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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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53 sections with “awarding agency”: the first 40

  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    …ntracts, multi-agency contracts specific procedures—(1) Applying FASCSA orders. An agency awarding this type of contract may choose to apply FASCSA orders in accordance with agency policy as follows: (i) Application at the contract level. …
  • FAR 22.805 Procedures.
    … proposed award date. (7) Within 15 days of the clearance request, OFCCP will inform the awarding agency of its intention to conduct a preaward compliance evaluation. If OFCCP does not inform the awarding agency within that period of its i…
  • FAR 27.304-2 Contracts placed by or for other Government agencies.
    …(e.g., because of statutory requirements, a deviation, or exceptional circumstances), the awarding agency shall use that clause rather than those of this subpart. (1) If the request states that an agency clause is required and the work to …
  • FAR 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
    …o not apply. (3) Denial of a COC by the SBA does not preclude a contracting officer from awarding a contract to the referred concern, nor does it prevent the concern from making an offer on any other procurement.
  • FAR 32.503-5 Administration of progress payments.
    …res provide otherwise. When the contract will be administered by an agency other than the awarding agency, the contracting officer shall coordinate with the contract administration office if the awarding agency wants the administration of p…
  • FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.
    …o an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determinat…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …o an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determinat…
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    …126.616(a) through (c). (d) The Contractor hereby agrees to carry out this policy in the awarding of subcontracts to the fullest extent consistent with efficient contract performance. The Contractor further agrees to cooperate in any studi…
  • FAR 19.501 General.
    … contract may not be awarded as a result of a small business set-aside if the cost to the awarding agency exceeds the fair market price. (g) For the applicability of the limitations on subcontracting and the nonmanufacturer rule, see 19.50…
  • FAR 36.602-2 Evaluation boards.
    …e period in which any of its principals or associates are participating as members of the awarding agency's evaluation board.
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …ressional district. (ix) The prime contract number, and order number if applicable. (x) Awarding agency name and code. (xi) Funding agency name and code. (xii) Government contracting office code. (xiii) Treasury account symbol (TAS) as…
  • FAR 4.603 Policy.
    …reviously reported contract action report data, regardless of dollar value. (c) Agencies awarding assisted acquisitions or direct acquisitions must report these actions and identify the Program/Funding Agency and Office Codes from the appl…
  • FAR 47.101 Policies.
    …eferential treatment to any mode of transportation or to any particular carrier either in awarding or administering contracts for the acquisition of supplies or in awarding contracts for the acquisition of transportation. (See subparts 47.2…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    … Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Covered Federal action means any of the following actions: (1) Awarding any Federal contract. (2) Making any Federal grant. (3) Making any Federal loan. (4) Entering into any cooperative agreement. (5) Extendi…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …submitted by subcontractors with subcontracting plans, resides with the Government agency awarding the prime contracts unless stated otherwise in the contract. (ii) Reports submitted under a commercial plan. (A) The report shall include a…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency's behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order. Basic research means that research directed toward increasing knowledge in scie…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …e. Federal agency procurement means the acquisition (by using competitive procedures and awarding a contract) of goods or services (including construction) from non-Federal sources by a Federal agency using appropriated funds. For broad ag…
  • FAR 3.801 Definitions.
    …ncy as defined in 2.101. Covered Federal action means any of the following actions: (1) Awarding any Federal contract. (2) Making any Federal grant. (3) Making any Federal loan. (4) Entering into any cooperative agreement. (5) Extendi…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …ments, incentive plans, and evaluation criteria. (4) Evaluating contract proposals. (5) Awarding Government contracts. (6) Administering contracts (including ordering changes or giving technical direction in contract performance or contr…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …mplified acquisition threshold, enter— (i) A description of the procedures to be used in awarding the contract (e.g., request for oral or written quotation or solicitation); and (ii) The anticipated award date. (13) For Architect-Enginee…
  • FAR 7.102 Policy.
    …cts, including interagency and intra-agency contracts, to fulfill the requirement, before awarding new contracts. (See 8.002 through 8.004 and subpart 17.5). (b) This planning shall integrate the efforts of all personnel responsible for si…
  • FAR 7.104 General procedures.
