48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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11 sections with “historical prices”

  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …air and reasonable price (see 15.403-1(c)(1)). (ii) Comparison of the proposed prices to historical prices paid, whether by the Government or other than the Government, for the same or similar items. This method may be used for commercial …
  • DFARS 215.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …emain a valid reference for comparison. Price reasonableness shall not be based solely on historical prices paid by the Government (see 215.403-3(a)(1)). The contracting officer shall consider the totality of other relevant factors such as …
  • DFARS 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.
    …k means a measure of whether a proposed price for a product or service is consistent with historical prices paid for that item or service. Supplier risk means the probability that an award may subject the procurement to the risk of unsucce…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … include the data forming the basis for that judgment. Cost or pricing data are more than historical accounting data; they are all the facts that can be reasonably expected to contribute to the soundness of estimates of future costs and to …
  • DFARS 204.7601 Definitions.
    …means the measure of whether a proposed price for a product or service is consistent with historical prices paid for that item or service. Supplier risk means the probability that an award may subject the procurement to the risk of unsucce…
  • DFARS 204.7603 Procedures.
    …hall consider price risk assessment in determining if a proposed price is consistent with historical prices paid for an item or otherwise creates a risk to the Government. Contracting officers shall not rely solely on the price risk assessm…
  • DFARS 215.403-3 Requiring data other than certified cost or pricing data.
    …etermine the price of a contract or subcontract to be fair and reasonable based solely on historical prices paid by the Government (see PGI 215.403-3(4)); and (4) In lieu of the factors for consideration listed in FAR 15.403-3(a)(4), a det…
  • DFARS 225.7304 FMS customer involvement.
    …tract price. This data— (1) May include tailored responses, top-level pricing summaries, historical prices, or an explanation of any significant differences between the actual contract price and the estimated contract price included in the…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …munication; and (5) Budgeting, planning, estimating methods, techniques, accumulation of historical costs, and other analyses used to generate cost estimates. Material weakness means a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in the inte…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …rofit, are not in the Government's interest. Negotiation of extremely low profits, use of historical averages, or automatic application of predetermined percentages to total estimated costs do not provide proper motivation for optimum contr…
  • DFARS 215.407-5-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.
    …munication; and (v) Budgeting, planning, estimating methods, techniques, accumulation of historical costs, and other analyses used to generate cost estimates. (b) Applicability. (1) DoD policy is that all contractors have acceptable estim…

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.