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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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43 sections with “Other participant”: the first 40

  • FAR 19.813 Protesting an 8(a) participant's eligibility or size status.
    … participant for a sole source or competitive 8(a) requirement may not be challenged by another 8(a) participant or any other party, either to SBA or any administrative forum as part of a bid or other contract protest (see 13 CFR 124.517). …
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …by in-house or private counsel; the costs of the services of accountants, consultants, or others retained by the contractor or subcontractor to assist it; costs of employees, officers, and directors; and any similar costs incurred before, d…
  • DFARS 225.871-2 Definitions.
    …he armed forces of NATO member countries; and (3) Providing for— (i) One or more of the other participants to share with the United States the cost of research and development, testing, evaluation, or joint production (including follow-on…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …clude potential offerors, end users, Government acquisition and supporting personnel, and others involved in the conduct or outcome of the acquisition. (b) The purpose of exchanging information is to improve the understanding of Government…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …(21) of this section). The plan must address all the technical, business, management, and other significant considerations that will control the acquisition. The specific content of plans will vary, depending on the nature, circumstances, a…
  • FAR 19.804-6 Indefinite-delivery contracts.
    …$8.5 million for acquisitions assigned manufacturing NAICS codes and $5.5 million for all other acquisitions; and (3) The offering and acceptance procedures at 19.804-2 and 19.804-3 are followed. (d) An 8(a) contractor may continue to acc…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    … system of accounts. Actual cash value means the cost of replacing damaged property with other property of like kind and quality in the physical condition of the property immediately before the damage. Actual costs means (except for subpa…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …owable subject to the following general criteria and additional requirements contained in other parts of this cost principle: (1) Compensation for personal services must be for work performed by the employee in the current year and must no…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …y owns or exercises control of the highest level owner. Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: O…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    … (4) Hispanic (all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race). Sexual orientation has the meaning given by the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contrac…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …entifiable information, as well as trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company. Controlled technical information means technical info…
  • DFARS 252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants—Partnership Agreement
    …on entering an agreement (either oral or written) to transfer all or part of its stock or other ownership interest to any other party. (End of clause)
  • FAR 8.004 Use of other sources.
    …l Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts, and any other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies, including blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) under Federal Supply Schedule contra…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …et-aside, or a set-aside under the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program, and that no other public communication (such as a notice through the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE)) has been made showing the contracting agency's clear int…
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    … data, including any warrants, seizures, or subpoenas it receives, including those from another Federal, State, or local agency. The Contractor shall cooperate with the Contracting Officer to take all measures to protect Government data and…
  • DFARS 225.871-3 General.
    …operative project agreements, departments and agencies may enter into contracts, or incur other obligations, on behalf of other participants without charge to any appropriation or contract authorization. (3) Agency heads are authorized to …
  • FAR 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    … assigned. The Government is committed to provide training, professional development, and other resources necessary for maintaining and improving the knowledge, skills, and abilities for all Government participants on the Team, both with re…
  • FAR 19.804-1 Agency evaluation.
    …s encountered in previous acquisitions of the items or work from the 8(a) participants or other contractors; and (e) Any other pertinent information about known 8(a) participants, the items, or the work. This includes any information conce…
  • FAR 19.812 Contract administration.
    …p or control of the firm or if the contract is transferred or novated for any reason to another firm, unless the Administrator of the SBA waives the requirement for contract termination (13 CFR 124.515). The Administrator may waive the term…
  • FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror.
    …y owns or exercises control of the highest level owner. Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: O…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …t Sources Sought” and include the name and telephone number of the contracting officer or other contracting activity official from whom technical details of the project can be obtained. This will enable sources to submit information for eva…
  • FAR 9.401 Applicability.
    …tion 2455 (31 U.S.C. 6101, note), and Executive Order 12689, any debarment, suspension or other Governmentwide exclusion initiated under the Nonprocurement Common Rule implementing Executive Order 12549 on or after August 25, 1995 shall be …
  • FAR 15.102 Oral presentations.
