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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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248 sections with “acceptance”: the first 40

  • FAR 11.103 Market acceptance.
    … to demonstrate that the items 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) Otherw…
  • FAR 12.402 Acceptance.
    (a) The acceptance paragraph in 52.212-4 is based upon the assumption that the Government will rely on the contractor's assurances that the commercial product or commercial service tendered for acceptance conforms to the contract requiremen…
  • FAR 52.214-16 Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.
    …s for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified: Minimum Bid Acceptance Period (APR 1984) (a) Acceptance period, as used in this provision, means the number of …
  • FAR 19.804-3 SBA acceptance.
    …pond to an offering letter within ten working days, the contracting office may seek SBA's acceptance through the Associate Administrator for Business Development. The contracting office may assume that SBA has accepted the requirement into …
  • FAR 46.503 Place of acceptance.
    Each contract shall specify the place of acceptance. Contracts that provide for Government contract quality assurance at source shall ordinarily provide for acceptance at source. Contracts that provide for Government contract quality assura…
  • DFARS 227.7203-14 Conformity, acceptance, and warranty of computer software and computer software documentation.
    …ppropriate guidance and statutory requirements. (b) Computer software—(1) Conformity and acceptance. Solicitations and contracts requiring the delivery of computer software shall specify the requirements the software must satisfy to be acc…
  • DFARS 227.7103-14 Conformity, acceptance, and warranty of technical data.
    …rements of the contract pertaining to the delivery of technical data. (b) Conformity and acceptance. (1) Solicitations and contracts requiring the delivery of technical data shall specify the requirements the data must satisfy to be accept…
  • FAR 8.406-2 Inspection and acceptance.
    … contracting agency. The schedule contracting agency will notify the ordering activity of acceptance or rejection of the supplies. (3) Material inspected at source by the schedule contracting agency, and determined to conform with the prod…
  • FAR 13.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
    …tractor undertakes performance, the contracting officer shall require written (see 2.101) acceptance of the purchase order by the contractor. (b) Each purchase order modification shall identify the order it modifies and shall contain an ap…
  • FAR 46.502 Responsibility for acceptance.
    Acceptance of supplies or services is the responsibility of the contracting officer. When this responsibility is assigned to a cognizant contract administration office or to another agency (see 42.202(g)), acceptance by that office or agenc…
  • DFARS 213.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
    (1) Require written acceptance of purchase orders for classified acquisitions. (2) See PGI 213.302-3 for guidance on the use of unilateral modifications. (3) A supplemental agreement converts a unilateral purchase order to a bilateral agr…
  • FAR 52.214-15 Period for Acceptance of Bids.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(i), insert the following provision: Period for Acceptance of Bids (APR 1984) In compliance with the solicitation, the bidder agrees, if this bid is accepted within __ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a diff…
  • DFARS 225.870-7 Acceptance of Canadian supplies.
    For information on the acceptance of Canadian supplies, see PGI 225.870-7.
  • DFARS 225.7302 Preparation of letter of offer and acceptance.
    …hall assist the DoD implementing agency responsible for preparing the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) by— (1) Working with prospective contractors to— (i) Identify, in advance of the LOA, any unusual provisions or deviations (such as…
  • FAR 3.101-2 Solicitation and acceptance of gratuities by Government personnel.
    As a rule, no Government employee may solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value from anyone who (a) has or is seeking to obtain Government business with the empl…
  • FAR 3.104-6 Ethics advisory opinions regarding prohibitions on a former official's acceptance of compensation from a contractor.
    (a) An official or former official of a Federal agency who does not know whether he or she is or would be precluded by 41 U.S.C. 2104 (see 3.104-3(d)) from accepting compensation from a particular contractor may request advice from the appr…
  • FAR 15.607 Criteria for acceptance and negotiation of an unsolicited proposal.
    (a) A favorable comprehensive evaluation of an unsolicited proposal does not, in itself, justify awarding a contract without providing for full and open competition. The agency point of contact shall return an unsolicited proposal to the of…
  • FAR 19.804 Evaluation, offering, and acceptance.
