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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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148 sections with “acquiring”: the first 40

  • DFARS 208.7002-1 Acquiring department responsibilities.
    See PGI 208.7002-1 for the acquiring department's responsibilities.
  • DFARS 215.101-70 Best value when acquiring tents or other temporary structures.
    …368 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112-81), when acquiring tents or other temporary structures for use by the Armed Forces, the contracting officer shall award contracts that provide the best value. …
  • FAR 22.1503 Procedures for acquiring end products on the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor.
    (a) When issuing a solicitation for supplies expected to exceed the micro-purchase threshold, the contracting officer must check the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor (the List) (www.…
  • DFARS 215.101-71 Tradeoff process when acquiring fuel for overseas contingency operations.
    (a) When conducting a source selection for the acquisition of fuel that is for an overseas contingency operation and is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer shall consider using a tradeoff process…
  • FAR 39.101 Policy.
    (a)(1) In acquiring information technology, agencies shall identify their requirements pursuant to— (i) OMB Circular A-130, including consideration of security of resources, protection of privacy, national security and emergency preparedne…
  • DFARS 208.7003-2 Assignments under coordinated acquisition.
    Requiring departments must submit to the acquiring department all contracting requirements for items assigned for coordinated acquisition, except— (a) Items obtained through the sources in FAR 8.002(a)(1) (i) through (vii); (b) Items obta…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …s to the word or term when used in that part, subpart, or section. Acquisition means the acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through pu…
  • FAR 8.605 Exceptions.
    …es are available; (d) The supplies are acquired and used outside the United States; (e) Acquiring listed items totaling $3,500 or less; (f) Acquiring items that FPI offers exclusively on a competitive (non-mandatory) basis, as identified…
  • FAR 11.301 Policy.
    …ial is vital for safety or meeting performance requirements of the contract. (b)(1) When acquiring products other than commercial products as defined in 2.101, agencies must require offerors to identify used, reconditioned, or remanufactur…
  • FAR 16.202-2 Application.
    A firm-fixed-price contract is suitable for acquiring commercial products or commercial services (see parts 2 and 12) or for acquiring other supplies or services on the basis of reasonably definite functional or detailed specifications (see…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    … auction service provider then collects its fee(s) from the successful offeror. (3) When acquiring reverse auction services from a commercial reverse auction service provider, agencies shall— (i) Use competitive procedures, unless an exce…
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    …ication, including any associated fees; (iv) Processing applications and petitions; (v) Acquiring visas, including any associated fees; (vi) Acquiring photographs and identity or immigration documents, such as passports, including any as…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …l not deliver any data that is not first produced under the contract without either— (i) Acquiring for or granting to the Government a copyright license for the data; or (ii) Obtaining permission from the contracting officer to do otherwi…
  • FAR 28.203-5 Exclusion of individual sureties.
    …tted by offerors on procurement by the executive branch of the Federal Government, by the acquiring agency's head or designee utilizing the procedures in subpart 9.4. The exclusion shall be for the purpose of protecting the Government. (b)…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    …e against damage to or loss of personal property while in transit. (6) Costs incident to acquiring a home in the new work location, except that— (i) These costs are not allowable for existing employees or newly recruited employees who wer…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    (a) Performance-based acquisition (see Subpart 37.6) is the preferred method for acquiring services (Public Law 106-398, section 821). When acquiring services, including those acquired under supply contracts or orders, agencies must— (1) U…
  • FAR 41.301 Requirements.
    …d its rationale for the charge (e.g., tariff provisions or policies). (ii) A copy of the acquiring agency's estimate to make its own connection to the supplier's facilities through use of its own resources or by separate contract. When fea…
  • FAR 45.602-3 Screening.
    …urther need for the property and the contractor has not expressed an interest in using or acquiring the property by annotating the inventory disposal schedule, the plant clearance officer shall forward the inventory disposal schedule to the…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …ication, including any associated fees; (iv) Processing applications and petitions; (v) Acquiring visas, including any associated fees; (vi) Acquiring photographs and identity or immigration documents, such as passports, including any as…
  • DFARS 208.602-70 Acquisition of items for which FPI has a significant market share.
    …s://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/cp/policy/other-policy-areas.html#fpi. (c) Policy. (1) When acquiring an item for which FPI has a significant market share— (i) Acquire the item using— (A) Competitive procedures (e.g., the procedures in FAR …
