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27 sections with “independent review”

  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    …ve protests. (4) In accordance with agency procedures, interested parties may request an independent review of their protest at a level above the contracting officer; solicitations should advise potential bidders and offerors that this rev…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …sellers free to bargain and that can be substantiated through competition or from sources independent of the offerors; or (3) A service referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of this definition, even though the service is transferred between …
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …paragraph (c) of this subsection). These should-cost reviews may be performed together or independently. The scope of a should-cost review can range from a large-scale review examining the contractor's entire operation (including plant-wide…
  • DFARS 203.170 Business practices.
    …ting activity or at the agency level; and (3) Periodically reviewed by outside officials independent of that office or agency. (e) Legal review of documentation of major acquisition system source selection shall be conducted prior to cont…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …sellers free to bargain and that can be substantiated through competition or from sources independent of the offerors. Non-Government sales means sales of the supplies or services to non-Governmental entities for purposes other than govern…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …lar indexes, and discount or rebate arrangements. (v) Comparison of proposed prices with independent Government cost estimates. (vi) Comparison of proposed prices with prices obtained through market research for the same or similar items.…
  • FAR 19.804-1 Agency evaluation.
    …ticipants' products or capabilities. When necessary, the contracting agency shall make an independent review of the factors in 19.803(a) and other aspects of the participants' capabilities which would ensure the satisfactory performance of …
  • FAR 50.103-6 Disposition.
    …ount of the award. When the dollar amount exceeds the amounts supported by audit or other independent reviews, the approving authority will further document the rationale for deviating from the recommendation.
  • FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …ased on adequate price competition when— (A) Two or more responsible offerors, competing independently, submit priced offers that satisfy the Government's expressed requirement; (B) Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represe…
  • DFARS 225.772-3 Procedures.
    …ontracting officer may rely on the representations, unless the contracting officer has an independent reason to question the representations. (2) If the contracting officer has an independent reason to question a negative representation of…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …accept and manage the risk associated with empowering local procurement officials to take independent action based on their professional judgment. (3) The Government shall exercise discretion, use sound business judgment, and comply with a…
  • FAR 3.103-2 Evaluating the certification.
    …of itself, constitutes disclosure as it is used in paragraph (a)(2) of the Certificate of Independent Price Determination (hereafter, the certificate): (i) The fact that a firm has published price lists, rates, or tariffs covering items be…
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    …tracting officer's personal knowledge of the item being purchased; (vi) Comparison to an independent Government estimate; or (vii) Any other reasonable basis. (3) Occasionally an item can be obtained only from a supplier that quotes a mi…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ith the procedures in the contract. The ombudsman must be a senior agency official who is independent of the contracting officer and may be the agency's advocate for competition. (9) Small business. The contracting officer should rely on t…
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    …h 1.602-1(b), and comply with other requirements, as if the order were a contract awarded independently of a basic ordering agreement. (2) Contracting officers shall— (i) Issue orders under basic ordering agreements on Optional Form (OF) …
  • FAR 19.602-2 Issuing or denying a Certificate of Competency (COC).
    … nonresponsibility cited by the contracting officer. (2) The SBA may, at its discretion, independently evaluate the COC applicant for all elements of responsibility, but may presume responsibility exists as to elements other than those cit…
  • FAR 19.803 Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.
    …r the purpose of identifying requirements which may be offered to the SBA. Where agencies independently, or through the self marketing efforts of an 8(a) participant, identify a requirement for the 8(a) program, they may offer on behalf of …
  • FAR 32.1004 Procedures.
    …r severable or cumulative. The successful completion of a severable event or criterion is independent of the accomplishment of any other event or criterion. Conversely, the successful accomplishment of a cumulative event or criterion is dep…
  • FAR 37.104 Personal services contracts.
    …r result, is not the type of supervision or control that converts an individual who is an independent contractor (such as a contractor employee) into a Government employee. (2) Each contract arrangement must be judged in the light of its o…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ces, reliability and maintainability, data control systems, configuration management, and independent research and development. (42) Review and evaluate for technical adequacy the contractor's logistics support, maintenance, and modificati…
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …ransferee as of the dates immediately before and after the transfer of assets, audited by independent accountants. (7) Evidence that any security clearance requirements have been met. (8) The consent of sureties on all contracts listed un…
  • FAR 49.109-7 Settlement by determination.
    …h the contractor, (ii) to obtain additional information from Government personnel or from independent experts, or (iii) to consult persons who have submitted affidavits or reports. (d) Determinations. After reviewing the information availa…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …clause— Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent Contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization. Full cooperation—(1) Means disclosure to the Government of the information s…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …ns in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated: (i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …B Program. Small business concern—(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and …
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …tant to the Government and must be performed to exacting standards; (D) The contractor's independent development and investment has reduced the Government's risk or cost; (E) The contractor has accepted an accelerated delivery schedule to…
  • DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
    …ed or are exempt under the contract. (d) DoD staff, consultants, and advisory groups may independently review and inspect the Contractor's research and research procedures involving human subjects and, based on such findings, DoD may prohi…

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