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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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332 sections with “method”: the first 40

  • FAR 7.402 Acquisition methods.
    (a) Purchase method. (1) Generally, the purchase method is appropriate if the equipment will be used beyond the point in time when cumulative rental or leasing costs exceed the purchase costs. (2) Agencies should not rule out the purchase …
  • FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    …ited by the contract. Although payments for partial deliveries generally are treated as a method of payment and not as a method of contract financing, using partial delivery payments can assist contractors to participate in contracts withou…
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    … solicitations are posted instead of a notice, the contracting officer may employ various methods of satisfying the requirements of 5.207(c). For example, the contracting officer may meet the requirements of 5.207(c) by stamping the solicit…
  • FAR 32.503-8 Liquidation rates—ordinary method.
    …idation rate to the contract price of contract items delivered and accepted. The ordinary method is that the liquidation rate is the same as the progress payment rate. At the beginning of a contract, the contracting officer must use this me…
  • FAR 32.503-9 Liquidation rates—alternate method.
    …rformance unless the contracting officer adjusts the liquidation rate under the alternate method in this 32.503-9. The objective of the alternate liquidation rate method is to permit the contractor to retain the earned profit element of the…
  • FAR 48.104-4 Sharing alternative—no-cost settlement method.
    …the no-cost settlement would provide adequate consideration to the Government. Under this method of settlement, the contractor would keep all of the savings on the instant contract, and all savings on its concurrent contracts only. The Gove…
  • DFARS 215.404-72 Modified weighted guidelines method for nonprofit organizations other than FFRDCs.
    …ment or agency, compute a fee objective for covered actions using the weighted guidelines method in 215.404-71, with the following modifications: (1) Modifications to performance risk (Blocks 21-23 of the DD Form 1547). (i) If the contract…
  • FAR 49.103 Methods of settlement.
    …st-reimbursement contracts (as prescribed in subpart 49.3), or (d) a combination of these methods. When possible, the TCO should negotiate a fair and prompt settlement with the contractor. The TCO shall settle a settlement proposal by deter…
  • FAR 52.222-30 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (None or Separately Specified Method).
    …ause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (None or Separately Specified Method) (AUG 2018) (a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Administrator, Wage and Hour Divisi…
  • FAR 52.222-31 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method).
    …t the following clause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method) (AUG 2018) (a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Administrator, Wage and Hour Divisi…
  • FAR 52.222-32 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method).
    …nsert the following clause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method) (AUG 2018) (a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Administrator, Wage and Hour Divisi…
  • DFARS 232.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    …g, and ship conversion, alteration, or repair. However, percentage or state of completion methods of measuring contractor performance may be used for performance-based payments in accordance with FAR Subpart 32.10.
  • DFARS 232.1108-70 Prohibition of Governmentwide commercial purchase card as a method of payment when the tax on certain foreign procurements applies.
    … contracting officer shall not authorize the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as a method of payment during any contract period of performance if the contract includes the clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements,…
  • FAR 14.203 Methods of soliciting bids.
  • FAR 35.006 Contracting methods and contract type.
    (a) In R&D acquisitions, the precise specifications necessary for sealed bidding are generally not available, thus making negotiation necessary. However, the use of negotiation in R&D contracting does not change the obligation to comply wit…
  • FAR 36.103 Methods of contracting.
    (a) The contracting officer shall use sealed bid procedures for a construction contract if the conditions in 6.401(a) apply, unless the contract will be performed outside the United States and its outlying areas. (See 6.401(b)(2).) (b) Con…
  • DFARS 214.203 Methods of soliciting bids.
    See the procedures at PGI 205.102-70 for use of the Solicitation Module within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment.
  • DFARS 215.404-70 DD Form 1547, Record of Weighted Guidelines Method Application.
    Follow the procedures at PGI 215.404-70 for use of DD Form 1547 whenever a structured approach to profit analysis is required.
  • DFARS 215.404-71 Weighted guidelines method.
  • DFARS 235.006 Contracting methods and contract type.
