48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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7 sections with “acquisition flexibilities”

  • DFARS 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.
    Additional acquisition flexibilities available to DoD are as follows: (a) Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition. Use of the authority at FAR 6.302-2, Unusual and compelling urgency, may be appropriate under certain …
  • FAR 18.000 Scope of part.
    (a) This part identifies acquisition flexibilities that are available for emergency acquisitions. These flexibilities are specific techniques or procedures that may be used to streamline the standard acquisition process. This part includes—…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ce. Subject to the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), and the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, the directors of the defense agencies …
  • FAR 1.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    …a) Under the authorities of 1.301(d), agencies shall control and limit issuance of agency acquisition regulations and, in particular, local agency directives that restrain the flexibilities found in the FAR, and shall establish formal proce…
  • FAR 18.001 Definition.
    Emergency acquisition flexibilities, as used in this part, means flexibilities provided with respect to any acquisition of supplies or services by or for an executive agency that, as determined by the head of an executive agency, may be use…
  • FAR 18.101 General.
    The FAR includes many acquisition flexibilities that are available to the contracting officer when certain conditions are met. These acquisition flexibilities do not require an emergency declaration or designation of contingency operation.

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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