  • DFARS 219.804 Evaluation, offering, and acceptance.
    When processing requirements under the PA, follow the procedures at PGI 219.804.
  • DFARS 253.208-2 DD Form 448-2, Acceptance of MIPR.
    Follow the procedures at PGI 253.208-2 for use of DD Form 448-2.
  • FAR 19.804-6 Indefinite-delivery contracts.
    (a) Separate offers and acceptances are not required for individual orders under multiple-award contracts (including the Federal Supply Schedules managed by GSA, multi-agency contracts or Governmentwide acquisition contracts, or indefinite-…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …ept as provided in paragraph (b)(3) of this section). (ii) The 30th day after Government acceptance of supplies delivered or services performed. (A) For a final invoice, when the payment amount is subject to contract settlement actions, a…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …rcumstances (e.g., reasons of economy or urgency) when the contracting officer determines acceptance or conditional acceptance of supplies or services is in the best interest of the Government. The contracting officer must make this determi…
  • FAR 47.302 Place of delivery—f.o.b. point.
    …place of performance of Government acquisition quality assurance actions and the place of acceptance shall not control the delivery term, except that if acceptance is at destination, transportation shall be f.o.b. destination (see 47.304-1(…
  • FAR 48.001 Definitions.
    …t contract, future contract savings include savings on increases in quantities after VECP acceptance that are due to contract modifications, exercise of options, additional orders, and funding of subsequent year requirements on a multiyear …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …rms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …t as provided in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this clause). (B) The 30th day after Government acceptance of supplies delivered or services performed. For a final invoice, when the payment amount is subject to contract settlement actions, accept…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    … as provided in paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this clause). (B) The 30th day after Government acceptance of the work or services completed by the Contractor. For a final invoice, when the payment amount is subject to contract settlement actions…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …cting Officer for release to the Contractor. (ii) Final payments based on completion and acceptance of all work and presentation of release of all claims against the Government arising by virtue of the contract, and payments for partial de…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …e Government covering supplies under this contract and shall tender to the Government for acceptance only supplies that have been inspected in accordance with the inspection system and have been found by the Contractor to be in conformity w…
  • FAR 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour.
    …ble at all places and times, including the period of performance, and in any event before acceptance. The Government may also inspect the plant or plants of the Contractor or any subcontractor engaged in contract performance. The Government…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …ble at all places and times, including the period of performance, and in any event before acceptance. The Government may also inspect the plant or plants of the Contractor or its subcontractors engaged in the contract performance. The Gover…
  • FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
    …ubject to Government inspection and test at all places and at all reasonable times before acceptance to ensure strict compliance with the terms of the contract. (c) Government inspections and tests are for the sole benefit of the Governmen…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …e Specifications or Design Criteria (MAY 2001) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government assumes for itself, or as an agent of another, owne…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …t contract, future contract savings include savings on increases in quantities after VECP acceptance that are due to contract modifications, exercise of options, additional orders, and funding of subsequent year requirements on a multiyear …
  • DFARS 232.904 Determining payment due dates.
    (d) In most cases, Government acceptance or approval can occur within the 7-day constructive acceptance period specified in the FAR Prompt Payment clauses. Government payment of construction progress payments can, in most cases, be made wit…
  • DFARS 252.246-7001 Warranty of data.
    …ts in Technical Data and Computer Software. (b) Warranty. Notwithstanding inspection and acceptance by the Government of technical data furnished under this contract, and notwithstanding any provision of this contract concerning the conclu…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …s; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract becomes effective by written acceptance or performance; and bilateral contract modifications. Contracts do not include grants and cooperative agreements covered by 31 U.S.C. 6301,…
  • FAR 11.403 Supplies or services.
    …tes; (2) Specific periods from the date of the contract; i.e., from the date of award or acceptance by the Government, or from the date shown as the effective date of the contract; (3) Specific periods from the date of receipt by the cont…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …rmance is specified by the Government. (i) Insert the provision at 52.214-15, 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…

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