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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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108 sections with “acquisition assistance”: the first 40

  • FAR 19.803 Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.
    …'s capabilities through a search letter and requests the contracting activity to identify acquisitions to support the participant's business plans. In these instances, the SBA will provide at a minimum the following information in order to …
  • DFARS 209.571-7 Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts.
    …ice on systems architecture and systems engineering matters with respect to major defense acquisition programs or pre-major defense acquisition programs from Federally Funded Research and Development Centers or other sources independent of …
  • DFARS 237.270 Acquisition of audit services.
    … 10 U.S.C. 240b. (3) Any firm responding to a solicitation or awarded a contract for the acquisition of the services described in paragraph (d)(2) of this section is required to represent with regard to whether it has been subject to disci…
  • DFARS 252.209-7008 Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program.
    …ion: Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program (DEC 2010) (a) Definitions. “Major subcontractor” is defined in the clause at 252.209-7009, Organizational Conflict of Interest—M…
  • DFARS 252.209-7009 Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program.
    …09.571-8(b), use the following clause: Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program (MAY 2019) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Major subcontractor means a subcontractor that is awarded a subcontract that …
  • FAR 7.401 Acquisition considerations.
    (a)(1) Agencies shall acquire equipment using the method of acquisition most advantageous to the Government based on a case-by-case analysis of comparative costs and other factors in accordance with this subpart and agency procedures. (2) …
  • FAR 17.500 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart prescribes policies and procedures applicable to all interagency acquisitions under any authority, except as provided for in paragraph (c) of this section. In addition to complying with the interagency acquisition policy an…
  • FAR 41.203 GSA assistance.
    (a) GSA will, upon request, provide technical and acquisition assistance, or will delegate its contracting authority for the furnishing of the services described in this part for any Federal agency, mixed-ownership Government corporation, t…
  • DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.
    As prescribed in 204.2105(c), use the following clause: Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered defense telecommunications equ…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … 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, subpart, …
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …n response to agency solicitations (10 U.S.C. 3453 and 41 U.S.C 3307). (c) Ensuring that acquisition planners address the requirement to specify needs, develop specifications, and to solicit offers in such a manner to promote and provide f…
  • FAR 13.500 General.
    (a) This subpart authorizes the use of simplified procedures for the acquisition of supplies and services in amounts greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but not exceeding $9 million ($15 million for acquisitions as described i…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …ure that the final price is fair and reasonable. The complexity and circumstances of each acquisition should determine the level of detail of the analysis required. (2) Price analysis shall be used when certified cost or pricing data are n…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …nly when a recurring need is anticipated. (c) Multiple award preference—(1) Planning the acquisition. (i) Except for indefinite-quantity contracts for advisory and assistance services as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, the co…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …d of performance, and be within the maximum value of the contract. (3) Performance-based acquisition methods must be used to the maximum extent practicable, if the contract or order is for services (see 37.102(a) and subpart 37.6). (4) Th…
  • FAR 18.202 Defense or recovery from certain events.
    …e; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster. (See 2.101.) (b) Simplified acquisition threshold. The threshold increases when the head of the agency determines the supplies or services are to be used to facilitate defense ag…
  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    … the SBA office servicing the activity. (b) Upon their request and subject to applicable acquisition and security regulations, contracting officers shall give SBA PCRs (or, if a PCR is not assigned, see paragraph (a) of this section) acces…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    …tracting officer shall consider each plan in terms of the circumstances of the particular acquisition, including— (1) Previous involvement of small business concerns as prime contractors or subcontractors in similar acquisitions; (2) Prov…
  • FAR 29.402-3 Tax on certain foreign procurements.
    …epresentation, in solicitations, including solicitations using part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, unless one of the following exceptions applies: (1) Acquisitions using simplified acquisi…
  • FAR 52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement.
    …luding this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts that are expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101 on the date of subcontract award. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …bstances, radioactive materials, hazardous materials or wastes, or precious metals. Unit acquisition cost means— (1) For Government-furnished property, the dollar value assigned by the Government and identified in the contract; and (2) F…
  • DFARS 209.571-1 Definitions.
