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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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137 sections with “method of acquisition”: the first 40

  • 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 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 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 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …). (c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. (1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in pap…
  • 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…
  • 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, …
  • FAR 7.401 Acquisition considerations.
    (a)(1) Agencies shall acquire equipment using the method of acquisition most advantageous to the Government based on a case-by-case analysis of comparative costs and other factors in accordance with this subpart and agency procedures. (2) …
  • FAR 8.713 Optional acquisition of supplies and services.
    …sponsive, responsible offeror under a solicitation issued by other authorized acquisition methods. (b) Ordering offices should forward solicitations to AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies that may be qualified to provide the suppli…
  • FAR 7.400 Scope of subpart.
    …2018 (Pub. L. 115-254); (b) Provides guidance when acquiring equipment and more than one method of acquisition is available for use; and (c) Applies to both the initial acquisition of equipment and the renewal or extension of existing equ…
  • FAR 48.104-2 Sharing acquisition savings.
    …racts are awarded or in a lump-sum payment at the time the VECP is accepted. The lump-sum method may be used only if the contracting officer has established that this is the best way to proceed and the contractor agrees. The contracting off…
  • DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
    …WAWF website. (d) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using methods other than WAWF only when— (1) The Contractor has requested permission in writing to do so, and the Contracting Officer has provided instruct…
  • 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 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.
    … invitation for bid (IFB) by the time specified in the IFB. They may use any transmission method authorized by the IFB (i.e., regular mail, electronic commerce, or facsimile). If no time is specified in the IFB, the time for receipt is 4:30…
  • FAR 15.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.
    …solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. Offerors may use any transmission method authorized by the solicitation (i.e., regular mail, electronic commerce, or facsimile). If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time f…
  • 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 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 32.105 Uses of contract financing.
    (a) Contract financing methods covered in this part are intended to be self-liquidating through contract performance. Consequently, agencies shall only use the methods for financing of contractor working capital, not for the expansion of co…
  • FAR 36.301 Use of two-phase design-build selection procedures.
    …uild selection procedures shall be used when the contracting officer determines that this method is appropriate, based on the following: (1) Three or more offers are anticipated. (2) Design work must be performed by offerors before develo…
  • FAR 47.000 Scope of subpart.
    …upplies; and (2) Acquiring transportation or transportation-related services by contract methods other than bills of lading, transportation requests, transportation warrants, and similar transportation forms. Transportation and transportat…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.
    …r own risk assessment classifications only. SPRS reporting procedures and risk assessment methodology are detailed in the SPRS user's guide. The method to challenge a rating generated by SPRS is also provided in the user's guide. SPRS evalu…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …functional capabilities and inherent military design features from DoD personal property. Methods and degree range from removal and destruction of critical features to total destruction by cutting, tearing, crushing, mangling, shredding, me…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …ual cost of duplication, for a copy of the solicitation document. (c) In addition to the methods of disseminating proposed contract information in 5.101(a) and (b), provide, upon request to small business concerns, as required by 15 U.S.C.…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …d; (2) A description of the service purchased; (3) The amount paid; (4) The evaluation methodology used in selecting the contractor to receive the order; (5) The rationale for any tradeoffs in making the selection; (6) The price reason…
  • FAR 12.202 Market research and description of agency need.
    … characteristics. Describing the agency's needs in these terms allows offerors to propose methods that will best meet the needs of the Government. (c) Follow the procedures in subpart 11.2 regarding the identification and availability of s…
  • FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    …w.cpars.gov”; or (D) Any other reasonable basis. (4) For acquisitions conducted using a method that permits electronic response to the solicitation, the contracting officer may— (i) After preliminary consideration of all quotations or of…
  • 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 15.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.
    …s of successful and unsuccessful offerors may be done orally, in writing, or by any other method acceptable to the contracting officer. (c) The contracting officer should normally chair any debriefing session held. Individuals who conducte…
  • FAR 15.607 Criteria for acceptance and negotiation of an unsolicited proposal.
    …t relate to the activity's mission; or (4) Does not demonstrate an innovative and unique method, approach, or concept, or is otherwise not deemed a meritorious proposal. (b) The contracting officer may commence negotiations on a sole sour…
  • FAR 17.000 Scope of part.
    …s and procedures for the acquisition of supplies and services through special contracting methods, including— (a) Multi-year contracting; (b) Options; (c) Leader company contracting; and (d) The use of reverse auctions to obtain competi…
  • FAR 37.000 Scope of part.
    …acticable and prescribes policies and procedures for use of performance-based acquisition methods (see Subpart 37.6). Additional guidance for research and development services is in part 35; architect-engineering services is in part 36; inf…
  • FAR 37.103 Contracting officer responsibility.
    …requirements of subparagraph (a)(3) above. (c) Ensure that performance-based acquisition methods are used to the maximum extent practicable when acquiring services. (d) Ensure that contracts for child care services include requirements fo…
  • FAR 37.600 Scope of subpart.
    …cribes policies and procedures for acquiring services using performance-based acquisition methods.
  • FAR 52.203-14 Display of Hotline Poster(s).
    …ontracting Officer. (2) Additionally, if the Contractor maintains a company website as a method of providing information to employees, the Contractor shall display an electronic version of the poster(s) at the website. (3) Any required po…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …information means classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelli…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …information means classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelli…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.