48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 53.236-2 Architect-engineer services (SF's 252 and 330).
    …s are prescribed for use in contracting for architect-engineer and related services: (a) SF 252 (Rev. 10/23), Architect-Engineer Contract. SF 252 is prescribed for use in awarding fixed-price contracts for architect-engineer services, as s…
  • FAR 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
    … contracts or agreements, and orders from required sources of supplies and services: (a) SF 18 (Rev. 6/95), Request for Quotations, or SF 1449 (Rev. NOV 2021), Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. SF…
  • FAR 15.504 Award to successful offeror.
    The contracting officer shall award a contract to the successful offeror by furnishing the executed contract or other notice of the award to that offeror. (a) If the award document includes information that is different than the latest sig…
  • FAR 14.201-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …llows: (a) Section A, Solicitation/contract form. (1) Prepare the invitation for bids on SF 33, or the SF 1447, unless otherwise permitted by this regulation. The SF 33 is the first page of the solicitation and includes Section A of the un…
  • FAR 14.408-1 General.
    …e made by mailing or otherwise furnishing a properly executed award document to the successful bidder. (2) When a notice of award is issued, it shall be followed as soon as possible by the formal award. (3) When more than one award result…
  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    … 19.1505. (ii) The notice shall state— (A) The name and address of the apparently successful offeror; (B) That the Government will not consider subsequent revisions of the offeror's proposal; and (C) That no response is required unless …
  • FAR 53.214 Sealed bidding.
    …racting by sealed bidding (except for construction and architect-engineer services): (a) SF 26 (Rev. 12/2022), Award/Contract. SF 26 is prescribed for use in awarding sealed bid contracts for supplies or services in which bids were obtaine…
  • FAR 53.215-1 Solicitation and receipt of proposals.
    …ct-engineer services, or acquisitions made using simplified acquisition procedures): (a) SF 26 (Rev. 3/2013), Award/Contract. SF 26, prescribed in 53.214(a), may be used in entering into negotiated contracts in which the signature of both …
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for. (i) Supplies or services may be considered to be available from only one…
  • FAR 36.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.
    …the Standard Form 330, “Architect-Engineer Qualifications,” Part II, and when applicable, SF 330, Part I. (c) Data files and the classification of firms. Under the direction of the parent agency, offices or permanent evaluation boards shal…
  • DFARS 253.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
    (f) DoD uses the DD Form 1155, Order for Supplies or Services, instead of OF 347; and OF 336, Continuation Sheet, instead of OF 348. Follow the procedures at PGI 253.213(f) for use of forms.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …int when agency needs are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and th…
  • FAR 13.307 Forms.
    (a) Commercial products and commercial services. For use of the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, see 12.204. (b) Other than commercial products and commercial services. (1) Except when q…
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    …ceptance of a bid on the award portion of Standard Form 33, Solicitation Offer and Award (SF 33), Standard Form 26, Award/Contract (SF 26), or Standard Form 1447, Solicitation/Contract (SF 1447), incorporates Section K, Representations, cer…
  • FAR 15.509 Forms.
    Optional Form 307, Contract Award, Standard Form (SF) 26, Award/Contract, or SF 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, may be used to award negotiated contracts in which the signature of both parties on a single document is appropriate. Note ho…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ty to be considered for the original order. (D) It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee. (E) For orders exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase …
  • FAR 32.905 Payment documentation and process.
    (a) General. Payment will be based on receipt of a proper invoice and satisfactory contract performance. (b) Content of invoices. (1) A proper invoice must include the following items (except for interim payments on cost reimbursement cont…
  • FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …cting officer shall insert the clause at— (1) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management, in solicitations and contracts that include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, or an agency cla…
  • FAR 36.702 Forms for use in contracting for architect-engineer services.
    … when the services will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. (b) The SF 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, shall be used to evaluate firms before awarding a contract for architect-engineer services: (1) Use the SF…
  • FAR 45.602-3 Screening.
    …roperty reported on the inventory disposal schedule for: Other use within the agency; transfer of educationally useful equipment to other Federal agencies that have expressed a need for the property; and transfer of educationally useful equ…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …TIN on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract. (x) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information. (A) The Contractor shall include EFT banking information on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract. …
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    … payment as being made on the day a check is dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer (EFT). Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. All days referre…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    … payment as being made on the day a check is dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer. Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. All days referred to i…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    … payment as being made on the day a check is dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer. Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. All days referred to i…
  • DFARS 252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations.
    … payment as being made on the day a check is dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer (c) Invoice payments—(1) Due date. (i) Payment will be made as soon as possible once a proper invoice is received and matched with the contract …
  • FAR 3.705 Procedures.
    … final conviction has been entered, and recover the amounts expended and the property transferred by the agency under the terms of the contracts involved. (c) Decision-making process. Agency procedures governing the voiding and rescinding …
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …15, Period for Acceptance of Bids, in invitations for bids (IFB's) that are not issued on SF 33 or SF 1447 except IFB's (1) for construction work or (2) in which the Government specifies a minimum acceptance period. (j) Insert the provisio…
  • FAR 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    … Optional Form (OF) 308, Solicitation and Offer-Negotiated Acquisition, or Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, may be used to prepare RFPs. (2) When other than OF 308 or SF 33 is used, include the following information on…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … the sale of food in the United States). (xx) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (Applies when the payment will be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) and the payment office uses the …
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …ter Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program, as prescribed in 227.7104-4(a)(1). (D) Use the clause at 252.227-7037, Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data, as prescr…
  • DFARS 213.306 SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher.
    … may be made for— (A) Fuel and oil. U.S. Government fuel cards may be used in lieu of an SF 44 for fuel, oil, and authorized refueling-related items (see PGI 213.306 for procedures on use of fuel cards); (B) Overseas transactions by contr…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ted abstract, and records of determinations concerning late offers or quotations. Unsuccessful offers or quotations may be maintained separately, if cross-referenced to the contract file. The only portions of the unsuccessful offer or quota…
  • FAR 41.601 Utility services forms.
    …n an areawide contract, a purchase order, or an interagency agreement, the Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award; SF 26, Award/Contract; or SF 1447, Solicitation/Contract, shall be used. (b) The contracting officer shall inc…
  • FAR 43.301 Use of forms.
    (a)(1) The Standard Form 30 (SF 30), Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract, exclusive of actions processed under part 15, shall (except for the options stated in 43.301(a)(2) or actions processed under part 15) be used for— (i…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …21) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805). __ (59) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332). __ (60) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Man…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …nd (ii) Only include restrictive provisions or conditions to the extent necessary to satisfy the needs of the agency or as authorized by law. (2) To the maximum extent practicable, ensure that acquisition officials— (i) State requirement…
  • FAR 11.103 Market acceptance.
    … offered— (1) Have either— (i) Achieved commercial market acceptance; or (ii) Been satisfactorily supplied to an agency under current or recent contracts for the same or similar requirements; and (2) Otherwise meet the item description,…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … commercial services and is incorporated in the solicitation by reference (see Block 27a, SF 1449). The contracting officer may tailor these instructions or provide additional instructions tailored to the specific acquisition in accordance …
  • FAR 15.507 Protests against award.
    …information will be provided to appropriate parties: (1) Information provided to unsuccessful offerors in any debriefings conducted on the original award regarding the successful offeror's proposal; and (2) Other nonproprietary informatio…
  • FAR 32.1108 Payment by Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …shall be made in accordance with the clause at 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management, or 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management, as appropriate (see FAR 3…

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