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36 sections with “basic ordering agreement”

  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    (a) Description. A basic ordering agreement is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency, contracting activity, or contracting office and a contractor, that contains (1) terms and clauses applying to future contrac…
  • FAR 47.205 Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.
    …encies may contract for transportation or for transportation-related services and execute basic ordering agreements (BOA's) (see subpart 16.7) unless agency regulations prescribe otherwise. However, it is generally more economical and effic…
  • DFARS 216.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    (c) Limitations. The period during which orders may be placed against a basic ordering agreement may not exceed 5 years. (d) Orders. Follow the procedures at PGI 216.703(d) for issuing orders under basic ordering agreements.
  • FAR 19.804-5 Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements.
    …cting office shall submit an offering letter for, and SBA must accept, each order under a basic ordering agreement (BOA) or a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) issued under part 13 (see 13.303), in addition to the agency offering and SBA acc…
  • FAR 53.216-1 Delivery orders and orders under basic ordering agreements (OF 347).
    …approved agency form) may be used to place orders under indefinite delivery contracts and basic ordering agreements, as specified in 16.703(d)(2)(i).
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …vices for R&D activities), or systems. These services are normally closely related to the basic responsibilities and mission of the agency originating the requirement for the acquisition of services by contract. Included are efforts that su…
  • FAR 4.1602 Identifying the PIID and supplementary PIID.
    …livery and task order and the PIID for the contract. (4) Blanket purchase agreements and basic ordering agreements. Identify the PIID for blanket purchase agreements issued in accordance with 13.303, and for basic agreements and basic orde…
  • FAR 4.203 Taxpayer identification information.
    … information to the payment office in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section. (e) Basic ordering agreements and indefinite-delivery contracts (other than Federal Supply Schedule contracts). (1) Each contracting officer that issues a…
  • FAR 5.504 Use of advertising agencies.
    (a) General. Basic ordering agreements may be placed with advertising agencies for assistance in producing and placing advertisements when a significant number will be placed in several publications and in national media. Services of advert…
  • FAR 16.701 Scope.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for establishing and using basic agreements and basic ordering agreements. (See 13.303 for blanket purchase agreements (BPA's) and see 35.015(b) for additional coverage of basic agreements wit…
  • FAR 32.104 Providing contract financing.
    …ract, or groups of contracts or orders (e.g., issued under indefinite-delivery contracts, basic ordering agreements, or their equivalent); (2) Administer contract financing so as to aid, not impede, the acquisition; (3) Avoid any undue ri…
  • DFARS 204.1703 Reporting requirements.
    … warranted, the agency shall notify the contractor. (S-70) Contractor reporting. (1) The basic and the alternate of the clause at 252.204-7023, Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services, require contractors to report annually, by Octo…
  • DFARS 204.1705 Contract clauses.
    (a)(i) Use the basic or the alternate of the clause at 252.204-7023, Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services, in solicitations, contracts, agreements, and orders, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for…
  • FAR 4.605 Procedures.
    … is unique Governmentwide, for all solicitations, contracts, blanket purchase agreements, basic agreements, basic ordering agreements, or orders in accordance with 4.1601 to 4.1603, and will remain so for at least 20 years from the date of …
  • FAR 4.1101 Definition.
    As used in this subpart— Agreement means basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement.
  • FAR 13.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    … to— (1) Make micro-purchases; (2) Place a task or delivery order (if authorized in the basic contract, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement); or (3) Make payments, when the contractor agrees to accept payment by the c…
  • FAR 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror.
    …er or not the offer includes price or the price is evaluated), including offers for— (1) Basic ordering agreements (see 16.703); and (2) Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) issued pursuant to part 13. (c) To be eligible for an award of an…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …egistration in SAM during contract performance and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement. The Contractor is responsible for the currency, accuracy and completeness …
  • DFARS 217.7406 Contract clauses.
