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148 sections with “competitive 8(a) award”: the first 40

  • FAR 6.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    The competitive procedures available for use in fulfilling the requirement for full and open competition are as follows: (a) Sealed bids. (See 6.401(a).) (b) Competitive proposals. (See 6.401(b).) If sealed bids are not appropriate under …
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    As prescribed in 15.209(a), insert the following provision: Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition (NOV 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Discussions are negotiations that occur after establishment of the compet…
  • FAR 5.705 Publicizing postaward.
    …ifications and orders under task or delivery order contracts, is not both fixed-price and competitively awarded, publicize the award notice and include in the description the rationale for using other than a fixed-priced and/or competitive …
  • FAR 6.401 Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.
    Sealed bidding and competitive proposals, as described in parts 14 and 15, are both acceptable procedures for use under subparts 6.1, 6.2; and, when appropriate, under subpart 6.3. (a) Sealed bids. (See part 14 for procedures.) Contracting…
  • FAR 19.805-1 General.
    … codes and $5.5 million for all other acquisitions. (b) Where an acquisition exceeds the competitive threshold (see paragraph (a)(2) of this section), the SBA may accept the requirement for a sole source 8(a) award if— (1) There is not a …
  • DFARS 206.102-70 Other competitive procedures.
    (a) Competitive selection of proposals based on a review by scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expert peers resulting from a commercial solutions opening as described in subpart 212.70 (10 U.S.C. 3458) is a competitive proce…
  • FAR 7.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …le from more than one source; and (2) Items which the Government will be able to acquire competitively in the future if they are likely to be needed in substantial quantities during the system's service life. (b) In planning for the solic…
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    … and 41 U.S.C. 3703(a)(2)). (b) Communications with offerors before establishment of the competitive range. Communications are exchanges, between the Government and offerors, after receipt of proposals, leading to establishment of the comp…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …ignificant inconsistencies that warrant additional pricing inquiry. (iv) Comparison with competitive published price lists, published market prices of commodities, similar indexes, and discount or rebate arrangements. (v) Comparison of pr…
  • FAR 19.813 Protesting an 8(a) participant's eligibility or size status.
    (a) The eligibility of an 8(a) participant for a sole source or competitive 8(a) requirement may not be challenged by another 8(a) participant or any other party, either to SBA or any administrative forum as part of a bid or other contract …
  • DFARS 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …citations and contracts as follows: (i) DPCAP will conduct the preaward peer reviews for competitive procurements prior to the three phases of the acquisition (see PGI 201.170-2(a)) for all procurements with an estimated value of $1 billio…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    … or production of major systems that would enable the Government to use technical data to competitively reprocure identical items or components of the system if the item or component were developed exclusively at private expense, unless the…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …uct was developed exclusively at private expense and sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple State and local governments or to multiple foreign governments. Commercial service means— (1) Installation services, …
  • FAR 5.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    … or (2) For awards after negotiation, the information prescribed by 15.503(b), and after competitive negotiation (either price or design competition), a statement to this effect, and in general terms the basis for selection.
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    …oposed price is fair and reasonable. (1) Whenever possible, base price reasonableness on competitive quotations or offers. (2) If only one response is received, include a statement of price reasonableness in the contract file. The contrac…
  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    (a) Preaward notices—(1) Preaward notices of exclusion from competitive range. The contracting officer shall notify offerors promptly in writing when their proposals are excluded from the competitive range or otherwise eliminated from the c…
  • FAR 15.505 Preaward debriefing of offerors.
    Offerors excluded from the competitive range or otherwise excluded from the competition before award may request a debriefing before award (10 U.S.C. 3305 and 41 U.S.C. 3705). (a)(1) The offeror may request a preaward debriefing by submitt…
  • FAR 15.507 Protests against award.
    …all provide the information in paragraph (c) of this section to offerors that were in the competitive range and are requested to submit revised proposals. (c) The following information will be provided to appropriate parties: (1) Informat…
  • FAR 18.117 Awards to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …cerns and women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program on a competitive or sole source basis. (See subpart 19.15.)
  • FAR 19.502-3 Partial set-asides of contracts other than multiple-award contracts.
    …xpected to submit offers on the set-aside portion or portions of the acquisition that are competitive in terms of fair market prices, quality, and delivery; (5) The specific program eligibility requirements identified in this part apply; a…
  • FAR 19.502-4 Partial set-asides of multiple-award contracts.
