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71 sections with “evaluation criteria”: the first 40

  • FAR 12.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers.
    (a) When evaluation factors are used, the contracting officer may insert a provision substantially the same as the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation— Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in solicitations for commercial products or c…
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    …ure, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor. (A) See PGI 215.304(c)(i)(A) for examples of evaluation factors. (B) Proposals addressing the extent of small business performance shall be separate from subcontracting plans submitted pursuant …
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …y contractual documents, to include documents defining requirements, incentive plans, and evaluation criteria; (iv) Awarding contracts; (v) Administering contracts (including ordering changes in contract performance or contract quantities…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …ty must provide the request for quotation (RFQ), which includes the statement of work and evaluation criteria (e.g., experience and past performance), to schedule contractors that offer services that will meet the agency's needs. The RFQ ma…
  • FAR 16.401 General.
    …e procedures for evaluating award fee and an Award-Fee Board for conducting the award-fee evaluation. Award-fee plans shall— (i) Be approved by the FDO unless otherwise authorized by agency procedures; (ii) Identify the award-fee evaluati…
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    (a) The submission and subsequent evaluation of an inordinate number of R&D proposals from sources lacking appropriate qualifications is costly and time-consuming to both industry and the Government. Therefore, contracting officers should i…
  • FAR 36.602-1 Selection criteria.
    … given the nature and size of the project; and (6) Acceptability under other appropriate evaluation criteria. (b) When the use of design competition is approved by the agency head or a designee, agencies may evaluate firms on the basis of…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …ed BPAs, if applicable; and (viii) Basis for the award decision. This should include the evaluation methodology used in selecting the contractor, the rationale for any tradeoffs in making the selection, and a price reasonableness determina…
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    …ent to use the two step method. (3) The requirements of the technical proposal. (4) The evaluation criteria, to include all factors and any significant subfactors. (5) A statement that the technical proposals shall not include prices or …
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    …roposals; allow reasonable interpretation of the proposal; or facilitate the Government's evaluation process. Such communications shall not be used to cure proposal deficiencies or material omissions, materially alter the technical or cost …
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …lect a value for each element from the list in paragraph (c) of this subsection using the evaluation criteria in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this subsection. (3) Compute the composite as shown in the following example: (4) Insert the amount…
  • DFARS 236.602-1 Selection criteria.
    (a) Establish the evaluation criteria before making the public announcement required by FAR 5.205(d) and include the criteria and their relative order of importance in the announcement. Follow the procedures at PGI 236.602-1(a).
  • DFARS 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.
    …er Performance Risk System (SPRS), available at https://piee.eb.mil/, will be used in the evaluation of the Quoter or Offeror's performance. SPRS retrieves item, price, quality, delivery, and contractor information on contracts from Governm…
  • DFARS 252.247-7026 Evaluation Preference for Use of Domestic Shipyards—Applicable to Acquisition of Carriage by Vessel for DoD Cargo in the Coastwise or Noncontiguous Trade.
    As prescribed in 247.574(c), use the following provision: Evaluation Preference for Use of Domestic Shipyards—Applicable To Acquisition of Carriage by Vessel for DOD Cargo in the Coastwise or Noncontiguous Trade (OCT 2024) (a) Definitions…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ices, outputs may take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, training and the day-to-day aid of support personnel needed for the successful performance of ongoing Federal operations…
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    …he provision. (ix) A statement regarding the applicability of the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, if used, and the specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provisio…
  • FAR 15.002 Types of negotiated acquisition.
    …posals (RFP) should be tailored to remove unnecessary information and requirements; e.g., evaluation criteria and voluminous proposal preparation instructions. (b) Competitive acquisitions. When contracting in a competitive environment, th…
  • FAR 15.607 Criteria for acceptance and negotiation of an unsolicited proposal.
    (a) A favorable comprehensive evaluation of an unsolicited proposal does not, in itself, justify awarding a contract without providing for full and open competition. The agency point of contact shall return an unsolicited proposal to the of…
  • FAR 35.016 Broad agency announcement.
    …ibe the criteria for selecting the proposals, their relative importance and the method of evaluation; (3) Specify the period of time during which proposals submitted in response to the BAA will be accepted; and (4) Contain instructions fo…
  • FAR 36.602-3 Evaluation board functions.
