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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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41 sections with “follow-on”: the first 40

  • DFARS 206.001-70 Exception for prototype projects for follow-on production contracts.
    (a) Also excepted from this part are follow-on production contracts for products developed pursuant to the “other transactions” authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022 for prototype projects, when the contracting officer receives sufficient documentati…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    … on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original or…
  • FAR 19.815 Release and notification requirements for non-8(a) procurement.
    (a) Once a requirement has been accepted by SBA into the 8(a) program, any follow-on requirements (see definition at 13 CFR 124.3) shall remain in the 8(a) program unless— (1) SBA agrees to release the requirement from the 8(a) program for…
  • FAR 7.107-5 Notifications.
    …ired for inclusion in the acquisition strategy at 7.107-4(b). (e) Notification to SBA of follow-on bundled or consolidated requirements. For each follow-on bundled or consolidated requirement, the contracting officer shall obtain the follo…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …ii) Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, …
  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    …e, a potential conflict of interest exists. Company A should be excluded from the initial follow-on information technology hardware acquisition. (f) Company A receives a contract to define the detailed performance characteristics an agency…
  • FAR 27.405-1 Special works.
    …xperimental work performed by the contractor), the early release of which could prejudice follow-on acquisition activities or agency regulatory or enforcement activities; or (9) The development of computer software programs, where the prog…
  • FAR 3.501-1 Definition.
    …er award (e.g., through unnecessary or excessively priced change orders); or (2) Receive follow-on contracts at artificially high prices to recover losses incurred on the buy-in contract.
  • FAR 3.501-2 General.
    …s are not recovered by the contractor through the pricing of— (1) Change orders; or (2) Follow-on contracts subject to cost analysis. (b) The Government should minimize the opportunity for buying-in by seeking a price commitment covering…
  • FAR 6.303-2 Content.
    …competition have not been developed or are not available. (ii) When 6.302-1 is cited for follow-on acquisitions as described in 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), an estimate of the cost to the Government that would be duplicated and how the estimate was …
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …gies. For services, greater use of performance-based acquisition methods should occur for follow-on acquisitions. (u) Ensuring that acquisition planners, to the maximum extent practicable— (1) Structure contract requirements to facilitate…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …rded on a firm-fixed-price basis, either in the current contract, future option years, or follow-on contracts. This will facilitate an easier transition to a firm-fixed-price contract, because a cost history will be developed for a recurrin…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …specialized; or (C) In the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Sc…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …mprovements, and other cost-reduction accomplishments that will benefit the Government in follow-on contracts. (vi) Independent development. Under this factor, the contractor may be provided additional profit opportunities in recognition o…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …s for research or development and, if prototypes or hardware are involved, no significant follow-on production is anticipated. (2) Contracting officers may require prospective contractors to submit make-or-buy programs for negotiated acqui…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …uirement and caused it to be reserved for the 8(a) program; or (ii) The acquisition is a follow-on or renewal contract and the nominated 8(a) participant is the incumbent. (11) Bonding requirements, if applicable. (12) Identification of …
  • FAR 19.808-1 Sole source.
    … or Community Development Corporation may not receive an 8(a) sole-source award that is a follow-on contract to an 8(a) contract, if the predecessor contract was performed by another 8(a) participant (or former 8(a) participant) owned by th…
  • FAR 19.808-2 Competitive.
    In competitive 8(a) acquisitions, including follow-on 8(a) acquisitions, subject to part 15, the contracting officer conducts negotiations directly with the competing 8(a) participants. Conducting competitive negotiations among eligible 8(a…
  • FAR 34.005-3 Concept exploration contracts.
    …se of the program shall be consistent with the Government's planned budget for the phase. Follow-on contracts for such tasks in the exploration phase shall be awarded as long as the concept approach remains promising, the contractor's progr…
  • FAR 35.006 Contracting methods and contract type.
    …e for price negotiations. (See 16.207.) (e) Projects having production requirements as a follow-on to R&D efforts normally should progress from cost-reimbursement contracts to fixed-price contracts as designs become more firmly established…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    …oves the delegation; and (3) The delegation does not require the CAO to undertake new or follow-on acquisitions. (d) Rescinding functions. The contracting officer at the requesting agency may rescind or recall a delegation to administer a…
  • FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.
