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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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24 sections with “agency protest”

  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    (a) Reference. Executive Order 12979, Agency Procurement Protests, establishes policy on agency procurement protests. (b) Prior to submission of an agency protest, all parties shall use their best efforts to resolve concerns raised by an i…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    … Immediately after receipt of the GAO's written notice that a protest has been filed, the agency shall give notice of the protest to the contractor if the award has been made, or, if no award has been made, to all parties who appear to have…
  • FAR 15.507 Protests against award.
    …inst award in negotiated acquisitions shall be handled in accordance with part 33. Use of agency protest procedures that incorporate the alternative dispute resolution provisions of Executive Order 12979 is encouraged for both preaward and …
  • FAR 18.125 Protest to GAO.
    When urgent and compelling circumstances exist, agency protest override procedures allow the head of the contracting activity to determine that the contracting process may continue after GAO has received a protest. (See 33.104(b) and (c).)
  • FAR 3.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    …n information to any person other than a person authorized, in accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, by the agency head or the contracting officer to receive such information. (b) Contractor bid or proposal informati…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    … products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency's needs. (ii) Requirements for use of items peculiar to one manufacturer shall be justified and approved using the format(s) and requirements …
  • FAR 27.304-1 General.
    (a) Status as small business concern or nonprofit organization. If an agency has reason to question the size or nonprofit status of the prospective contractor, the agency may require the prospective contractor to furnish evidence of its non…
  • FAR 33.102 General.
    … whether protests are submitted before or after award and whether filed directly with the agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. (See 19.302 for protests of small business status, 19.305 for…
  • FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …SB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB program. The OHA decision is the final agency decision and is binding on the parties.
  • FAR 33.101 Definitions.
    …rative forum is open is included. Filed means the complete receipt of any document by an agency before its close of business. Documents received after close of business are considered filed as of the next day. Unless otherwise stated, the …
  • FAR 52.216-32 Task-Order and Delivery-Order Ombudsman.
    …er and Delivery-Order Ombudsman (SEP 2019) (a) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 4106(g), the Agency has designated the following task-order and delivery-order Ombudsman for this contract. The Ombudsman must review complaints from the Contracto…
  • FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest.
    … in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (address…
  • DFARS 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings.
    … for the small business or nontraditional defense contractor to request disclosure of the agency's written source selection decision document, redacted to protect the confidential and proprietary information of other offerors for the contra…
  • DFARS 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk.
    …display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the agency. (1) For purposes of this definition, equipment is used by an agency if the equipment is used by the agency directly or is used by a contracto…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …aud or similar misconduct; or imposition of a monetary penalty, or an order issued by the agency head to the contractor or subcontractor to take corrective action under 41 U.S.C. 4712 or 10 U.S.C. 4701, where the proceeding does not involve…
  • FAR 4.604 Responsibilities.
    …all update FPDS to reflect the final decision. (c) The chief acquisition officer of each agency required to report its contract actions must submit to the General Services Administration (GSA), in accordance with FPDS guidance, within 120 …
  • FAR 7.302 Policy.
    …Give appropriate consideration relative to cost when making performance decisions between agency and contractor performance in public-private competitions; (4) Consider the Agency Tender Official an interested party in accordance with 31 U…
  • FAR 15.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.
    (a)(1) An offeror, upon its written request received by the agency within 3 days after the date on which that offeror has received notification of contract award in accordance with 15.503(b), shall be debriefed and furnished the basis for t…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328), unless the agency grants an exception—see paragraph (b) of 52.204-27. (v) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (DEC 2023…
  • DFARS 252.216-7010 Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders.
    …nd provided debriefing within 2 business days after the date of the debriefing; (ii) The agency will respond in writing to timely submitted additional questions within 5 business days after receipt; and (iii) The postaward debriefing will…
  • FAR 3.104-8 Criminal and civil penalties, and further administrative remedies.
    … official who refuses to terminate employment discussions (see 3.104-5) may be subject to agency administrative actions under 5 CFR 2635.604(d) if the official's disqualification from participation in a particular procurement interferes sub…
  • FAR 15.505 Preaward debriefing of offerors.
    …ns shall provide support. (e) At a minimum, preaward debriefings shall include— (1) The agency's evaluation of significant elements in the offeror's proposal; (2) A summary of the rationale for eliminating the offeror from the competitio…
  • FAR 29.304 Matters requiring special consideration.
    …in special contract considerations including the following: (a) With coordination of the agency-designated counsel, a contract may (1) state that the contract price includes or excludes a specified tax or (2) require that the contractor ta…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …rity Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (DEC 2023) (Pub. L. 115-390, title II). __(11)(i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (DEC…

FAR (chapter 1)

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