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110 sections with “estimate of total cost”: the first 40

  • FAR 32.704 Limitation of cost or funds.
    …n of Funds, the contracting officer, upon learning that the contractor is approaching the estimated cost of the contract or the limit of the funds allotted, shall promptly obtain funding and programming information pertinent to the contract…
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …ations for which a Contractor or subcontractor— (1) Used one cost accounting practice to estimate costs and a changed cost accounting practice to accumulate and report costs under the contract or subcontract; or (2) Used a noncompliant pr…
  • FAR 52.232-20 Limitation of Cost.
    …wherever that word appears in the clause: Limitation of Cost (APR 1984) (a) The parties estimate that performance of this contract, exclusive of any fee, will not cost the Government more than (1) the estimated cost specified in the Sched…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    … over and above allowable costs. This potential remuneration element and the Government's estimate of allowable costs to be incurred in contract performance together equal the Government's total prenegotiation objective. Just as actual cost…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …dollar magnitude proposal. The GDM proposal— (1) Provides information to the CFAO on the estimated overall impact of a change in cost accounting practice on affected CAS-covered contracts and subcontracts that were awarded based on the pre…
  • FAR 52.232-22 Limitation of Funds.
    …herever that word appears in the clause: Limitation of Funds (APR 1984) (a) The parties estimate that performance of this contract will not cost the Government more than (1) the estimated cost specified in the Schedule or, (2) if this is …
  • DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.
    …nditures and total B&P expenditures. In pricing contracts for such FMS— (1) Use the best estimate of reasonable costs in forward pricing; and (2) Use actual expenditures, to the extent that they are reasonable, in determining final cost. …
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    … consistently applied; (2) Produces verifiable, supportable, documented, and timely cost estimates that are an acceptable basis for negotiation of fair and reasonable prices; (3) Is consistent with and integrated with the Contractor's rel…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    … or a qualifying country, utilized in the manufacture of the end product and a good faith estimate of the cost of all iron or steel components not produced in the United States or a qualifying country, excluding COTS fasteners. Iron or stee…
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    … or a qualifying country, utilized in the manufacture of the end product and a good faith estimate of the cost of all iron or steel components not produced in the United States or a qualifying country, excluding COTS fasteners. Iron or stee…
  • DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
    … if the cost of iron and steel not produced in the United States (excluding fasteners) as estimated in good faith by the contractor, constitutes less than 5 percent of the cost of all the components used in such construction material (produ…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    … if the cost of iron and steel not produced in the United States (excluding fasteners) as estimated in good faith by the contractor, constitutes less than 5 percent of the cost of all the components used in such construction material (produ…
  • FAR 31.205-33 Professional and consultant service costs.
    … Adequacy of the contractual agreement for the service (e.g., description of the service, estimate of time required, rate of compensation, termination provisions). (e) Retainer fees, to be allowable, must be supported by evidence that— (1…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    …tailed analysis of the request's monetary elements, including precisely how the actual or estimated dollar amount was determined and the effect of approval or denial on the contractor's profits before Federal income taxes. (5) A statement …
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …h reports, certificates, financial statements, and other pertinent information (including estimates to complete) reasonably requested by the Contracting Officer for the administration of this clause. Also, the Contractor shall give the Gove…
  • DFARS 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government's obligation.
    …rmination of applicable contract line item(s) for convenience includes costs, profit, and estimated termination settlement costs for those items(s). (c) Notwithstanding the dates specified in the allotment schedule in paragraph (j) of this…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …705. (2) When an order is awarded or a Blanket Purchase Agreement is established with an estimated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold and supported by a limited-source justification at 8.405-6(a), the ordering activity…
  • FAR 30.606 Resolving cost impacts.
    …e affected contracting officers before negotiating and resolving the cost impact when the estimated cost impact on any of their contracts is at least $100,000. However, the CFAO has the sole authority for negotiating and resolving the cost …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …e. While they do not indicate the accuracy of the prospective contractor's judgment about estimated future costs or projections, they do include the data forming the basis for that judgment. Cost or pricing data are more than historical acc…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …for purposes of 41 U.S.C. chapter 21. In excess of $10,000,000 means— (1) The value, or estimated value, at the time of award, of the contract, including all options; (2) The total estimated value at the time of award of all orders under…
  • FAR 4.1703 Reporting requirements.
