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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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109 sections with “estimated value”: the first 40

  • 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 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 52.245-1 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 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…
  • 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 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 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 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 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…
  • 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 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 52.230-6 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…
  • 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 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 6.303-2 Content.
    …escription of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value). (4) An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. (5) A demonstration that the pro…
  • 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 7.107-4 Substantial bundling.
    …ial bundling is any bundling that results in a contract or task or delivery order with an estimated value of— (i) $8 million or more for the Department of Defense; (ii) $6 million or more for the National Aeronautics and Space Administrat…
  • 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 16.504 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 19.804-6 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 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 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 52.222-50 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 52.225-8 Duty-Free Entry.
    … days before the importation. The notice shall identify the— (i) Foreign supplies; (ii) Estimated amount of duty; and (iii) Country of origin. (2) The Contracting Officer will determine whether any of these supplies should be accorded d…
  • DFARS 217.7405 Plans and reports.
    … (2) Prepare semi-annual Consolidated UCA Management Reports addressing each UCA with an estimated value exceeding $5 million. (b) Consolidated UCA Management Reports and Consolidated UCA Management Plan updates shall be submitted to the …
  • 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 225.7705-2 Waiver of prohibition.
    …cribed in paragraph (a) of this section: (1) In the case of a program or project with an estimated lifecycle cost of less than $1 million, by the contracting officer. (2) In the case of a program or project with an estimated lifecycle cos…
  • 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…
  • FAR 5.301 General.
    …petition in accordance with 6.305; (2) FSS orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements with an estimated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold and supported by a limited-sources justification (see 8.405-6(a)); or (3) Task or d…
  • 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 7.107-3 Bundling.
    …e aggregate the anticipated financial benefits are equivalent to— (1) Ten percent of the estimated contract or order value (including options) if the value is $94 million or less; or (2) Five percent of the estimated contract or order val…
  • FAR 7.401 Acquisition considerations.
    …ent. (b)(1) The factors to be compared in the analysis shall include, at a minimum: (i) Estimated length of the period the equipment is to be used and the extent of use within that period; (ii) Financial and operating advantages of alter…

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