    …ance, work plans or approaches, staffing resources, transition plans, or sample tasks (or other types of tests) may be suitable for oral presentations. In deciding what information to obtain through an oral presentation, consider the follow…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …ction service providers are paid directly by the Government for reverse auction services, other providers may incorporate a fee structure that uses an indirect payment method. When using an indirect payment method, the reverse auction servi…
  • FAR 19.800 General.
    …horizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to enter into all types of contracts with other agencies and award subcontracts for performing those contracts to firms eligible for program participation. This program is the “8(a) Business D…
  • FAR 19.804-5 Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements.
    …amount in 19.805-1. (c) Once an 8(a) participant's program term expires, the participant otherwise exits the 8(a) program, or becomes other than small for the NAICS code assigned under the BOA or the BPA, SBA will not accept new orders und…
  • FAR 19.808-1 Sole source.
    …ditional time, the agency may, after notifying the SBA, proceed with the acquisition from other sources. (c) The SBA should participate, whenever practicable, in negotiating the contracting terms. When mutually agreeable, the SBA may autho…
  • FAR 1.102 Statement of guiding principles for the Federal Acquisition System.
    … not addressed in the FAR nor prohibited by law (statute or case law), Executive order or other regulation, that the strategy, practice, policy or procedure is a permissible exercise of authority.
  • FAR 4.102 Contractor's signature.
    … to participate in the joint venture. (e) Agents. When an agent is to sign the contract, other than as stated in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, the agent's authorization to bind the principal must be established by evidence sa…
  • FAR 19.000 Scope of part.
    …B concerns eligible under the WOSB Program; and (10) The use of reserves. (b)(1) Unless otherwise specified in this part (see subparts 19.6 and 19.7)— (i) Contracting officers shall apply this part in the United States and its outlying a…
  • FAR 19.803 Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.
    …vide information concerning the participants' capabilities. (c) Agencies may also review other proposed acquisitions for the purpose of identifying requirements which may be offered to the SBA. Where agencies independently, or through the …
  • FAR 19.804-3 SBA acceptance.
    …e assigned to the requirement by the contracting officer if it is reasonable, even though other NAICS codes may also be reasonable. (2) If SBA and the contracting officer are unable to agree on a NAICS code designation for the requirement,…
  • FAR 19.805-1 General.
    …ring North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and $5.5 million for all other acquisitions. (b) Where an acquisition exceeds the competitive threshold (see paragraph (a)(2) of this section), the SBA may accept the require…
  • FAR 19.809-1 Preaward survey.
    …the 8(a) participant whenever considered useful. If the results of the preaward survey or other information available to the contracting officer raise substantial doubt as to the participant's ability to perform, the contracting officer sha…
  • FAR 19.809-2 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …of the cost incurred for personnel with its own employees; (2) For supplies or products (other than a procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies or products), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies or produc…
  • FAR 19.811-1 Sole source.
    …41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5) or 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(5) (as appropriate) as the authority for use of other than full and open competition. (2) Appropriate clauses shall be included, as necessary, to reflect that the contract is between the SBA and th…
  • FAR 19.815 Release and notification requirements for non-8(a) procurement.
    …section). (b) To obtain release of a requirement for a follow-on, non-8(a) procurement, (other than a mandatory source listed at 8.002 or 8.003), the contracting officer shall make a written request to, and receive concurrence from, the SB…
  • FAR 19.816 Exiting the 8(a) program.
    …eipt of offers contained in the solicitation, and if the contractor continues to meet all other applicable eligibility criteria (see 13 CFR 124.507(d)). (d) SBA's regulations on exiting the 8(a) program are found at 13 CFR 124.301 through …
  • FAR 19.1306 HUBZone sole-source awards.
    …ystem (NAICS) codes for manufacturing; or (ii) $5.5 million for a requirement within all other NAICS codes; (3) The requirement is not currently being performed by an 8(a) participant under the provisions of subpart 19.8 or has been accep…
  • FAR 19.1406 Sole-source awards.
    …ithin the NAICS codes for manufacturing; or (ii) $5 million for a requirement within any other NAICS code; (3) The requirement is not currently being performed by an 8(a) participant under the provisions of subpart 19.8 or has been accept…

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.