    (b)(i) For major defense acquisition programs as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201— (A) Follow the procedures at 234.004; and (B) Notify the milestone decision authority of an intent not to exercise a fixed-price production option on a developmen…
  • DFARS 237.7001 Method of acquisition.
    (a) Requirements type contract. By agreement among the military activities, one activity in each geographical area will contract for the estimated requirements for the care of remains for all military activities in the area. Use a requireme…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …luded are studies in support of R&D activities. Also included are acquisitions of models, methodologies, and related software supporting studies, analyses or evaluations. (3) Engineering and technical services, i.e., contractual services u…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …cts or orders must describe the strategies for implementing performance-based acquisition methods or must provide rationale for not using those methods (see subpart 37.6). (a) Acquisition background and objectives—(1) Statement of need. In…
  • FAR 11.107 Solicitation provision.
    …that use Government-unique standards when the agency uses the transaction-based reporting method to report its use of voluntary consensus standards to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (see OMB Circular A-119, “Federal Part…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ance, 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 for services (see 37.102(a) and subpart 37.6). (4) The following …
  • FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.
    …fficer must include in fixed-price contracts a clause that specifies one of the following methods, suitable to the interest of the Government, to provide an allowance for any increases or decreases in labor costs that result from the inclus…
  • FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …onstruction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (None or Separately Specified Pricing Method), in solicitations and contracts if the contract is expected to be— (1) A fixed-price contract subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requireme…
  • FAR 30.606 Resolving cost impacts.
    …ng a single contract, several but not all contracts, all contracts, or any other suitable method. (3) In resolving the cost impact, the CFAO— (i) Shall not combine the cost impacts of any of the following: (A) A required change and a uni…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Accrued benefit cost method means an actuarial cost method under which units of benefits are assigned to each cost accounting period and are valued as they accrue; i.e., based on the services performed by each employe…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …all work performed in the contractor's plant. However, if the contractor uses the accrual method to account for normal turnover severance payments, that method will be acceptable if the amount of the accrual is— (i) Reasonable in light of …
  • FAR 31.205-25 Manufacturing and production engineering costs.
    …l allowable: (1) Developing and deploying new or improved materials, systems, processes, methods, equipment, tools and techniques that are or are expected to be used in producing products or services; (2) Developing and deploying pilot pr…
  • FAR 52.215-18 Reversion or Adjustment of Plans for Postretirement Benefits (PRB) Other Than Pensions.
    …-6(o)(5) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). When determining or agreeing on the method for recovery of the Government's equitable share, the contracting parties should consider the following methods: cost reduction, amortizing the…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …siness concerns; and (vi) Women-owned small business concerns. (4) A description of the method used to develop the subcontracting goals in paragraph (d)(1) of this clause. (5) A description of the method used to identify potential source…
  • FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management.
    …clause: Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (a) Method of payment. (1) All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT), except as provided in para…
  • FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.
    …yment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (JUL 2013) (a) Method of payment. (1) All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) except as provided in parag…
  • DFARS 215.404-4 Profit.
    …Cs) (see 215.404-75). There are three structured approaches— (A) The weighted guidelines method; (B) The modified weighted guidelines method; and (C) An alternate structured approach. (c) Contracting officer responsibilities. (1) Also, …
  • DFARS 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.
    …mation system(s); (2) Is conducted in accordance with the NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology; and (3) Results in a confidence level of “Low” in the resulting score, because it is a self-generated score. Covered contractor informa…
  • FAR 13.201 General.
    …ty (see 1.603-3). (b) The Governmentwide commercial purchase card shall be the preferred method to purchase and to pay for micro-purchases (see 2.101). (c) Purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold may be conducted using any of t…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …ether by the Government or other than the Government, for the same or similar items. This method may be used for commercial products or commercial services including those “of a type” or when requiring minor modifications for commercial pro…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    … based on mileage rates, actual costs incurred, or on a combination thereof, provided the method used results in a reasonable charge. Costs for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses may be based on per diem, actual expenses, or a combinat…

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.