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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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59 sections with “maximum age limit”: the first 40

  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    … ordered, the contractor must furnish any additional quantities, not to exceed the stated maximum. The contracting officer should establish a reasonable maximum quantity based on market research, trends on recent contracts for similar suppl…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    … reasonable and allowable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis the maximum per diem rates in effect at the time of travel as set forth in the— (i) Federal Travel Regulation, prescribed by the General Services Adminis…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …. (viii) Delivery terms. (3)(i) The ordering activity contracting officer shall, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference to establishing multiple-award BPAs, rather than establishing a single-award BPA. (ii) No single-award BP…
  • FAR 16.503 Requirements contracts.
    …n the most current information available. (2) The contract shall state, if feasible, the maximum limit of the contractor's obligation to deliver and the Government's obligation to order. The contract may also specify maximum or minimum qua…
  • FAR 22.901 Policy.
    …ecify in solicitations or advertisements for employees to work on Government contracts, a maximum age limit for employment unless the specified maximum age limit is based upon a bona fide occupational qualification, retirement plan, or stat…
  • FAR 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.
    …all include— (i) A delivery schedule in number of units and/or long or short tons; (ii) Maximum quantities available per shipment; (iii) The quantity that can be made available for loading to vessel per running day of 24 hours (if acquis…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …t and applied to reduction of the unliquidated advance payments under this contract. (e) Maximum payment. When the sum of all unliquidated advance payments, unpaid interest charges, and other payments exceed _ percent of the contract price…
  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    …Pub. L. 115-91) (see 10 U.S.C. 3241 note prec.), contracting officers shall avoid, to the maximum extent practicable, using the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process in the case of a procurement that is predominately …
  • FAR 11.501 Policy.
    …that is caused by late delivery or untimely performance of the particular contract. Use a maximum amount or a maximum period for assessing liquidated damages if these limits reflect the maximum probable damage to the Government. Also, the c…
  • FAR 14.408-4 Economic price adjustment.
    … a ceiling that the price will not exceed, the bid shall be evaluated on the basis of the maximum possible economic price adjustment of the quoted base price. (2) If the bid is eligible for award, the contracting officer shall request the …
  • FAR 16.405-1 Cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts.
    …total target costs. This contract type specifies a target cost, a target fee, minimum and maximum fees, and a fee adjustment formula. After contract performance, the fee payable to the contractor is determined in accordance with the formula…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ers shall be within the scope, issued within the period of performance, and be within the maximum value of the contract. (3) Performance-based acquisition methods must be used to the maximum extent practicable, if the contract or order is …
  • FAR 32.503-12 Maximum unliquidated amount.
    (a) The contracting officer shall ensure that any excess of the unliquidated progress payments over the contractual limitation in paragraph (a) of the Progress Payments clause in the contract is promptly corrected through one or more of the…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …ntials may justify a value significantly 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 d…
  • FAR 11.301 Policy.
    …ontract. The request for the information must be included in the solicitation, and to the maximum extent practicable must be limited to information or standards consistent with normal commercial practices. (c)(1) When the contracting offic…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include only those clauses— (1) Required to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to the acquisition…
  • FAR 13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
    …ed with— (1) More than one supplier for supplies or services of the same type to provide maximum practicable competition; (2) A single firm from which numerous individual purchases at or below the simplified acquisition threshold will lik…
  • FAR 30.606 Resolving cost impacts.
    …(2) In selecting the contract or contracts to be adjusted, the CFAO should assure, to the maximum extent practical and subject to the provisions in paragraphs (c)(3) through (c)(6) of this section, that the adjustments reflect a pro rata sh…
  • FAR 32.303 General.
