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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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67 sections with “fixed-price basis”: the first 40

  • FAR 16.403 Fixed-price incentive contracts.
    (a) Description. A fixed-price incentive contract is a fixed-price contract that provides for adjusting profit and establishing the final contract price by application of a formula based on the relationship of total final negotiated cost to…
  • FAR 49.504 Termination of fixed-price contracts for default.
    …plies and services. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.249-8, Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service), in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exc…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    … 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 findings th…
  • FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.
    …tractor with the greatest incentive for efficient and economical performance. (b) A firm-fixed-price contract, which best utilizes the basic profit motive of business enterprise, shall be used when the risk involved is minimal or can be pr…
  • FAR 16.104 Factors in selecting contract types.
    …ce competition. Normally, effective price competition results in realistic pricing, and a fixed-price contract is ordinarily in the Government's interest. (b) Price analysis. Price analysis with or without competition, may provide a basis …
  • 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 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …cant value, the contracting officer shall use the clause with— (1) Its Alternate I, if a fixed-price incentive contract is contemplated; or (2) Its Alternate II, if a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract is contemplated. (b) Price Reduction …
  • FAR 36.207 Pricing fixed-price construction contracts.
    (a) Generally, firm-fixed-price contracts shall be used to acquire construction. They may be priced (1) on a lump-sum basis (when a lump sum is paid for the total work or defined parts of the work), (2) on a unit-price basis (when a unit pr…
  • FAR 49.502 Termination for convenience of the Government.
    (a) Fixed-price contracts that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (short form)—(1) General use. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.249-1, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short …
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …prohibition provisions of CAS-covered contracts and subcontracts affected by the change. Fixed-price contracts and subcontracts means— (1) Fixed-price contracts and subcontracts described at FAR 16.202, 16.203, (except when price adjustme…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    … the term does not include quantities funded after VECP acceptance. If this contract is a fixed-price contract with prospective price redetermination, the term refers to the period for which firm prices have been established. Instant unit …
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …ly, 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 contracts oth…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    …ally, competition establishes price reasonableness. Therefore, when contracting on a firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment basis, comparison of the proposed prices will usually satisfy the requirement to perform a p…
  • FAR 30.605 Processing noncompliances.
    …act and subcontract incentives, fees, and profits, for each of the following groups: (A) Fixed-price contracts and subcontracts. (B) Flexibly-priced contracts and subcontracts. (ii) The increased or decreased costs to the Government for …
  • FAR 49.115 Settlement of terminated incentive contracts.
    (a) Fixed-price incentive contracts. The TCO shall settle terminated fixed-price incentive (FPI) contracts under the provisions of paragraph (j) of the clause at 52.216-16, Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target, and 52.249-2, Termination for…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    [Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlements of fixed-price contracts completely terminated.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Notice of Termination dated ____________________…
  • FAR 52.229-6 Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts.
    As prescribed in 29.402-1(a), insert the following clause: Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts (FEB 2013) (a) To the extent that this contract provides for furnishing supplies or performing services outside the United States and its outly…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …02(b)(1)(i), insert the following clause: Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (APR 2012) (a) The Government may terminate performance of work under this contract in whole or, from time to time, in part if the Contr…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …is an adjustment added to the profit objective for contract type risk. It only applies to fixed-price contracts that provide for progress payments. Though it uses a formula approach, it is not intended to be an exact calculation of the cost…
  • DFARS 216.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …y; (3) Address why a cost-plus-fixed-fee term or other cost-reimbursement, incentive, or fixed-price contract or order is not appropriate; for contracts (including indefinite-delivery contracts) and orders for other than commercial product…
  • DFARS 234.004 Acquisition strategy.
    …would not be practicable to reduce program risk to a level that would permit the use of a fixed-price type contract; and (2) The complexity and technical challenge of the program is not the result of a failure to meet the requirements of 1…
  • FAR 13.302-1 General.
