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219 sections with “criteria”: the first 40

  • DFARS 216.401-71 Objective criteria.
    (1) Contracting officers shall use objective criteria to the maximum extent possible to measure contract performance. Objective criteria are associated with cost-plus-incentive-fee and fixed-price-incentive contracts. (2) When objective cr…
  • DFARS 236.602-1 Selection criteria.
    (a) Establish the evaluation criteria before making the public announcement required by FAR 5.205(d) and include the criteria and their relative order of importance in the announcement. Follow the procedures at PGI 236.602-1(a).
  • FAR 36.602-1 Selection criteria.
    …nature and size of the project; and (6) Acceptability under other appropriate evaluation criteria. (b) When the use of design competition is approved by the agency head or a designee, agencies may evaluate firms on the basis of their conc…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …as follows: Warranty of Systems and Equipment Under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria (MAY 2001) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the…
  • FAR 15.607 Criteria for acceptance and negotiation of an unsolicited proposal.
    (a) A favorable comprehensive evaluation of an unsolicited proposal does not, in itself, justify awarding a contract without providing for full and open competition. The agency point of contact shall return an unsolicited proposal to the of…
  • FAR 32.1003 Criteria for use.
    The contracting officer may use performance-based payments for individual orders and contracts provided— (a) The contracting officer and offeror agree on the performance-based payment terms; (b) The contract, individual order, or line ite…
  • FAR 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements.
    The extent of contract quality requirements, including contractor inspection, required under a contract shall usually be based upon the classification of the contract item (supply or service) as determined by its technical description, its …
  • FAR 46.703 Criteria for use of warranties.
    The use of warranties is not mandatory. In determining whether a warranty is appropriate for a specific acquisition, the contracting officer shall consider the following factors: (a) Nature and use of the supplies or services. This include…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    Contracts shall identify the items or services to be acquired as separate contract line items unless it is not feasible to do so. (a) Contract line items shall have all four of the following characteristics; however, there are exceptions w…
  • DFARS 204.7104-1 Criteria for establishing.
    Contract subline items provide flexibility to further identify elements within a contract line item for tracking performance or simplifying administration. There are only two kinds of subline items: those which are informational in nature a…
  • DFARS 232.1003-70 Criteria for use.
    In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3802(c)(1), a contractor's financial statements shall be in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in order to receive performance-based payments. 10 U.S.C. 3802(c)(2) specifies that it does no…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …vide the request for quotation (RFQ), which includes the statement of work and evaluation criteria (e.g., experience and past performance), to schedule contractors that offer services that will meet the agency's needs. The RFQ may be posted…
  • FAR 11.103 Market acceptance.
    …ilar requirements; and (2) Otherwise meet the item description, specifications, or other criteria prescribed in the public notice and solicitation. (b) Appropriate circumstances may, for example, include situations where the agency's mini…
  • FAR 32.1004 Procedures.
    …s do not represent meaningful efforts or actions and shall not be identified as events or criteria for performance-based payments. An event need not be a critical event in order to trigger a payment, but the Government must be able to readi…
  • FAR 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants.
    …Administration (SBA) for participation in SBA's 8(a) program and which meet the following criteria at the time of submission of offer— (i) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business pl…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ency announcement means a general announcement of an agency's research interest including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government's needs (see 6.102(d)(2)). Bui…
  • FAR 16.401 General.
    …nd technical performance as measured against contract requirements in accordance with the criteria stated in the award-fee plan. Award fee shall not be earned if the contractor's overall cost, schedule, and technical performance in the aggr…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation. (2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom…
  • DFARS 215.407-5-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.
    …n— Acceptable estimating system means an estimating system that complies with the system criteria in paragraph (d) of 252.215-7002, Cost Estimating System Requirements, and provides for a system that— (i) Is maintained, reliable, and cons…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …se— Acceptable purchasing system means a purchasing system that complies with the system criteria in paragraph (c) of this clause. Material weakness means a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in the internal control over informatio…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …ordering activity must provide a RFQ, which includes the statement of work and evaluation criteria (e.g., experience and past performance), to schedule contractors that offer services that will meet the agency's needs. The RFQ may be posted…
  • FAR 12.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers.
