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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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41 sections with “fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment”: the first 40

  • FAR 16.203 Fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment.
  • DFARS 216.203 Fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment.
  • 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 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 …
  • 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…
  • 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 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 17.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … clause; (2) An option is not to be exercised at the time of contract award; (3) A firm-fixed-price contract, a fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment, or other type of contract approved under agency procedures is contemplate…
  • FAR 52.226-1 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises.
    …f a cost-plus-incentive-fee prime contract. (iii) The target cost and ceiling price of a fixed-price incentive prime contract. (iv) The price of a firm-fixed-price prime contract. (3) The amount of the adjustment to the prime contract is…
  • 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 14.104 Types of contracts.
    Firm-fixed-price contracts shall be used when the method of contracting is sealed bidding, except that fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment clauses may be used if authorized in accordance with 16.203 when some flexibility is…
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    …here in this regulation that are inconsistent with the uniform contract format. (5) Firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment acquisitions that use the simplified contract format (see 14.201-9). (b) Information suitab…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    Policy. For firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment acquisitions of supplies and services, the contracting officer may use the simplified contract format in lieu of the uniform contract format (see 14.201-1). The cont…
  • FAR 16.201 General.
    (a) Fixed-price types of contracts provide for a firm price or, in appropriate cases, an adjustable price. Fixed-price contracts providing for an adjustable price may include a ceiling price, a target price (including target cost), or both.…
  • FAR 16.203-1 Description.
    (a) A fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment provides for upward and downward revision of the stated contract price upon the occurrence of specified contingencies. Economic price adjustments are of three general types: (1) Adj…
  • FAR 16.203-4 Contract clauses.
    … below, in solicitations and contracts when all of the following conditions apply: (i) A fixed-price contract is contemplated. (ii) The requirement is for standard supplies that have an established catalog or market price. (iii) The cont…
  • FAR 31.204 Application of principles and procedures.
    …d by the subcontractor that are consistent with this part: (i) Cost-reimbursement. (ii) Fixed-price incentive. (iii) Price redeterminable (i.e., fixed-price contracts with prospective price redetermination and fixed-ceiling-price contrac…
  • FAR 3.103-1 Solicitation provision.
    …at 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination, in solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless— (a) The acquisition is to be made under the simp…
  • FAR 14.502 Conditions for use.
    …lable. (4) Sufficient time will be available for use of the two-step method. (5) A firm-fixed-price contract or a fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment will be used. (b) None of the following precludes the use of two-step s…
  • 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 16.102 Policies.
    (a) Contracts resulting from sealed bidding shall be firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment. (b) Contracts negotiated under part 15 may be of any type or combination of types that will promote th…
  • FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.
    … those task orders without further revision. (c) The contracting officer must include in fixed-price contracts a clause that specifies one of the following methods, suitable to the interest of the Government, to provide an allowance for an…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …lemental agreements to permit a chance in place of inspection at origin specified in firm fixed-price supply contracts awarded to nonmanufacturers, as deemed necessary to protect the Government's interests. (11) Prepare evaluations of cont…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …e of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless— (A) The acquisition is to be made under the simp…
  • FAR 12.214 Cost Accounting Standards.
    …commercial products or commercial services when these contracts and subcontracts are firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment (provided that the price adjustment is not based on actual costs incurred). See 30.201-1 for…
  • 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 16.203-2 Application.
    A fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment may be used when (i) there is serious doubt concerning the stability of market or labor conditions that will exist during an extended period of contract performance, and (ii) contingenci…
  • FAR 16.203-3 Limitations.
    A fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment shall not be used unless the contracting officer determines that it is necessary either to protect the contractor and the Government against significant fluctuations in labor or material…
  • 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…
  • 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 12.403 Termination.
    …eflecting the percentage of the work performed prior to the notice of the termination for fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment contracts; or (B) An amount for direct labor hours (as defined in the Schedule of the contr…
  • 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 42.1503 Procedures.
    …i) Technical (quality of product or service). (ii) Cost control (not applicable for firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment arrangements). (iii) Schedule/timeliness. (iv) Management or business relations. (v) Smal…
  • FAR 44.302 Requirements.
    …ontracts. If a contractor's sales to the Government (excluding competitively awarded firm-fixed-price and competitively awarded fixed-price with economic price adjustment contracts and sales of commercial products and commercial services pu…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    …ractor exclusively in support of Government contracts that are competitively awarded firm-fixed-price, competitively awarded fixed-price with economic price adjustment, or awarded for commercial products and commercial services pursuant to …
  • 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 …
  • FAR 17.106-1 General.
    …longer performance period associated with multiyear acquisition, consideration in pricing fixed-priced contracts should be given to the use of economic price adjustment terms and profit objectives commensurate with contractor risk and finan…
  • FAR 17.207 Exercise of options.
    …rovided in the basic contract, but not including renegotiation of the price for work in a fixed-price type contract; (3) In the case of a cost-type contract, if— (i) The option contains a fixed or maximum fee; or (ii) The fixed or maximu…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …r Cost-Reimbursement or Time-and-Material Contracts or Cost-Reimbursable line items under Fixed-Price contracts. (i) Title to all property purchased by the Contractor for which the Contractor is entitled to be reimbursed as a direct item of…

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.