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31 sections with “initial proposals”

  • FAR 28.101-4 Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements.
    …oncompliance with a solicitation requirement for a bid guarantee requires rejection of an initial proposal as unacceptable, if a determination is made to award the contract based on initial proposals without discussion, except in the situat…
  • FAR 15.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.
    …ough an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals;…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …(e.g., requirements are complex or need continued development), where all contractors are initially considered on price considerations (e.g., rough estimates), and other considerations as appropriate (e.g., proposed conceptual approach, pas…
  • FAR 49.206-2 Bases for settlement proposals.
    … and tooling, at purchase or manufacturing cost; (ii) Charges such as engineering costs, initial costs, and general administrative costs; (iii) Costs of settlements with subcontractors; (iv) Settlement expenses; and (v) Other proper cha…
  • FAR 52.214-23 Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding.
    …commerce method authorized by the request for technical proposals, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals;…
  • FAR 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals—Construction.
    … or on copies of those forms, and (2) manually signed. The person signing a proposal must initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form. (b) The proposal form may require offerors to submit proposed prices for one or more i…
  • DFARS 215.407-5-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.
    …etail to allow the contracting officer to understand the weaknesses or deficiencies. (2) Initial determination. (i) The contracting officer shall review all findings and recommendations and, if there are no material weaknesses, shall promp…
  • DFARS 242.7502 Policy.
    …r deficiencies. Follow the procedures at PGI 242.7502 for reporting of deficiencies. (2) Initial determination. (i) The contracting officer shall review findings and recommendations and, if there are no material weaknesses, shall promptly …
  • DFARS 244.305-70 Policy.
    …etail to allow the contracting officer to understand the weaknesses or deficiencies. (2) Initial determination. (i) The contracting officer shall review all findings and recommendations and, if there are no material weaknesses, shall promp…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …ulation Supplement. (e) Material weaknesses. (1) The Contracting Officer will provide an initial determination to the Contractor, in writing, of any material weaknesses. The initial determination will describe the underlying deficiency in …
  • FAR 19.708 Contract clauses.
    …Alternate I; (ii) Contracting by negotiation, and subcontracting plans are required with initial proposals as provided for in 19.705-2(d), the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate II; (iii) The contract action will …
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …ough an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals;…
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    … (1) Target cost, as used in this contract, means the estimated cost of this contract as initially negotiated, adjusted in accordance with paragraph (d) below. (2) Target fee, as used in this contract, means the fee initially negotiated o…
  • DFARS 235.006-71 Competition.
    …e requirement for full and open competition (see 206.102-70). (b) For a contract that is initially awarded from the competitive selection of a proposal resulting from a broad agency announcement, see 234.005-1 for the use of contract line …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …lar contracts, together with supporting data. First article means a preproduction model, initial production sample, test sample, first lot, pilot lot, or pilot models. First article testing means testing and evaluating the first article f…
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    …second step, only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for awards and (ii) each bid in the second step must be based on the bidder's own technica…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …tion on an amended protest that adds a new ground of protest within the time limit of the initial protest. If an amended protest cannot be resolved within the initial time limit, the GAO may resolve the amended protest through an express op…
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    …ime-consuming to both industry and the Government. Therefore, contracting officers should initially distribute solicitations only to sources technically qualified to perform research or development in the specific field of science or techno…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ough an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …iderations. Describe— (i) The assumptions determining contractor or agency support, both initially and over the life of the acquisition, including consideration of contractor or agency maintenance and servicing (see subpart 7.3), support f…
  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    … hardware, 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 a…
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    … (but see 5.203(h)). (4) Publicize amendments to solicitations in the same manner as the initial synopsis and solicitation.
  • FAR 15.403-2 Other circumstances where certified cost or pricing data are not required.
    (a) The exercise of an option at the price established at contract award or initial negotiation does not require submission of certified cost or pricing data. (b) Certified cost or pricing data are not required for proposals used solely fo…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …al plant rearrangement, training program, and any identifiable nonrecurring costs such as initial rework, spoilage, pilot runs, etc. In the event the amounts are not segregated in or otherwise available from your records, enter in this colu…
  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    …Therefore, any subsequent protest to the GAO must be filed within 10 days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action (4 CFR 21.2(a)(3)). (e) Protests based on alleged apparent improprieties in a solicitation shall be filed before bid op…
  • FAR 41.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    … inclusion of such agreed amount or fee as a part of the connection charge, a part of the initial payment for services, or as periodic payments to fulfill the Government's obligation. (7) 52.241-13, Capital Credits, when the Federal Govern…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …rest, by— (i) Obtaining and maintaining from each covered employee, when the employee is initially assigned to the task under the contract, a disclosure of interests that might be affected by the task to which the employee has been assigne…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …he total of— (i) The costs incurred in the performance of the work terminated, including initial costs and preparatory expense allocable thereto, but excluding any costs attributable to supplies or services paid or to be paid under subpara…
  • DFARS 204.805 Disposal of contract files.
    …ce responsible for maintaining them for a period of 12 months after completion. After the initial 12 month period, send the records to the local records holding or staging area until they are eligible for destruction. If no space is availab…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …al data and computer software, and associated license rights, that were not acquired upon initial contract award; (iv) Address the potential for changes in the sustainment plan over the life cycle of the weapon system or subsystem; and (v…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …antly above normal. (iii) The following may justify a maximum value— (A) Development or initial production of a new item, particularly if performance or quality specifications are tight; or (B) A high degree of development or production …

FAR (chapter 1)

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