancel the auction and document the contract file with evidence of the …
- FAR 28.204-3 Irrevocable letter of credit.…ment other than a written demand and the ILC (and letter of confirmation, if any), expire only as provided in paragraph (f) of this subsection, and be issued/confirmed by an acceptable federally insured financial institution as provided in …
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ducts and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any sup…
- FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.…r the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or (3) It is the only proposal received. (B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, w…
- FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.… name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture:__.] (2) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is n…
- FAR 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award.… Concerns maintained by the SBA (13 CFR 126.103). (b) Applicability. This clause applies only to— (1) Contracts that have been set aside or awarded on a sole-source basis to, HUBZone small business concerns; (2) Part or parts of a multip…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…ractor to count the subcontract toward its goals, the ANC or Indian tribe shall designate only a portion of the total subcontract award to each Contractor. The sum of the amounts designated to various Contractors cannot exceed the total val…
- FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.…oncern under NAICS Code __________ assigned to contract number __________. (2) [Complete only if the Contractor represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (h)(1) of this clause.] The Contractor represents that it □ is, □ i…
- FAR 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.…ominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the domestic content test is applied only to the iron and steel content of the end product, excluding COTS fasteners. In addition, the Contracting Officer has determined that FTAs (except…
- FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.…f— (A) One year following the expected date of final payment; (B) For performance bonds only, until completion of any warranty period; or (C) For payment bonds only, until resolution of all claims filed against the payment bond during th…
- DFARS 234.7002 Policy.…uct, or acquired under procedures established for the acquisition of commercial products, only if— (i) The Secretary of Defense determines that— (A) The major weapon system is a commercial product as defined in FAR 2.101; and (B) Such tr…
- DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.…plies to all items in the Schedule. (c) The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only domestic end products unless, in its offer, it specified delivery of qualifying country end products, Free Trade Agreement country end products o…
- DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.…s are waived for designated country construction materials. (c) The Contractor shall use only domestic or designated country construction material in performing this contract, except for— (1) Construction material valued at or below the s…
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…n item, component, or process at private expense, either exclusively or partially, is the only basis for asserting restrictions on the Government's rights to use, release, or disclose technical data pertaining to such items, components, or …
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.… a criterion expressed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this definition and would require only minor modification to meet the requirements of this contract. Computer database means a collection of recorded data in a form capable of being p…
- 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.… a criterion expressed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this definition and would require only minor modification to meet the requirements of this contract. Computer database means a collection of recorded data in a form capable of being p…
- FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.… warranty conditions, and maintenance availability; or (ii) Where an evaluation is based only on price and past performance, make an award based on whether the lowest priced of the quotations or offers having the highest past performance r…
- FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.…information to which an offeror has not had a prior opportunity to respond; and (ii) May only be held with those offerors (other than offerors under paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section) whose exclusion from, or inclusion in, the competitiv…
- FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).…submit priced offers in response to the solicitation's expressed requirement, even though only one offer is received from a responsible offeror and if— (1) Based on the offer received, the contracting officer can reasonably conclude that t…
- FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.…f items or other factors makes listing any stated unit prices impracticable at that time, only the total contract price need be furnished in the notice. However, the items, quantities, and any stated unit prices of each award shall be made …
- FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.… 5 business days of the receipt of the appeal, if practicable, and will base its decision only on the information and documentation in the protest record as supplemented by the appeal. SBA will provide a copy of the decision to the contract…
- FAR 19.1303 Status as a HUBZone small business concern.…t https://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm. SBA's designation also appears in SAM. Only firms designated in DSBS and SAM as HUBZone small business concerns are eligible for HUBZone preferences. HUBZone preferences are not contingent …
- FAR 19.1305 HUBZone set-aside procedures.… (2) Award will be made at a fair market price. (c) If the contracting officer receives only one acceptable offer from a HUBZone small business concern in response to a set aside, the contracting officer should make an award to that conce…
- FAR 28.101-4 Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements.…g that acceptance of the bid would be detrimental to the Government's interest when— (1) Only one offer is received. In this case, the contracting officer may require the furnishing of the bid guarantee before award; (2) The amount of the…
- FAR 36.303-1 Phase One.… number specified in the solicitation in accordance with 36.303-1(a)(4)) and request that only those offerors submit phase-two proposals.
- FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror.… “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and s…
- FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…or receipt of offers; or (C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received. (ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, wi…
- FAR 52.217-10 Reverse Auction.…fying the Contracting Officer via the contact method identified in the solicitation. (d) Only one offer. If the reverse auction produces only one offer, the Government reserves the right to cancel the auction. (e) Release of information. …
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.