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88 sections with “architect-engineer services”: the first 40

  • FAR 36.702 Forms for use in contracting for architect-engineer services.
    (a) Contracting officers must use Standard Form 252, Architect-Engineer Contract, to award fixed-price contracts for architect-engineer services when the services will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. (b) The SF 330…
  • FAR 53.236-2 Architect-engineer services (SF's 252 and 330).
    The following forms are prescribed for use in contracting for architect-engineer and related services: (a) SF 252 (Rev. 10/23), Architect-Engineer Contract. SF 252 is prescribed for use in awarding fixed-price contracts for architect-engin…
  • FAR 52.244-4 Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).
    …(b), insert the following clause: Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (AUG 1998) Any subcontractors and outside associates or consultants required by the Contractor in connection with the se…
  • DFARS 227.7107 Contracts for architect-engineer services.
    …to data, copyrights, and restricted designs unique to the acquisition of construction and architect-engineer services.
  • DFARS 227.7206 Contracts for architect-engineer services.
    Follow 227.7107 when contracting for architect-engineer services.
  • DFARS 252.236-7011 Overseas architect-engineer services—Restriction to United States firms.
    As prescribed in 236.609-70, use the following provision: Overseas Architect-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms (JAN 1997) (a) Definition. United States firm, as used in this provision, means a firm incorporated in the U…
  • DFARS 225.7015 Restriction on overseas architect-engineer services.
    For restriction on award of architect-engineer contracts to be performed in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, see 236.602-70.
  • DFARS 227.7107-1 Architectural designs and data clauses for architect-engineer or construction contracts.
    …clause at 252.227-7022, Government Rights (Unlimited), in solicitations and contracts for architect-engineer services and for construction involving architect-engineer services. (b) When the purpose of a contract for architect-engineer ser…
  • FAR 36.601-3 Applicable contracting procedures.
    (a)(1) For facility design contracts, the statement of work shall require that the architect-engineer specify, in the construction design specifications, use of the maximum practicable amount of recovered materials consistent with the perfo…
  • FAR 52.232-10 Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    As prescribed in 32.111(c)(1), insert the following clause: Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts (APR 2010) (a) Estimates shall be made monthly of the amount and value of the work and services performed by the Contracto…
  • FAR 52.249-7 Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer).
    …s prescribed in 49.503(b), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for architect-engineer services when a fixed-price contract is contemplated: Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer) (APR 1984) (a) The Government …
  • FAR 36.605 Government cost estimate for architect-engineer work.
    (a) An independent Government estimate of the cost of architect-engineer services shall be prepared and furnished to the contracting officer before commencing negotiations for each proposed contract or contract modification expected to exce…
  • FAR 44.204 Contract clauses.
    …clause with its Alternate I. (3) Use of this clause is not required in— (i) Fixed-price architect-engineer contracts; or (ii) Contracts for mortuary services, refuse services, or shipment and storage of personal property, when an agency-…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …te III and Alternate II if both an incentive and a program requirement are involved. (f) Architect-engineering contracts. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.248-2, Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer, in solicitations a…
  • FAR 36.602-2 Evaluation boards.
    (a) When acquiring architect-engineer services, an agency shall provide for one or more permanent or ad hoc architect-engineer evaluation boards (which may include preselection boards when authorized by agency regulations) to be composed of…
  • FAR 42.1502 Policy.
    …on contracts below $900,000. (f) Past performance evaluations shall be prepared for each architect-engineer services contract of $45,000 or more, and for each architect-engineer services contract that is terminated for default regardless o…
  • FAR 43.205 Contract clauses.
    …ontract for supplies is contemplated. (2) If the requirement is for services, other than architect-engineer or other professional services, and no supplies are to be furnished, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternat…
  • FAR 48.102 Policies.
    …ting activities will include value engineering provisions in appropriate supply, service, architect-engineer and construction contracts as prescribed by 48.201 and 48.202 except where exemptions are granted on a case-by-case basis, or for s…
  • FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed-Price.
    … (End of clause) Alternate I (APR 1984). If the requirement is for services, other than architect-engineer or other professional services, and no supplies are to be furnished, substitute the following paragraph (a) for paragraph (a) of th…
  • FAR 52.248-2 Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer.
