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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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50 sections with “blanket D&F”: the first 40

  • FAR 4.1602 Identifying the PIID and supplementary PIID.
    …s), identify the PIID for the delivery 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…
  • FAR 52.213-1 Fast Payment Procedure.
    …ce or common carrier. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the contract, order, or blanket purchase agreement, the Contractor shall— (i) Assume all responsibility and risk of loss for supplies not received at destination, damaged in…
  • FAR 52.217-11 Reverse Auction—Orders.
    …ontracting Officer may conduct a reverse auction to award an order under this contract or blanket purchase agreement. (c) Contractor agreement. When a reverse auction is conducted under this contract or blanket purchase agreement, the foll…
  • FAR 19.804-5 Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements.
    …g 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 accepting the BOA or BPA itself. (b) S…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    (a) Establishment. (1) Ordering activities may establish BPAs under any schedule contract to fill repetitive needs for supplies or services. Ordering activities shall establish the BPA with the schedule contractor(s) that can provide the su…
  • FAR 13.303 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
  • FAR 17.805 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …10, Reverse Auction, in solicitations when using a reverse auction to award a contract or blanket purchase agreement. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.217-11, Reverse Auction—Orders, in solicitations and contracts …
  • FAR 18.105 Federal Supply Schedules (FSSs), multi-agency blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), and multi-agency indefinite delivery contracts.
    Streamlined procedures and a broad range of goods and services may be available under Federal Supply Schedule contracts (see Subpart 8.4), multi-agency BPAs (see 8.405-3(a)(6)), or multi-agency, indefinite-delivery contracts (see 16.505(a)(…
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    …teran-owned small business concerns (see 13 CFR 134.1004(a)(3)(i)), except for orders and blanket purchase agreements placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract (see 8.405 and 19.302(d)(5)); (iii) To be received by close of business o…
  • DFARS 213.303 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …D&F should authorize one contract at a time; however, an authorizing official may issue a blanket D&F for classes of contracts. (B) Prepare each D&F in accordance with FAR 1.7 and include a determination that— (1) The duties are of a temp…
  • FAR 5.301 General.
    …simplified acquisition threshold as follows— (i) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements supported by a limited-source justification (excluding brand name) in accordance with 8.405-6; or (ii) Task or delivery o…
  • FAR 3.103-2 Evaluating the certification.
    ….8). (2) For the purpose of paragraph (b)(2) of the certificate, an individual may use a blanket authorization to act as an agent for the person(s) responsible for determining the offered prices if— (i) The proposed contract to which the …
  • FAR 4.605 Procedures.
    …at each PIID reported to FPDS 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 lea…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …quisition contracts. (2) Multi-agency contracts. (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 o…
  • FAR 4.1101 Definition.
    As used in this subpart— Agreement means basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement.
  • FAR 5.406 Public disclosure of justification documents for certain contract actions.
    …e with 6.305. (b) Limited-source justifications (excluding brand name) for FSS orders or blanket purchase agreements with an estimated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold must be posted in accordance with 8.405-6(a)(2).…
  • FAR 5.601 Governmentwide database of contracts.
    …act, or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, including blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) under Federal Supply Schedule contracts. (2) Enter the information specified at https://www.contractdirectory.gov/…
  • FAR 5.703 Definition.
    …le award or multiple award. It also includes Federal Supply Schedule contracts (including Blanket Purchase Agreements under Subpart 8.4).
  • FAR 8.004 Use of other sources.
    …s, and any other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies, including blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) under Federal Supply Schedule contracts (e.g., Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) agreements accessible a…
  • FAR 8.401 Definitions.
    …rt— Ordering activity means an activity that is authorized to place orders, or establish blanket purchase agreements (BPA), against the General Services Administration's (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contracts. A list of eligible ordering …
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …eral Supply Schedule (also referred to as open market items) to a Federal Supply Schedule blanket purchase agreement (BPA) or an individual task or delivery order only if— (1) All applicable acquisition regulations pertaining to the purcha…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …sued under BPAs) shall follow the procedures in 5.705. (2) When an order is awarded or a Blanket Purchase Agreement is established with an estimated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold and supported by a limited-source …
  • FAR 8.604 Waivers.
    …e from another source. FPI waivers ordinarily are of the following types: (a) General or blanket waivers issued when classes of supplies are not available from FPI. (b) Formal waivers issued in response to requests from offices desiring t…
  • FAR 9.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.
    …ndefinite quantity 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 contr…
  • FAR 13.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …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 card (but see 32.1108(b)(2)).
  • FAR 13.303-1 General.
    (a) A blanket purchase agreement (BPA) is a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing “charge accounts” with qualified sources of supply (see subpart 16.7 for additional coverage of a…
  • FAR 16.701 Scope.
    …or 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 with educational institutions and nonprofit organiza…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …arly generated to support the issuance of a task order or delivery order or order under a blanket purchase agreement; and (iii) Information identified by an offeror as restricted from duplication, use, or disclosure—in whole or in part—for…
  • FAR 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror.
    …s 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 order under a basic ordering agreement or a BPA …
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …s that are set-aside under an unrestricted multiple-award contract (except for orders and blanket purchase agreements placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract (see 8.405 and paragraph (d)(5) of this section)); and (C) Orders placed …
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …ved for HUBZone small business concerns (see 13 CFR 126.801(d)(1)), except for orders and blanket purchase agreements placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract (see 8.405 and 19.302(d)(5)); or (iii) By the close of business on the fi…
  • 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.
    …or reserved for EDWOSB or WOSB concerns (see 13 CFR 127.603(c)(1)), except for orders and blanket purchase agreements placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract (see 8.405 and 19.302(d)(5)); or (iii) To be received by the close of bus…
  • FAR 22.603 Applicability.
    …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 furnishing of supplies that— (a) W…
  • FAR 22.605 Rulings and interpretations of the statute.
    …d 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 of all orders estimated to be…
  • FAR 22.1022 Withholding of contract payments.
    …Judge, or the Administrative Review Board. In addition, the Department of Labor has given blanket approval to forward withheld funds pending completion of an investigation or other administrative proceeding when disposition of withheld fund…
  • FAR 25.103 Exceptions.
    …ception applies when an agency has an agreement with a foreign government that provides a blanket exception to the Buy American statute. (b) Nonavailability. The Buy American statute does not apply with respect to articles, materials, or s…
  • FAR 25.202 Exceptions.
    …ception applies when an agency has an agreement with a foreign government that provides a blanket exception to the Buy American statute. (2) Nonavailability. The head of the contracting activity may determine that a particular construction…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    … 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 of the data within SAM, and for any liability …
  • FAR 52.217-10 Reverse Auction.
    …nment intends to conduct a reverse auction under this solicitation to award a contract or blanket purchase agreement. (c) Offeror agreement. By submission of a quote or proposal in response to the solicitation, the Offeror agrees to partic…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.