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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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130 sections with “firm order”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    As prescribed in 22.810(f), insert the following clause: Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction (APR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered area means the geographical area described in the solicitati…
  • FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.
    As prescribed in 22.810(b), insert the following provision: Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999) (a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity cla…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …easons at 8.405-6(a). (iii) The ordering activity shall specify the type of order (i.e., firm-fixed-price, labor-hour) for the services identified in the statement of work. The contracting officer should establish firm-fixed-prices, as app…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    … type selection. Discuss the rationale for the selection of contract type. For other than firm-fixed-price contracts, see 16.103(d) for additional documentation guidance. Acquisition personnel shall document the acquisition plan with findin…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, agencies shall use firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. (b)(1) A time…
  • FAR 36.602-4 Selection authority.
    … final selection. This final selection shall be a listing, in order of preference, of the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. If the firm listed as the most preferred is not the firm recommended as the most highly qu…
  • FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
    …n (FAR) in effect on the date of this contract. (c) Submitting data for establishing the firm fixed price or a final profit adjustment formula. (1) Within __ [Contracting Officer insert number of days] days after the end of the month in wh…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …mall, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business trade associations). A firm may rely on the information contained in SAM as an accurate representation of a concern's size and ownership characteristics for the purposes of …
  • DFARS 236.602-70 Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.
    …, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq), shall be awarded only to United States firms or to joint ventures of United States and host nation firms.
  • DFARS 237.270 Acquisition of audit services.
    …r subsequent material changes to the statement of work. (d) Transparency requirement for firms used to support DoD audits. (1) This paragraph (d) implements the requirements of section 1006 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fi…
  • DFARS 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.
    …e Conditional CMMC Status date (see 32 CFR 170.16 and 170.17); and (B) A corresponding affirmation of continuous compliance by an affirming official (see 32 CFR 170.4); and (ii) Not older than 180 days for Conditional Level 3 (Defense Ind…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    … costly, including for cost-reimbursement and other high-risk contracts (e.g., other than firm-fixed-price contracts) requiring a written acquisition plan. A written plan shall be prepared for cost reimbursement and other high-risk contract…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …that only a single source can reasonably perform the work; (B) The BPA provides only for firm-fixed priced orders for— (1) Products with unit prices established in the BPA; or (2) Services with prices established in the BPA for specific …
  • FAR 13.302-2 Unpriced purchase orders.
    …hase order. The monetary limitation shall be an obligation subject to adjustment when the firm price is established. The contracting office shall follow up on each order to ensure timely pricing. The contracting officer or the contracting o…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …ormance can be suspended until an (AA/GC&BD) decision is rendered. (5) If the AA/GC&BD affirms the decision of the HUBZone Program Director, finding the protested concern is ineligible, and contract award has occurred— (i) The contracting…
  • FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …der whether performance can be suspended until an OHA decision is rendered. (5) If OHA affirms the SBA Director for Government Contracting's determination finding the protested concern is ineligible, then— (i) The contracting officer shal…
  • FAR 36.602-3 Evaluation board functions.
    …ard shall perform the following functions: (a) Review the current data files on eligible firms and responses to a public notice concerning the particular project (see 36.603). (b) Evaluate the firms in accordance with the criteria in 36.6…
  • FAR 52.216-16 Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target.
    As prescribed in 16.406(a), insert the following clause: Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target (JAN 2022) (a) General. The supplies or services identified in the Schedule as Items ___ [Contracting Officer insert Schedule line item numbers]…
  • DFARS 227.7103-8 Deferred delivery and deferred ordering of technical data.
    … clause at 252.227-7027, Deferred Ordering of Technical Data or Computer Software, when a firm requirement for a particular data item(s) has not been established prior to contract award but there is a potential need for the data. Under this…
  • DFARS 227.7203-8 Deferred delivery and deferred ordering of computer software and computer software documentation.
    … clause at 252.227-7027, Deferred Ordering of Technical Data or Computer Software, when a firm requirement for software or documentation has not been established prior to contract award but there is a potential need for computer software or…
  • DFARS 236.273 Construction in foreign countries.
