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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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33 sections with “competitive range”

  • 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 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 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 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 15.209 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 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 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 15.307 Proposal revisions.
    (a) If an offerors proposal is eliminated or otherwise removed from the competitive range, no further revisions to that offeror's proposal shall be accepted or considered. (b) The contracting officer may request or allow proposal revisions…
  • 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 9.405 Effect of listing.
    …s received from any listed contractor shall not be evaluated for award or included in the competitive range, nor shall discussions be conducted with a listed offeror during a period of ineligibility, unless the agency head determines, in wr…
  • FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    …an efficient and minimally burdensome fashion. Formal evaluation plans and establishing a competitive range, conducting discussions, and scoring quotations or offers are not required. Contracting offices may conduct comparative evaluations …
  • 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 28.101-4 Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements.
    …are not met, deficiencies in bid guarantees submitted by offerors determined to be in the competitive range shall be addressed during discussions and the offeror shall be given an opportunity to correct the deficiency. (c) Noncompliance wi…
  • DFARS 215.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    (c) Competitive range. (1) For acquisitions with an estimated value of $100 million or more, contracting officers should conduct discussions. Follow the procedures at FAR 15.306(c) and (d).
  • FAR 19.503 Reserves.
    …e is not feasible because there is no reasonable expectation of receiving offers that are competitive in terms of fair market prices, quality, and delivery from at least two responsible small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3), th…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    …ntracts awarded by the contractor exclusively in support of Government contracts that are competitively awarded firm-fixed-price, competitively awarded fixed-price with economic price adjustment, or awarded for commercial products and comme…
  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    …of a Federal agency may not accept compensation from a contractor that has been awarded a competitive or sole source contract, as an employee, officer, director, or consultant of the contractor within a period of 1 year after such former of…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …tion Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.” (15) In the case of noncompetitive contract actions (including those that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold), identify the intended source and insert a stat…
  • FAR 9.604 Limitations.
    …contractor data rights owned or controlled by the Government; (d) Pursue its policies on competitive contracting, subcontracting, and component breakout after initial production or at any other time; and (e) Hold the prime contractor full…
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    …er the Government's needs can be met by small business concerns that will likely submit a competitive offer at fair market prices (see part 19). (2) Techniques for conducting market research may include any or all of the following: (i) Co…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …mount of Government business. (ii) Level of Government participation. (iii) Level of noncompetitive Government contracts. (iv) Volume of proposal activity. (v) Major system or program. (vi) Corporate reorganizations, mergers, acquisiti…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ompetition. 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)). (2) All O…
  • FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
    … of a contracting activity may approve the use of variable unit prices, provided that for competitive proposals there is a valid method of evaluation.
  • FAR 32.202-1 Policy.
    …not exceed 15 percent of the contract price; (7) The contract is awarded on the basis of competitive procedures or, if only one offer is solicited, adequate consideration is obtained (based on the time value of the additional financing to …
  • FAR 37.104 Personal services contracts.
    …rsonnel. The Government is normally required to obtain its employees by direct hire under competitive appointment or other procedures required by the civil service laws. Obtaining personal services by contract, rather than by direct hire, c…
  • FAR 41.204 GSA areawide contracts.
    …ent. If service is available from more than one supplier, service shall be acquired using competitive acquisition procedures (see 41.202(a)). The determination required by paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section shall be documented in the cont…
  • FAR 42.707 Cost-sharing rates and limitations on indirect cost rates.
    …sales without a commensurate decline in indirect expenses; or (iii) Seeks to enhance its competitive position in a particular circumstance by basing its proposal on indirect cost rates lower than those that may reasonably be expected to oc…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …information could cause harm both to the commercial interest of the Government and to the competitive position of the contractor being evaluated as well as impede the efficiency of Government operations. Evaluations used in determining awar…
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    … sustainment factors and objective reliability and maintainability evaluation criteria in competitive contracts for the— (A) Technical maturation and risk reduction phase of weapon system design (see guidance at PGI 207.105(b)(14)(ii)(2));…
  • DFARS 215.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …price analysis (see FAR 15.404-1(b)). (B) If only one offer is received in response to a competitive solicitation, see 215.371-3. (3) Commercial products or commercial services. (A) Follow the procedures at PGI 215.403-1(c)(3) for pricing…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …n consultation with the cognizant ACO, should consider including a repricing clause in noncompetitive fixed-price contracts that are negotiated during the period between— (i) The time a business combination is announced; and (ii) The time…

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.