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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ontracting authority through its agency charter. DoD contracting activities are listed at PGI 202.101. Contracting officer's representative means an individual designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform spec…
  • DFARS 215.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    (a) General. (i) Follow the procedures at PGI 215.404-1 for proposal analysis. (ii) For spare parts or support equipment, perform an analysis of— (A) Those line items where the proposed price exceeds by 25 percent or more the lowest price…
  • DFARS 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.
    …02-2, Unusual and compelling urgency, may be appropriate under certain circumstances. See PGI 206.302-2. (b) Use of advance Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR). For urgent requirements, the advance MIPR may be transmitted el…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …ess such high performance magnets are incorporated into COTS end items or subsystems (see PGI 225.7003-3(b)(6) for a table of applicability of specialty metals restrictions to magnets); and (D) COTS fasteners, unless— (1) The fasteners ar…
  • DFARS 234.201 Policy.
    …ue management shall be documented in the contract file; and (C) Follow the procedures at PGI 234.201(1)(iii) for conducting a cost-benefit analysis. (iv) For firm-fixed-price contracts and subcontracts of any dollar value— (A) The applic…
  • DFARS 242.302 Contract administration functions.
    … payments to the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). (B) Follow the procedures at PGI 242.302(a)(13)(B) for designation of payment offices. (39) See 223.370 for contract administration responsibilities on contracts for ammunition a…
  • DFARS 247.573 General.
    … authority. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2631(b)(2), the Secretary of Defense has delegated (see PGI 247.573) the authority to make determinations either that a U.S.-flag vessel is not available at a fair and reasonable rate for commercial vessels…
  • DFARS 204.804 Closeout of contract files.
    …tion, contracting officers shall close out contracts in accordance with the procedures at PGI 204.804. The closeout date for file purposes shall be determined and documented by the procuring contracting officer. (2) The head of the contrac…
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    …the contract, whether as a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor. (A) See PGI 215.304(c)(i)(A) for examples of evaluation factors. (B) Proposals addressing the extent of small business performance shall be separate from sub…
  • DFARS 215.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …) Exceptions to certified cost or pricing data requirements. (i) Follow the procedures at PGI 215.403-1(b). (ii) Submission of certified cost or pricing data shall not be required in the case of a contract, subcontract, or modification of …
  • DFARS 225.502 Application.
    … that offer. (B) If there are no domestic offers, award on the low offer (see example in PGI 225.504(1)). (C) If the low offer is a foreign offer that is exempt from application of the Buy American or Balance of Payments Program evaluatio…
  • DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.
    …ernment's life-cycle needs for computer software and computer software documentation. See PGI 227.7203-2(b) for further guidance on assessing life-cycle needs. In addition to desired software performance, compatibility, or other technical c…
  • DFARS 229.101 Resolving tax problems.
    … Judge Advocate General. For additional information on the designated legal counsels, see PGI 229.101(a). (b) For information on fuel excise taxes, see PGI 229.101(b). (c) For guidance on directing a contractor to litigate the applicabili…
  • DFARS 242.7502 Policy.
    …ontracting officer to understand the weaknesses or deficiencies. Follow the procedures at PGI 242.7502 for reporting of deficiencies. (2) Initial determination. (i) The contracting officer shall review findings and recommendations and, if …
  • DFARS 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …or, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), using the procedures at PGI 201.170, will organize teams of reviewers and facilitate peer reviews for solicitations and contracts as follows: (i) DPCAP will conduct the prea…
  • DFARS 204.7603 Procedures.
    …t of an end product identified by a material identifier that is available as described at PGI 204.7603, the contracting officer shall also consider assessments of item risk, if available, as a part of the award decision. Offerors or quoters…
  • DFARS 210.002 Procedures.
    (e)(i) When contracting for services, see PGI 210.070 for the “Market Research Report Guide for Improving the Tradecraft in Services Acquisition”. (ii) See PGI 210.002(e)(ii) regarding potential offerors that express an interest in an acqu…
  • DFARS 212.102 Applicability.
    … to paragraph (a)(i)(B) of this section, if the Commercial Item Database (for website see PGI 212.102(a)(iii)(A)(1)) contains a prior commerciality determination, or the contracting officer has other evidence that an item has previously bee…
  • DFARS 213.7001 Procedures.
    …rce purchase orders not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, the procedures in PGI 219.804-2(2); or (ii) For other types of acquisitions, the procedures in PGI 219.8, excluding the procedures in PGI 219.804-2(2); or (2) The pro…
  • DFARS 215.403-3 Requiring data other than certified cost or pricing data.
    Follow the procedures at PGI 215.403-3. (a) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2306a(d)— (1) Contracting officers shall not determine the price of a contract or subcontract to be fair and reasonable based solely on historical prices paid by the…
  • DFARS 217.202 Use of options.