    …ected to submit an offer on the set-aside portion or portions of the acquisition that are competitive in terms of fair market prices, quality, and delivery; and (5) The specific program eligibility requirements identified in this part appl…
  • DFARS 216.505-70 Orders under multiple-award contracts.
    …n response to an order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that is placed on a competitive basis, the contracting officer shall follow the procedures at 215.371. (b) See PGI 216.505-70 for guidance regarding minimum labor catego…
  • FAR 3.303 Reporting suspected antitrust violations.
    …uired by subpart 9.4. (b) The antitrust laws are intended to ensure that markets operate competitively. Any agreement or mutual understanding among competing firms that restrains the natural operation of market forces is suspect. Paragraph…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …nt service providers, number of Government personnel performing the activity, name of the Competitive Sourcing Official, name of the contracting officer, name of the Agency Tender Official, and projected end date of the competition. (2) Th…
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …es and furnishes complete specifications covering nondevelopmental items, to be used in a competitive acquisition, that contractor shall not be allowed to furnish these items, either as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor, for a reason…
  • FAR 13.203 Purchase guidelines.
    …uitably among qualified suppliers. (2) Micro-purchases may be awarded without soliciting competitive quotations if the contracting officer or individual appointed in accordance with 1.603-3(b) considers the price to be reasonable. (3) The…
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition, in all competitive solicitations where the Government intends to award a contract without discussions. (1) If the Government…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    … if appropriate, that a requirement with an estimated contract value under the applicable competitive threshold be awarded as an 8(a) competitive contract (see 19.805-1(d)). (15) A request, if appropriate, that a requirement with a contrac…
  • FAR 19.804-4 Repetitive acquisitions.
    …d acceptances. This allows the SBA to determine— (a) Whether the requirement should be a competitive 8(a) award; (b) A nominated 8(a) participant's eligibility, and whether or not it is the same 8(a) participant that performed the previou…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …contract award. (i) For source selections where the contracting officer has established a competitive range, if the contracting officer determines that one or more of the conditions in paragraphs 22.1003-4 (c)(2)(i) through (iii) of an offe…
  • DFARS 215.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …uired at 225.870-4(c)(2)(ii); and (B) Do not use 252.225-7003 in lieu of 252.215-7010 in competitive acquisitions; and (ii)(A) Use the clause at 252.215-7004, Requirement for Submission of Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Mo…
  • DFARS 227.7103-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …rtion and continued adherence to the assertion would make it impractical to later procure competitively the item to which the data pertain. (b) Pre-award considerations. The challenge procedures required by 10 U.S.C. 3782 could significant…
  • DFARS 234.005-1 Competition.
    A contract that is initially awarded from the competitive selection of a proposal resulting from a broad agency announcement (see 235.016) may contain a contract line item or contract option using funds not limited to those identified in 23…
  • DFARS 245.604-1 Sales procedures.
    …les shall be at fair and reasonable prices, not less than those reasonably expected under competitive sales. (iii) Conditions justifying negotiated sales are— (A) No acceptable bids are received under competitive sale; (B) Anticipated sa…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    … a consistent make-or-buy policy that is in the best interest of the Government; (7) Use competitive sourcing to the maximum extent practicable, and ensure debarred or suspended contractors are properly excluded from contract award; (8) E…
  • FAR 3.700 Scope of subpart.
    …tion or source selection information in exchange for a thing of value or to give anyone a competitive advantage in the award of a Federal agency procurement contract, or similar misconduct; or (2) There has been an agency head determinatio…
  • FAR 3.701 Purpose.
    …tion or source selection information in exchange for a thing of value or to give anyone a competitive advantage in the award of a Federal agency procurement contract, or similar misconduct; or (2) An agency head determination that contract…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …A (see (a)(3)(iv)); (vii) Evidence of compliance with paragraph (b) of this section, for competitively awarded BPAs, if applicable; and (viii) Basis for the award decision. This should include the evaluation methodology used in selecting …
  • FAR 8.602 Policy.
    …e of the areas of price, quality, and time of delivery— (i) Acquire the item using— (A) Competitive procedures (e.g., the procedures in 6.102, the set-aside procedures in subpart 19.5, or competition conducted in accordance with part 13);…
  • FAR 9.505 General rules.
    … of conflicting roles that might bias a contractor's judgment; and (b) Preventing unfair competitive advantage. In addition to the other situations described in this subpart, an unfair competitive advantage exists where a contractor compet…

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