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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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102 sections with “acquisition policies and procedures”: the first 40

  • FAR 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
    (a) Contracting officers shall use the policies unique to the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services prescribed in this part in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescrib…
  • FAR 13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    …cts and subcontracts (if otherwise applicable to subcontracts) at or below the simplified acquisition threshold pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1905: (1) 10 U.S.C. 983, Institutions of Higher Education that Prevent ROTC Access or Military Recruiting…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …and clauses apply to DoD solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. If the offeror has completed any of the following provisions listed in this paragraph elec…
  • 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 10.002 Procedures.
    (a) Acquisitions begin with a description of the Government's needs stated in terms sufficient to allow conduct of market research. (b) Market research is then conducted to determine if commercial products, commercial services, or nondevel…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …13 CFR 124.1001, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that— (1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by— (i) One or more socially disadva…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ommercial Services (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applica…
  • DFARS 201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    Departments and agencies and their component organizations may issue acquisition regulations as necessary to implement or supplement the FAR or DFARS. (1)(i) Approval of the USD(A&S) is required before including in a department/agency or c…
  • 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 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …tion's jurisdiction. (iii) If the violation relates to an order against a Governmentwide acquisition contract, a multi-agency contract, a multiple-award schedule contract such as the Federal Supply Schedule, or any other procurement instru…
  • FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
    …any shorter period specified in Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), or for any longer period required by statute or by other clauses of this contract. In addition— (1) If this contract is…
  • DFARS 225.872-3 Solicitation procedures.
    …ication permits such use. (d) If unusual technical or security requirements preclude the acquisition of otherwise acceptable defense equipment from qualifying country sources, review the need for such requirements. Do not impose unusual te…
  • DFARS 227.7104-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, when SBIR/STTR data are delivered, developed, or generated during contract performance, an…
  • FAR 1.101 Purpose.
    The Federal Acquisition Regulations System is established for the codification and publication of uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all executive agencies. The Federal Acquisition Regulations System consists of the Federal …
  • FAR 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    (a) Government members of the Team must be empowered to make acquisition decisions within their areas of responsibility, including selection, negotiation, and administration of contracts consistent with the Guiding Principles. In particular…
  • FAR 1.603-2 Selection.
    …g officers, the appointing official shall consider the complexity and dollar value of the acquisitions to be assigned and the candidate's experience, training, education, business acumen, judgment, character, and reputation. Examples of sel…
  • 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 12.102 Applicability.
    (a) This part shall be used for the acquisition of supplies or services that meet the definitions of commercial product or commercial service at section 2.101. (b) Contracting officers shall use the policies in this part in conjunction wit…
  • FAR 13.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes policies and procedures for the acquisition of supplies and services, including construction, research and development, commercial products, and commercial services, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the sim…
  • 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 16.505 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 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 17.703 Policy.
    (a) A DoD acquisition official may request a nondefense agency to conduct an acquisition on behalf of DoD in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold only if the head of the nondefense agency conducting the acquisition on DoD's behalf…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …g the reverse auction). (b) The reverse auction process is used to obtain pricing for an acquisition. When using the reverse auction process, contracting officers are still required to follow the acquisition policies and procedures (e.g., …
  • FAR 19.202 Specific policies.
    …Office of Small Business Programs, or the Director's designee, as to whether a particular acquisition should be awarded under subpart 19.5, 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15. Agencies shall establish procedures including dollar thresholds for re…
  • 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 34.000 Scope of part.
    This part describes acquisition policies and procedures for use in acquiring major systems consistent with OMB Circular No. A-109; and the use of an Earned Value Management System in acquisitions designated as major acquisitions consistent …
  • FAR 48.102 Policies.
    …roduction solicitations and contracts (first and second production buys) for major system acquisition programs as defined in DoD Directive 5000.1, except as specified in subdivisions (d)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section. A program requirement…
  • 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 …
  • DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
    … offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and (2) For line items subject to Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program—Basic clause of t…
  • FAR 1.301 Policy.
    …d other statutory authority, an agency head may issue or authorize the issuance of agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the FAR and incorporate, together with the FAR, agency policies, procedures, contract clauses, so…
  • FAR 3.1103 Procedures.
    … at 3.1106, the contracting officer shall require each contractor whose employees perform acquisition functions closely associated with inherently Government functions to— (1) Have procedures in place to screen covered employees for potent…
  • FAR 12.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes policies and procedures unique to the acquisition of commercial products, including commercial components, and commercial services. It implements the Federal Government's preference for the acquisition of commercial pro…
  • FAR 47.000 Scope of subpart.
    …procedures for— (1) Applying transportation and traffic management considerations in the acquisition of supplies; and (2) Acquiring transportation or transportation-related services by contract methods other than bills of lading, transpor…
  • DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
    … offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and (2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy Amer…
  • FAR 1.102-1 Discussion.
    (a) Introduction. The statement of Guiding Principles for the Federal Acquisition System (System) represents a concise statement designed to be user-friendly for all participants in Government acquisition. The following discussion of the pr…
  • FAR 1.401 Definition.
    …n in 2.101), contract clause (see definition in 2.101), method, or practice of conducting acquisition actions of any kind at any stage of the acquisition process that is inconsistent with the FAR. (b) The omission of any solicitation provi…
  • FAR 1.501-2 Opportunity for public comments.
    …f agencies and nongovernmental parties or organizations will be considered in formulating acquisition policies and procedures. (b) The opportunity to submit written comments on proposed significant revisions shall be provided by placing a …
  • FAR 23.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes acquisition policies and procedures supporting the Government's program to protect and improve the quality of the environment, to foster markets for sustainable products and services, and to ensure proper handling and n…

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