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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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17 sections with “brand name justification”

  • FAR 13.501 Special documentation requirements.
    (a) Sole source (including brand name) acquisitions. (1) Acquisitions conducted under simplified acquisition procedures are exempt from the requirements in part 6. However, contracting officers must— (i) Conduct sole source acquisitions, a…
  • DFARS 211.104 Use of brand name or equal purchase descriptions.
    A justification and approval is required to use brand name or equal purchase descriptions— (1) When using sealed bidding or negotiated acquisition procedures (see 206.302-1(c)(2) for justification requirements); or (2) When using the simp…
  • FAR 6.305 Availability of the justification.
    … justification shall be posted within 30 days after contract award. (c) In the case of a brand name justification under 6.302-1(c), the justification shall be posted with the solicitation (see 5.102(a)(6)). (d) The justifications shall be…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …tional units or replacement items, and only one source is available. (c) Application for brand-name descriptions. (1) An acquisition or portion of an acquisition that uses a brand-name description or other purchase description to specify a…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …ms peculiar to one manufacturer. An item peculiar to one manufacturer can be a particular brand name, product, or a feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer. A brand name item, whether available on one or more schedule contracts, …
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    … purchased and whether it is highly competitive and readily available in several makes or brands, or is relatively noncompetitive. (ii) Information obtained in making recent purchases of the same or similar item. (iii) The urgency of the …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ify restricting consideration to an item peculiar to one manufacturer (e.g., a particular brand-name, product, or a feature of a product that is peculiar to one manufacturer). A brand-name item, even if available on more than one contract, …
  • FAR 5.406 Public disclosure of justification documents for certain contract actions.
    …on must be posted in accordance 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 …
  • FAR 13.105 Synopsis and posting requirements.
    …liers to develop quotations or offers. (c) See 5.102(a)(6) for the requirement to post a brand name justification or documentation required by 13.106-1(b) or 13.501. (d) When publicizing contract actions funded in whole or in part by the …
  • FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    …de through another agency or from a specified source; or (ii) The agency's need is for a brand name commercial product for authorized resale. (b) Application. This authority may be used when statutes, such as the following, expressly auth…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …s made in accordance with the basis for selection in the RFQ. (e) When an order contains brand-name specifications, the contracting officer shall post the RFQ on eBuy along with the justification or documentation, as required by 8.405-6. A…
  • FAR 11.105 Items peculiar to one manufacturer.
    Agency requirements shall not be written so as to require a particular brand name, product, or a feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by another company, unless— (a)…
  • DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …ed foreign source under the DoD Foreign Comparative Testing Program. (c) Application for brand-name descriptions. (2) Notwithstanding FAR 6.302-1(c)(2), in accordance with section 888(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fisca…
  • DFARS 213.501 Special documentation requirements.
    (a)(i) Sole source (including brand name) acquisitions. For noncompetitive follow-on acquisitions of supplies or services previously awarded on a noncompetitive basis, include the additional documentation required by PGI 206.303-2(b)(i) and…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …ss through the GPE is not in the Government's interest. (6) When an acquisition contains brand name specifications, the contracting officer shall include with the solicitation the justification or documentation required by 6.302-1(c), 13.1…
  • FAR 5.301 General.
    …ers or Blanket Purchase Agreements supported by a limited-source justification (excluding brand name) in accordance with 8.405-6; or (ii) Task or delivery orders awarded without providing fair opportunity in accordance with 16.505(b)(2). …
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …or a contract for the purchase of a commercial product or commercial service, including a brand-name commercial product for authorized resale (e.g., commissary items), the contracting officer may specify a longer period for constructive acc…

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