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102 sections with “estimated contract value”: the first 40

  • 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 …
  • DFARS 225.7503 Contract clauses.
    …d States, including acquisitions of commercial products or commercial components, with an estimated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but less than $6,708,000. (1) Use the basic clause unless the acquisition is in sup…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …d to the solicitation. (5) Multiple-item acquisitions. (i) If at least 50 percent of the estimated contract value is composed of items that are manufactured, processed, or produced by small business concerns, then a waiver of the nonmanufa…
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    …osts of processing the VECP. Instant contract savings, as used in this clause, means the estimated reduction in Contractor cost of performance resulting from acceptance of the VECP, minus allowable Contractor's development and implementati…
  • FAR 41.205 Separate contracts.
    …) The utility supplier's rates, connection charges, and termination liability. (4) Total estimated contract value (including costs in subparagraphs (b) (2) and (3) of this subsection). (5) Any technical or special contract terms required.…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …s possible after any negotiations are completed) shall— (1) Reduce the contract price or estimated cost by the amount of instant contract savings, unless this is an incentive contract; (2) When the amount of instant contract savings is ne…
  • DFARS 205.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    …ry, time and material, labor hour, and similar contracts, report the initial award if the estimated face value, excluding unexercised options, is more than $9 million. Do not report orders up to the estimated value, but after the estimated …
  • DFARS 225.7301-2 Solicitation approval for sole source contracts.
    … a sole source contract for U.S./FMS combined requirements for a major system that has an estimated contract value that exceeds $500 million. See also 201.170 and PGI 216.403-1(1)(ii)(B) and (C).
  • 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 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 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 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …(1) Circumstances justifying limiting the source. (i) For a proposed order or BPA with an estimated value exceeding the micro-purchase threshold not placed or established in accordance with the procedures in 8.405-1, 8.405-2, or 8.405-3, th…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …equal the Government's total prenegotiation objective. Just as actual costs may vary from estimated costs, the contractor's actual realized profit or fee may vary from negotiated profit or fee, because of such factors as efficiency of perfo…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …lly related that only a single contractor can reasonably perform the work; (5) The total estimated value of the contract is at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; or (6) Multiple awards would not be in the best interests of the…
  • FAR 19.804-6 Indefinite-delivery contracts.
    …ct was set aside for exclusive competition among 8(a) participants; (2) The order has an estimated value less than or equal to the dollar thresholds set forth at 19.805-1(a)(2); and (3) The offering and acceptance procedures at 19.804-2 a…
  • FAR 25.403 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.
    …hip, or lease-with-option-to purchase) is covered by the WTO GPA or an FTA, calculate the estimated acquisition value as follows: (i) If a fixed-term contract of 12 months or less is contemplated, use the total estimated value of the acqui…
  • 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 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …ed contracts and subcontracts. (ii) The change in indirect rates multiplied by the total estimated base computed for each of the following groups: (A) Fixed-price contracts and subcontracts. (B) Flexibly-priced contracts and subcontracts…
  • 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 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …tatement indicating current or future need. (6) Unit acquisition cost, or if applicable, estimated sales proceeds, estimated repair or replacement costs. (7) All known interests in commingled material of which includes Government material…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …st of money) into the Block 24a column titled Base. (ii) Insert the amount of Government estimated cost to complete (excluding facilities capital cost of money) into the Block 24b column titled Base. (3) Multiply (1) by (2)(i) and (2)(ii)…
  • DFARS 217.7406 Contract clauses.
    …r type of contract providing for the use of UCAs; and (6) Unpriced change orders with an estimated value exceeding $5 million. (b)(1) Use the clause at 252.217-7027, Contract Definitization, in— (i) All UCAs; (ii) Solicitations associat…
  • DFARS 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    …commercial products and commercial services, for the items listed at 225.401-70, when the estimated value is less than $174,000, unless an exception at FAR 25.401 or 225.401 applies. (A) Use the basic clause in solicitations and contracts …
  • 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 5.406 Public disclosure of justification documents for certain contract actions.
    …stifications (excluding brand name) for FSS orders or blanket purchase agreements with an estimated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold must be posted in accordance with 8.405-6(a)(2). (c) Justifications for task or del…
  • FAR 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    …ipation, before conducting an acquisition that is a consolidation of requirements with an estimated total dollar value exceeding $2 million, the senior procurement executive (SPE) or chief acquisition officer (CAO) shall make a written dete…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    … program plans for negotiated acquisitions requiring certified cost or pricing data whose estimated value is $20 million or more, except when the proposed contract is for research or development and, if prototypes or hardware are involved, …
  • FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.
    …hould be considered together. The objective is to negotiate a contract type and price (or estimated cost and fee) that will result in reasonable contractor risk and provide the contractor with the greatest incentive for efficient and econom…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …med or items to be delivered, and a copy of the statement of work, if available. (2) The estimated period of performance. (3) The NAICS code that applies to the principal nature of the acquisition. (4) The anticipated dollar value of the…
  • FAR 28.102-3 Contract clauses.
    …lternative Payment Protections, in solicitations and contracts for construction, when the estimated or actual value exceeds $35,000 but does not exceed $150,000. Complete the clause by specifying the payment protections selected (see 28.102…
  • FAR 32.005 Consideration for contract financing.
    …ract financing at the imputed financial costs of the equivalent working capital. (2) The estimated profit rate to be earned through contract performance. (c) Interest. Except as provided in subpart 32.4, Advance Payments for Other Than Co…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …nsure timely notification by the contractor of any anticipated overrun or underrun of the estimated cost under cost-reimbursement contracts. (17) Monitor the contractor's financial condition and advise the contracting officer when it jeopa…
  • FAR 48.202 Clause for construction contracts.
    …ing—Construction, in construction solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is estimated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, unless an incentive contract is contemplated. The contracting officer may include the clause…
  • 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 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    … if provided for elsewhere in this contract, based on Contracting Officer approval of the estimated amount and value of work or services performed, including payments for reaching milestones in any project. (A) The due date for making such…
  • DFARS 204.1705 Contract clauses.
    …r the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that— (A) Have a total estimated value, including options, that exceeds $3 million; and (B) Are for services in the following service acquisition portfolio groups: (1) Log…
  • DFARS 219.309 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …rt 12 procedures for acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, when the estimated annual value of the contract is expected to exceed— (i) The small business size standard, if expressed in dollars, for the North American I…
  • DFARS 225.7002-3 Contract clauses.
    …ducts and commercial services, that are for the acquisition of the American flag, with an estimated value that exceeds the threshold at 225.7002-2(a).
  • DFARS 225.7021-4 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …iduals Who Work in the People's Republic of China, in solicitations and contracts with an estimated value in excess of $5 million.
  • DFARS 225.7023-4 Contract clause.
    …acquisition of covered items; (b) Are for use within the United States; and (c) Have an estimated value greater than $200,000.

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