    Under the general direction of the head of the contracting activity, an evaluation board shall perform the following functions: (a) Review the current data files on eligible firms and responses to a public notice concerning the particular …
  • FAR 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.
    …tside CONUS and originate within CONUS, the contracting officer shall, for transportation evaluation purposes, note in the solicitation the CONUS port of loading or point of exit (aerial or water) and the water port of debarkation that serv…
  • DFARS 215.203-70 Requests for proposals—tiered evaluation of offers.
    (a) The tiered or cascading order of precedence used for tiered evaluation of offers shall be consistent with FAR part 19. (b) Consideration shall be given to the tiers of small businesses (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone small business, service-disab…
  • DFARS 216.405-2 Cost-plus-award-fee contracts.
    (1) Award-fee pool. The award-fee pool is the total available award fee for each evaluation period for the life of the contract. The contracting officer shall perform an analysis of appropriate fee distribution to ensure at least 40 percent…
  • DFARS 225.502 Application.
    …d products are exempt from application of the Buy American or Balance of Payments Program evaluation factor. (B) If the acquisition is also subject to a Free Trade Agreement, then eligible products of the applicable Free Trade Agreement co…
  • FAR 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
    …prescribed in this part in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; part 14, Sealed Bidding; or part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as app…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …truction, at reasonable prices, and increase efficiency in proposal preparation, proposal evaluation, negotiation, and contract award. (c) Agencies are encouraged to promote early exchanges of information about future acquisitions. An earl…
  • FAR 15.203 Requests for proposals.
    …more additional proposals with alternative line items (see 52.204-22 or 52.212-1(e)), the evaluation approach should consider the potential impact of the alternative line items on other terms and conditions or the requirement (e.g., place o…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …paragraph (b)(2) of this section. (c) Cost analysis. (1) Cost analysis is the review and evaluation of any separate cost elements and profit or fee in an offeror's or contractor's proposal, as needed to determine a fair and reasonable pric…
  • FAR 17.106-2 Solicitations.
    Solicitations for multiyear contracts shall reflect all the factors to be considered for evaluation, specifically including the following: (a) The requirements, by item of supply or service, for the— (1) First program year; and (2) Multi…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    … and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold; (ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or (iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-di…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …Select a value from the list of contract types in paragraph (c) of this section using the evaluation criteria in paragraph (d) of this section. See paragraph (d)(2) of this section. (2)(i) Insert the amount of costs incurred as of the date…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-4 Facilities capital employed.
    … process. (1) Select a value from the list in paragraph (f) of this subsection using the evaluation criteria in paragraph (g) of this subsection. (2) Use the allocated facilities capital attributable to land, buildings, and equipment, as …
  • DFARS 216.405-2-70 Award fee reduction or denial for jeopardizing the health or safety of Government personnel.
    …alth or Safety of Government Personnel. (b) The contracting officer shall include in the evaluation criteria of any award-fee plan, a review of contractor and subcontractor actions that jeopardized the health or safety of Government person…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …y contractual documents, to include documents defining requirements, incentive plans, and evaluation criteria. (4) Evaluating contract proposals. (5) Awarding Government contracts. (6) Administering contracts (including ordering changes …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …ing the basis for using a reverse auction (when applicable),the timing for submission and evaluation of proposals, and the relationship of evaluation factors to the attainment of the acquisition objectives (see subpart 15.3). When an EVMS i…
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    …. (iii) Solicitations are not required to state the relative importance assigned to each evaluation factor and subfactor, nor are they required to include subfactors. (iv) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3206(c), for DoD, NASA, and the Coast…
  • FAR 19.708 Contract clauses.
    …nts based on actual subcontract achievement to an award-fee approach employing subjective evaluation criteria (see paragraph (c)(3) of this section). The incentive should not reward the contractor for results other than those that are attri…
  • FAR 32.1004 Procedures.
    …oposed performance-based payment terms will be evaluated. Unless agencies prescribe other evaluation procedures, if the contracting officer anticipates that the cost of providing performance-based payments would have a significant impact on…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …y contractual documents, to include documents defining requirements, incentive plans, and evaluation criteria. (4) Evaluating contract proposals. (5) Awarding Government contracts. (6) Administering contracts (including ordering changes …
  • FAR 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants.
    …n, which will subcontract performance to the successful 8(a) offeror selected through the evaluation criteria set forth in this solicitation. A contracting officer may consider a joint venture for contract award. SBA does not approve joint …

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