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31 sections with “estimated total quantity”

  • 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 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 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 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…
  • 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 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds—Construction.
    …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…
  • 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 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 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 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 …
  • 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 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 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 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 48.104-2 Sharing acquisition savings.
    … accuracy with which the number of items to be delivered during the sharing period can be estimated and the probability of actual production of the projected quantity; (ii) The availability of funds for a lump-sum payment; and (iii) The a…
  • FAR 49.603-5 Cost-reimbursement contracts—partial termination.
    …eased by $__________, from $__________ to $__________. [Insert, if appropriate, “(3) The estimated cost of the contract is decreased by $__________, from $__________ to $________.”.] (c) The Contractor's allowable costs and earned fee, if…
  • 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 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    …he same as the following paragraph (c)(6) to the basic clause: (6) All costs incurred or estimated to be incurred by the Contractor in complying with this clause shall be considered when negotiating the total final price under the Incentiv…
  • FAR 52.247-62 Specific Quantities Unknown.
    …ions indicated: (b) If the quantity shipped to each destination varies from the quantity estimated, and if the variation results in a change in the transportation costs, appropriate adjustment shall be made. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …o the three phases of the acquisition (see PGI 201.170-2(a)) for all procurements with an estimated value of $1 billion or more under major defense acquisition programs for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainmen…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    …l performance. The contracting officer may structure these contracts to reflect a firm or estimated total amount for each line item; (v) When the contract line item is established to refer to an exhibit or an attachment (if management need…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …ts of cotton, other natural fibers, or wool incorporated in an end product, for which the estimated value of the cotton, other natural fibers, or wool— (1) Is not more than 10 percent of the total price of the end product; and (2) Does no…
  • DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.
    …does not exceed 2 percent of the total weight of all specialty metals in the end item, as estimated in good faith by the Contractor. This exception does not apply to high performance magnets containing specialty metals. (d) Compliance for …
  • DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.
    …ts of cotton, other natural fibers, or wool incorporated in an end product, for which the estimated value of the cotton, other natural fibers, or wool— (i) Is not more than 10 percent of the total price of the end product; and (ii) Does n…

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