    … unpriced purchase order method (see 13.302-2), purchase orders generally are issued on a fixed-price basis. See 12.207 for acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. (b) Purchase orders shall— (1) Specify the quantity of…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …r 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 may …
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …based are not themselves defective. (2) Under cost-reimbursement contracts and under all fixed-price contracts except firm-fixed-price contracts and fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment, payments to subcontractors that are …
  • FAR 16.202-1 Description.
    A firm-fixed-price contract provides for a price that is not subject to any adjustment on the basis of the contractor's cost experience in performing the contract. This contract type places upon the contractor maximum risk and full responsi…
  • FAR 16.401 General.
    (a) Incentive contracts as described in this subpart are appropriate when a firm-fixed-price contract is not appropriate and the required supplies or services can be acquired at lower costs and, in certain instances, with improved delivery …
  • FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
    …anceled or terminated. (d) Contracts awarded under the multiyear procedure shall be firm-fixed-price, fixed-price with economic price adjustment, or fixed-price incentive. (e) Recurring costs in cancellation ceiling. The inclusion of recu…
  • FAR 44.204 Contract clauses.
    …ract; (ii) A letter contract that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold; (iii) A fixed-price contract that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold under which unpriced contract actions (including unpriced modifications or unpr…
  • FAR 49.602-1 Termination settlement proposal forms.
    …ry Basis), shall be used to submit settlement proposals resulting from the termination of fixed-price contracts if the proposals are computed on an inventory basis (see 49.206-2(a)). (b) Standard Form 1436, Settlement Proposal (Total Cost …
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    … and changes and modifications to purchase orders. (b) When this clause is included in a fixed-price type contract, consent to subcontract is required only on unpriced contract actions (including unpriced modifications or unpriced delivery…
  • DFARS 216.203-4-70 Additional provisions and clauses.
    … Adjustment—Basic Steel, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, or Copper Mill Products, may be used in fixed-price supply solicitations and contracts for basic steel, aluminum, brass, bronze, or copper mill products, such as sheets, plates, and bars, wh…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …s 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 appropri…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … of the cost realism analysis. (3) Cost realism analyses may also be used on competitive fixed-price incentive contracts or, in exceptional cases, on other competitive fixed-price-type contracts when new requirements may not be fully under…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …sales of that product. (2) When deferred costs are recognized, the contract (except firm-fixed-price and fixed-price with economic price adjustment) will include a specific provision setting forth the amount of deferred IR&D costs that are…
  • FAR 49.503 Termination for convenience of the Government and default.
    …all use the clause with its Alternate V. (b) Insert the clause at 52.249-7, Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer), in solicitations and contracts for architect-engineer services, when a fixed-price contract is contemplated. (c) Sub…
  • FAR 52.216-25 Contract Definitization.
    …nditions. The Contractor agrees to submit a ____ [insert specific type of proposal (e.g., fixed-price or cost-and-fee)] proposal, including data other than certified cost or pricing data, and certified cost or pricing data, in accordance wi…
  • DFARS 215.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …— (i) Cost-reimbursement, if the contract value is expected to exceed $700,000; or (ii) Fixed-price, if the contract value is expected to exceed $500 million; or (2) In lieu of 252.215-7010, in a solicitation, including solicitations usi…
  • DFARS 242.7203 Review procedures.
    ….C. 3702, as implemented in FAR 15.403, or that are contracts priced on other than a firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment basis. Sales include prime contracts, subcontracts, and modifications to such contracts and …
  • DFARS 242.7302 Requirements.
    ….C. 3702, as implemented in FAR 15.403, or that are contracts priced on other than a firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment basis. Sales include prime contracts, subcontracts, and modifications to such contracts and …
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Private expense determinations should be made at the lowest practicable level. (2) Under fixed-price contracts, when total costs are greater than the firm-fixed-price or ceiling price of the contract, the additional development costs neces…

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.