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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “economic order quantity”

  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …erials necessary to manufacture a weapon system, including advance procurement to achieve economic lot purchases or more efficient production rates (see paragraphs (h)(3) and (4) of this section regarding economic order quantity procurement…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … does not involve a process of valuation. Useful life refers to the prospective period of economic usefulness in a particular contractor's operations as distinguished from physical life; it is evidenced by the actual or estimated retirement…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and uncondi…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ttlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.) and which is considered a minority and economically disadvantaged concern under the criteria at 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(1). This definition also includes ANC direct and indirect subsidiary corpor…
  • FAR 7.204 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    … management/requirements development activities in accordance with agency procedures. The economic purchase quantity data so obtained are intended to assist inventory managers in establishing and evaluating economic order quantities for sup…
  • DFARS 217.170 General.
    … Pub. L. 105-56 and similar sections in subsequent DoD appropriations acts); (ii) Employ economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20 million in any one year of the contract (see 10 U.S.C. 3501(l)(1) and section 8008(a) of Pub. L. …
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … contemplated that a make-or- buy program will be incorporated in the contract. If a less economical “make” or “buy” categorization is selected for one or more items of significant value, the contracting officer shall use the clause with— …
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …llocated to a contract are based on valid time-phased requirements as impacted by minimum/economic order quantity restrictions. (i) A 98 percent bill of material accuracy and a 95 percent master production schedule accuracy are desirable a…
  • FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
    …ntracts awarded under the multiyear procedure shall be firm-fixed-price, fixed-price with economic price adjustment, or fixed-price incentive. (e) Recurring costs in cancellation ceiling. The inclusion of recurring costs in cancellation ce…
  • FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.
    …based solely on a percentage rate determined by the contracting officer using a published economic indicator incorporated into the solicitation and resulting contract. At the exercise of each option to extend the term of the contract, the c…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …loss, damage or destruction to Government property that reduces the Government's expected economic benefits of the property. Loss of Government property does not include purposeful destructive testing, obsolescence, normal wear and tear or …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …(s) and underlying assumptions, including the rationale for quantity, learning-curve, and economic adjustment factors. Describe how objectives are to be applied, tracked, and enforced. Indicate specific related solicitation and contractual …
  • FAR 8.706 Purchase exceptions.
    … in the quantities required; or (2) The quantity required cannot be produced or provided economically by the AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies. (c) The central nonprofit agency granting the exception shall specify the quantity a…
  • FAR 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.
    …bed in OMB Circular A-76 and subpart 7.3 shows that performance by the Government is more economical; or (10) For other reasons, cancellation is clearly in the public's interest. (d) Should administrative difficulties be encountered after…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …iation of reasonable contract prices, satisfactory performance, or implementation of socioeconomic policies. Consent to subcontracts and review of contractors' purchasing systems are separate actions covered in part 44. (b) Definition. Mak…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …11) Document negotiations in accordance with FAR 15.406-3; (12) Seek, take, and document economically feasible purchase discounts, including cash discounts, trade discounts, quantity discounts, rebates, freight allowances, and company-wide…

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.