    …cquisition planning. If the plan proposes using other than full and open competition when awarding a contract, the plan shall also be coordinated with the cognizant advocate for competition. (d) The planner shall coordinate the acquisition…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    … include documents defining requirements, incentive plans, and evaluation criteria; (iv) Awarding contracts; (v) Administering contracts (including ordering changes in contract performance or contract quantities, taking action based on ev…
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    (a)(1) Before awarding a contract in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer shall review the performance and integrity information available in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Syste…
  • FAR 9.205 Opportunity for qualification before award.
    … in 9.202(a)(2) should be submitted; (4) The anticipated date that the agency will begin awarding contracts subject to the qualification requirement; (5) A precautionary notice that when a product is submitted for qualification testing, t…
  • FAR 9.506 Procedures.
    …ctive contractors in response to the solicitation or during negotiations; and (3) Before awarding the contract, resolve the conflict or the potential conflict in a manner consistent with the approval or other direction by the head of the c…
  • FAR 9.702 Contracting with pools.
    … the Defense Production Act does not confer these preferences and privileges. (e) Before awarding a contract to an unincorporated pool, the contracting officer shall require each pool member participating in the contract to furnish a certi…
  • FAR 10.001 Policy.
    …ead to consolidation or bundling (15 U.S.C. 644(e)(2)(A) and 15 U.S.C. 657q); (v) Before awarding a task or delivery order under an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract (e.g., GWACs, MACs) for other than a commercial pr…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …13.106-2(b)(4); and (4) Use innovative approaches, to the maximum extent practicable, in awarding contracts using simplified acquisition procedures.
  • FAR 13.500 General.
    …d industry (10 U.S.C. 3205-3208 and chapter 241 and 41 U.S.C. 3305, 3306, and chapter 37, Awarding of Contracts. (b) When acquiring commercial products or commercial services using the procedures in this part, the requirements of part 12 a…
  • FAR 13.501 Special documentation requirements.
    …he contract file must include— (1) A brief written description of the procedures used in awarding the contract, including the fact that the procedures in FAR subpart 13.5 were used; (2) The number of offers received; (3) An explanation, …
  • FAR 15.607 Criteria for acceptance and negotiation of an unsolicited proposal.
    …avorable comprehensive evaluation of an unsolicited proposal does not, in itself, justify awarding a contract without providing for full and open competition. The agency point of contact shall return an unsolicited proposal to the offeror, …
  • FAR 17.500 Scope of subpart.
    …ontract; or (2) An agency uses another agency to provide acquisition assistance, such as awarding and administering a contract, a task order, or delivery order. (c) This subpart does not apply to— (1) Interagency reimbursable work perfor…
  • FAR 17.502-1 General.
    …uch contract, including an analysis of all direct and indirect costs to the Government of awarding and administering such contract; (3) Describe the impact such contract will have on the ability of the Government to leverage its purchasing…
  • FAR 19.203 Relationship among small business programs.
    …e acquisitions for small business concerns does not preclude the contracting officer from awarding a contract to a small business under the 8(a) Program, HUBZone Program, SDVOSB Program, or WOSB Program. (c) Above the simplified acquisitio…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    …tion office, as provided for in 19.706(a), and evaluate the offeror's past performance in awarding subcontracts for the same or similar products or services to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned sma…
  • FAR 19.811-1 Sole source.
    …at the SBA will award to the 8(a) participant in accordance with agency procedures, as if awarding the contract directly to the 8(a) participant, except for the following: (1) The award form shall cite 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5) or 10 U.S.C. 320…
  • FAR 22.503 Policy.
    …ficiency in the administration and completion of Federal construction projects. (b) When awarding a contract in connection with a large-scale construction project (see 22.502), agencies shall require use of project labor agreements for con…
  • FAR 26.203 Transition of work.
    …l emergency response requirements, agencies involved in response planning should consider awarding emergency response contracts before a major disaster or emergency occurs to ensure immediate response and relief. These contracts should be s…
  • FAR 38.201 Coordination requirements.
    (a) Subject to interagency agreements, contracting officers having responsibility for awarding Federal Supply Schedule contracts shall coordinate and obtain approval of the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service (FSS) befo…

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.