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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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214 sections with “Section A, Solicitation/contract form”: the first 40

  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …the pricing of contract modifications, and the clause prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section has not been included. (d) Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data. The contracting officer shall— (1) Insert the clause at 52.215-12, …
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …Standards, in solicitations and contracts (except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section) if the contract is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and is— (i) Over $2,500; or (ii) For an indefinite dollar amount…
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    …it applicable to data other than special works, as appropriate (see paragraph (e) of this section); (ii) For the acquisition of existing data, commercial computer software, or other existing data, as described in 27.405-2 through 27.405-4 …
  • FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …tion of the— (i) Computation of the financing payment amounts (see paragraph (c) of this section); (ii) Specific conditions of contractor entitlement to those financing payments (see paragraph (c) of this section); (iii) Liquidation of t…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …es unless required by the FAR or DFARS or consistent with customary commercial practices (section 874(b)(1)(A), Pub. L. 114-328). (i) Part 203—Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest. (A) Use the FAR clause at 52.203…
  • FAR 3.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    (a) Except as specifically provided for in this subsection, no person or other entity may disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information to any person other than a person authorized, in accordance with appli…
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    … which the uniform contract format applies shall include Parts I, II, III, and IV. If any section of the uniform contract format does not apply, the contracting officer should so mark that section in the solicitation. Upon award, the contra…
  • DFARS 215.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …Corporation that does not meet the thresholds specified in paragraph (2)(i)(A)(1) of this section, if approval is obtained as required at 225.870-4(c)(2)(ii); and (B) Do not use 252.225-7003 in lieu of 252.215-7010 in competitive acquisiti…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(5) of this section, the contracting officer must make available through the GPE solicitations synopsized through the GPE, including specifications, technical data, and other pertinent information d…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    (a) Applicability. (1) This section applies to small business set-asides above the simplified acquisition threshold and orders issued directly to a small business in accordance with 19.504(c)(1)(ii) above the simplified acquisition threshol…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    … only, a contracting officer may require the goals referenced in paragraph (a)(1) of this section to be calculated as a percentage of total contract dollars, in addition to the goals established as a percentage of total subcontract dollars;…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …ons and contracts for experimental, developmental, or research work as prescribed in this section. (2) This section also applies to solicitations or contracts for construction work or architect-engineer services that include— (i) Experime…
  • DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).
    …C. 8502-8504), may be counted toward the Contractor's small business subcontracting goal (section 8025 of Pub. L. 108-87). (c) A mentor firm, under the Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program established under section 831 of Public Law 101-510, as am…
  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    …upport program, or DoD end use, as described in Article 3 of the U.S.-U.K. DTC Treaty and sections 2 and 3 of the associated Implementing Arrangement; and Article 3 of the U.S.-Australia DTC Treaty and sections 2 and 3 of the associated Imp…
  • FAR 3.909-3 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …ents—Representation, in all solicitations, except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section; and (2) Do not insert the provision in solicitations for a personal services contract with an individual if the services are to be performed…
  • FAR 9.104-7 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …under any Federal Law, in all solicitations. (e) For agencies receiving funds subject to section 523 of Division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and similar provisions in subsequent a…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …2.602); or (2) Include a similar provision containing all evaluation factors required by section 13.106, subpart 14.2 or subpart 15.3, as an addendum (see 12.302(d)). (d) Other required provisions and clauses. Notwithstanding prescription…
  • FAR 14.201-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    The contracting officer shall prepare the Schedule as follows: (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 p…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    …ed not physically include the provisions in subparagraphs (e)(1), (2), and (3) of this subsection in the resulting contract, but shall retain them in the contract file. Award by acceptance of a bid on the award portion of SF 1447 incorporat…
  • FAR 15.204-1 Uniform contract format.
    …d resulting contracts using the uniform contract format outlined in Table 15-1 of this subsection. (b) Solicitations using the uniform contract format shall include Parts I, II, III, and IV (see 15.204-2 through 15.204-5). Upon award, cont…
  • FAR 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    The contracting officer shall prepare the contract Schedule as follows: (a) Section A, Solicitation/contract form. (1) Optional Form (OF) 308, Solicitation and Offer-Negotiated Acquisition, or Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and…
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …antially the same as Alternate II. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation (10 U.S.C. 3841, 41 U.S.C. 4706, and Audit Require…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …ty contracts for advisory and assistance services as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, the contracting officer must, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference to making multiple awards of indefinite-quantity contracts u…
  • FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … brand-name basis, use the clause with its Alternate II (but see paragraph (d)(5) of this section). (4) If the contract involves a partial small business set-aside, use the clause with its Alternate III (but see subparagraph (5) below). (…
  • FAR 19.708 Contract clauses.
    …economical performance of the contract; unless the conditions in paragraph (c)(3) of this section are applicable. The contracting officer may vary the terms of the clause as specified in paragraph (c)(2) of this section. (2) Various approa…
  • FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …ations and contracts the applicable construction labor standards clauses required in this section and identify the item or items of construction work to which the clauses apply. (d) [Reserved] (e) Insert the clause at 52.222-30, Construct…
  • FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …ment will be made through a third party arrangement (see 13.301 and paragraph (d) of this section); or (ii) An exception listed in 32.1103(a) through (i) applies. (2)(i) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System fo…
  • FAR 46.317 Reporting nonconforming items.
    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-26, Reporting Nonconforming Items, in solicitations and contracts—as follows: (1) For an acquisition by any agency, includin…
  • FAR 47.303-17 Contractor-prepaid commercial bills of lading, small package shipments.
    …. (b) The contracting officer may authorize the shipments under paragraph (a) of this subsection to be consolidated with the contractor's own prepaid shipments for delivery to one or more destinations, if all appropriate f.o.b. origin ship…
  • FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes.
    …information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for …
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …faith effort. If the contracting officer decides in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section that the contractor failed to make a good faith effort to comply with its subcontracting plan, the contracting officer shall give the contract…
  • FAR 41.701 Formats for utility service specifications.
    …tracting officers may modify the specification format referenced in paragraph (a) of this section and attach technical items, details on Government ownership of equipment and real property and maintenance or repair obligations, maps or draw…
  • FAR 46.805 Contract clauses.
    …clause or combination of clauses specified in subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this section in solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is expected to be in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract i…
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    (a) SF 1403, Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor (General). (i) The factors in Section III, Block 19, generally mean— (A) Technical capability. An assessment of the prospective contractor's key management personnel to determine if th…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    A word or a term, defined in this section, has the same meaning throughout this chapter (the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)) unless the context in which the word or term is used clearly requires a different meaning or another FAR part…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    …on include consultants and trade associations. (iii) As used in paragraph (a)(2) of this section “professional and technical services” are limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For examp…
  • FAR 4.203 Taxpayer identification information.
    …f organization information to the payment office in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section. (e) Basic ordering agreements and indefinite-delivery contracts (other than Federal Supply Schedule contracts). (1) Each contracting officer…
  • FAR 9.306 Solicitation requirements.
    …val and the other excluding testing and approval (if eligible under paragraph (c) of this section); (e) State clearly the first article's relationship to the contract quantity (see paragraph (e) of the clause at 52.209-3, First Article App…
  • FAR 14.201-5 Part IV—Representations and instructions.
    …e contracting officer shall prepare the representations and instructions as follows: (a) Section K, Representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders. Include in this section those solicitation provisions that require repres…
  • FAR 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.
    …been cancelled for the reasons specified in subparagraphs (c) (6), (7), or (8) of this subsection, and the agency head has authorized, in the determination in paragraph (c) of this subsection, the completion of the acquisition through negot…

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