48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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8 sections with “list of priorities”

  • FAR 8.002 Priorities for use of mandatory Government sources.
    …r supplies and services from or through the mandatory Government sources and publications listed below in descending order of priority: (1) Supplies. (i) Inventories of the requiring agency. (ii) Excess from other agencies (see subpart 8.…
  • FAR 8.704 Purchase priorities.
    …C. chapter 85 requires the Government to purchase supplies or services on the Procurement List, at prices established by the Committee, from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies if they are available within the period required. When …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    … standard(s). When an exception or an exemption to the standard(s) applies, the plan must list the exception and/or exemption, and the item(s) to which it applies. For those items listing 39.204 or 39.205(a)(1) or (2), the corresponding acc…
  • DFARS 252.236-7007 Additive or deductive items.
    …ggregate amount for the first or base bid item, plus or minus (in the order stated in the list of priorities in the bid schedule) those additive or deductive items that provide the most features within the funds determined available. (3) T…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …odified by appropriate Office of Management and Budget officials. (c) The following is a list of examples of functions considered to be inherently governmental functions or which shall be treated as such. This list is not all inclusive: (…
  • FAR 45.602-2 Reutilization priorities.
    …rty not meeting the abandonment or destruction criteria of 45.603(b). Authorized methods, listed in descending order from highest to lowest priority, are— (a) Reuse within the owning agency; (b) Transfer of educationally useful equipment …
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    …ding any set-aside and the associated NAICS code and small business size standard. (v) A list of line item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure (including option(s), if applicable). (vi) Description of requirements for th…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    … accordance with subpart 42.15. (c) Any additional contract administration functions not listed in 42.302(a) and (b), or not otherwise delegated, remain the responsibility of the contracting office.

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.