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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “incumbent contractor”

  • FAR 22.1008-2 Successorship with incumbent contractor collective bargaining agreement.
    … contract covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and, if so, whether the incumbent prime contractor or its subcontractors and any of their employees have a collective bargaining agreement. (b) 41 U.S.C. 6707(c) provides th…
  • FAR 17.605 Award, renewal, and extension.
    …the original contract was authorized in accordance with 17.602(a). (c) Replacement of an incumbent contractor is usually based largely upon expectation of meaningful improvement in performance or cost. Therefore, when reviewing contractor …
  • FAR 22.1010 Notification to interested parties under collective bargaining agreements.
    (a) The contracting officer should determine whether the incumbent prime contractor's or its subcontractors' service employees performing on the current contract are represented by a collective bargaining agent. If there is a collective bar…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …d 15 U.S.C. 657q). When the proposed acquisition strategy involves bundling, identify the incumbent contractors and contracts affected by the bundling. (v) Address the extent and results of the market research and indicate their impact on …
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …oth contracts subject to area prevailing wage determinations and contracts subject to the incumbent contractor's collective bargaining agreement in effect during this contract's preceding contract period (see 22.1002-2 and 22.1002-3). Contr…
  • FAR 22.1013 Review of wage determination.
    (a) Based on incumbent collective bargaining agreement. (1) If wages, fringe benefits, or periodic increases provided for in a collective bargaining agreement vary substantially from those prevailing for similar services in the locality, th…
  • DFARS 237.102-79 Private sector notification requirements in support of in-sourcing actions.
    … with 10 U.S.C. 2463, contracting officers shall provide written notification to affected incumbent contractors of Government in-sourcing determinations. Notification shall be provided within 20 business days of the contracting officer's re…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 270.103 Limitations.
    …hall only award— (1) One sole-source, follow-on contract per predecessor contract to the incumbent contractor unless waived by the head of the contracting activity, delegable to a level no lower than one level above the contracting officer…
  • FAR 19.815 Release and notification requirements for non-8(a) procurement.
    …coordinate with and submit a written notice to the SBA District Office servicing the 8(a) incumbent firm and to the SBA procurement center representative (or, if a procurement center representative is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) indicating…
  • FAR 10.001 Policy.
    …tative (PCR). If a PCR is not assigned, see 19.402(a); and (2) Shall notify any affected incumbent small business concerns of the Government's intention to bundle the requirement and how small business concerns may contact the appropriate …
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    …idated or bundled requirement. (See 7.107-5(a) for mandatory 30-day notice requirement to incumbent small business concerns.) The contracting officer shall provide all information relative to the justification for the consolidation or bundl…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …e effective for a 3-year period after approval by the contracting officer; however, it is incumbent upon contractors to maintain and update master subcontracting plans. Changes required to update master subcontracting plans are not effectiv…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    … 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 all 8(a) participants which have expressed an interest in being consider…
  • FAR 22.1020 Seniority lists.
    … a Federal facility where employees may be hired/retained by a succeeding contractor, the incumbent prime contractor is required to furnish a certified list of all service employees on the contractor's or subcontractor's payroll during the …
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    … or service and those contract clauses prescribing inspection, and other quality controls incumbent on the contractor, to assure that the product or service conforms to the contractual requirements. Counterfeit item means an unlawful or un…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …d upon length of service with a Contractor (predecessor) or successor (29 CFR 4.173), the incumbent Prime Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer a certified list of the names, of all service employees on the Contractor's or subcon…
  • DFARS 252.229-7005 Tax exemptions (Spain).
    …reements between the United States Government and the Spanish Government, and because the incumbent contract arises from the activities of the United States Forces in Spain, the contract will be exempt from the following excise, luxury, and…

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.