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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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77 sections with “eligibility”: the first 40

  • FAR 32.304-2 Certificate of eligibility.
    (a) The contracting officer shall prepare the certificate of eligibility for a contract that the contracting officer deems to be of material consequence, when— (1) The contract financing office requests it; (2) Another interested agency r…
  • FAR 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification.
    As prescribed in 22.1803, insert the following clause: Employment Eligibility Verification (JAN 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item— (1) Means any item of supply that is— (i) …
  • FAR 19.802 Determining eligibility for the 8(a) program.
    Determining the eligibility of a small business to be a participant in the 8(a) program is the responsibility of the SBA. SBA's regulations on eligibility requirements for participation in the 8(a) program are found at 13 CFR 124.101 throug…
  • 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 …
  • FAR 52.222-15 Certification of Eligibility.
    As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Certification of Eligibility (MAY 2014) (a) By entering into this contract, the Contractor certifies that neither it nor any person or firm who has an interest in the Contractor's f…
  • FAR 19.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, to be eligible as a subcontractor under the program, a concern must represent itself as a small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, …
  • FAR 22.1025 Ineligibility of violators.
    Persons or firms found to be in violation of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute will have an active exclusion record contained in the System for Award Management (see 9.404). No Government contract may be awarded to any violator s…
  • DFARS 219.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
    (a) Qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind and other severely disabled, that have been approved by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, are eligible to participate in the …
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …ests. Protests relating to small business size status for the acquisition and the HUBZone eligibility requirements will be processed concurrently by SBA. (d)(1) All protests must be in writing and must state all specific grounds for the pr…
  • FAR 19.805-2 Procedures.
    …rom those sources identified in accordance with 19.804-3. (b) The SBA will determine the eligibility of the apparent successful offeror. Eligibility is based on section 8(a) program criteria (see 13 CFR 124.501(g) and 19.816(c)). For a two…
  • FAR 22.1802 Policy.
    …ted States. The E-Verify program provides an Internet-based means of verifying employment eligibility of workers employed in the United States, but is not a substitute for any other employment eligibility verification requirements. (b) Con…
  • FAR 19.504 Orders under multiple-award contracts.
    …e conditions in 19.502-2 are met at the time of order set-aside, and the specific program eligibility requirements, as applicable, are also then met. (2) When setting aside an order at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, the con…
  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    …nds except position schedule bonds. Assets pledged by an individual surety shall meet the eligibility requirements of Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Per 31 U.S.C. 9310, individual sureties must pledge eligible obligations, which T…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …R 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). __(40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (JAN 2025) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certa…
  • DFARS 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns.
    …on, Indian-owned economic enterprise, or Native Hawaiian small business concern as to its eligibility, unless an interested party challenges its status or the Contracting Officer has independent reason to question that status. (d) In the e…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …f Information Act requests. (14) The conduct of administrative hearings to determine the eligibility of any person for a security clearance, or involving actions that affect matters of personal reputation or eligibility to participate in G…
  • FAR 9.405 Effect of listing.
    …tive range, nor shall discussions be conducted with a listed offeror during a period of ineligibility, unless the agency head determines, in writing, that there is a compelling reason to do so. If the period of ineligibility expires or is t…
  • FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …n or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, until SBA issues a decision that the ineligibility is resolved. (4) If the contracting officer has made a written determination in accordance with (h)(1)(ii) or (h)(3) of this section, con…
  • FAR 22.1800 Scope.
    …f Homeland Security (DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Service's employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify) as the means for verifying employment eligibility of certain employees.
  • FAR 26.103 Procedures.
    …he representation of an Indian organization or Indian-owned economic enterprise as to its eligibility, unless an interested party challenges its status or the contracting officer has independent reason to question that status. (b) In the e…
  • FAR 32.304-1 Application for guarantee.
    … of contracts to the interested guaranteeing agency, so that the agency can determine the eligibility of the contractor. (c) To expedite the process, the Federal Reserve Bank may, pursuant to instructions of a guaranteeing agency, submit l…
  • FAR 52.226-1 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises.
    …he representation of an Indian organization or Indian-owned economic enterprise as to its eligibility, unless an interested party challenges its status or the Contracting Officer has independent reason to question that status. In the event …
  • FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification.