    As prescribed in 48.201(f), insert the following clause: Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer (MAR 1990) (a) General. The Contractor shall (1) perform value engineering (VE) services and submit progress reports as specified in the Schedul…
  • FAR 16.500 Scope of subpart.
    …(d) The statutory multiple award preference implemented by this subpart does not apply to architect-engineer contracts subject to the procedures in subpart 36.6. However, agencies are not precluded from making multiple awards for architect-…
  • FAR 27.201-2 Contract clauses.
    …ary purpose is R&D work, except that this alternate shall not be used in construction and architect-engineer contracts unless the contract calls exclusively for R&D work. (3) Use the clause with its Alternate II in solicitations and contra…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …on. (2) This section also applies to solicitations or contracts for construction work or architect-engineer services that include— (i) Experimental, developmental, or research work; (ii) Test and evaluation studies; or (iii) The design …
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    …o be performed outside the United States (see paragraph (i)(1) of this section); (v) For architect-engineer services or construction work (see paragraph (i)(2) of this section); (vi) For the management, operation, design, or construction …
  • FAR 36.101 Applicability.
    (a) Construction and architect-engineer contracts are subject to the requirements in other parts of this regulation, which shall be followed when applicable. (b) When a requirement in this part is inconsistent with a requirement in another…
  • FAR 36.102 Definitions.
    …his part— Contract is intended to refer to a contract for construction or a contract for architect-engineer services, unless another meaning is clearly intended. Design means defining the construction requirement (including the functional…
  • FAR 36.600 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures applicable to the acquisition of architect-engineer services, including orders for architect-engineer services under multi-agency contracts (see 16.505(a)(9)).
  • FAR 36.601-4 Implementation.
    (a) Contracting officers should consider the following services to be “architect-engineer services” subject to the procedures of this subpart: (1) Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by applicable St…
  • FAR 49.502 Termination for convenience of the Government.
    …with an educational or nonprofit institution on a no-profit basis, (iii) in contracts for architect-engineer services, or (iv) if one of the clauses prescribed or cited at 49.505(a) or (c), is appropriate. (2) Dismantling and demolition. I…
  • FAR 49.503 Termination for convenience of the Government and default.
    …clause with its Alternate V. (b) Insert the clause at 52.249-7, Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer), in solicitations and contracts for architect-engineer services, when a fixed-price contract is contemplated. (c) Subcontracts. T…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    As prescribed in 32.908(a), insert the following clause: Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts (JAN 2017) Notwithstanding any other payment terms in this contract, the Government will make invoice payments under the …
  • FAR 52.236-23 Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Contractor.
    As prescribed in 36.609-2(b), insert the following clause: Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Contractor (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of al…
  • DFARS 236.609-70 Additional provision.
    Use the provision at 252.236-7011, Overseas Architect-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms, in solicitations for architect-engineer contracts that are— (1) Funded with military construction appropriations; (2) Estimated to…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ovision or clause as changed by the addition, deletion, or substitution (see 52.105(a)). Architect-engineer services, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 1102, means— (1) Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by …
  • FAR 5.203 Publicizing and response time.
    …y response time from the date of publication of a proper notice of intent to contract for architect-engineer services or before issuance of an order under a basic ordering agreement or similar arrangement if the proposed contract action is …
  • FAR 8.403 Applicability.
    …note), for requirements that substantially or to a dominant extent specify performance of architect-engineer services (as defined in 2.101), agencies— (1) Shall use the procedures at Subpart 36.6; and (2) Shall not place orders for such r…
  • FAR 11.404 Contract clauses.
    …eir alternates may be used in solicitations and contracts for other than construction and architect-engineering substantially as shown, or they may be changed or new clauses written. (2) The contracting officer may insert in solicitations …
  • FAR 13.000 Scope of part.
    …icro-purchase threshold. See 36.602-5 for simplified procedures to be used when acquiring architect-engineer services.
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …fee shall not exceed 15 percent of the contract's estimated cost, excluding fee. (B) For architect-engineer services for public works or utilities, the contract price or the estimated cost and fee for production and delivery of designs, pl…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … (i) Acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (ii) Construction or architect-engineer services under part 36; (iii) Utility services under part 41; (iv) Service contracts where supplies are not required; (v) Acquis…

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