    …, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq), shall be awarded only to United States firms, unless— (1) The lowest responsive and responsible offer of a United States firm exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible offer of a forei…
  • FAR 3.907-6 Remedies and enforcement authority.
    …prisal. (i) An employee alleging a reprisal under this section shall be deemed to have affirmatively established the occurrence of the reprisal if the employee demonstrates that a disclosure described in section 3.907-2 was a contributing …
  • FAR 9.104-5 Representation and certifications regarding responsibility matters.
    (a) When an offeror provides an affirmative response in paragraph (a)(1) of the provision at 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters, or paragraph (h) of provision 52.212-3, the contracting officer shall— (1) Promptly, upo…
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …sm in the award of production contracts. (3) In development work, it is normal to select firms that have done the most advanced work in the field. These firms can be expected to design and develop around their own prior knowledge. Developm…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …reater cost risks. (B) The contractor assumes the greatest cost risk in a closely priced firm-fixed-price contract under which it agrees to perform a complex undertaking on time and at a predetermined price. Some firm-fixed-price contracts…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …ricing data in issue were defective even though the contractor or subcontractor took no affirmative action to bring the character of the data to the attention of the contracting officer; (iii) The contract was based on an agreement about t…
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    (a) Definition. Interested party, as used in this section, has the meaning given in 13 CFR 134.1002(b). (b) General. (1) For sole source acquisitions, the contracting officer, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or SBA may protest the…
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    …ding, but not limited to— (A) Agents; (B) Labor brokers; (C) Recruiters; (D) Staffing firms (including private employment and placement firms); (E) Subsidiaries/affiliates of the employer; (F) Any agent or employee of such entities; a…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …nd compliance with these plans and requirements; and provide advice and assistance to the firms involved, as appropriate. (56) Maintain surveillance of flight operations. (57) Assign and perform supporting contract administration. (58) E…
  • FAR 43.101 Definitions.
    …e the date agreed upon by the contracting parties. (3) For a modification issued as a confirming notice of termination for the convenience of the Government, the effective date of the confirming notice shall be the same as the effective da…
  • FAR 49.601-1 Electronic notice.
    …e of termination by electronic means that includes a requirement for the contractor to confirm receipt. If the contractor does not confirm receipt promptly, the contracting officer shall resend the notice electronically, and expedite the le…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …eceived by the contracting officer. If no prior electronic notice was issued, or if no confirmation of an electronic notice was received, use the alternate notice that follows this notice. Notice of Termination to Prime Contractors [At th…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …solicitation; and (ii) It □ has, □ has not filed all required compliance reports. (2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that— (i) It □ has developed and has on file, □ has not developed and does not have on file, at e…
  • FAR 52.213-3 Notice to Supplier.
    …ed in 13.302-5(c), insert the following clause: Notice to Supplier (APR 1984) This is a firm order ONLY if your price does not exceed the maximum line item or total price in the Schedule. Submit invoices to the Contracting Officer. If you…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …ding, but not limited to— (A) Agents; (B) Labor brokers; (C) Recruiters; (D) Staffing firms (including private employment and placement firms); (E) Subsidiaries/affiliates of the employer; (F) Any agent or employee of such entities; a…
  • FAR 52.243-7 Notification of Changes.
    …nd to the notice in writing. In responding, the Contracting Officer shall either— (1) Confirm that the conduct of which the Contractor gave notice constitutes a change and when necessary direct the mode of further performance; (2) Counter…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    … contract with prospective price redetermination, the term refers to the period for which firm prices have been established. Instant unit cost reduction means the amount of the decrease in unit cost of performance (without deducting any Co…
  • FAR 53.243 Contract modifications (SF 30).
    … and (5) as follows: (b) Item 3 (effective date). (3) For a modification issued as a confirming notice of termination for the convenience of the Government, the effective date of the confirming notice shall be the same as the effective da…
  • FAR 1.602-2 Responsibilities.
    …ting officer's representative (COR) on all contracts and orders other than those that are firm-fixed price, and for firm-fixed-price contracts and orders as appropriate, unless the contracting officer retains and executes the COR duties. Se…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …uipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. (3) The term “information technology” does not include…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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