    …ns related to national defense, subject to amounts annually authorized by Congress on the maximum obligation of any guaranteeing agency under any loan, discount, advance, or commitment in connection therewith, entered into under section 301…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    …contracts or orders, agencies must— (1) Use performance-based acquisition methods to the maximum extent practicable, except for— (i) Architect-engineer services acquired in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. (see part 36); (ii) Const…
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    … any other clause, equitable adjustments in the target cost, target fee, minimum fee, and maximum fee, as appropriate, shall be stated in a supplemental agreement to this contract. (e) Fee payable. (1) The fee payable under this contract s…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …of the Contractor's compliance with this clause shall be based upon its effort to achieve maximum results from its actions. The Contractor shall document these efforts fully and implement affirmative action steps at least as extensive as th…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …d progress payments for undefinitized contract actions shall not exceed 80 percent of the maximum liability of the Government under the undefinitized contract action or such lower limit specified elsewhere in the contract. Separate limits m…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    … the performance of maintenance and sustainment services on a major weapon system, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with statutory requirements, the acquisition plan shall prescribe that award will be made on a competitive b…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …yments— (A) The frequency of payments; (B) The total amount of payments compared to the maximum allowable amount specified at FAR 32.1004(b)(2); and (C) The risk of the payment schedule to the contractor. (2) Mandatory. (i) The contract…
  • FAR 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    …Guiding Principles. In particular, the contracting officer must have the authority to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with law, to determine the application of rules, regulations, and policies, on a specific contract. (b) The…
  • FAR 1.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.
    …the Government. (b) Policy. (1) Agencies should take positive action to preclude, to the maximum extent possible, the need for ratification actions. Although procedures are provided in this section for use in those cases where the ratifica…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …rmance objectives. It is used in solicitations when the Government intends to provide the maximum flexibility to each offeror to propose an innovative approach. Subline item means a subset of a line item. Substantial evidence means inform…
  • FAR 7.107-3 Bundling.
    …critical to the agency's mission success; and (ii) The acquisition strategy provides for maximum practicable participation by small business concerns. (2) The approving authority, without power of delegation, is— (i) For the Department o…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …) Agencies shall use fixed-price orders for the acquisition of commercial services to the maximum extent practicable. (3)(i) A time-and-materials or labor-hour order may be used for the acquisition of commercial services only when it is no…
  • FAR 8.1102 Presolicitation requirements.
    …m the requiring activity a written certification that— (1) The vehicles requested are of maximum fuel efficiency and minimum body size, engine size, and equipment (if any) necessary to fulfill operational needs, and meet prescribed fuel ec…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    …es priced on a time-and-materials or labor-hour basis, contracting officers shall, to the maximum extent practicable, also structure the contract to allow issuance of orders on a firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustmen…
  • FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …l. The provisions and clauses established in this subpart are intended to address, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial market practices for a wide range of potential Government acquisitions of commercial products and commercial se…
  • FAR 12.404 Warranties.
    …e)(5)(B) requires contracting officers to take advantage of commercial warranties. To the maximum extent practicable, solicitations for commercial productsshall require offerors to offer the Government at least the same warranty terms, incl…
  • FAR 13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
    …ater than the micro-purchase threshold, there is an insufficient number of BPAs to ensure maximum practicable competition, the contracting officer shall— (1) Solicit quotations from other sources (see 13.105) and make the purchase as appro…
  • FAR 16.603-2 Application.
    … subpart 15.4 and part 31, subject to appeal as provided in the Disputes clause. (d) The maximum liability of the Government inserted in the clause at 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability, shall be the estimated amount necessary t…
  • FAR 16.702 Basic agreements.
    …rs of one agency should obtain and use existing basic agreements of another agency to the maximum practical extent. (c) Limitations. A basic agreement shall not— (1) Cite appropriations or obligate funds; (2) State or imply any agreement…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    …isadvantaged business (SDB), and women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns will have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract performance consistent with its efficient performance. It is further the policy of the Unit…
  • FAR 27.102 General guidance.
    (a) The Government encourages the maximum practical commercial use of inventions made under Government contracts. (b) Generally, the Government will not refuse to award a contract on the grounds that the prospective contractor may infringe…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …se of inventions arising from federally supported research or development; (2) Encourage maximum participation of industry in federally supported research and development efforts; (3) Ensure that these inventions are used in a manner to p…

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.