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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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34 sections with “contractor bid or proposal information”

  • FAR 3.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    …t as specifically provided for in this subsection, no person or other entity may disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information to any person other than a person authorized, in accordance with applicable age…
  • DFARS 203.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    (d)(3) For purposes of FAR 3.104-4(d)(3) only, DoD follows the notification procedures in FAR 27.404-5(a). However, FAR 27.404-5(a)(1) does not apply to DoD.
  • DFARS 252.227-7016 Rights in Bid or Proposal Information.
    …cer to receive such information. (c) Government rights subsequent to contract award. The Contractor agrees— (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (c)(2), (d), and (e) of this clause, the Government shall have the rights to use, modify, rep…
  • FAR 52.214-28 Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding.
    As prescribed in 14.201-7(c)(1)(i), insert the following clause: Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding (JUN 2020) (a) The requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause shall (1) Become operativ…
  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    …officer shall possess or obtain information sufficient to be satisfied that a prospective contractor currently meets the applicable standards in 9.104. (b)(1) Generally, the contracting officer shall obtain information regarding the respon…
  • DFARS 231.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    … incentives under such a prime contract. Covered segment means a product division of the contractor that allocated more than $1,100,000 in independent research and development (IR&D) costs and bid and proposal (B&P) costs to covered contra…
  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    …aph (a)(2) of this subsection must not, other than as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information before the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which the informat…
  • FAR 52.217-11 Reverse Auction—Orders.
    …reverse auction to award an order under this contract or blanket purchase agreement. (c) Contractor agreement. When a reverse auction is conducted under this contract or blanket purchase agreement, the following applies: (1) The Contracto…
  • DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.
    …et agreement is the contractual arrangement between the FMS customer and the U.S. defense contractor that identifies the offset obligation imposed by the FMS customer that has been accepted by the U.S. defense contractor as a condition of t…
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    … material regardless of physical form or characteristics that is created or obtained by a contractor through the storage, processing, or communication of Government data. This does not include a contractor's business records (e.g., financia…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …r than the individual, specifically in exchange for services provided by the individual. Contractor bid or proposal information means any of the following information submitted to a Federal agency as part of or in connection with a bid or …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …nd other related services. Assignment of claims means the transfer or making over by the contractor to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, as security for a loan to the contractor, of its right to be paid by the Governme…
  • FAR 3.303 Reporting suspected antitrust violations.
    …st laws include— (1) The existence of an industry price list or price agreement to which contractors refer in formulating their offers; (2) A sudden change from competitive bidding to identical bidding; (3) Simultaneous price increases o…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …. 657q). When the proposed acquisition strategy involves bundling, identify the incumbent contractors and contracts affected by the bundling. (v) Address the extent and results of the market research and indicate their impact on the variou…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …business (including ANCs and Indian tribes) and women-owned small business concerns as subcontractors; (2) A statement of the total dollars planned to be subcontracted and a statement of the total dollars planned to be subcontracted to sma…
  • FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.
    … to the Area Director, Office of Government Contracting, in the SBA area office where the contractor's headquarters is located. (c) Give to the SBA procurement center representative (or, if a procurement center representative is not assign…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …specific cost principles at subparts 31.2, 31.3, 31.6, and 31.7, contracting officers and contractors should seek advance agreement on the treatment of special or unusual costs and on statistical sampling methodologies at 31.201-6(c). Howev…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …the amount normally paid for such services in the private sector. Recipient includes the Contractor and all subcontractors. This term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or any other Indian organization eligible to receive Feder…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …rms and conditions, for supplies and services for which the Government has paid the prime contractor. Subcontract means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government prime C…
  • FAR 52.236-22 Design Within Funding Limitations.
    …1(c), insert the following clause: Design Within Funding Limitations (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor shall accomplish the design services required under this contract so as to permit the award of a contract, using standard Federal Acquisiti…
  • FAR 52.248-2 Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer.
    … the following clause: Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer (MAR 1990) (a) General. The Contractor shall (1) perform value engineering (VE) services and submit progress reports as specified in the Schedule; and (2) submit to the Contracti…
  • DFARS 227.7103-6 Contract clauses.
    …acting officer determines, in consultation with counsel, that public dissemination by the contractor would be— (i) In the interest of the government; and (ii) Facilitated by the Government relinquishing its right to publish the work for s…
  • DFARS 227.7203-6 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …acting officer determines, in consultation with counsel, that public dissemination by the contractor would be— (i) In the interest of the Government; and (ii) Facilitated by the Government relinquishing its right to publish the work for s…
  • FAR 3.700 Scope of subpart.
    …e has been a final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, disclosure or receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information in exchange for a thing of value or to give anyone a competitive advantage in t…
  • FAR 3.701 Purpose.
    …been— (1) A final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, disclosure or receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information in exchange for a thing of value or to give anyone a competitive advantage in t…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …m unauthorized use or disclosure and does not release outside of the Government— (i) All contractor bid or proposal information (see 3.104-1) and source selection information associated with providing reverse auction services to the Govern…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …old, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover pa…
  • FAR 4.802 Contract files.
    …e ability to locate promptly any contract files. (e) Contents of contract files that are contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information as defined in 2.101 must be protected from disclosure to unauthorized persons (…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ther pages of the solicitation that the offeror or quoter has altered or annotated. (11) Contractor's representations and certifications (see 4.1201(c)). (12) Preaward survey reports or reference to previous preaward survey reports relied…
  • FAR 52.217-10 Reverse Auction.
    …y Offeror's identity. Price or proposal information includes, but is not limited to— (1) Contractor bid or proposal information, as defined at Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.104-1; and (2) Information identified by the Offeror as restri…
  • DFARS 242.771-3 Responsibilities.
    …, is responsible for establishing a regular method for communication— (1)(i) From DoD to contractors, of timely and comprehensive information regarding planned or expected needs of DoD for future technology and advanced capability, by post…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    … notice that a protest has been filed, the agency shall give notice of the protest to the contractor if the award has been made, or, if no award has been made, to all parties who appear to have a reasonable prospect of receiving award if th…
  • DFARS 239.7305 Exclusion and limitation on disclosure.
    …rd of a contract or the issuance of a task or delivery order; (c) Withhold consent for a contractor to subcontract with a particular source or direct a contractor for a covered system to exclude a particular source from consideration for a…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …2) Contract Award Dollar Amount. (13) Line Item Number. (14) Contract Award Date. (15) Contractor. (16) Description. (17) Place of Contract Performance. (18) Set-aside Status. (b) Transmittal. Transmissions to the GPE must be in acco…

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.