  • DFARS 252.204-7023 Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services.
    …ier subcontract means a subcontract awarded directly by the contractor for the purpose of acquiring services for performance of a prime contract. It does not include the contractor's supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arran…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …of the Team are required to employ planning as an integral part of the overall process of acquiring products or services. Although advance planning is required, each member of the Team must be flexible in order to accommodate changing or un…
  • FAR 4.1302 Acquisition of approved products and services for personal identity verification.
    …Components, in accordance with ordering procedures outlined in FAR Subpart 8.4. (c) When acquiring personal identity verification products and services not using the process in paragraph (b) of this section, agencies must ensure that the a…
  • FAR 4.1701 Definitions.
    …ier subcontract means a subcontract awarded directly by the contractor for the purpose of acquiring supplies or services (including construction) for performance of a prime contract. It does not include the contractor's supplier agreements …
  • FAR 5.405 Exchange of acquisition information.
    …r subcontracted components) from other agencies or contracting activities responsible for acquiring similar items. Each agency or contracting activity receiving such a request shall furnish the information requested. The contracting officer…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    … does not in and of itself justify the use of these authorities) (see part 27). (3) When acquiring utility services (see 41.101), circumstances may dictate that only one supplier can furnish the service (see 41.202); or when the contemplat…
  • FAR 7.101 Definitions.
    …sign of systems or subsystems. Life-cycle cost means the total cost to the Government of acquiring, operating, supporting, and (if applicable) disposing of the items being acquired. Order means an order placed under a— (1) Federal Supply…
  • FAR 7.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …for competitive future acquisitions, together with the cost to the Government, if any, of acquiring such technical data and the right to use such data. (2) Proposals for the qualification or development of multiple sources of supply for co…
  • FAR 7.400 Scope of subpart.
    …dministration) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-254); (b) Provides guidance when acquiring equipment and more than one method of acquisition is available for use; and (c) Applies to both the initial acquisition of equipment and th…
  • FAR 7.401 Acquisition considerations.
    …irements. (vi) Potential for use of the equipment by other agencies after its use by the acquiring agency is ended. (vii) Trade-in or salvage value. (viii) Imputed interest. (ix) Availability of a servicing capability, especially for hi…
  • FAR 8.707 Prices.
    …are normally adjusted annually. (c) The Committee may request the agency responsible for acquiring the supplies or service to assist it in establishing or revising the fair market price. The Committee has the authority to establish prices …
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …ontractor prepares, or assists in preparing, a work statement to be used in competitively acquiring a system or services—or provides material leading directly, predictably, and without delay to such a work statement—that contractor may not …
  • FAR 9.505-4 Obtaining access to proprietary information.
    …ly executed. (c) Contractors also obtain proprietary and source selection information by acquiring the services of marketing consultants which, if used in connection with an acquisition, may give the contractor an unfair competitive advant…
  • FAR 10.000 Scope of part.
    … and procedures for conducting market research to arrive at the most suitable approach to acquiring, distributing, and supporting supplies and services. This part implements the requirements of 41 U.S.C. 3306(a)(1), 41 U.S.C. 3307, 10 U.S.C…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …nd 39.205). (g) Unless the agency Chief Information Officer waives the requirement, when acquiring information technology using Internet Protocol, the requirements documents must include reference to the appropriate technical capabilities …
  • FAR 12.202 Market research and description of agency need.
    …logy accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194.1 (see 11.002(f) and subpart 39.2). (e) When acquiring information technology using Internet Protocol, agencies must include the appropriate Internet Protocol compliance requirements in accordanc…
  • FAR 12.300 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart establishes provisions and clauses to be used when acquiring commercial products and commercial services.
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …rovisions and clauses. Notwithstanding prescriptions contained elsewhere in the FAR, when acquiring commercial products or commercial services, contracting officers shall be required to use only those provisions and clauses prescribed in th…
  • FAR 12.402 Acceptance.
    …ce of nonconforming items. This paragraph is generally appropriate when the Government is acquiring noncomplex commercial products and commercial services. (b) Other acceptance procedures may be more appropriate for the acquisition of comp…
  • FAR 13.000 Scope of part.
    …ding the micro-purchase threshold. See 36.602-5 for simplified procedures to be used when acquiring architect-engineer services.

FAR (chapter 1)

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