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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 19.803 Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.
    …their cooperative efforts, the SBA and an agency match the agency's requirements with the capabilities of 8(a) participants to establish a basis for the agency to contract with the SBA under the program. Selection is initiated in one of thr…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ing instructions, and other similar items, regardless of storage medium, that explain the capabilities of the computer software or provide instructions for using the software. Consent to subcontract means the contracting officer's written …
  • FAR 37.204 Guidelines for determining availability of personnel.
    …luation or analysis of proposals, if sufficient personnel with the requisite training and capabilities are available within the agency to perform the evaluation or analysis of proposals submitted for the acquisition. (b) If, for a specific…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …e sources with an opportunity to submit information which will permit evaluation of their capabilities. Contracting officers must consider potential sources which respond to advance notices for a subsequent solicitation. Advanced notices mu…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …ique supplies or services available from only one source or only one supplier with unique capabilities; or (ii) For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, unique supplies or services available from only one or a limited number of sources or from …
  • FAR 9.107 Surveys of nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program.
    …ityOne Program. The Committee may request a contracting office to assist in assessing the capabilities of a nonprofit agency. (b) The contracting office, upon request from the Committee, shall request a capability survey from the activity …
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …situation in which the contractor could draft specifications favoring its own products or capabilities. In this way the Government can be assured of getting unbiased advice as to the content of the specifications and can avoid allegations o…
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    …covered materials and items that are energy efficient; (vi) The distribution and support capabilities of potential suppliers, including alternative arrangements and cost estimates; and (vii) Whether the Government's needs can be met by sm…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …nging information is to improve the understanding of Government requirements and industry capabilities, thereby allowing potential offerors to judge whether or how they can satisfy the Government's requirements, and enhancing the Government…
  • FAR 15.606-2 Evaluation.
    …Potential contribution of the effort to the agency's specific mission; (4) The offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combinations of these that are integral factors for achieving the proposal objecti…
  • FAR 19.804-1 Agency evaluation.
    …tems, or the work. This includes any information concerning the participants' products or capabilities. When necessary, the contracting agency shall make an independent review of the factors in 19.803(a) and other aspects of the participant…
  • FAR 52.216-21 Requirements.
    …uirements in excess of the quantities that the activity may itself furnish within its own capabilities. Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order from the Contractor all of that activity's requirements for suppl…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …tems over their life cycle. The strategy may include— (A) The development of maintenance capabilities within DoD; or (B) Competition for contracts for sustainment of the systems or subsystems. (2) Assessments and corresponding acquisitio…
  • DFARS 212.001 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Market research means a review of existing systems, subsystems, capabilities, and technologies that are available or could be made available to meet the needs of DoD in whole or in part. The review shall include, at a…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    … properly excluded from contract award; (8) Evaluate price, quality, delivery, technical capabilities, and financial capabilities of competing vendors to ensure fair and reasonable prices; (9) Require management level justification and ad…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …dustry as early as possible in the acquisition cycle to help the Government determine the capabilities available in the marketplace. Government acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive exc…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    …strations) of the person's products or services, conditions or terms of sale, and service capabilities; or (B) The application or adaptation of the person's products or services for an agency's use. (iii) Providing prior to formal solicit…
  • FAR 4.801 General.
    … contractor in a general way (e.g., contractor's management systems, past performance, or capabilities).
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …s to the acquisition (see 15.407-4). (4) Capability or performance. Specify the required capabilities or performance characteristics of the supplies or the performance standards of the services being acquired and state how they are related…
  • FAR 7.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …h the system is being acquired and the technology necessary to meet the system's required capabilities. If such proposals are required, the contracting officer shall consider them in evaluating competing offers. In noncompetitive awards, th…
  • FAR 9.505-1 Providing systems engineering and technical direction.
    …his contractor should not be in a position to make decisions favoring its own products or capabilities.
  • FAR 9.602 General.
