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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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33 sections with “apparent successful offeror”

  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    …ram procedures in 19.1505. (ii) The notice shall state— (A) The name and address of the apparently successful offeror; (B) That the Government will not consider subsequent revisions of the offeror's proposal; and (C) That no response is…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …procurements, SBA, the contracting officer, or any other interested party may protest the apparent successful offeror's certified HUBZone status (see 13 CFR 126.800). (2) The Director of SBA's Office of the HUBZone Program will determine w…
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    … the contracting officer, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or SBA may protest the apparently successful offeror's service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) status. For all other acquisitions, any interested party may pr…
  • 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.
    …ram. For all other acquisitions, an interested party (see 13 CFR 127.102) may protest the apparent successful offeror's EDWOSB or WOSB status. (2) SBA's protest regulations are found in subpart F “Protests” at 13 CFR 127.600 through 127.60…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    … and equivalent employees servicing the same equipment of commercial customers. (iv) The apparent successful offeror certifies to the conditions in paragraph (c)(2)(i) through (iii) of this subsection. (See 22.1006(e).) (3) Affirmative de…
  • FAR 19.805-2 Procedures.
    …dentified in accordance with 19.804-3. (b) The SBA will determine the eligibility of the apparent successful offeror. Eligibility is based on section 8(a) program criteria (see 13 CFR 124.501(g) and 19.816(c)). For a two-step design-build …
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    … special notification from the contracting officer (see 15.503(a)(2)) that identifies the apparently successful offeror for negotiated acquisitions, including— (A) Partial set-asides and reserves of multiple-award contracts; (B) Orders th…
  • FAR 19.813 Protesting an 8(a) participant's eligibility or size status.
    … be protested by another 8(a) participant or any other party. (c) The size status of the apparent successful offeror for competitive 8(a) awards may be protested. The filing of a size status protest is limited to— (1) Any offeror whom the…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …nsuccessful small business subcontract offeror in writing of the name and location of the apparent successful offeror and if the successful subcontract offeror is a small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owne…
  • FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement.
    …lowing paragraphs (b) and (e) for paragraphs (b) and (e) of the basic provision. (b) The apparent successful offeror shall— (1) Negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement with one or more labor organizations for the term of …
  • FAR 9.504 Contracting officer responsibilities.
    …conflict of interest exists. (e) The contracting officer shall award the contract to the apparent successful offeror unless a conflict of interest is determined to exist that cannot be avoided or mitigated. Before determining to withhold a…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    …$2 million for construction) and that has subcontracting possibilities, shall require the apparently successful offeror to submit an acceptable subcontracting plan. If the apparently successful offeror fails to negotiate a subcontracting pl…
  • FAR 22.505 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …te I if the agency will require the submission of a project labor agreement from only the apparent successful offeror, prior to contract award. (3) Use the provision with its Alternate II if an agency allows submission of a project labor a…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    … violations; (c) With regard to certification and a compliance plan— (1)(i) Require the apparent successful offeror to provide, before contract award, a certification (see 52.222-56) that the offeror has a compliance plan if any portion o…
  • FAR 23.302 Hazardous material identification and notice of material safety data.
    …ially hazardous and requiring safety controls. (d) MSDS's must be submitted— (1) By the apparent successful offeror prior to contract award if hazardous materials are expected to be used during contract performance. (2) For agencies othe…
  • FAR 37.402 Contracting officer responsibilities.
    …ers shall obtain evidence of insurability concerning medical liability insurance from the apparent successful offeror prior to contract award and shall obtain evidence of insurance demonstrating the required coverage prior to commencement o…
  • FAR 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.
    …solicitation entitled “Combating Trafficking in Persons” (FAR clause 52.222-50). (b) The apparent successful Offeror shall submit, prior to award, a certification, as specified in paragraph (c) of this provision, for the portion (if any) o…
  • FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data.
    …rmines that any other material to be delivered under this contract is hazardous. (d) The apparently successful offeror agrees to submit, for each item as required prior to award, a Material Safety Data Sheet, meeting the requirements of 29…
  • DFARS 223.302 Hazardous material identification and notice of material safety data.
    … The contracting officer shall also provide hazard warning labels, that are received from apparent successful offerors, to the cognizant safety officer.
  • FAR 19.1505 Set-aside procedures.
    …removed from consideration. (f) Prior to award, the contracting officer shall verify the apparently successful offeror is certified in SAM, or has a pending application for certification in DSBS. If the apparently successful offeror's EDWO…
  • DFARS 209.571-7 Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts.
    … necessary because DoD needs the domain experience and expertise of the highly qualified, apparently successful offeror; and (ii) Based on the agreed-to resolution strategy, the apparently successful offeror will be able to provide objecti…
  • DFARS 252.209-7008 Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program.
    … Incorporation of Organizational Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan in contract. If the apparently successful offeror submitted an acceptable Organizational Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan, and the head of the contracting activity de…
  • FAR 14.202-7 Facsimile bids.
    …are authorized, contracting officers may, after the date set for bid opening, request the apparently successful offeror to provide the complete original signed bid.
  • FAR 19.601 General.
    …ions except for 8(a) sole-source awards. A contracting officer shall, upon determining an apparent successful small business offeror to be nonresponsible, refer that small business to the SBA for a possible COC, even if the next acceptable …
  • FAR 19.602-1 Referral.
    (a) Upon determining and documenting that an apparent successful small business offeror lacks certain elements of responsibility (including, but not limited to, capability, competency, capacity, credit, integrity, perseverance, tenacity, an…
  • FAR 22.805 Procedures.
    … before award for the conduct of necessary compliance evaluation by OFCCP. As soon as the apparently successful offeror can be determined, the contracting officer shall process a preaward clearance request in accordance with agency procedur…
  • FAR 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals.
    …on the facsimile proposal. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful offeror promptly shall submit the complete original signed proposal. (End of provision)
  • FAR 52.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance.
    …er of not less than the following amount(s) per specialty per occurrence: ______. (b) An apparently successful offeror, upon request by the Contracting Officer, shall furnish prior to contract award evidence of its insurability concerning …
  • DFARS 219.270-2 Procedures.
    …ole source exceptions at FAR 6.302-5(b)(4) through (7) for such acquisitions. (b) If the apparently successful offeror has not represented in its quotation or offer that it is one of the small business concerns identified in FAR 19.000(a)(…
  • DFARS 252.217-7026 Identification of Sources of Supply.
    …rtain information on the actual manufacturer or sources of supplies it acquires. (b) The apparently successful Offeror agrees to complete and submit the following table before award: Table (1) List each deliverable item of supply and ite…
  • DFARS 252.219-7012 Competition for Religious-Related Services.
    …ganization is not a small business concern as identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3). (c) If the apparently successful offeror has not represented in its offer or quotation that it is a small business concern identified in FAR 19.000(a)(3), as app…
  • DFARS 252.223-7001 Hazard warning labels.
    …n that a label is required in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard. (d) The apparently successful Offeror agrees to submit, before award, a copy of the hazard warning label for all hazardous materials not listed in paragraph (…
  • DFARS 252.237-7000 Notice of special standards of responsibility.
    … Government Printing Office. Washington, DC 20401, Stock number 020-000-00243-3. (c) The apparently successful Offeror, before award, shall give the Contracting Officer evidence that it is licensed by the cognizant licensing authority in t…

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.