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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • DFARS 234.7002 Policy.
    …ata Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, requires the offeror to— (1) Identify the comparable commercial product the offeror sells to the general public or nongovernmental entities for other than governmental purposes; (2) Provide a…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …a major weapon system that have not previously been determined to be commercial— (1) The comparable commercial product the Offeror sells to the general public or nongovernmental entities; (2) A comparison between the physical characterist…
  • DFARS 252.225-7018 Photovoltaic Devices—Certificate.
    … the price of the foreign photovoltaic device plus 50 percent is less than the price of a comparable domestic photovoltaic device. (2) If $174,000 or more, then the Government will consider only offers that utilize photovoltaic devices tha…
  • FAR 4.1005-1 Required data elements.
    … shall include in the schedule (described at 12.303(b)(4), 14.201-2, or 15.204-2, or in a comparable section of the procurement instrument), at a minimum, the following information as separate, distinct data elements: (1) Line item or subl…
  • FAR 8.602 Policy.
    … listed in the FPI Schedule, conduct market research to determine whether the FPI item is comparable to supplies available from the private sector that best meet the Government's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery. This …
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ct Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Certification; or (C) Either of the comparable certifications is checked as applicable in the provision at 52.204-8(c)(2) or 52.212-3(k); and (ii) The contracting officer has made the d…
  • FAR 52.225-22 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.
    …tion material is incorporated in the offer based on an exception for unreasonable cost of comparable manufactured domestic construction material; and (ii) 20 percent of the cost of foreign unmanufactured construction material included in t…
  • FAR 25.605 Evaluating offers of foreign construction material.
    …tion material is incorporated in the offer based on an exception for unreasonable cost of comparable domestic construction material requested by the offeror. (2) In addition, use an evaluation factor of 20 percent applied to the cost of fo…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …whatever form or name) in excess of that being paid for similar non-Government work under comparable circumstances. (2) Compensation not covered by labor-management agreements. Compensation for each employee or job class of employees must …
  • FAR 37.104 Personal services contracts.
    …gencies or an organizational subpart in furtherance of assigned function or mission. (4) Comparable services, meeting comparable needs, are performed in the same or similar agencies using civil service personnel. (5) The need for the type…
  • FAR 39.201 Scope of subpart.
    …ederal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities; and (2) Members of the public with disabilities seek…
  • FAR 52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.
    …(A) The cost of domestic manufactured construction material, when compared to the cost of comparable foreign manufactured construction material, is unreasonable when the cumulative cost of such material will increase the cost of the contrac…
  • FAR 52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …l is unreasonable when the cumulative cost of such material, when compared to the cost of comparable foreign manufactured construction material, other than Recovery Act designated country construction material, will increase the overall cos…
  • FAR 52.225-24 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …tion material is included in the offer based on an exception for the unreasonable cost of comparable manufactured domestic construction material; and (ii) 20 percent of the cost of foreign unmanufactured construction material included in t…
  • DFARS 206.304 Approval of the justification.
    …r the General Schedule (or any other schedule for civilian officers or employees) that is comparable to or higher than the grade of major general or rear admiral. (S-70) For a noncompetitive follow-on acquisition to a previous award for th…
  • DFARS 227.7103-17 Overseas contracts with foreign sources.
    …ernment would have obtained under the data rights clause(s) prescribed in this part for a comparable procurement performed within the United States or its outlying areas. (c) Contracts for Canadian purchases shall include the appropriate d…
  • DFARS 227.7203-17 Overseas contracts with foreign sources.
    …ent would have obtained under the software rights clause(s) prescribed in this part for a comparable procurement performed within the United States or its outlying areas. (c) Contracts for Canadian purchases shall include the appropriate s…
  • DFARS 234.004 Acquisition strategy.
    …pecifications for reliability and maintainability provided by the program manager, or the comparable requiring activity official performing program management responsibilities; or (ii) Ensure a copy of the justification, executed by the pr…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ojected average loss means the estimated long-term average loss per period for periods of comparable exposure to risk of loss. Proper invoice means an invoice that meets the minimum standards specified in 32.905(b). Purchase order, when i…
  • FAR 4.705-1 Financial and cost accounting records.
