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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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22 sections with “Order of Precedence”

  • FAR 52.214-29 Order of Precedence—Sealed Bidding.
    As prescribed in 14.201-7(d), insert the following clause: Order of Precedence—Sealed Bidding (JAN 1986) Any inconsistency in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (a) the Schedule (e…
  • FAR 52.215-8 Order of Precedence—Uniform Contract Format.
    As prescribed in 15.209(h), insert the following clause: Order of Precedence—Uniform Contract Format (OCT 1997) Any inconsistency in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (a) The Sch…
  • FAR 11.101 Order of precedence for requirements documents.
    … or create new requirements documents to meet agency needs, consistent with the following order of precedence: (1) Documents mandated for use by law. (2) Performance-oriented documents (e.g., a PWS or SOO). (See 2.101.) (3) Detailed desi…
  • FAR 52.241-2 Order of Precedence—Utilities.
    As prescribed in 41.501(c)(1), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Order of Precedence—Utilities (FEB 1995) In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this contract (including the specifications) and any r…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    …section 821). When acquiring services, including those acquired under supply contracts or orders, agencies must— (1) Use performance-based acquisition methods to the maximum extent practicable, except for— (i) Architect-engineer services …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Invoice date and number; (iii) Contract number, line item number and, if applicable, the order number; (iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items delivered; (v) Shipping number and date of shi…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …s effective date for the purpose of incorporating changes required by statutes, executive orders, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Changes required to be made by modification to t…
  • FAR 14.201-7 Contract clauses.
    …pplicability of Alternate I to that modification. (B) In the case of a task- or delivery-order contract in which not all orders will use funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, …
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …pplicability of Alternate I to that modification. (B) In the case of a task- or delivery-order contract in which not all orders will use funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, …
  • FAR 16.500 Scope of subpart.
    …Services Administration (GSA) to enter into schedule, multiple award, or task or delivery order contracts under any other provision of law. Therefore, GSA regulations and the coverage for the Federal Supply Schedule program in subpart 8.4 a…
  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    (a) Identifying applicable FASCSA orders. The applicability of FASCSA orders to a particular acquisition depends on the contracting office's agency, the scope of the FASCSA order, the funding, and whether the requirement involves certain ty…
  • FAR 8.403 Applicability.
    (a) Procedures in this subpart apply to— (1) Individual orders for supplies or services placed against Federal Supply Schedules contracts; and (2) BPAs established against Federal Supply Schedule contracts. (b) GSA may establish special …
  • DFARS 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.
    …sian Federation or any entity sanctioned by the Secretary of the Treasury under Executive Order 13662, Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine. (iii) The government of any country if the Secretary o…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    … to separate damaged and undamaged aircraft, and to put all aircraft in the best possible order. Except in cases covered by paragraph (h)(2) of this clause, the Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer a statement of— (i) The da…
  • FAR 37.000 Scope of part.
    …cquisition and management of services by contract. This part applies to all contracts and orders for services regardless of the contract type or kind of service being acquired. This part requires the use of performance-based acquisitions fo…
  • FAR 13.500 General.
    …vices using the procedures in this part, the requirements of part 12 apply subject to the order of precedence provided at 12.102(c). This includes use of the provisions and clauses in subpart 12.3. (c) Under 41 U.S.C. 1903, the simplified …
  • FAR 19.203 Relationship among small business programs.
    (a) General. There is no order of precedence among the 8(a) Program (subpart 19.8), HUBZone Program (subpart 19.13), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program (subpart 19.14), or the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Pr…
  • FAR 41.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …cts for utility services clauses substantially the same as the clauses at— (1) 52.241-2, Order of Precedence—Utilities; (2) 52.241-3, Scope and Duration of Contract; (3) 52.241-4, Change in Class of Service; (4) 52.241-5, Contractor's F…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …both small and other than small business concerns; (2) Establishes a tiered or cascading order of precedence for evaluating offers that is specified in the solicitation; and (3) If no award can be made at the first tier, evaluates offers …
  • DFARS 241.202 Procedures.
    … shall be no more than the agreed cost of the connecting facilities less net salvage. The order of precedence for contractual treatment of connection and service charges is— (i) No connection charge. (ii) Termination liability. Use when a…
  • FAR 13.201 General.
    …ted from doing so by an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order issued by the Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of Defense, or Secretary of Homeland Security (see 4.2303). (m) The prohibitions on …

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