    …e importance of evaluation factors. (b) Offers shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria contained in the solicitation. For many commercial products or commercial services, the criteria need not be more detailed than technical (ca…
  • FAR 22.406-3 Additional classifications.
    … contracting officer shall review the request to determine whether it meets the following criteria: (1) The classification is appropriate and the work to be performed by the classification is not performed by any classification contained i…
  • FAR 31.201-6 Accounting for unallowable costs.
    …ctors to follow in accounting for and presenting unallowable costs provided the following criteria in paragraphs (c)(2)(i), (c)(2)(ii), and (c)(2)(iii) of this subsection are met: (i) The statistical sampling results in an unbiased sample …
  • FAR 32.504 Subcontracts under prime contracts providing progress payments.
    (a) Subcontracts may include either performance-based payments, provided they meet the criteria in 32.1003, or progress payments, provided they meet the criteria in subpart 32.5 for customary progress payments, but not both. Subcontracts fo…
  • FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.
    …e technology to be procured either affirmatively or presumptively satisfies the technical criteria necessary to be deemed a qualified anti-terrorism technology. A pre-qualification designation notice authorizes offeror(s) to submit streamli…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …e for each element from the list in paragraph (c) of this subsection using the evaluation criteria in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this subsection. (3) Compute the composite as shown in the following example: (4) Insert the amount from Block…
  • DFARS 245.105 Contractors' property management system compliance.
    …ceptable property management system means a property system that complies with the system criteria in paragraph (c) of the clause at 252.245-7003, Contractor Property Management Administration. Property management system means the contract…
  • DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).
    …rganizations employing the severely disabled; and (2) Former protégé firms that meet the criteria in section 831(g)(4) of Public Law 101-510. (d) The master plan is approved by the cognizant contract administration activity for the Contra…
  • DFARS 252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants—Partnership Agreement
    …Administration (SBA) for participation in SBA's 8(a) Program and which meet the following criteria at the time of submission of offer: (1) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business pl…
  • DFARS 252.226-7003 Drug-Free Work Force.
    … program for achieving the objective of a drug-free work force. While this clause defines criteria for such a program, contractors are encouraged to implement alternative approaches comparable to the criteria in paragraph (c) that are desig…
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    …gement system means an earned value management system that generally complies with system criteria in paragraph (b) of this clause. Earned value management system means an earned value management system that complies with the earned value …
  • DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
    …ch involving human subjects that is covered under 32 CFR Part 219 or that meets exemption criteria under 32 CFR 219.101(b), or expend funding on such effort, until and unless the conditions of either the following paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2)…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    …required to remedy the use or inclusion of such parts (see DFARS 231.205-71). (c) System criteria. A counterfeit electronic part detection and avoidance system shall include risk-based policies and procedures that address, at a minimum, th…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …ort the selection of the contract type in accordance with subpart 16.1. (e) Establishing criteria and thresholds at which increasingly greater detail and formality in the planning process is required as the acquisition becomes more complex…
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    …the two step method. (3) The requirements of the technical proposal. (4) The evaluation criteria, to include all factors and any significant subfactors. (5) A statement that the technical proposals shall not include prices or pricing inf…
  • FAR 15.202 Advisory multi-step process.
    …The presolicitation notice should identify the information that must be submitted and the criteria that will be used in making the initial evaluation. Information sought may be limited to a statement of qualifications and other appropriate …
  • FAR 16.402-2 Performance incentives.
    …nce targets. Therefore, the contract must be as specific as possible in establishing test criteria (such as testing conditions, instrumentation precision, and data interpretation) and performance standards (such as the quality levels of ser…
  • FAR 19.1405 Set-aside procedures.
    …eterans.certify.sba.gov; (2) Proceed with the offer evaluation, if the offeror meets the criteria in paragraph (c)(1)(i) or (ii) of this section; or (3) Remove the offeror from consideration, if the offeror does not meet the criteria in p…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …hat the request shall include supporting rationale and— (A) For any request based on the criteria in 30.603-2(b)(3)(ii), the data necessary to demonstrate the required cost savings; or (B) For any request other than those based on the cri…

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