    …of Government Liability, in— (1) All UCAs; (2) Solicitations associated with UCAs; (3) Basic ordering agreements; (4) Indefinite-delivery contracts; (5) Any other type of contract providing for the use of UCAs; and (6) Unpriced change…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …nts a lower estimate; (4) The value of a delivery order, task order, or an order under a Basic Ordering Agreement; (5) The amount paid or to be paid in settlement of a claim; or (6) The estimated monetary value of negotiated overhead or …
  • FAR 4.001 Definitions.
    …n agency may use as its PIID for procurement actions, such as delivery and task orders or basic ordering agreements, the order or agreement number in conjunction with the contract number (see 4.1602). Supplementary procurement instrument i…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …s. (B) GSA Federal supply schedules. (C) Blanket Purchase Agreements (see 13.303). (D) Basic Ordering Agreements (see 16.703). (E) Any other agreement or contract against which individual orders or purchases may be placed. (iii) All ca…
  • FAR 5.203 Publicizing and response time.
    …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 expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (e) Agenc…
  • FAR 9.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.
    …ii) Place orders under Federal Supply Schedule contracts, blanket purchase agreements, or basic ordering agreements; or (iii) Add new work, exercise options, or otherwise extend the duration of current contracts or orders. (b) Ineligible …
  • FAR 22.305 Contract clause.
    …dards—Overtime Compensation, in solicitations and contracts (including, for this purpose, basic ordering agreements) when the contract may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics. However, do not include the clause in sol…
  • FAR 22.603 Applicability.
    … in 22.602 apply to contracts (including for this purpose, indefinite-delivery contracts, basic ordering agreements, and blanket purchase agreements) and subcontracts under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, for the manufacture or furn…
  • FAR 22.605 Rulings and interpretations of the statute.
    …ctors operating privately owned facilities. (5) Indefinite-delivery contracts, including basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements, are subject to the statute unless it can be determined in advance that the aggregate amount…
  • FAR 32.501-3 Contract price.
    …ount obligated by the contract as modified. (5) Under an unpriced order issued against a basic ordering agreement, the contract price is the maximum amount obligated by the order, as modified. (6) Any portion of the contract specifically …
  • FAR 32.502-4 Contract clauses.
    …ness concern, and progress payments are authorized under an indefinite-delivery contract, basic ordering agreement, or their equivalent, use the clause with its Alternate III. (e) If the nature of the contract necessitates separate progres…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    …f authority to issue orders under provisioning procedures in existing contracts and under basic ordering agreements for items and services identified in the schedule, the head of the contracting activity or designee approves the delegation;…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …s and execute priced exhibits for unpriced orders issued by the contracting officer under basic ordering agreements. (3) Negotiate or negotiate and execute supplemental agreements changing contract delivery schedules. (4) Negotiate or neg…
  • FAR 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
    …, and to make purchases under BPA's, as specified in 13.303-5. (3) To issue orders under basic ordering agreements, as specified in 16.703(d)(2)(i). (4) As otherwise specified in this chapter (e.g., see 5.503(a)(2), 8.406-1, 36.701(b), an…
  • DFARS 204.2105 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    … products and commercial services, and solicitations for task orders and delivery orders, basic ordering agreements (BOAs), orders against BOAs, blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), and calls against BPAs. (b) Use the provision at 252.204-7…
  • DFARS 217.7401 Definitions.
    …before performance is begun under the action. Examples are letter contracts, orders under basic ordering agreements, and provisioned item orders, for which the price has not been agreed upon before performance has begun. For policy relating…
  • DFARS 232.102-70 Provisional delivery payments.
    …efinitized: (1) Letter contracts contemplating a fixed-price contract. (2) Orders under basic ordering agreements. (3) Spares provisioning documents annexed to contracts. (4) Unpriced equitable adjustments on fixed-price contracts. (5)…
  • DFARS 242.302 Contract administration functions.
    …-7008, Sources of Electronic Parts. (b)(S-70) Issue, negotiate, and execute orders under basic ordering agreements for overhaul, maintenance, and repair. (S-71)(A) Except for classified contracts, negotiate or settle questioned direct cos…

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