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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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40 sections with “class of acquisitions”

  • FAR 19.502-6 Setting aside a class of acquisitions for small business.
    (a) A class of acquisitions of selected products or services, or a portion of the acquisitions, may be set aside for exclusive participation by small business concerns if individual acquisitions in the class will meet the criteria in 19.502…
  • FAR 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements—Certification.
    …ed States is a participating state. The determinations are described in the most recent unclassified annual report provided to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a). The report is availab…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …for a contract in accordance with FAR 25.201(c). Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind for which nonavailability determinations have been made are treated as domestic. Components of unknown origin are treated as foreign; or…
  • FAR 14.409-1 Award of unclassified contracts.
    … of the abstract of offers need be given. (c) When a request is received concerning an unclassified invitation from an inquirer who is neither a bidder nor a representative of a bidder, the contracting officer should make every effort to f…
  • FAR 53.222 Application of labor laws to Government acquisitions (SF's 307, 1413, 1445, 1446, WH-347).
    …ied in 22.406-5. (f) Form SF 1444 (Rev. 4/2013), Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate. (See 22.406-3(a) and 22.1019.) (g) SF 1445 (12/96), Labor Standards Interview. (See 22.406-7(b).) (h) SF 1446 (Rev. 4/2013)…
  • FAR 19.502-1 Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.
    (a) The contracting officer shall set aside an individual acquisition or class of acquisitions for competition among small businesses when— (1) It is determined to be in the interest of maintaining or mobilizing the Nation's full productiv…
  • DFARS 225.7703-2 Determination requirements.
    … in PGI 225.7703-2(b). (2) Determinations may be made for an individual acquisition or a class of acquisitions meeting the criteria in paragraph (b)(1) of this section as follows: (i) The head of the contacting activity is authorized to m…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ssful performance of ongoing Federal operations. All advisory and assistance services are classified in one of the following definitional subdivisions: (1) Management and professional support services, i.e., contractual services that provi…
  • FAR 14.402-2 Classified bids.
    The general public may not attend bid openings for classified acquisitions. A bidder or its representative may attend and record the results if the individual has the appropriate security clearance. The contracting officer also may make the…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …omply with the following: (i) For a contract or order assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for services (except construction), the concern will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Governm…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …erors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023) (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear…
  • FAR 5.405 Exchange of acquisition information.
    (a) When the same item or class of items is being acquired by more than one agency, or by more than one contracting activity within an agency, the exchange and coordination of pertinent information, particularly cost and pricing data, betwe…
  • FAR 6.303-1 Requirements.
    … Justifications required by paragraph (a) of this section may be made on an individual or class basis. Any justification for contracts awarded under the authority of 6.302-7 shall only be made on an individual basis. Whenever a justificatio…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …see 11.002 and part 23). (18) Security considerations. (i) For acquisitions dealing with classified matters, discuss how adequate security will be established, maintained, and monitored (see subpart 4.4). (ii) For information technology a…
  • FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …nsistent with the needs of the Government. A waiver may be requested for an individual or class of contracts for that specific item. (d) Tailoring shall be by addenda to the solicitation and contract. The contracting officer shall indicate…
  • FAR 14.403 Recording of bids.
    …h information as the contracting activity deems necessary. (b) Abstracts of offers for unclassified acquisitions shall be available for public inspection. Such abstracts shall not contain information regarding failure to meet minimum stand…
  • FAR 4.2305 Waivers.
    …ovisions not apply to— (1) The agency; (2) Specific actions of the agency or a specific class of acquisitions; (3) Actions of the agency for a period of time before compliance with the order is practicable; or (4) Other activities, as a…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …ch disclosure would compromise the national security (e.g., would result in disclosure of classified information). The fact that a proposed solicitation or contract action contains classified information, or that access to classified matter…
  • FAR 9.104-2 Special standards.