    …ors' invoices, invoice audits and distribution slips, receiving and inspection reports or comparable certifications of receipt and inspection of material or services, and debit and credit memoranda: Retain 4 years. (f) Labor cost distribut…
  • FAR 6.304 Approval of the justification.
    …lian, is serving in a position in a grade above GS-15 under the General Schedule (or in a comparable or higher position under another schedule). (4) For a proposed contract over $90 million or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, over $150…
  • FAR 8.401 Definitions.
    … means contracts awarded by GSA or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for similar or comparable supplies, or services, established with more than one supplier, at varying prices. The primary statutory authorities for the MAS program ar…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …ade-in considerations. (4) Probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item. (5) Warranty considerations. (6) Maintenance availability. (7) Environmental and energy efficiency considerations. (8) Delivery t…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …de-in considerations. (iv) Probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item. (v) Warranty considerations. (vi) Maintenance availability. (vii) Environmental and energy efficiency considerations. (viii) Deli…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …lian, is serving in a position in a grade above GS-15 under the General Schedule (or in a comparable or higher position under another schedule); or (iii) An official named in paragraph (d)(4) of this section. (4) For a proposed order or B…
  • FAR 8.605 Exceptions.
    … (a)(1) The contracting officer makes a determination that the FPI item of supply is not comparable to supplies available from the private sector that best meet the Government's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery; and …
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …sfactory performance record or a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; or comparable information relating to a grant, the contracting officer shall, unless the contractor has already been debarred, suspended, or has agreed t…
  • FAR 11.801 Preaward in-use evaluation.
    Supplies may be evaluated under comparable in-use conditions without a further test plan, provided offerors are so advised in the solicitation. The results of such tests or demonstrations may be used to rate the proposal, to determine techn…
  • FAR 12.404 Warranties.
    …are used. The items must be of at least average, fair or medium-grade quality and must be comparable in quality to those that will pass without objection in the trade or market for items of the same description. (2) The implied warranty of…
  • FAR 13.203 Purchase guidelines.
    …knowledge of the supply or service); or (ii) Purchasing a supply or service for which no comparable pricing information is readily available (e.g., a supply or service that is not the same as, or is not similar to, other supplies or servic…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …ecent contract price for the supplies or services involved or, in the absence of a recent comparable contract, the contracting officer's estimate of a fair price for the supplies or services; (F) Any additional pertinent evidence; and (G)…
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …ecent contract price for the supplies or services involved, or in the absence of a recent comparable contract, the contracting officer's estimate of a fair price for the supplies or services and the basis for the estimate; (E) Setting fort…
  • FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …quest the offeror to submit prices paid for the same or similar commercial services under comparable terms and conditions by both Government and commercial customers; and (C) If the contracting officer determines that the information descr…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ate price competition. For interorganizational transfers priced at other than the cost of comparable competitive commercial work of the division, subsidiary, or affiliate of the contractor, explain the pricing method (see FAR 31.205-26(e)).…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …lian, is serving in a position in a grade above GS-15 under the General Schedule (or in a comparable or higher position under another schedule); or (iii) An official named in paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(C)(4) of this section. (4) For a proposed …
  • FAR 22.503 Policy.
    …will require an extended period of time. (iv) Project labor agreements have been used on comparable projects undertaken by Federal, State, municipal, or private entities in the geographic area of the project. (v) A project labor agreement…
  • FAR 31.205-19 Insurance and indemnification.
    …any self-insurance charge plus insurance administration expenses in excess of the cost of comparable purchased insurance plus associated insurance administration expenses is unallowable. (4) Self-insurance charges for risks of catastrophic…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    …ld location and rent at the new location. The rented quarters at the new location must be comparable to those vacated, and the allowable differential payments may not exceed the actual rental costs for the new home, less the fair market ren…
  • FAR 31.205-36 Rental costs.
    … reasonable at the time of the lease decision, after consideration of (i) rental costs of comparable property, if any; (ii) market conditions in the area; (iii) the type, life expectancy, condition, and value of the property leased; (iv) al…
  • FAR 31.205-41 Taxes.
    …cable to the respective category of work unless the amounts involved are insignificant or comparable results would otherwise be obtained; e.g., taxes on contractor-owned work-in-process which is used solely in connection with non-Government…

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.