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51 sections with “joint program”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    …) 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 52.219-27 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program.
    …e criteria of paragraph (c)(1)(i) or (ii) of this clause, shall not be considered. (d) A joint venture may be considered an SDVOSB concern if the managing partner of the joint venture complies with the criteria defined in paragraph (a) of …
  • FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
    …is, □ is not a women-owned small business concern. (4) Women-owned small business (WOSB) joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The Contractor represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of…
  • FAR 52.219-30 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …licitation will be made to a certified WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. (d) Joint venture. A joint venture may be considered a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program if— (1) At least one party to the joint venture compl…
  • FAR 52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts).
    …itation of Offers From Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) (AUG 2024) (a) Definition. “Small Business Teaming Arrangement,” as used in this provision— (1) Means an a…
  • 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 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award.
    …d resulting from this solicitation will be made to a HUBZone small business concern. (d) Joint venture. A joint venture may be considered a HUBZone concern if— (1) At least one party to the joint venture is a HUBZone small business concer…
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    …small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business concerns. (c)(1) A joint venture qualifies as a small business concern if— (i) Each party to the joint venture qualifies as small under the size standard for the solici…
  • FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.
    …(c)(4) and (5) of this clause, by the end of the performance period for the order. (g) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed b…
  • 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 52.219-29 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns.
    …y award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a certified EDWOSB concern. (d) Joint venture. A joint venture may be considered an EDWOSB concern if— (1) At least one party to the joint venture complies with the criteria defined…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …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. Designated reception site means the designated place for the recep…
  • 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…
  • 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 19.1403 Status.
    …hin 2 days of the concern's failure to make the update. (d) Effective January 1, 2024, a joint venture may be considered an SDVOSB concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program if— (1) The joint venture qualifies as small under 19.301-1(a)(2)…
  • FAR 22.2108 Multiemployer plans or other funds, plans, or programs.
    Contractors may fulfill their obligations under E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR part 13 jointly with other contractors through a multiemployer plan, or may fulfill their obligations through an individual fund, plan, or program (see 29 CFR 13.8).
  • FAR 17.702 Applicability.
    …ndefense agency that is an element of the intelligence community for the performance of a joint program conducted to meet the needs of DoD and the nondefense agency.
  • 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 19.805-2 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 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 19.701 Definitions.
    …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…
  • 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 19.1503 Status.
    …ram and must update FPDS from the date of award to reflect the final SBA decision. (d) A joint venture may be considered an EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program if the EDWOSB or WOSB participant is certified in SA…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …sts. (e) Cooperative arrangements. (1) IR&D costs may be incurred by contractors working jointly with one or more non-Federal entities pursuant to a cooperative arrangement (for example, joint ventures, limited partnerships, teaming arrang…
  • 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…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community. Nat…
  • FAR 8.701 Definitions.
    … are blind or nonprofit agency serving people with other severe disabilities (referred to jointly as AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies) means a qualified nonprofit agency employing people who are blind or have other severe disabil…
  • FAR 9.601 Definition.
    … subpart, means an arrangement in which— (1) Two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or (2) A potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as…
  • 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 19.001 Definitions.
    …r, etc. “Concern” includes but is not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, or cooperative. For more information, see 13 CFR 121.105. Fair market price means a price based on reasonable costs under…
  • FAR 23.107-3 Energy-consuming products and water-consuming products.
    … promotes energy and water efficiency and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This joint U.S. EPA and Department of Energy program helps buyers save money and protect the environment through energy- and water-efficient products and p…
  • 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 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …rs arising from either— (i) An agreement or contract concerning a teaming arrangement, a joint venture, or similar arrangement of shared interest; or (ii) Dual sourcing, coproduction, or similar programs, are unallowable, except when— (A…
  • FAR 34.202 Integrated Baseline Reviews.
    … control systems, and it should formulate a plan to handle these risks. (c) The IBR is a joint assessment by the offeror or contractor, and the Government, of the— (1) Ability of the project's technical plan to achieve the objectives of t…
  • FAR 39.101 Policy.
    …nt systems. Agencies may acquire only core financial management software certified by the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program. (c) In acquiring information technology, agencies shall include the appropriate information technolog…
  • FAR 39.102 Management of risk.
    … long as risks are controlled and mitigated. Contracting and program office officials are jointly responsible for assessing, monitoring and controlling risk when selecting projects for investment and during program implementation. (b) Type…
  • 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…

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