    (a) When it is necessary for a particular acquisition or class of acquisitions, the contracting officer shall develop, with the assistance of appropriate specialists, special standards of responsibility. Special standards may be particularl…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …ds in the acquisition plan or contract file. The contracting officer may determine that a class of acquisitions is not appropriate for multiple awards (see subpart 1.7). (D)(1) No task or delivery order contract in an amount estimated to e…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …en disclosure would compromise the national security (e.g., would result in disclosure of classified information) or create other security risks. (D) The justification is subject to the screening requirement in paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(D)(4) o…
  • FAR 19.501 General.
    …cerns identified at 19.000(a)(3). A small business set-aside of a single acquisition or a class of acquisitions may be total or partial. (2) The purpose of small business reserves is to award one or more multiple-award contracts to any of …
  • FAR 25.103 Exceptions.
    …th respect to articles, materials, or supplies if articles, materials, or supplies of the class or kind to be acquired, either as end items or components, are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reaso…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … and (o) of this subsection). (2) The total compensation for individual employees or job classes of employees must be reasonable for the work performed; however, specific restrictions on individual compensation elements apply when prescrib…
  • FAR 4.603 Policy.
    … the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282), all unclassified Federal award data must be publicly accessible. (b) Executive agencies shall use FPDS to maintain publicly available information about all…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …hile performing assigned tasks which are performed by all persons with the same job. Job class of employees means employees performing in positions within the same job. Labor cost at standard means a preestablished measure of the labor el…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    … A domestic nonavailability determination that applies to more than one contract (i.e., a class domestic nonavailability determination), requires the approval of the USD(A&S). (A) At least 30 days before making a domestic nonavailability d…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …rize 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 temporary or intermi…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …ise national security). (6) Contract actions in which the required data would constitute classified information. (7) Resale activity (i.e., commissary or exchange activity). (8) Revenue generating arrangements (i.e., concessions). (9) T…
  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    …ing officer that the acquisition is partially covered by an approved individual waiver or class waiver under 4.2305, then the contracting officer shall work with the program office or requiring activity to identify in the solicitation, RFQ,…
  • FAR 14.103-1 General.
    …applies to any proposed contract action under part 6. (b) Sealed bidding may be used for classified acquisitions if its use does not violate agency security requirements. (c) The policy for pricing modifications of sealed bid contracts ap…
  • FAR 19.502-9 Withdrawing or modifying small business set-asides.
    …he reasons. In a similar manner, the contracting officer may modify a unilateral or joint class small business set-aside to withdraw one or more individual acquisitions. (b) If the agency small business specialist does not agree to a withd…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    …gible for award. For a multiple-award contract with more than one North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, see paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section. (ii) In sealed bidding acquisitions, each invitation for bids to perform…
  • FAR 19.805-1 General.
    … will exceed $8.5 million for acquisitions assigned manufacturing North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and $5.5 million for all other acquisitions. (b) Where an acquisition exceeds the competitive threshold (see para…
  • FAR 22.604-2 Regulatory exemptions.
    …n the request of the agency head, the Secretary of Labor may exempt specific contracts or classes of contracts from the inclusion or application of one or more of the Act's stipulations; provided, that the request includes a finding by the …
  • FAR 28.101-1 Policy on use.
    …acquisition (e.g., overseas construction, emergency acquisitions, sole-source contracts). Class waivers may be authorized by the agency head or designee.
  • FAR 47.304-1 General.
    …7.305-5). (e) When the size or quantity of supplies with confidential or higher security classification requires commercial transportation services, the contracting officer shall generally specify f.o.b. origin acquisitions. (f) When acce…
  • DFARS 213.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
    (1) Require written acceptance of purchase orders for classified acquisitions. (2) See PGI 213.302-3 for guidance on the use of unilateral modifications. (3) A supplemental agreement converts a unilateral purchase order to a bilateral agr…
  • DFARS 225.872-2 Applicability.
    …pt those restricted by— (1) U.S. National Disclosure Policy, DoDD 5230.11, Disclosure of Classified Military Information to Foreign Governments and International Organizations; (2) U.S. defense mobilization base requirements purchased und…
  • DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration.
    …r systems for accounting methods, procedures, and controls established to gather, record, classify, analyze, summarize, interpret, and present accurate and timely financial data for reporting in compliance with applicable laws, regulations,…

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