    …nting period in which the monetary exemption was exceeded. II. Cost Accounting Standards—Eligibility for Modified Contract Coverage If the offeror is eligible to use the modified provisions of 48 CFR 9903.201-2(b) and elects to do so, the…
  • DFARS 252.219-7009 Section 8(a) direct award.
    …ract, is the prime contractor and retains responsibility for 8(a) certification, for 8(a) eligibility determinations and related issues, and for providing counseling and assistance to the 8(a) Contractor under the 8(a) Program. The cognizan…
  • FAR 3.704 Policy.
    …iating debarment proceedings in accordance with subpart 9.4, Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility, if debarment has not been initiated or is not in effect at the time the final conviction is entered. (c) If there is a final conviction …
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …ifying the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code; (3) Advising that eligibility to participate may be restricted to 8(a) participants in either the developmental stage or the developmental and transitional stages; and …
  • FAR 8.401 Definitions.
    … at http://www.gsa.gov/schedules (click “For Customers Ordering from Schedules” and then “Eligibility to Use GSA Sources”). Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) means contracts awarded by GSA or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for similar…
  • FAR 8.405-5 Small business.
    …Schedules at 8.405-1, 8.405-2, and 8.405-3; and (ii) The specific small business program eligibility requirements identified in part 19 apply. (b) Orders placed under schedule contracts may be credited toward the ordering activity's small…
  • FAR 9.000 Scope of part.
    …dures pertaining to prospective contractors' responsibility; debarment, suspension, and ineligibility; qualified products; first article testing and approval; contractor team arrangements; defense production pools and research and developme…
  • FAR 9.306 Solicitation requirements.
    …e; (g) Provide for the submission of contract numbers, if any, to document the offeror's eligibility under paragraph (c) of this section; (h) State whether the approved first article will serve as a manufacturing standard; (i) Include, w…
  • FAR 9.400 Scope of subpart.
    …isting (9.405), it does not prescribe policies and procedures governing declarations of ineligibility except for contractors that have been declared ineligible pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 983 (see 9.110, and 9.405-1(b)). (c) For Federal Acquisit…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    … a suspension or debarment matter, which does not immediately result in an exclusion or ineligibility. The letter is issued at the discretion of the suspending and debarring official. The letter is not a mandatory step in the suspension or …
  • FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    … the compelling reasons for this approval action. (See 9.405 concerning declarations of ineligibility affecting subcontracting.) (b) The Government suspends or debars contractors to protect the Government's interests. Contractors are prohi…
  • FAR 9.507-1 Solicitation provisions.
    …imposing some restraint, appropriate to the nature of the conflict, upon the contractor's eligibilityfor future contracts or subcontracts. Therefore, affected solicitations shall contain a provision that— (a) Invites offerors' attention to…
  • FAR 9.507-2 Contract clause.
    (a) If, as a condition of award, the contractor's eligibility for future prime contract or subcontract awards will be restricted or the contractor must agree to some other restraint, the solicitation shall contain a proposed clause that spe…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …hen setting aside orders for small business concerns, the specific small business program eligibility requirements identified in part 19 apply. (G) For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, the order satisfies one of the exceptions permitting th…
  • FAR 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror.
    …pecifically references Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act for a definition of program eligibility, the SBA may take action as specified in Sections 16(a) or 16(d) of the Act. If the SBA declines to take action, the agency may initiate t…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …e of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) subsequently overturns the Area Office's determination of eligibility or dismissal, and contract award has not been made, the contracting officer may apply the OHA decision to the procurement in question. (g…
  • FAR 19.502-3 Partial set-asides of contracts other than multiple-award contracts.
    …petitive in terms of fair market prices, quality, and delivery; (5) The specific program eligibility requirements identified in this part apply; and (6) The solicitation will result in a contract other than a multiple-award contract (see …
  • FAR 19.502-4 Partial set-asides of multiple-award contracts.
    …tive in terms of fair market prices, quality, and delivery; and (5) The specific program eligibility requirements identified in this part apply. (b) When the contracting officer determines that a requirement is to be partially set aside, …

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