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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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53 sections with “justification document”: the first 40

  • FAR 5.406 Public disclosure of justification documents for certain contract actions.
    (a) Justifications and approvals for other than full and open competition must be posted in accordance with 6.305. (b) Limited-source justifications (excluding brand name) for FSS orders or blanket purchase agreements with an estimated val…
  • FAR 13.501 Special documentation requirements.
    …ied in paragraph (a)(2) of this section; (ii) Prepare sole source (including brand name) justifications using the format at 6.303-2, modified to reflect that the procedures in FAR subpart 13.5 were used in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901 or…
  • FAR 17.205 Documentation.
    …ing the option, and any limitation on option price under 17.203(g); and shall include the justification document in the contract file. (b) Any justifications and approvals and any determination and findings required by part 6 shall specify…
  • FAR 6.303-1 Requirements.
    …, the use of such actions in writing; (2) Certifies the accuracy and completeness of the justification; and (3) Obtains the approval required by 6.304. (b) The contracting officer shall not award a sole-source contract under the 8(a) aut…
  • FAR 6.303-2 Content.
    (a) Each justification shall contain sufficient facts and rationale to justify the use of the specific authority cited. (b) As a minimum, each justification, except those for sole-source 8(a) contracts over $30 million (see paragraph (d) o…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …eater than $150 million is in addition to any applicable requirement for a limited-source justification at 8.405-6. However, the two documents may be combined into one document. (iv) In determining how many multiple-award BPAs to establish…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …on— (a) Orders or BPAs exceeding the micro-purchase threshold based on a limited sources justification—(1) Circumstances justifying limiting the source. (i) For a proposed order or BPA with an estimated value exceeding the micro-purchase t…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …m paragraphs (b)(2)(ii)(A), (B), and (C) of this section, modified to show the brand-name justification. A justification is required unless a justification covering the requirements in the order was previously approved for the contract in a…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …te the services performed. The contracting officer must document in the contract file the justification for extending the constructive acceptance period beyond 7 days. Extended acceptance periods must not be a routine agency practice and mu…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …ontractor affording the Contractor 60 days from receipt of the inquiry to provide written justification to substantiate the propriety of the markings; (ii) If the Contractor fails to respond or fails to provide written justification to sub…
  • DFARS 206.305 Availability of the justification.
    …5 for further guidance on the requirements for preparing, obtaining approval, and posting justification and approval documents for contracts awarded using the authority of FAR 6.302-2.
  • DFARS 213.501 Special documentation requirements.
    …(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), the justification and approval addressed in FAR 13.501(a) is required in order to use brand name or equal descriptions or proprietary specifications and s…
  • DFARS 227.7203-10 Contractor identification and marking of computer software or computer software documentation to be furnished with restrictive markings.
    … restrictions or an offeror's suggested asserted rights category. Questions regarding the justification for an asserted restriction or asserted rights category must be pursued in accordance with the procedures at 227.7203-13. (3) The restr…
  • DFARS 252.227-7019 Validation of Asserted Restrictions—Computer Software.
    … and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation, clause of this contract. (b) Justification. The Contractor shall maintain records sufficient to justify the validity of any asserted restrictions on the Government's rights to use…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …hase request, acquisition planning information, and other presolicitation documents. (2) Justifications and approvals, determinations and findings, and associated documents. (3) Evidence of availability of funds. (4) Synopsis of proposed…
  • FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.
    …Limitations. (1) Contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by the written justifications and approvals described in 6.303 and 6.304. These justifications may be made and approved after contract award when preparation and app…
  • FAR 17.503 Ordering procedures.
    … the servicing agency to award a contract, the following procedures also apply: (1) If a justification and approval or a D&F (other than the requesting agency's D&F required in 17.502-2(c)) is required by law or regulation, the servicing a…
  • DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data.
    …the assertion that the commercial item was developed exclusively at private expense. (c) Justification. The Contractor or subcontractor at any tier is responsible for maintaining records sufficient to justify the validity of its asserted r…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold and supported by a limited-source justification at 8.405-6(a), the ordering activity contracting officer must— (i) Publicize the action (see 5.301); and (ii) Post the justification i…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    … with (d)(2) and (3) of this section, unless this requirement is waived on the basis of a justification that is prepared and approved in accordance with 8.405-6. (2) The ordering activity contracting officer shall provide an RFQ that inclu…
  • FAR 11.105 Items peculiar to one manufacturer.
