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33 sections with “joint determination”

  • DFARS 225.7020-4 Joint determination.
    (a) The prohibition in section 225.7020-2 does not apply to an acquisition jointly determined by the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, without power of redelegation, to be— (1) Necessary for purposes of— (i) Providing humanitar…
  • DFARS 239.7304 Determination and notification.
    … in 239.7303 may exercise the authority provided in 239.7305 only after— (a) Obtaining a joint recommendation by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ational area means a geographic area designated by the combatant commander or subordinate joint force commander for the conduct or support of specified military operations. Direct acquisition means a type of interagency acquisition where a…
  • FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.
    …ntegrity when they may adversely affect the prospective contractor's responsibility. (2) Joint ventures. For a prospective contractor that is a joint venture, the contracting officer shall consider the past performance of the joint venture…
  • FAR 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror.
    …t issued a written determination stating otherwise pursuant to 13 CFR 121.1009. (2)(i) A joint venture may qualify as a small business concern if the joint venture complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …) It □ is, □ is not a small business concern; or (ii) It □ is, □ is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entit…
  • FAR 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants.
    …ts set forth in its approved business plan or any remedial action directed by SBA; (2) A joint venture, in which at least one of the 8(a) program participants that is a party to the joint venture complies with the criteria set forth in par…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    …all disadvantaged business (SDB) concerns (see subpart 19.7). (vi) For offerors that are joint ventures, the evaluation shall take into account past performance of the joint venture. If the joint venture does not demonstrate past performan…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …l not be considered by SBA (see 13 CFR 126.801(b)). (2) Protests filed against a HUBZone joint venture must state one or, if applicable, both of the following: (i) Why the HUBZone small business party to the joint venture did not meet the…
  • DFARS 225.7703-2 Determination requirements.
    … (D) Air Force Acquisition Executive. (E) Commander of the United States Central Command Joint Theater Support Contracting Command (C-JTSCC). (3) The contracting officer— (i) Shall include the applicable written determination in the cont…
  • DFARS 242.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.
    …ministrative contracting officer and individual administrative contracting officers shall jointly decide how to conduct negotiations. Follow the procedures at PGI 242.705-1(a)(1) when negotiations are conducted on a coordinated basis.
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    …ntractor, see size protests at 19.302, and 13 CFR 121.103(h)(2), which treats the pair as joint venturers for size determination purposes (the “ostensible subcontractor rule”); or (iv) For joint venture protests, the protester presents evi…
  • FAR 19.502-10 Automatic dissolution of a small business set-aside.
    …ness set-aside acquisition or portion of an acquisition is not awarded, the unilateral or joint determination to set the acquisition aside is automatically dissolved for the unawarded portion of the set-aside. The required supplies and/or s…
  • FAR 19.805-2 Procedures.
    …information to the SBA in accordance with 13 CFR 124.112(c). (d)(1) SBA does not certify joint ventures, as entities, into the 8(a) program. (2) A contracting officer may consider a joint venture for contract award. SBA does not approve j…
  • DFARS 225.7020-5 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …perations with the Maduro Regime. (b) Unless the exception at 225.7020-3(b) applies or a joint determination has been made in accordance with 225.7020-4, use the clause at 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Ma…
  • FAR 19.502-6 Setting aside a class of acquisitions for small business.
    …ation to set aside a class of acquisitions for small business may be either unilateral or joint. (c) Each class small business set-aside determination shall be in writing and must— (1) Specifically identify the product(s) and service(s) i…
  • FAR 19.804-3 SBA acceptance.
    …ontracting agency, SBA will also identify that delegation in its acceptance letter. For a joint venture, SBA will determine eligibility as part of its acceptance of a sole-source requirement and will approve the joint venture agreement prio…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …626(e)(1). This definition also includes ANC direct and indirect subsidiary corporations, joint ventures, and partnerships that meet the requirements of 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(2). Commercial plan means a subcontracting plan (including goals) th…
  • DFARS 232.072-2 Appropriate information.
    …ration, the contracting officer shall obtain the required information for each individual/joint venturer/partner: (1) Balance sheet and income statement— (i) For the current fiscal year (interim); (ii) For the most recent fiscal year and…
  • DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    … Defense upon agreement of the Secretary of State; (4) Peace operations, consistent with Joint Publication 3-07.3; or (5) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the Combatant Commander. (c) Requirements. The …
  • FAR 3.103-2 Evaluating the certification.
    …the time the certification is made in the particular offer. (3) If an offer is submitted jointly by two or more concerns, the certification provided by the representative of each concern applies only to the activities of that concern. (b)…
  • FAR 7.107-5 Notifications.
    …e policy regarding contract bundling, including regarding the solicitation of teaming and joint ventures, on their agency website.
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) jointly prepared a five-volume set of Contract Pricing Reference Guides to guide pricing and negotiation personnel. The five guides are: I Price Analy…
  • FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …citation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangement or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) in solicitations for multiple-award contracts above the substantial bundling threshold of the agency. (j) I…
  • FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …ntractor, see size protests at 19.302, and 13 CFR 121.103(h)(2), which treats the pair as joint venturers for size determination purposes (the “ostensible subcontractor rule”). (2) Assertions that a protested concern is not an EDWOSB or WO…
  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    …en combined, must equal or exceed the penal amount of the bond. Each individual surety is jointly and severally liable to the extent of the penal amount of the bond. (c) Using the information from the SF 28 submitted by the offeror or cont…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …o assist in making this determination, the contract administration office may establish a joint contractor-contract administrative office review group. Acceptance of supplies and services with critical or major nonconformances is outside th…
  • FAR 48.001 Definitions.
    … to, such as another branch of the agency or another agency's office that is performing a joint acquisition action. Contractor's development and implementation costs means those costs the contractor incurs on a VECP specifically in develop…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    … to, such as another branch of the agency or another agency's office that is performing a joint acquisition action. Contractor's development and implementation costs, as used in this clause, means those costs the Contractor incurs on a VEC…
  • DFARS 227.7006 Investigation and administrative disposition of claims.
    …ng the predominant financial interest in the claim or of the Department or Departments as jointly agreed upon by the Departments concerned. The Department responsible for negotiation shall, throughout the negotiation, coordinate with the ot…
  • DFARS 242.7301 General.
    …m other routine audits as authorized under FAR 42.705 and 52.215-2. A CIPR is a DCMA/DCAA joint review that— (1) Provides an in-depth evaluation of a contractor's— (i) Insurance programs; (ii) Pension plans; (iii) Other deferred compens…
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    …tion of major modifications. During such reviews, the Government and the Contractor will jointly assess the Contractor's baseline to be used for performance measurement to ensure complete coverage of the statement of work, logical scheduli…
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    …l, or failure or defect of the gear or equipment furnished by the Government, contributed jointly with the fault or negligence of the Contractor in causing such damage, injury, or death; and (i) The Contractor, his officers, agents, and em…

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