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24 sections with “follow-on requirements”

  • 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 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 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…
  • 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…
  • 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 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 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) …
  • 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 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 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 15.407-2 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 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 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 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 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 …

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