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43 sections with “Qualified List”: the first 40

  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ans a historically underutilized business zone that is an area located within one or more qualified census tracts, qualified nonmetropolitan counties, lands within the external boundaries of an Indian reservation, qualified base closure are…
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    … borne only if it is determined in accordance with agency procedures that such additional qualified sources or products are likely to result in cost savings from increased competition for future requirements sufficient to amortize the costs…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … (j)(1)(i) and in paragraphs (j)(2) through (j)(6) of this subsection. (i) Except for nonqualified pension plans using the pay-as-you-go cost method, to be allowable in the current year, the contractor shall fund pension costs by the time …
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    …ontracting officers should initially distribute solicitations only to sources technically qualified to perform research or development in the specific field of science or technology involved. Cognizant technical personnel should recommend p…
  • FAR 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements.
    …qualification before award of this contract. The product, manufacturer, or source must be qualified at the time of award whether or not the name of the product, manufacturer, or source is actually included on a qualified products list, qual…
  • FAR 23.202 Policy.
    …d, and terms and conditions provided in 10 CFR part 436, subpart B; and (2) May use the “Qualified List” of energy service companies established by the Department of Energy and other agencies. (d) For procedures related to unsolicited pro…
  • FAR 36.602-4 Selection authority.
    …selection shall be a listing, in order of preference, of the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. If the firm listed as the most preferred is not the firm recommended as the most highly qualified by the evaluation boa…
  • FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans.
    …veteran,” “Armed Forces service medal veteran,” “disabled veteran,” “protected veteran,” “qualified disabled veteran,” and “recently separated veteran” have the meanings given at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 22.1301. (b) Equal oppo…
  • FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.
    …on means SAFETY Act designation of a technology class that the DHS has determined to be a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT). Pre-qualification designation notice means a notice in a procurement solicitation or other publication by…
  • FAR 9.201 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Qualified bidders list (QBL) means a list of bidders who have had their products examined and tested and who have satisfied all applicable qualification requirements for that product or have otherwise satisfied all…
  • FAR 22.1302 Policy.
    … less; (2) Take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment, and otherwise treat qualified individuals, including qualified disabled veterans, without discrimination based upon their status as a protected veteran, in all employment…
  • FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
    …es, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (d) of this clause. (2) Affiliates, as used in…
  • FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities.
    …at 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), as of March 24, 2014. This clause prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by the Contractor to employ and advance in employment qualified indi…
  • FAR 52.250-3 SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification.
    …on means SAFETY Act designation of a technology class that the DHS has determined to be a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT). Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) means any technology designed, developed, modified, procured, …
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    … and enter into negotiations with the next highest. (2) Enter into negotiations with all qualified applicants and select on the basis of qualifications and rates, fees, or other costs. (H) In the event only one individual responds to an a…
  • FAR 1.602-2 Responsibilities.
    … or for DoD, in accordance with the current applicable DoD policy guidance; (3) Shall be qualified by training and experience commensurate with the responsibilities to be delegated in accordance with agency procedures; (4) May not be dele…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …prices established in the BPA for specific tasks to be performed; (C) Only one source is qualified and capable of performing the work at a reasonable price to the Government; or (D) It is necessary in the public interest to award the BPA …
  • FAR 8.701 Definitions.
    …disabilities (referred to jointly as AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies) means a qualified nonprofit agency employing people who are blind or have other severe disabilities approved by the Committee to furnish a commodity or a serv…
  • FAR 8.713 Optional acquisition of supplies and services.
    …s should forward solicitations to AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies that may be qualified to provide the supplies or services required.
  • FAR 8.715 Replacement commodities.
    …ement List is replaced by another commodity which has not been previously acquired, and a qualified AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency can furnish the replacement commodity in accordance with the Government's quality standards and de…
  • FAR 9.203 QPL's, QML's, and QBL's.
    …otential offeror not yet included on an applicable list.) (b) Specifications requiring a qualified product are included— (1) In the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions; and (2) On the Departmen…
  • FAR 9.205 Opportunity for qualification before award.
    …r establishing a qualification requirement must keep any list maintained of those already qualified open for inclusion of additional products, manufacturers, or other potential sources.
  • FAR 9.304 Exceptions.
    …development; (b) Products requiring qualification before award (e.g., when an applicable qualified products list exists (see subpart 9.2)); (c) Products normally sold in the commercial market; or (d) Products covered by complete and deta…
  • FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
    …ded, proposed for debarment, voluntarily excluded, declared ineligible, or excluded or disqualified under the nonprocurement common rule, with cross-references when more than one name is involved in a single action; (2) Name of the agency …
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    … sufficient to stimulate efficient contract performance, attract the best capabilities of qualified large and small business concerns to Government contracts, and maintain a viable industrial base. (3) Both the Government and contractors s…
  • FAR 19.001 Definitions.
    …dependent contractor, that— (1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to socioeconom…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …entative (see 19.402)— (i) Who is a full-time employee of the contracting activity, well qualified, technically trained, and familiar with the supplies or services contracted for by the activity; and (ii) Whose principal duty is to assist…
  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …he set-aside or sole-source award to a small business of selected acquisitions; (ii) New qualified small business sources, including veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, economicall…
  • FAR 19.502-5 Insufficient reasons for not setting aside an acquisition.
    … has conveyed a desire to supply some or all of the required items. (c) The item is on a Qualified Products List. However, a total small business set-aside shall not be made if the list contains the products of large business unless none o…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …n increase in the cost of living or a special factor, such as the limited availability of qualified attorneys for the proceedings involved, justifies a higher fee. The cap placed on attorneys' fees for businesses, other than small businesse…
  • FAR 52.207-3 Right of First Refusal of Employment.
    … first refusal for employment openings under the contract in positions for which they are qualified, if that employment is consistent with post-Government employment conflict of interest standards. (b) Within 10 days after contract award, …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …es, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation. (2) Affiliates, as used in this definiti…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …personnel has reasonable grounds to believe that the employee is habitually careless or unqualified. (7) This clause applies in the same manner and to the same extent to corrected or replacement materials or services as to materials and se…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    …es, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (b) of this provision. (2) Affiliates, as used…
  • FAR 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award.
    …oncern, certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA), that appears on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the SBA (13 CFR 126.103). (b) Applicability. This clause applies only to— (1) Contracts that…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    … or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the Contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or n…
  • FAR 52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.
    …ndicate the capability of the proposed compensation structure to obtain and keep suitably qualified personnel to meet mission objectives. The salary rates or ranges must take into account differences in skills, the complexity of various dis…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    … Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 501(a)), or any nonprofit scientific or educational organization qualified under a State nonprofit organization statute. Practical application means to manufacture, in the case of a composition of product; to pract…
  • DFARS 236.272 Prequalification of sources.
    …nstruction projects. Prequalification— (1) Results in a list of sources determined to be qualified to perform a specific construction contract; and (2) Limits offerors to those with proven competence to perform in the required manner. (b…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … Contractor may mark such data with the appropriate restrictive legend for which the data qualified under the prior contract or license. The Contractor shall follow the marking procedures in paragraph (g)(1) of this clause. (h) Contractor …

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