48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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17 sections with “evaluation factor or subfactor”

  • DFARS 247.301-71 Evaluation factor or subfactor.
    … requirement for transportation of items outside the contiguous United States, include an evaluation factor or subfactor that favors suppliers, third-party logistics providers, and integrated logistics managers that commit to using carriers…
  • FAR 15.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    (a) The award decision is based on evaluation factors and significant subfactors that are tailored to the acquisition. (b) Evaluation factors and significant subfactors must— (1) Represent the key areas of importance and emphasis to be co…
  • 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 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…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    (a) Proposal evaluation is an assessment of the proposal and the offeror's ability to perform the prospective contract successfully. An agency shall evaluate competitive proposals and then assess their relative qualities solely on the facto…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …ermitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars, unless the provision at FAR 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is included in the solicitation. (6) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before t…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    …by 14.201-6. Include any other information/instructions necessary to guide offerors. (3) Evaluation factors for award. Insert all evaluation factors and any significant subfactors for award. (4) Upon award, the contracting officer need no…
  • 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 42.1503 Procedures.
    … completeness of past performance submissions. Agency procedures for the past performance evaluation system shall— (i) Generally provide for input to the evaluations from the technical office, contracting office, program management office,…
  • 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 16.505 Ordering.
    …e suggestions for refining requirements, and discuss risk reduction measures. (B) Formal evaluation plans or scoring of quotes or offers are not required. (2) Exceptions to the fair opportunity process. (i) The contracting officer shall g…
  • 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 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
    …When using the lowest price technically acceptable process, the following apply: (1) The evaluation factors and significant subfactors that establish the requirements of acceptability shall be set forth in the solicitation. Solicitations s…
  • FAR 15.303 Responsibilities.
    …on or group of acquisitions. (b) The source selection authority shall— (1) Establish an evaluation team, tailored for the particular acquisition, that includes appropriate contracting, legal, logistics, technical, and other expertise to e…
  • FAR 15.101-1 Tradeoff process.
    …hnically rated offeror. (b) When using a tradeoff process, the following apply: (1) All evaluation factors and significant subfactors that will affect contract award and their relative importance shall be clearly stated in the solicitatio…
  • FAR 15.204-5 Part IV—Representations and Instructions.
    … to submit proposals or information in a specific format or severable parts to facilitate evaluation. The instructions may specify further organization of proposal or response parts, such as— (1) Administrative; (2) Management; (3) Techn…
  • DFARS 247.206 Preparation of solicitations and contracts.
    Consistent with FAR 15.304 and 215.304, consider using the following as evaluation factors or subfactors: (1) Record of claims involving loss or damage; and (2) Commitment of transportation assets to readiness support (e.g., Civil Reserve…

FAR (chapter 1)

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