    (1) See PGI 217.202 for guidance on the use of options. (i) See PGI 217.202(1) for guidance on the use of options with foreign military sales (FMS). (ii) See PGI 217.202(2) for the use options with sole source major systems for U.S. and U…
  • DFARS 219.201 General policy.
    …ide for small business concerns in accordance with FAR 19.502-2. Follow the procedures at PGI 219.201(c)(10) regarding such reviews. (B) Making the review before issuance of the solicitation or contract modification and documenting it on D…
  • DFARS 225.370 Contracts requiring performance or delivery in a foreign country.
    …es or delivery of supplies in an area outside the United States, follow the procedures at PGI 225.370(a). (b) For work performed in Germany, eligibility for logistics support or base privileges of contractor employees is governed by U.S.-G…
  • DFARS 225.371-3 Government support.
    …nated operational area may include, but is not limited to, the types of support listed in PGI 225.371-3(a). (b) The agency shall provide logistical or security support only when the appropriate agency official, in accordance with agency gu…
  • DFARS 225.7018-4 Nonavailability determination.
    …nacceptable. The template for an individual nonavailability determination is available at PGI 225.7018-4(a)(2). (3) Provide to USD(A&S) DASD (Industrial Policy), in accordance with the procedures at PGI 225.7018-4(a)(3)— (i) A copy of ind…
  • DFARS 225.7302 Preparation of letter of offer and acceptance.
    …nusual provisions or deviations (such as those requirements for Pseudo LOAs identified at PGI 225.7301); (ii) Advise the contractor if the DoD implementing agency expands, modifies, or does not accept any key elements of the prospective co…
  • DFARS 232.7101 Policy and procedures.
    …r will result in significant additional costs to the Government. Follow the procedures at PGI 232.7101(b) for reviewing the contractor's rationale and submitting the required notification. (c) The Principal Director, DPCAP, will promptly e…
  • DFARS 245.102 Policy.
    See the policy guidance at PGI 245.102-70. (1) Mapping, charting, and geodesy property. All Government-furnished mapping, charting, and geodesy (MC&G) property is under the control of the Director, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. …
  • FAR 17.703 Policy.
    …ement (DFARS), DoD class deviations, and the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI). (The DFARS, DoD class deviations, and PGI are accessible at: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars). (c) Within 30 days of the beginning of each fis…
  • DFARS 201.105-3 Copies.
    The DFARS and the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) are available at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.
  • DFARS 201.301 Policy.
    …aph (a)(1) of this section are issued in the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI). (b) When Federal Register publication is required for any policy, procedure, clause, or form, the department or agency requesting Under Secreta…
  • DFARS 201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    …nal information on department and agency clause control plan requirements is available at PGI 201.304(4). (5) Departments and agencies must submit requests for the Secretary of Defense, USD(A&S), and OUSD(A&S)DPCAP approvals required by th…
  • DFARS 203.570-2 Prohibition period.
    …nee grants a waiver in the interest of national security. Follow the waiver procedures at PGI 203.570-2(a); and (b) May be more than 5 years from the date of conviction if the agency head or a designee makes a written determination of the …
  • DFARS 204.270-2 Procedures.
    (b) The procedures at PGI 204.270-2 provide details on how to record the results of data verification in EDA. When these procedures are followed, contract documents and data in EDA are an accurate representation of the contract and therefor…
  • DFARS 204.403 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    (1) Contracting officers shall ensure that solicitations comply with PGI 204.403(1). (2) For additional guidance on determining a project to be fundamental research in accordance with 252.204-7000(a)(3), see PGI 204.403(2).
  • DFARS 204.1103 Procedures.
    See PGI 204.1103 for helpful information on navigation and data entry in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. (1) On contract award documents, use the contractor's legal or “doing business as” name and physical address informati…
  • DFARS 204.1601 Policy.
    …nd agreements issued, and any amendments and modifications to those new actions. See also PGI 204.1601(b). (c) Change in the PIID after its assignment. When a PIID is changed after contract award, the new PIID is known as a continued contr…
  • DFARS 204.1603 Procedures.
    …tify automated requests for quotations by authorized legacy contract writing systems. See PGI 204.1603(a)(3)(A)(3) for the list of authorized systems. (B) Do not use other letters identified in FAR 4.1603(a)(3) as “Reserved for future Fede…
  • DFARS 204.7302 Policy.
    …information systems and equipment) upon request. (2) Contracting officers shall refer to PGI 204.7303-4(c) for instructions on contractor submissions of media and malicious software. (c) Information shared by the contractor may include co…
  • DFARS 205.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    (a)(i) For numbering synopsis notices, follow the procedures at PGI 205.207(a)(i). (d) For special notices for small business events, follow the procedures at PGI 205.207(d).

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