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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “anticipated profit”

  • FAR 35.015 Contracts for research with educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.
    … (or project leader) will, or plans to, devote substantially less effort to the work than anticipated; and (vi) Require that the contractor obtain the contracting officer's approval to change the phenomenon under study, the stated objectiv…
  • FAR 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts.
    …ed work force; and (4) Costs not amortized solely because the cancellation had precluded anticipated benefits of Contractor or subcontractor learning. (g) The claim shall not include— (1) Labor, material, or other expenses incurred by th…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … Pension Adjustments and Asset Reversions, in solicitations and contracts for which it is anticipated that certified cost or pricing data will be required or for which any preaward or postaward cost determinations will be subject to part 31…
  • FAR 50.103-2 Types of contract adjustment.
    …tor's productive ability. (2) When a contractor suffers a loss (not merely a decrease in anticipated profits) under a defense contract because of Government action, the character of the action will generally determine whether any adjustmen…
  • FAR 52.249-7 Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer).
    …cting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the contract price but shall allow no anticipated profit on unperformed services. (c) If the termination is for failure of the Contractor to fulfill the contract obligations, the Governme…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ure of the elements of the performance specified; (ii) The aggregate dollar value of the anticipated award; (iii) The geographical dispersion of the contract performance sites; or (iv) Any combination of the factors described in paragrap…
  • FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
    …nter; or (iii) To acquire the services of an expert or neutral person for any current or anticipated litigation or dispute. (b) Application. (1) Use of the authority in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section may be appropriate when it is nec…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    …lved. (7) A statement of the amount of any tax refunds to date, and an estimate of those anticipated, for the period from the date of the first contract involved to the estimated completion date of the last contract involved. (8) A detail…
  • FAR 6.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
    …in competition and likely result in reduced overall costs for the acquisition, or for any anticipated acquisition; (2) Be in the interest of national defense in having a facility (or a producer, manufacturer, or other supplier) available f…
  • FAR 15.402 Pricing policy.
    …r other contracts as an evaluation factor; or (2) Consider losses or profits realized or anticipated under other contracts. (c) Not include in a contract price any amount for a specified contingency to the extent that the contract provide…
  • FAR 15.605 Content of unsolicited proposals.
    … the method of approach and extent of effort to be employed, the nature and extent of the anticipated results, and the manner in which the work will help to support accomplishment of the agency's mission; (3) Names and biographical informa…
  • FAR 32.005 Consideration for contract financing.
    …ether the proposed new consideration is adequate: (1) The value to the contractor of the anticipated amount and duration of the contract financing at the imputed financial costs of the equivalent working capital. (2) The estimated profit …
  • FAR 32.503-9 Liquidation rates—alternate method.
    … subsequent transactions, if the contractor experiences a lower profit rate than the rate anticipated at the time the liquidation rate was established. Accordingly, the contracting officer shall adjust the progress payments associated with …
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …o adjustment when the final rates are established. These billing rates— (1) Shall be the anticipated final rates; and (2) May be prospectively or retroactively revised by mutual agreement, at either party's request, to prevent substantial…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …d for performance of the contract or subcontract. Total contract dollars means the final anticipated dollar value, including the dollar value of all options. Untimely payment means a payment to a subcontractor that is more than 90 days pa…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …ulation is necessary because conditions are significantly different from those previously anticipated or (2) to the calculation of a lump-sum payment, which cannot later be revised. Government costs, as used in this clause, means those age…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-4 Facilities capital employed.
    …er the prospective contract; (ii) Should analyze the productivity improvements and other anticipated industrial base enhancing benefits resulting from the facilities capital investment, including— (A) The economic value of the facilities …
  • DFARS 252.225-7033 Waiver of United Kingdom levies.
    …ract for supplies where a lower-tier subcontract exceeding $1 million with a U.K. firm is anticipated. (End of clause)

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.