    …er a contract for the procurement of services, the primary purpose of which is to perform acquisition functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions (see section 7.503(d) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation) with resp…
  • DFARS 209.571-6 Identification of organizational conflicts of interest.
    When evaluating organizational conflicts of interest for major defense acquisition programs or pre-major defense acquisition programs, contracting officers shall consider— (a) The ownership of business units performing systems engineering …
  • DFARS 209.571-8 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …7008, Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program, if the solicitation includes the clause at 252.209-7009, Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program; a…
  • DFARS 211.274-2 Policy for item unique identification.
    …livery of contractor acquired property is required)— (1) For which the Government's unit acquisition cost is $5,000 or more; (2) For which the Government's unit acquisition cost is less than $5,000 when the requiring activity determines t…
  • DFARS 215.371-4 Exceptions.
    (a) The requirements at 215.371-2 do not apply to— (1) Acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Acquisitions, as determined by the head of the contracting activity, in support of contingency or humanitarian or pe…
  • DFARS 225.7702-1 Acquisition of small arms.
    ….3, ensure that— (i) No responsible U.S. manufacturer is excluded from competing for the acquisition; and (ii) Products manufactured in the United States are not excluded from the competition; and (3) If the exception at FAR 6.302-2 (unu…
  • FAR 17.503 Ordering procedures.
    …ds citation; (4) A payment provision (see 17.502-2(d)) for Economy Act orders); and (5) Acquisition authority as may be appropriate (see 17.503(d)). (c) The requesting and servicing agencies should agree to procedures for the resolution …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … product means a product that satisfies the definition of “commercial product” in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Commercial service means a service that satisfies the definition of “commercial service” in FAR 2.101. Electroni…
  • DFARS 217.502-1 General.
    (a) Written agreement on responsibility for management and administration— (1) Assisted acquisitions. Follow the procedures at PGI 217.502-1(a)(1), when a contracting activity from a DoD Component provides acquisition assistance to deploye…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …ft work, the preaward survey should include a review of the subcontractor's facility. For acquisitions falling under the exceptions at 228.371(b)(1)(iii), (iv), and (vi), the contracting officer shall review the documentation the offeror su…
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    …g official has authority to debar contractors from both contracts pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation in this chapter and contracts for the purchase of Federal personal property pursuant to the Federal Management Regulation (FMR)…
  • FAR 9.502 Applicability.
    …nt funds. (b) The applicability of this subpart is not limited to any particular kind of acquisition. However, organizational conflicts of interest are more likely to occur in contracts involving— (1) Management support services; (2) Con…
  • FAR 17.401 General.
    Leader company contracting is an extraordinary acquisition technique that is limited to special circumstances and utilized only when its use is in accordance with agency procedures. A developer or sole producer of a product or system is des…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    Any contractor receiving a contract with a value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold must agree in the contract that small business, veteran-owned small business (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), …
  • 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 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …sed payments clauses. (14) Make payments on assigned contracts when prescribed in agency acquisition regulations. (15) Manage special bank accounts. (16) Ensure timely notification by the contractor of any anticipated overrun or underrun…
  • DFARS 217.500 Scope of subpart.
    … L. 105-261, Section 814.) (b) A contracting activity from one DoD Component may provide acquisition assistance to deployed DoD units or personnel from another DoD Component. See PGI 217.502-1 for guidance and procedures.
  • DFARS 225.7301 General.
    …n Agency (DSCA) Security Assistance Management Manual (DSCA 5105.38-M)). (b) Conduct FMS acquisitions under the same acquisition and contract management procedures used for other defense acquisitions. (c) Follow the additional procedures …
  • DFARS 225.7303 Pricing acquisitions for FMS.
    (a) Price FMS contracts using the same principles used in pricing other defense contracts. However, application of the pricing principles in FAR parts 15 and 31 to an FMS contract may result in prices that differ from other defense contract…

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