SpendQueryBeta

48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

FAR and DFARS navigator

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

Ask the FAR

Try: · · ·

Clear

38 sections with “award notices”

  • FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification.
    …ith all divisions, subsidiaries, and affiliates under common control, did not receive net awards of negotiated prime contracts and subcontracts subject to CAS totaling $50 million or more in the cost accounting period immediately preceding …
  • FAR 5.705 Publicizing postaward.
    … the following supersede the exceptions at 5.301(b)(2) through (7): (a)(1) Publicize the award notice for any action exceeding $500,000, funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act, including— (i) Contracts; (ii) Modifications to exis…
  • FAR 14.409-1 Award of unclassified contracts.
    …fy each unsuccessful bidder in writing or electronically within three days after contract award, that its bid was not accepted. “Day,” for purposes of the notification process, means calendar day, except that the period will run until a day…
  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    (a) Preaward notices—(1) Preaward notices of exclusion from competitive range. The contracting officer shall notify offerors promptly in writing when their proposals are excluded from the competitive range or otherwise eliminated from the c…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ed for the contract in accordance with 6.302-1(c) or unless the base contract is a single-award contract awarded under full and open competition. Justifications for the use of brand-name specifications must be completed and approved at the …
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    …l ensure SPRS assessments of price risk and supplier risk are considered as a part of the award decision. (ii) When placing an order for an end product identified by a material identifier that is available as described at PGI 204.7603, and…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …scription of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related t…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …nnotated. (11) Contractor's representations and certifications (see 4.1201(c)). (12) Preaward survey reports or reference to previous preaward survey reports relied upon. (13) Source selection documentation. (14) Contracting officer's d…
  • FAR 5.206 Notices of subcontracting opportunities.
    …l business concerns, and to meet established subcontracting plan goals: (1) A contractor awarded a contract exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that is likely to result in the award of any subcontracts. (2) A subcontractor or s…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …r. (9) Closing Response Date. (10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer. (11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number. (12) Contract Award Dollar Amount. (13) Line Item Number. (14) Contract Award Date. (15) Contractor. (16) Descript…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …es only” exceeding $25,000 shall follow the procedures in 5.704 for posting orders. (ii) Award notices for MAS orders (including orders issued under BPAs) shall follow the procedures in 5.705. (2) When an order is awarded or a Blanket Pur…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    …y other information/instructions necessary to guide offerors. (3) Evaluation factors for award. Insert all evaluation factors and any significant subfactors for award. (4) Upon award, the contracting officer need not physically include th…
  • FAR 14.408-1 General.
    (a) The contracting officer shall make a contract award (1) by written or electronic notice, (2) within the time for acceptance specified in the bid or an extension (see 14.404-1(d)), and (3) to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …contractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). (xi) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (xii) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 …
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    …ns, vacation and holiday pay, allowances, insurance and other benefits, stock options and awards, profit sharing, and retirement. Compensation information means the amount and type of compensation provided to employees or offered to applic…
  • FAR 5.704 Publicizing preaward.
    …oes not include modifications to existing orders, but these modifications are covered postaward, see 5.705. These notices are for “informational purposes only,” therefore, 5.203 does not apply. Contracting officers should concurrently use t…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    … highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in— (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competi…
  • FAR 9.206-1 General.
    …e determines that an emergency exists, whenever an agency elects, whether before or after award, not to enforce a qualification requirement which it established, the requirement may not thereafter be enforced unless the agency complies with…
  • FAR 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.
    …ied for receipt of bids is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the contracting officer determines that accepting the late bid would not unduly delay the acquisition; and— (i) If it was transmitted …
  • FAR 36.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.
    …), in solicitation notices posted at the GPE for construction contracts anticipated to be awarded to a small business pursuant to part 19. The notice shall include certain information regarding the agency's definitization of equitable adjus…
  • FAR 36.213-2 Presolicitation notices.
    …ate by which requests for the invitation for bids should be submitted; (6) State whether award is restricted to small businesses; and (7) Specify any amount to be charged for solicitation documents. (8) Be publicized through the Governme…
  • FAR 5.701 Scope.
    This subpart prescribes posting requirements for presolicitation and award notices for actions funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act). The requirements of this subpart…
  • FAR 13.105 Synopsis and posting requirements.
    …f proposed contract actions shall follow the procedures in 5.704 for posting orders. (2) Award notices shall follow the procedures in 5.705.
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …s compensation structure. (2) Review the contractor's insurance plans. (3) Conduct post-award orientation conferences. (4) Review and evaluate contractors' proposals under subpart 15.4 and, when negotiation will be accomplished by the co…
  • DFARS 227.7103-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …t impractical to later procure competitively the item to which the data pertain. (b) Pre-award considerations. The challenge procedures required by 10 U.S.C. 3782 could significantly delay awards under competitive procurements. Therefore, …
  • FAR 14.201-5 Part IV—Representations and instructions.
    …14-10 and, for construction contracts, 52.214-19). (c) Section M, Evaluation factors for award. Identify the price-related factors other than the bid price that will be considered in evaluating bids and awarding the contract. (See 14.201-8…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …crease efficiency in proposal preparation, proposal evaluation, negotiation, and contract award. (c) Agencies are encouraged to promote early exchanges of information about future acquisitions. An early exchange of information among indust…
  • FAR 15.204-5 Part IV—Representations and Instructions.
    …or data other than certified cost or pricing data. (c) Section M, Evaluation factors for award. Identify all significant factors and any significant subfactors that will be considered in awarding the contract and their relative importance …
  • FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.
    … Upon receipt of OHA's docketing notice and order, the contracting officer shall withhold award, unless withholding award is not in the best interests of the Government, and immediately send to OHA an electronic link to or a paper copy of b…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …o attempt through market research to identify, contact, solicit, or consider for contract award small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged busines…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    … for change orders under construction contracts. When the contracting officer anticipates award of a contract to a small business pursuant to a solicitation for construction, the contracting officer must transmit in the solicitation notice …
  • FAR 15.303 Responsibilities.
    …receipt of proposals, control exchanges with offerors in accordance with 15.306; and (3) Award the contract(s).
  • FAR 30.201-3 Solicitation provisions.
    …tations for proposed contracts subject to CAS as specified in 48 CFR 9903.201. (b) If an award to an educational institution is contemplated prior to July 1, 1997, the contracting officer shall insert the basic provision set forth at 52.23…
  • FAR 32.805 Procedure.
    …come due under the contract. (4) The assignee is registered separately in the System for Award Management unless one of the exceptions in 4.1102 applies. (e) Release of assignment. (1) A release of an assignment is required whenever— (i)…
  • FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.
    …r Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The …
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    … notify the Contracting Officer of the refusal and shall not proceed with the subcontract award without authorization in writing from the Contracting Officer. (i) Relationship to patents or other rights. Nothing contained in this clause sh…
  • FAR 52.227-15 Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.
    …he offeror's response is not determinative of the status of the data should a contract be awarded to the offeror. (End of provision)
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …omptly notify the Contracting Officer of the refusal and not proceed with the subcontract award without further authorization in writing from the Contracting Officer. (h) Relationship to patents. Nothing contained in this clause shall impl…

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.