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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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34 sections with “maximum quantity”

  • 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 13.003 Policy.
    (a) Agencies shall use simplified acquisition procedures to the maximum extent practicable for all purchases of supplies or services not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (including purchases at or below the micro-purchase thre…
  • FAR 16.501-1 Definitions.
    …ies that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of supplies (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and that provides for the issuance of orders for the delivery of supplies during the period of the contract. Task-order contract me…
  • 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 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 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity.
    …cified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the maximum. The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the minimum. (c) Except for any limit…
  • DFARS 236.303-1 Phase One.
    (a)(4) In lieu of the limitations on the maximum number of offerors that may be selected to submit phase-two proposals at FAR 36.303-1(a)(4), for DoD— (i) If the contract value exceeds $5.5 million, the maximum number of offerors specified…
  • FAR 1.108 FAR conventions.
    …lue of the action, including the dollar value of all options. If the action establishes a maximum quantity of supplies or services to be acquired or establishes a ceiling price or establishes the final price to be based on future events, th…
  • 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 28.101-4 Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements.
    …the bid guarantee submitted, although less than that required by the solicitation for the maximum quantity offered, is sufficient for a quantity for which the offeror is otherwise eligible for award. Any award to the offeror shall not excee…
  • FAR 39.103 Modular contracting.
    …Consistent with the agency's information technology architecture, agencies should, to the maximum extent practicable, use modular contracting to acquire major systems (see 2.101) of information technology. Agencies may also use modular cont…
  • FAR 41.301 Requirements.
    …date initial service is required. (2) For the first 12 months of full service, estimated maximum demand, monthly consumption, other pertinent information (e.g., demand side management, load or energy management, peak shaving, on site gener…
  • FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations.
    … the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor— (1) Any order for a single item in excess of ___ [insert dollar figure or quantity]; (2) An…
  • DFARS 252.217-7001 Surge option.
    …s from the date of award, furnish the Contracting Officer a delivery schedule showing the maximum sustainable rate of delivery for items in this contract. This delivery schedule shall provide acceleration by month up to the maximum sustaina…
  • FAR 4.1005-2 Exceptions.
    …ty at the line item level for the base award provided that the total contract minimum and maximum, or the estimate, respectively, is stated. (ii) Multiple-award IDIQ contracts awarded using the procedures at 13.106-1(a)(2)(iv)(A) or 15.304…
  • FAR 10.001 Policy.
    …ition threshold 10 U.S.C. 3453(c)); and (vi) On an ongoing basis, take advantage (to the maximum extent practicable) of commercially available market research methods in order to effectively identify the capabilities of small businesses an…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …ility determination that would apply to more than one contract, the USD(A&S) will, to the maximum extent practicable, and in a manner consistent with the protection of national security and confidential business information— (1) Publish a …
  • 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 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …er) contemplated, discuss the strategy to transition to firm-fixed-price contracts to the maximum extent practicable. During the requirements development stage, consider structuring the contract requirements, i.e., line items, in a manner t…
  • FAR 11.105 Items peculiar to one manufacturer.
    …ired justifications and approvals (see 6.302-1); or (ii) The basis for not providing for maximum practicable competition is documented in the file (see 13.106-1(b)) or justified (see 13.501) when the acquisition is awarded using simplified…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    …on of the simplified contract format. However, the following format should be used to the maximum practical extent: (a) Solicitation/contract form. Standard Form (SF) 1447, Solicitation/Contract, shall be used as the first page of the soli…
  • FAR 17.103 Definitions.
    …r performance of the succeeding program year requirement. Cancellation ceiling means the maximum cancellation charge that the contractor can receive in the event of cancellation. Cancellation charge means the amount of unrecovered costs w…
  • FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
    …tractors, suppliers, and vendors. In order to broaden the defense industrial base, to the maximum extent practicable— (1) Multiyear contracting shall be used in such a manner as to seek, retain, and promote the use under such contracts of …
  • FAR 19.705-2 Determining the need for a subcontracting plan.
    …ing officer must consider the integrity of the competitive process, the goal of affording maximum practicable opportunity for small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small busines…
  • FAR 49.402-6 Repurchase against contractor's account.
    …iate for the repurchase. However, the contracting officer shall obtain competition to the maximum extent practicable for the repurchase. The contracting officer shall cite the Default clause as the authority. If the repurchase is for a quan…
  • FAR 52.216-21 Requirements.
    …rnment's requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as estimated or maximum in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only a…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …y which a contract modification accepting the VECP must be issued in order to achieve the maximum cost reduction, noting any effect on the contract completion time or delivery schedule. (8) Identification of any previous submissions of the…
  • DFARS 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …ty (IDIQ) contracts that will establish pricing terms that apply to orders, use the total maximum dollar value for purposes of the peer review threshold. IDIQ contracts that will not establish pricing terms in the basic contract are not sub…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-5 Cost efficiency factor.
    …When selecting the percentage to use for this special factor, the contracting officer has maximum flexibility in determining the best way to evaluate the benefit the contractor's cost reduction efforts will have on the pending contract. How…
  • DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.
    …pecial computer software documentation requirements. (2)(i) Procurement planning. To the maximum extent practicable, when assessing the life-cycle needs, data managers or other requirements personnel will address in the procurement plannin…
  • DFARS 245.604-1 Sales procedures.
    … invitations for bid (orally, telephonically, or by other informal media), provided— (i) Maximum practical competition is obtained; (ii) Sources solicited are recorded; and (iii) Informal bids are confirmed in writing. (3) Sale approval…
  • DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.
    …cquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). Specialty metal means— (i) Steel— (A) With a maximum alloy content exceeding one or more of the following limits: Manganese, 1.65 percent; silicon, 0.60 percent; or copper, 0.60 percent; or (B) …
  • DFARS 252.237-7017 Individual laundry.
    …dle will be accompanied by a delivery ticket listing the contents of the bundle. (d) The maximum number of pieces to be allowed per bundle is as specified in the schedule and as follows— (1) Bundle consisting of 26 pieces, including laund…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …licy that is in the best interest of the Government; (7) Use competitive sourcing to the maximum extent practicable, and ensure debarred or suspended contractors are properly excluded from contract award; (8) Evaluate price, quality, deli…

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.