    … to contract without providing for full and open competition is supported by the required justifications and approvals (see 6.302-1); or (ii) The basis for not providing for maximum practicable competition is documented in the file (see 13…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    … Small Business Act; (ii) Adequacy of consolidated or bundled contract documentation and justifications; and (iii) Actions taken to mitigate the effects of necessary and justified consolidation or bundling on small businesses; (12) Provi…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …erred in paragraph (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section, must exist. (ii) A written justification for use of the higher amounts must be approved by an officer of the contractor's organization or designee to ensure that the authority i…
  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    … reasons or is determined, in writing, to be in the best interest of the Government. Such justification or determination shall be approved at a level above the contracting officer, or by another official pursuant to agency procedures. (2) …
  • FAR 1.403 Individual deviations.
    …plicable, may be authorized by the agency head. The contracting officer must document the justification and agency approval in the contract file.
  • FAR 1.703 Class determinations and findings.
    …related supplies or services or other contract actions that require essentially identical justification. (b) The findings in a class D&F shall fully support the proposed action either for the class as a whole or for each action. A class D&…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …rand name specifications, the contracting officer shall include with the solicitation the justification or documentation required by 6.302-1(c), 13.106-1(b), or 13.501, redacted as necessary (see 6.305). (b) When the contracting officer do…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …for any urgency if it results in concurrency of development and production or constitutes justification for not providing for full and open competition. (6) Trade-offs. Discuss the expected consequences of trade-offs among the various cost…
  • FAR 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    …ent feasible. (3) Reduction of administrative or personnel costs alone is not sufficient justification for consolidation unless the cost savings are expected to be at least 10 percent of the estimated contract or order value (including opt…
  • FAR 7.107-3 Bundling.
    … $94 million. (e) Reduction of administrative or personnel costs alone is not sufficient justification for bundling unless the cost savings are expected to be at least ten percent of the estimated contract or order value (including options…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …(c)(3)(ii) and (iii) of this section, unless this requirement is waived on the basis of a justification that is prepared and approved in accordance with 8.405-6. (ii) The ordering activity contracting officer shall provide an RFQ that incl…
  • FAR 13.105 Synopsis and posting requirements.
    …velop quotations or offers. (c) See 5.102(a)(6) for the requirement to post a brand name justification or documentation required by 13.106-1(b) or 13.501. (d) When publicizing contract actions funded in whole or in part by the American Re…
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    …pursuant to subpart 13.5. (3) See 5.102(a)(6) for the requirement to post the brand-name justification or documentation. (c) Soliciting orally. (1) The contracting officer shall solicit quotations orally to the maximum extent practicable,…
  • FAR 14.202-5 Descriptive literature.
    …meet the specification and to establish exactly what the bidder proposes to furnish. (b) Justification. The contracting officer must document in the contract file the reasons why product acceptability cannot be determined without the submi…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …es that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government. (h) Review and justification of pass-through contracts. (1) The requirements of this paragraph (h) are applicable to all agencies. The requirements apply by law to t…
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    …business concerns.) The contracting officer shall provide all information relative to the justification for the consolidation or bundling, including the acquisition plan or strategy, and if the acquisition involves substantial bundling, the…
  • FAR 19.602-1 Referral.
    … data package (including drawings, specifications and statement of work). (vi) Any other justification and documentation used to arrive at the nonresponsibility determination. (d) For any single acquisition, the contracting officer shall …
  • FAR 22.805 Procedures.
    …on cannot be completed by the required date, the contracting officer shall submit written justification for the award to the head of the contracting activity, who, after informing the OFCCP regional office, may then approve the award withou…
  • FAR 23.107-3 Energy-consuming products and water-consuming products.
    … (c) Procedures. To the maximum extent practicable in accordance with 23.104(a), unless a justification, exception, or exemption applies (see 23.104(a), 23.105, and 23.106, respectively)— (1) When acquiring energy- and water-consuming prod…
  • FAR 25.702-4 Waiver.
    …ption/nature of product or service; (iv) The total cost and length of the contract; (v) Justification, with market research demonstrating that no other offeror can provide the product or service and stating why the product or service must…

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.