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36 sections with “adequate price competition”

  • FAR 52.216-29 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition.
    …ime-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition (NOV 2021) (a) The Government contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hour type of contract resulting from thi…
  • FAR 52.216-30 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition.
    …-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition (NOV 2021) (a) The Government contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hour type of contract resulting from thi…
  • DFARS 252.216-7002 Alternate A, Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition with Adequate Price Competition.
    …ime-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition (JAN 2023) (c) The offeror must establish fixed hourly rates using separate rates for each category of labor to be perform…
  • FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …alism)— (1) When the contracting officer determines that prices agreed upon are based on adequate price competition (see standards in paragraph (c)(1) of this subsection); (2) When the contracting officer determines that prices agreed upo…
  • FAR 15.403-3 Requiring data other than certified cost or pricing data.
    …rice (10 U.S.C. 3705(a) and 41 U.S.C. 3505(a)) if the contracting officer determines that adequate data from sources other than the offeror are not available. This includes requiring data from an offeror to support a cost realism analysis; …
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …contracting officer shall insert the clause with its Alternate I when contracting without adequate price competition or when prescribed by agency regulations. (g) Pension Adjustments and Asset Reversions. The contracting officer shall inse…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …For acquisitions of other than commercial products or commercial services awarded without adequate price competition (see 15.403-1(c)(1)), the contract shall specify separate fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and admi…
  • FAR 44.202-2 Considerations.
    …se From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (41 U.S.C. 8504) (see part 8)? (5) Was adequate price competition obtained or its absence properly justified? (6) Did the contractor adequately assess and dispose of subcontractors' altern…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …commercial service exception, the Offeror shall submit, at a minimum, information that is adequate for determining commerciality and evaluating the reasonableness of the price for this acquisition, including prices at which the same product…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …at which the same or similar items have previously been sold and determine if the data is adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of the price. Price analysis may include evaluating data other than certified cost or pricing data obtained…
  • FAR 52.215-21 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.
    …om certified cost or pricing data requirements because the price agreed upon was based on adequate price competition or prices set by law or regulation, or was a contract or subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial product or commerc…
  • DFARS 215.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …ffset. (c) Standards for exceptions from certified cost or pricing data requirements—(1) Adequate price competition. (A) For acquisitions under dual or multiple source programs— (1) The determination of adequate price competition must be…
  • DFARS 207.171-3 Policy.
    … circumstances. (a) When it is anticipated that a prime contract will be awarded without adequate price competition, and the prime contractor is expected to acquire any component without adequate price competition, the agency shall break o…
  • DFARS 216.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …ers for other than commercial products or commercial services awarded to contractors with adequate accounting systems, a cost-plus-fixed-fee term contract type shall be preferred over a time-and-materials or labor-hour contract type; (4) E…
  • FAR 15.402 Pricing policy.
    …type of data required: (i) No additional data from the offeror, if the price is based on adequate price competition, except as provided by 15.403-3(b). (ii) Data other than certified cost or pricing data such as— (A) Data related to pric…
  • DFARS 225.7303 Pricing acquisitions for FMS.
    … in this section. (b) If the foreign government has conducted a competition resulting in adequate price competition (see FAR 15.403-1(b)(1)), the contracting officer shall not require the submission of certified cost or pricing data. The c…
  • FAR 6.000 Scope of part.
    …advocates for competition. This part does not deal with the results of competition (e.g., adequate price competition), that are addressed in other parts (e.g., part 15).
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    …may proceed directly with step two if there are sufficient acceptable proposals to ensure adequate price competition under step two, and if further time, effort and delay to make additional proposals acceptable and thereby increase competit…
  • FAR 16.202-2 Application.
    …ficer can establish fair and reasonable prices at the outset, such as when— (a) There is adequate price competition; (b) There are reasonable price comparisons with prior purchases of the same or similar supplies or services made on a com…
  • FAR 16.603-4 Contract clauses.
    …ter contract, the contracting officer knows that the definitive contract will be based on adequate price competition or will otherwise meet the criteria of 15.403-1 for not requiring submission of certified cost or pricing data, the words “…
  • FAR 44.204 Contract clauses.
    … acquisition threshold, unless— (1) A firm-fixed-price contract, awarded on the basis of adequate price competition or whose prices are set by law or regulation, is contemplated; or (2) A time-and-materials, labor-hour, or architect-engin…
  • DFARS 215.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …lity of its estimating and accounting systems. (b) Price analysis. (i) In the absence of adequate price competition in response to the solicitation, pricing based on market prices is the preferred method to establish a fair and reasonable …
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …us to public health or safety shall not be disposed of unless rendered innocuous or until adequate safeguards are provided. (i) Contractor inventory located in foreign countries. Consistent with contract terms and conditions, property disp…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …inistration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies. Adequate evidence means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has occurred. Advisory and assistan…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …plies and services; and (2) A description of the supplies, including, when necessary for adequate description, a picture, drawing, diagram, or other graphic representation. (o) Ensuring that agency planners include use of the metric syste…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …e budget estimates, explain how they were derived, and discuss the schedule for obtaining adequate funds at the time they are required (see subpart 32.7). (7) Product or service descriptions. Explain the choice of product or service descri…
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    …project would substantially reduce the number of potential offerors to such a degree that adequate competition at a fair and reasonable price could not be achieved. (See 10.002(b)(1) and 36.104). A likely reduction in the number of potentia…
  • FAR 6.001 Applicability.
    …2) The contract was awarded under subpart 6.3 and the required justification and approval adequately covers the requirements contained in the order; or (f) Orders placed against task order and delivery order contracts entered into pursuant…
  • FAR 13.305-4 Procedures.
    …tracting officer verification statement, or other agency approved method of ensuring that adequate funds are available for the purchase. (b) Normally, purchases should be placed orally and without soliciting competition if prices are consi…
  • FAR 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.
    …onsistent with paragraph (a)(1) above, the agency head determines in writing that— (1) Inadequate or ambiguous specifications were cited in the invitation; (2) Specifications have been revised; (3) The supplies or services being contract…
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    …miting the Government's obligation and either— (i) The basic ordering agreement provides adequate procedures for timely pricing of the order early in its performance period; or (ii) The need for the supplies or services is compelling and …
  • FAR 50.102-3 Limitations on exercise of authority.
    …(2) Unless other legal authority within the agency concerned is deemed to be lacking or inadequate; (3) Except within the limits of the amounts appropriated and the statutory contract authorization (however, indemnification agreements auth…
  • DFARS 217.7502 General.
    …h production of the end item. (b) Shall provide for full and open competition when fully adequate drawings and any other needed data are available with the right to use for acquisition purposes (see part 227). However— (1) When data is no…
  • DFARS 225.7004-6 Waiver of restrictions.
    … year. (iv) For contracts entered into prior to the effective date of a waiver, provided adequate consideration is received to modify the contract, the waiver shall be applied as directed or authorized in the waiver to— (A) Subcontracts e…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …copy of the approval with the purchase request. (E) The contracting officer must provide adequate advance notice of contracting opportunities to individuals residing in the area of the facility. The notice must include the qualification cr…
  • DFARS 245.604-1 Sales procedures.
    …thod is essential to expeditious plant clearance; and (B) The Government's interests are adequately protected. (ii) Negotiated sales shall be at fair and reasonable prices, not less than those reasonably expected under competitive sales. …

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.