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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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56 sections with “acquisition planning”: the first 40

  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    In order to facilitate attainment of the acquisition objectives, the plan must identify those milestones at which decisions should be made (see paragraph (b)(21) of this section). The plan must address all the technical, business, managemen…
  • 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 5.405 Exchange of acquisition information.
    … exchange and coordination of information is particularly beneficial during the period of acquisition planning, presolicitation, evaluation, and pre-award survey. (b) When substantial acquisitions of major items are involved or when the co…
  • FAR 7.102 Policy.
    (a) Agencies shall perform acquisition planning and conduct market research (see part 10) for all acquisitions in order to promote and provide for— (1) Acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, or to the extent that commer…
  • 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 7.104 General procedures.
    (a) Acquisition planning should begin as soon as the agency need is identified, preferably well in advance of the fiscal year in which contract award or order placement is necessary. In developing the plan, the planner shall form a team con…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …2) For orders over $750,000, see subpart 17.5 for additional requirements for interagency acquisitions. (c) Acquisition planning. Orders placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract— (1) Are not exempt from the development of acquisiti…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …rements (see 3.104). Interested parties include potential offerors, end users, Government acquisition and supporting personnel, and others involved in the conduct or outcome of the acquisition. (b) The purpose of exchanging information is …
  • FAR 16.401 General.
    …ract to the contractor's performance. Incentive contracts are designed to obtain specific acquisition objectives by— (1) Establishing reasonable and attainable targets that are clearly communicated to the contractor; and (2) Including app…
  • 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 17.502-1 General.
    (a) Written agreement on responsibility for management and administration—(1) Assisted acquisitions. (i) Prior to the issuance of a solicitation, the servicing agency and the requesting agency shall both sign a written interagency agreement…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …a) It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantag…
  • DFARS 207.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    (d)(i) Prepare written acquisition plans for— (A) Acquisitions for development, as defined in FAR 35.001, when the total cost of all contracts for the acquisition program is estimated at $10 million or more; (B) Acquisitions for productio…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …plicable, in contract files: (a) Contracting office contract file. (1) Purchase request, acquisition planning information, and other presolicitation documents. (2) Justifications and approvals, determinations and findings, and associated …
  • FAR 19.502-5 Insufficient reasons for not setting aside an acquisition.
    None of the following is, in itself, sufficient cause for not setting aside an acquisition: (a) A large percentage of previous contracts for the required item(s) has been placed with small business concerns. (b) The item is on an establis…
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ting officer shall insert the provision at 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition, in all competitive solicitations where the Government intends to award a contract without discussions. (1) If the Government intends to …
  • FAR 41.202 Procedures.
    … (e). In accordance with parts 6 and 7, agencies shall conduct market surveys and perform acquisition planning in order to promote and provide for full and open competition provided that the contracting officer determines that any resultant…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …ting Personal Conflicts of Interest (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Acquisition function closely associated with inherently governmental functions means supporting or providing advice or recommendations with regard to …
  • 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 201.170 Peer reviews.
    (a) Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy peer reviews. (1) The Office of the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), using the procedures at PGI 201.170, will organize teams of revie…
  • DFARS 225.870-1 General.
    … and administer contracts with contractors located in Canada, except for— (1) Negotiated acquisitions for experimental, developmental, or research work under projects other than the Defense Development Sharing Program; (2) Acquisitions of…
  • DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.
    …ents personnel will address in the procurement planning and requirements documents (e.g., acquisition plans, purchase requests) the acquisition at appropriate times in the life cycle of all computer software, related recorded information, a…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …t be responsive and adaptive to customer needs, concerns, and feedback. Implementation of acquisition policies and procedures, as well as consideration of timeliness, quality and cost throughout the process, must take into account the persp…
  • FAR 5.404 Release of long-range acquisition estimates.
    … sources of supply, it may be desirable to publicize estimates of unclassified long-range acquisition requirements. Estimates may be publicized as far in advance as possible.
  • FAR 5.404-1 Release procedures.
    (a) Application. The agency head, or a designee, may release long-range acquisition estimates if the information will— (1) Assist industry in its planning and facilitate meeting the acquisition requirements; (2) Not encourage undesirable …
  • FAR 7.101 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Acquisition streamlining, means any effort that results in more efficient and effective use of resources to design and develop, or produce quality systems. This includes ensuring that only necessary and cost-effect…
  • FAR 39.102 Management of risk.
    …isk. (c) Appropriate techniques should be applied to manage and mitigate risk during the acquisition of information technology. Techniques include, but are not limited to: prudent project management; use of modular contracting; thorough ac…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, except as specified in subparagraphs (1) through (5) and in paragraph (f) below. A value engineering clause may be included in …
  • FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes.
    …her 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 Information, your response will be treated as information …
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    … in paragraph (d) of this clause. Contractor means a business unit as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Material management and accounting system (MMAS) means the Contractor's system or systems for planning, controlli…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Acquisition function closely associated with inherently governmental functions means supporting or providing advice or recommendations with regard to the following activities of a Federal agency: (1) Planning acqu…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …relate to the evaluation of another contractor's performance. (6) Services in support of acquisition planning. (7) Contractors providing assistance in contract management (such as where the contractor might influence official evaluations …
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    … or performed by the prime contractor or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or divisions. (c) Acquisitions requiring make-or-buy programs. (1) Contracting officers may require prospective contractors to submit make-or-buy program plans for nego…
  • FAR 25.802 Procedures.
    …ments and ensure compliance with these agreements; and (2) Conduct the necessary advance acquisition planning and coordination between the appropriate U.S. executive agencies and foreign interests as required by these agreements. (b) The …
  • FAR 36.301 Use of two-phase design-build selection procedures.
    (a) During formal or informal acquisition planning (see part 7), if considering the use of two-phase design-build selection procedures, the contracting officer shall conduct the evaluation in paragraph (b) of this section. (b) The two-phas…
  • FAR 38.101 General.
    …uirements (e.g., Parts 5, 6, and 19). The requirements of parts 5, 6, and 19 apply at the acquisition planning stage prior to issuing the schedule solicitation and, generally, do not apply to orders and BPAs placed under resulting schedule …
  • DFARS 207.172 Human research.
    …nd execution of the requirements of the clause at 252.235-7004 and shall be identified in acquisition planning.
  • DFARS 237.102-71 Limitation on service contracts for military flight simulators.
    …culations used in the determination. (c) When reviewing requirements or participating in acquisition planning that would result in a military department or defense agency acquiring a military flight simulator, the contracting officer shall…
  • FAR 7.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    … the right to use technical data to be provided under the contract 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 th…
  • FAR 16.105 Solicitation provision.
    …ion at 52.216-1, Type of Contract, in a solicitation unless it is for— (a) A fixed-price acquisition made under simplified acquisition procedures; or (b) Information or planning purposes.

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