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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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53 sections with “estimated quantity”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.211-18 Variation in Estimated Quantity.
    …en a fixed-price construction contract is contemplated that authorizes a variation in the estimated quantity of unit-priced items: Variation in Estimated Quantity (APR 1984) If the quantity of a unit-priced item in this contract is an est…
  • FAR 52.247-20 Estimated Quantities or Weights for Evaluation of Offers.
    …tities or weights of shipments between each origin and destination are not known, stating estimated quantity or weight for each origin/destination pair: Estimated Quantities or Weights for Evaluation of Offers (APR 1984) For the purpose o…
  • FAR 16.503 Requirements contracts.
    … information of offerors and contractors, the contracting officer shall state a realistic estimated total quantity in the solicitation and resulting contract. This estimate is not a representation to an offeror or contractor that the estima…
  • 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 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 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 41.301 Requirements.
    … (1) The date initial service is required. (2) For the first 12 months of full service, estimated maximum demand, monthly consumption, other pertinent information (e.g., demand side management, load or energy management, peak shaving, on …
  • FAR 47.207-6 Rates and charges.
    …rigin to two or more consignees along the route between origin and last destination. (6) Estimated quantities or weights. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations the provision at 52.247-20, Estimated Quantities or Weights for…
  • 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…
  • FAR 11.702 Construction contracts.
    Construction contracts may authorize a variation in estimated quantities of unit-priced items. When the variation between the estimated quantity and the actual quantity of a unit-priced item is more than plus or minus 15 percent, an equitab…
  • FAR 11.703 Contract clauses.
    …emplated. (c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.211-18, Variation in Estimated Quantity, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract is contemplated that authorizes a variation in the estimat…
  • 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 16.501-2 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.
  • DFARS 252.237-7017 Individual laundry.
    …ate bundle basis for individual personnel. (b) The total number of pieces listed in the “Estimated Quantity” column in the schedule is the estimated amount of individual laundry for this contract. The estimate is for information only and i…
  • 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 5.404-1 Release procedures.
    …ion action is initiated; and (iii) Contains the name or description of the item, and the estimated quantity to be acquired by calendar quarter, fiscal year, or other period. It may also contain such additional information as the number of …
  • FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …mplated. (2) If the contract is for nonpersonal services and related supplies and covers estimated requirements that exceed a specific Government activity's internal capability to produce or perform, use the clause with its Alternate I. (…
  • FAR 52.216-21 Requirements.
    …, if the Government's requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as estimated or maximum in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment. (b) Delivery or performance shall b…
  • FAR 52.222-32 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method).
    …tended amount for the line item will be obtained by multiplying the new unit price by the estimated quantity. If actual hours are not available from the preceding contract period for computation of the adjustment for a specific contract uni…
  • FAR 52.228-16 Performance and Payment Bonds—Other Than Construction.
    …the award price of the contract or, for requirements contracts, the price payable for the estimated quantity; or, for indefinite-quantity contracts, the price payable for the specified minimum quantity. Original contract price does not incl…
  • 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…
  • 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 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 19.804-6 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 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 36.207 Pricing fixed-price construction contracts.
    … or site preparation are involved; (2) Quantities of work, such as excavation, cannot be estimated with sufficient confidence to permit a lump-sum offer without a substantial contingency; (3) Estimated quantities of work required may chan…
  • FAR 47.207-3 Description of shipment, origin, and destination.
    …tation services required over an extended period of time, include a schedule of actual or estimated tonnage or number of items to be transported per week, month, or other time period. (ii) If the contract covers a group movement of househo…
  • 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 1.702 General.
    …onable degree of flexibility. Furthermore, in their application, reasonable variations in estimated quantities or prices are permitted, unless the D&F specifies otherwise. (b) When an option is anticipated, the D&F shall state the approxim…
  • FAR 4.1005-2 Exceptions.
    … The contracting officer may structure these procurement instruments to reflect a firm or estimated total amount for each line item.
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …) The requirements for contractor data (including repurchase data) and data rights, their estimated cost, and the use to be made of the data (see part 27); and (iv) Standardization concepts, including the necessity to designate, in accorda…
  • FAR 8.705-3 Allocation process.
    …rvices—Type and location of service required, latest specification, work to be performed, estimated volume, and required date or dates for completion. (3) Other requirements; e.g., packing, marking, as necessary. (c) When an allocation is…
  • FAR 9.306 Solicitation requirements.
    …) Include, when the Government is responsible for first article testing, the Government's estimated testing costs as a factor for use in evaluating offers (when appropriate); and (j) Inform offerors that the prices for first articles and f…
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    …ently being provided by a small business and the proposed acquisition is of a quantity or estimated dollar value, the magnitude of which makes it unlikely that small businesses can compete for the prime contract; (ii) The proposed acquisit…
  • FAR 19.705-1 General.
    …ity contract (including task or delivery order contracts, FSS, GWACs, and MACs), when the estimated value of the contract meets the subcontracting plan thresholds at 19.702(a)and small business subcontracting opportunities exist. (2) Contr…
  • FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.
    …ion Wage Rate Requirements statute. The contracting officer must insert 50 percent as the estimated portion of the contract price that is labor unless the contracting officer determines, prior to issuance of the solicitation, that a differe…
  • FAR 28.102-2 Amount required.
    …he award price of the contract; or, for requirements contracts, the price payable for the estimated total quantity; or, for indefinite-quantity contracts, the price payable for the specified minimum quantity. Original contract price does no…

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