    …ndpoint in order to enable the companies involved to— (1) Complement each other's unique capabilities; and (2) Offer the Government the best combination of performance, cost, and delivery for the system or product being acquired. (b) Con…
  • FAR 10.001 Policy.
    …e) of commercially available market research methods in order to effectively identify the capabilities of small businesses and new entrants into Federal contracting that are available in the marketplace for meeting the requirements of the a…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    … Protocol, the requirements documents must include reference to the appropriate technical capabilities defined in the USGv6 Profile (NIST Special Publication 500-267) and the corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the USGv6 Te…
  • FAR 11.402 Factors to consider in establishing schedules.
    …y practices; (3) Market conditions; (4) Transportation time; (5) Production time; (6) Capabilities of small business concerns; (7) Administrative time for obtaining and evaluating offers and for awarding contracts; (8) Time for contra…
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …onable price. (iv) Information relative to the business, technical, production, or other capabilities and practices of an offeror. (3) When field pricing assistance is requested, contracting officers are encouraged to team with appropriat…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …inancial rewards sufficient to stimulate efficient contract performance, attract the best capabilities of qualified large and small business concerns to Government contracts, and maintain a viable industrial base. (3) Both the Government a…
  • FAR 15.601 Definitions.
    …t the Government with a prospective contractor's present products, services, or potential capabilities, or designed to stimulate the Government's interest in buying such products or services. Commercial product or commercial service offer …
  • FAR 19.502-10 Automatic dissolution of a small business set-aside.
    …at the delivery schedule is realistic in the light of all relevant factors, including the capabilities of small business concerns.
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …nt (for construction, include the location of the work to be performed). (6) Any special capabilities or disciplines needed for contract performance. (7) The type of contract anticipated. (8) The acquisition history, if any, of the requi…
  • FAR 25.703-2 Iran Sanctions Act.
    …y sector of Iran and development by Iran of weapons of mass destruction or other military capabilities. (2) Certification relating to transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. As required by section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Iran Sanctio…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … are needed to ensure that the executive agency has continued access to needed skills and capabilities. In making such a determination, the agency shall consider, at a minimum, for each contractor employee in a narrowly targeted excepted po…
  • FAR 31.205-25 Manufacturing and production engineering costs.
    …h as plant layout, production scheduling and control, methods and job analysis, equipment capabilities and capacities, inspection techniques, and tooling analysis (including tooling design and application improvements); and (4) Material an…
  • FAR 31.205-34 Recruitment costs.
    …nt purposes, such as extensive illustrations or descriptions of the company's products or capabilities.
  • FAR 31.205-38 Selling costs.
    …otential customer with the contractor's products or services, conditions of sale, service capabilities, etc. It also includes negotiation, liaison between customer and contractor personnel, technical and consulting efforts, individual demon…
  • FAR 34.005-2 Mission-oriented solicitation.
    … prospective offerors. It shall— (1) Describe the nature of the need in terms of mission capabilities required, without reference to any specific systems to satisfy the need; (2) Indicate, and explain when appropriate, the schedule, capab…
  • FAR 35.008 Evaluation for award.
    …c field of science or technology involved. However, an award should not be made to obtain capabilities that exceed those needed for successful performance of the work. (b) In R&D contracting, precise specifications are ordinarily not avail…
  • FAR 35.015 Contracts for research with educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.
    …ision to contract is based on that particular individual's research effort and management capabilities, and (B) the contractor's estimate of the amount of time that individual will devote to the work; (iii) Provide that the named individua…
  • FAR 35.017-1 Sponsoring agreements.
    …ent organization in its non-FFRDC operations. Requests for information, qualifications or capabilities can be answered unless otherwise restricted by the sponsor. (5) A delineation of whether or not the FFRDC may accept work from other tha…
  • FAR 36.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.
    … each firm with respect to: (1) Location; (2) Specialized experience; (3) Professional capabilities; and (4) Capacity, with respect to the scope of work that can be undertaken. A firm's ability and experience in computer-assisted design…

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.