    …omputer software) made or furnished by the subcontractor under this contract or under any follow-on production contract. (b) The prohibition in (a) above does not preclude the Contractor from asserting rights that are otherwise authorized …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … overall reliability of the Contractor's system or the property is to be transferred to a follow-on contract). (v) Subcontractor control. (A) The Contractor shall award subcontracts that clearly identify items to be provided and the extent…
  • DFARS 206.304 Approval of the justification.
    …o or higher than the grade of major general or rear admiral. (S-70) For a noncompetitive follow-on acquisition to a previous award for the same supply or service supported by a justification for other than full and open competition citing …
  • DFARS 208.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …blanket purchase agreement (BPA) exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that is a follow-on to an order or BPA for the same supply or service previously issued based on a limiting sources justification citing the authority at FAR 8.…
  • DFARS 208.7003-2 Assignments under coordinated acquisition.
    …ms to be acquired under FAR 6.302-1 (supplies available only from the original source for follow-on contract); (j) Items directly related to a major system and which are design controlled by and acquired from either the system manufacturer…
  • DFARS 213.501 Special documentation requirements.
    (a)(i) Sole source (including brand name) acquisitions. For noncompetitive follow-on acquisitions of supplies or services previously awarded on a noncompetitive basis, include the additional documentation required by PGI 206.303-2(b)(i) and…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …d personnel; (D) Efforts are routine; (E) Programs are mature; or (F) Acquisition is a follow-on effort or a repetitive type acquisition. (ii) The contracting officer may assign a value significantly below normal for— (A) Routine servi…
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    …portunity process. For an order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, that is a follow-on to an order previously issued for the same supply or service based on a justification for an exception to fair opportunity citing the author…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …d (5) The contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract (section 8010 of Division C, Title VIII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and …
  • DFARS 223.7304 Exceptions.
    …ent chromium shall be considered by the appropriate official during system modifications, follow-on procurements of legacy systems, or maintenance procedure updates; and (b) Additional sustainment related contracts (e.g., parts, services) …
  • DFARS 225.871-2 Definitions.
    …the cost of research and development, testing, evaluation, or joint production (including follow-on support) of certain defense articles; (ii) Concurrent production in the United States and in another member country of a defense article jo…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …am (10 U.S.C. 2350a(g)). However, this exception does not apply to any acquisitions under follow-on production contracts. (b) One or more of the following exceptions may apply to an end item or component that includes any of the following,…
  • DFARS 227.7104-3 STTR program requirements.
    … it does not conflict with the requirements of the solicitation or any right to carry out follow-on research. If such conflicts exist and cannot be resolved, the submitted proposal is not eligible for award. (b) At contract award for STTR …
  • DFARS 234.005-1 Competition.
    …al items or prototypes that will allow for timely competitive solicitation and award of a follow-on development or production contract for those items. (2) The term of the contract line item or contract option shall be for not more than 2 …
  • DFARS 252.227-7040 Additional preaward requirements for Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …esearch institution regarding intellectual property, and regarding any right to carry out follow-on research. (2) The Offeror's written representation that— (i) The Offeror is satisfied with its written agreement with the research institu…
  • DFARS 252.227-7041 Additional postaward requirements for Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …esearch institution regarding intellectual property, and regarding any right to carry out follow-on research. (d) Submission of updated agreement. Within 30 days of execution of the modified written agreement described in paragraph (b)(1) …
  • DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration.
    … claimed and comply with contract terms; (17) Adequate, reliable data for use in pricing follow-on acquisitions; and (18) Accounting practices in accordance with standards promulgated by the Cost Accounting Standards Board, if applicable,…
  • DFARS 270.100 Scope of subpart.
    … the establishment of a pilot program that allows for the noncompetitive award of certain follow-on contracts to contractors that meet the definition of a qualified business (see 270.101). (b) The authority to award contracts under this su…
  • DFARS 270.102 Policy.
    (a) The contracting officer may only award one sole-source, follow-on contract to the incumbent contractor if— (1) The contractor has represented that it is a qualified business; and (2) The contract is for the continued development, prod…

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