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69 sections with “estimated product cost”: the first 40

  • FAR 16.306 Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts.
    …nd product (e.g., a final report of research accomplishing the goal or target) within the estimated cost, if possible, as a condition for payment of the entire fixed fee. However, in the event the work cannot be completed within the estimat…
  • FAR 31.205-39 Service and warranty costs.
    …ver, care should be exercised to avoid duplication of the allowance as an element of both estimated product cost and risk.
  • 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 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 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 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 52.232-12 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 232.072-3 Cash flow forecasts.
    …an the assumptions on which they are based. Most important of these assumptions are— (1) Estimated amounts and timing of purchases and payments for materials, parts, components, subassemblies, and services; (2) Estimated amounts and timin…
  • 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 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 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …d involve costs alleged to be reimbursable under the contract are as follows: [Insert the estimated amounts and describe the charges.] (xiii) Unknown amounts alleged by the Contractor against the Government, based upon responsibility of th…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …t of or under this contract, except— (A) Specified claims stated in exact amounts, or in estimated amounts when the exact amounts are not known; (B) Claims (including reasonable incidental expenses) based upon liabilities of the Contracto…
  • DFARS 216.405-2 Cost-plus-award-fee contracts.
    …e (fixed) fee or the award fee. (iii) The base fee shall not exceed three percent of the estimated cost of the contract exclusive of the fee. (4) See PGI 216.405-2 for guidance on the use of cost-plus-award-fee contracts.
  • DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.
    …22 U.S.C. 2761), the United States must charge for administrative services to recover the estimated cost of administration of sales made under the Army Export Control Act. (e) The limitations in 231.205-1 on allowability of costs associate…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …of Government personnel, is the least of— (i) $200,000; (ii) 20 percent of the price or estimated acquisition cost of affected aircraft; or (iii) 20 percent of the price or estimated cost of the contract, task order, or delivery order. …
  • 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…
  • DFARS 252.225-7018 Photovoltaic Devices—Certificate.
    … this solicitation. (b) Restrictions. The following restrictions apply, depending on the estimated aggregate value of photovoltaic devices to be utilized under a resultant contract: (1) If more than the micro-purchase threshold but less t…
  • 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 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …of Government personnel, is the least of— (i) $200,000; (ii) 20 percent of the price or estimated acquisition cost of affected aircraft; or (iii) 20 percent of the price or estimated cost of the contract, task order, or delivery order. …
  • 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 215.470 Estimated data prices.
    (a) DoD requires estimates of the prices of data in order to evaluate the cost to the Government of data items in terms of their management, product, or engineering value. (b) When data are required to be delivered under a contract, includ…
  • FAR 4.1005-1 Required data elements.
    …price. (ii) For cost-reimbursement line items: (A) Unit of measure. (B) Quantity. (C) Estimated cost. (D) Fee (if any). (E) Total estimated cost plus any fee. (b) If a contract contains a combination of fixed-price, time-and-material…
  • 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 10.001 Policy.
    …or an acquisition by that agency; (ii) Before soliciting offers for acquisitions with an estimated value in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold; (iii) Before soliciting offers for acquisitions with an estimated value less than …
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …ating specific elements of each offeror's proposed cost estimate to determine whether the estimated proposed cost elements are realistic for the work to be performed; reflect a clear understanding of the requirements; and are consistent wit…
  • FAR 16.501-2 General.
    …st or pricing arrangement under part 16. Cost or pricing arrangements that provide for an estimated quantity of supplies or services (e.g., estimated number of labor hours) must comply with the appropriate procedures of this subpart.
  • 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 16.505 Ordering.
    …tem number, subline item number (if applicable), description, quantity, and unit price or estimated cost and fee (as applicable). The corresponding line item number and subline item number from the base contract shall also be included. (iv…
  • 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 22.1703 Policy.
    …de the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and (B) The estimated value exceeds $700,000. (ii) The certification must state that— (A) The offeror has implemented the plan and has implemented procedures to…
  • FAR 25.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    …tions that are predominantly for the acquisition of manufactured end products, (i.e., the estimated value of the manufactured end products exceeds the estimated value of other items to be acquired as a result of the solicitation).
  • FAR 28.106-6 Furnishing information.
    …tten request, may be furnished information on the progress of the work, payments, and the estimated percentage of completion, concerning the contract for which the bond was furnished. (b) When a payment bond has been provided, the contract…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …t method means either— (1) Any of the several actuarial cost methods that distribute the estimated total cost of all of the employees' prospective benefits over a period of years, usually their working careers; or (2) A modification of th…
  • 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 49.203 Adjustment for loss.
    … (i) the total contract price to (ii) the total cost incurred before termination plus the estimated cost to complete the entire contract. (c) If the settlement is on a total cost basis (see 49.206-2(b)), the contractor shall not be paid mo…
  • FAR 52.222-2 Payment for Overtime Premiums.
    …; or (4) That will result in lower overall costs to the Government. (b) Any request for estimated overtime premiums that exceeds the amount specified above shall include all estimated overtime for contract completion and shall— (1) Ident…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …he United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and (ii) Has an estimated value that exceeds $700,000. (2) The Contractor shall maintain a compliance plan during the performance of the contract that is appropriate…

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.