    …ired for contracts and first-tier subcontracts for services based on type of contract and estimated total value. For indefinite-delivery contracts, reporting shall be determined based on the type and estimated total value of each order unde…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …econstruction (see part 23 and 36.104). (12) For a proposed contract action in an amount estimated to be greater than $25,000 but not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, enter— (i) A description of the procedures to be used…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …ward BPAs, rather than establishing a single-award BPA. (ii) No single-award BPA with an estimated value exceeding $150 million (including any options), may be awarded unless the head of the agency determines in writing that— (A) The orde…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … rebate arrangements. (v) Comparison of proposed prices with independent Government cost estimates. (vi) Comparison of proposed prices with prices obtained through market research for the same or similar items. (vii) Analysis of data oth…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ery orders as follows: (A) For civilian agencies, insert the clause when— (1) The total estimated contract or order value exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold as defined in section 2.101 and (2) The contemplated contract type is …
  • FAR 17.106-1 General.
    …sts (see 15.408, Table 15-2, III. Formats for Submission of Line Item Summaries C(8)) are estimated at 10 percent of the total multiyear price, and the percentages for each of the program year requirements for 5 years are (i) 30 in the firs…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    … (g) Loss contracts. (1) If the sum of the total costs incurred under a contract plus the estimated costs to complete the performance are likely to exceed the contract price, the contracting officer shall compute a loss ratio factor and adj…
  • FAR 32.503-10 Establishing alternate liquidation rates.
    …1) The contracting officer must compute the expected progress payments by multiplying the estimated cost of performing the contract by the progress payment rate. (2) For purposes of computing the liquidation rate, the contracting officer m…
  • FAR 46.707 Pricing aspects of fixed-price incentive contract warranties.
    If a fixed-price incentive contract contains a warranty (see 46.708), the estimated cost of the warranty to the contractor should be considered in establishing the incentive target price and the ceiling price of the contract. All costs incu…
  • FAR 49.206-1 Submission of settlement proposals.
    … by the contractor. When actual, standard, or average costs are not reasonably available, estimated costs may be used if the method of arriving at the estimates is approved by the TCO. Contractors shall not be required to maintain unduly el…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …dule or, if no reimbursement for indirect costs, insert ‘None’).”] (2) Total cost. It is estimated that the total cost to the Government for the performance of this contract shall not exceed the ceiling price set forth in the Schedule and …
  • FAR 52.216-5 Price Redetermination—Prospective.
    …e delivered or services that may be performed in the next succeeding period, and— (A) An estimate and breakdown of the costs of these supplies or services in the format of Table 15-2, FAR 15.408, or in any other form on which the parties m…
  • FAR 52.216-11 Cost Contract—No Fee.
    …tractor a fee for performing this contract. (b) After payment of 80 percent of the total estimated cost shown in the Schedule, the Contracting Officer may withhold further payment of allowable cost until a reserve is set aside in an amount…
  • FAR 52.216-12 Cost-Sharing Contract—No Fee.
    …orming this contract. (b) After paying 80 percent of the Government's share of the total estimated cost of performance shown in the Schedule, the Contracting Officer may withhold further payment of allowable cost until a reserve is set asi…
  • FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
    …ormed; and (B) Inventories of work in process and undelivered contract supplies on hand (estimated to the extent necessary). (iii) An estimate of costs of all supplies delivered and to be delivered and all services performed and to be per…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …nt was obtained shall be at the sole discretion of the Government. (d) Total cost. It is estimated that the total cost to the Government for the performance of this contract shall not exceed the ceiling price set forth in the Schedule, and…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …nliquidated advance payments, unpaid interest charges, and other payments equal the total estimated cost of $___ (not including fixed-fee, if any) for the work under this contract, the Government shall withhold further payments to the Contr…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    … (3) Identification of the unit to which the VECP applies. (4) A separate, detailed cost estimate for (i) the affected portions of the existing contract requirement and (ii) the VECP. The cost reduction associated with the VECP shall take …
  • DFARS 236.606-70 Statutory fee limitation.
    …reparation of designs, plans, drawings, and specifications to 10 percent of the project's estimated construction cost. (b) The 10 percent limit also applies to contract modifications, including modifications involving— (1) Work not initia…
  • DFARS 249.501-70 Special termination costs.
    …lause is authorized when— (1) The contract term is 2 years or more; (2) The contract is estimated to require— (i) Total RDT&E financing in excess of $25 million; or (ii) Total production investment in excess of $100 million; and (3) Ad…

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