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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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24 sections with “mission capability”

  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …e means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has occurred. Advisory and assistance services means those services provided under contract by nongovernmental sources to support or improve:…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    …discussions regarding the preparation of an unsolicited proposal prior to its official submission. (v) Making capability presentations prior to formal solicitation of any covered Federal action when seeking an award from an agency pursuant…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …rson for at least 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person for receipt of such contract. An officer or employee who is employed by such person for les…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …d patent application (whether provisional or nonprovisional) or 6 months from the date permission is granted by the Commissioner of Patents to file foreign patent applications where such filing has been prohibited by a Secrecy Order. (4) T…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …tion, including the basis for using a reverse auction (when applicable),the timing for submission and evaluation of proposals, and the relationship of evaluation factors to the attainment of the acquisition objectives (see subpart 15.3). Wh…
  • FAR 34.005-2 Mission-oriented solicitation.
    …n to all prospective offerors. It shall— (1) Describe the nature of the need in terms of mission capabilities required, without reference to any specific systems to satisfy the need; (2) Indicate, and explain when appropriate, the schedul…
  • DFARS 201.101 Purpose.
    …ire quality supplies and services that satisfy user needs with measurable improvements to mission capability and operational support at a fair and reasonable price.
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …ce of the contracting officer. Any discrepancy or mistake of fact (such as duplications, omissions, and errors in computation) contained in the certified cost or pricing data or data other than certified cost or pricing data submitted in su…
  • FAR 19.812 Contract administration.
    … determine the timing of the proposed transfer and its effect on contract performance and mission support. If the contracting officer determines that the SBA does not intend to waive the termination requirement, and termination of the contr…
  • FAR 49.402-3 Procedure for default.
    …rther state that failure of the contractor to present an explanation may be taken as an admission that no valid explanation exists. When appropriate, the notice may invite the contractor to discuss the matter at a conference. A format for a…
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …found within International Standards Organization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 16022. Data qualifier means a specified character (or string of characters) that immediately precedes a data field that defines the gen…
  • FAR 3.303 Reporting suspected antitrust violations.
    …e of identical calculation or spelling errors in two or more competitive offers or the submission by one firm of offers for other firms; and (9) Assertions by the employees, former employees, or competitors of offerors, that an agreement t…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …tion. (17) Place of Contract Performance. (18) Set-aside Status. (b) Transmittal. Transmissions to the GPE must be in accordance with the interface description available via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. (c) General format for “D…
  • FAR 15.102 Oral presentations.
    …esentations for the purposes of this section, although they may be included in offeror submissions, when appropriate. (b) The solicitation may require each offeror to submit part of its proposal through oral presentations. However, represe…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …ions when categorization of some items or work efforts is impracticable at the time of submission. (viii) Any other information the contracting officer requires in order to evaluate the program. (f) Evaluation, negotiation, and agreement.…
  • FAR 19.705-2 Determining the need for a subcontracting plan.
    … In solicitations for negotiated acquisitions, the contracting officer may require the submission of subcontracting plans with initial offers, or at any other time prior to award. In determining when subcontracting plans should be required,…
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    (a) The submission and subsequent evaluation of an inordinate number of R&D proposals from sources lacking appropriate qualifications is costly and time-consuming to both industry and the Government. Therefore, contracting officers should i…
  • FAR 35.017 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers.
    …ble agencies to use private sector resources to accomplish tasks that are integral to the mission and operation of the sponsoring agency. An FFRDC, in order to discharge its responsibilities to the sponsoring agency, has access, beyond that…
  • FAR 35.017-4 Reviewing FFRDC's.
    …d include the following: (1) An examination of the sponsor's special technical needs and mission requirements that are performed by the FFRDC to determine if and at what level they continue to exist. (2) Consideration of alternative sourc…
  • FAR 52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.
    …e proposed compensation structure to obtain and keep suitably qualified personnel to meet mission objectives. The salary rates or ranges must take into account differences in skills, the complexity of various disciplines, and professional j…
  • FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.
    …an charges in tariffs on file with the Bureau of Domestic Regulation, Federal Maritime Commission, or other appropriate regulatory authorities as of the date of bid opening (or the closing date specified for receipt of offers) and which wil…
  • DFARS 234.001-70 Definitions.
    …nt of a major system that is intended to achieve an operational capability that satisfies mission needs, or an activity otherwise defined as Milestone C under Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 or related authorities.
  • DFARS 252.215-7014 Exception from Certified Cost or Pricing Data Requirements for Foreign Military Sales Indirect Offsets.
    …ing Data—Modifications, in the case of modification of this contract or a subcontract, submission of certified cost or pricing data shall not be required to the extent such data relates to an indirect offset (10 U.S.C. 3703(a)(4)). (End of…
  • DFARS 252.235-7011 Final scientific or technical report.
    …[email protected]. If a SIPRNET email capability is not available, follow the classified submission instructions at https://discover.dtic.mil/submit-documents/. (End of clause)

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.