48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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103 sections with “negotiated agreement”: the first 40
- FAR 15.406-3 Documenting the negotiation.…The contracting officer shall document in the contract file the principal elements of the negotiated agreement. The documentation (e.g., price negotiation memorandum (PNM)) shall include the following: (1) The purpose of the negotiation. …
- FAR 16.702 Basic agreements.(a) Description. A basic agreement is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency or contracting activity and a contractor, that (1) contains contract clauses applying to future contracts between the parties during i…
- FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.…iples at subparts 31.2, 31.3, 31.6, and 31.7 of that cost. (b) Advance agreements may be negotiated either before or during a contract but should be negotiated before incurrence of the costs involved. The agreements must be in writing, exe…
- FAR 30.605 Processing noncompliances.…st to the Government for fixed-price contracts and subcontracts as follows: (i) When the negotiated contract or subcontract price exceeds what the negotiated price would have been had the contractor used a compliant practice, the differenc…
- FAR 52.216-16 Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target.… establish the total final price of the items specified in (a) above by applying to final negotiated cost an adjustment for profit or loss, as follows: (1) On the basis of the information required by paragraph (c) above, together with any …
- FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.…ula under which the total final price shall be established by applying to the total final negotiated cost an adjustment for profit or loss, determined as follows: (i) If the total final negotiated cost is equal to the total firm target cos…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…e included in and made a part of the resultant contract. The subcontracting plan shall be negotiated within the time specified by the Contracting Officer. Failure to submit and negotiate the subcontracting plan shall make the Offeror inelig…
- FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.…gaged in construction on the construction project to agree to any project labor agreement negotiated by the prime contractor pursuant to this clause, and shall include the substance of paragraphs (d) through (f) of this clause in subcontrac…
- FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.…R 9903.306(c). The associated increase or decrease is based on the difference between the negotiated incentives, fees, and profits and the amounts that would have been negotiated had the cost impact been known at the time the contracts and …
- DFARS 227.7103-5 Government rights.…ights in data in return for other consideration. In those cases, a special license may be negotiated. However, the licensor is not obligated to provide the Government greater rights and the contracting officer is not required to accept less…
- DFARS 227.7203-5 Government rights.…lesser rights in return for other consideration. In those cases, a special license may be negotiated. However, the licensor is not obligated to provide the Government greater rights and the contracting officer is not required to accept less…
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.… shall have government purpose rights for a 5-year period, or such other period as may be negotiated, in technical data— (A) That pertain to items, components, or processes developed with mixed funding except when the Government is entitle…
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.… rights shall remain in effect for a period of 5 years unless a different period has been negotiated. Upon expiration of the 5-year or other negotiated period, the Government shall have unlimited rights in the computer software or computer …
- DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.…ll have government purpose rights for a period of 5 years, or such other period as may be negotiated. This period shall commence upon award of the contract, subcontract, letter contract (or similar contractual instrument), or contract modif…
- FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.(a) Description. A basic ordering agreement is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency, contracting activity, or contracting office and a contractor, that contains (1) terms and clauses applying to future contrac…
- FAR 18.105 Federal Supply Schedules (FSSs), multi-agency blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), and multi-agency indefinite delivery contracts.…acts (see 16.505(a)(8)). These contracting methods may offer agency advance planning, pre-negotiated line items, and special terms and conditions that permit rapid response.
- DFARS 252.239-7013 Term of Agreement and Continuation of Services.…greement may be modified to incorporate the terms and conditions of a new basic agreement negotiated with the Contractor. (End of clause) Alternate I. As prescribed in 239.7411(c)(2), use the following clause, which uses a different parag…
- FAR 15.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).…ase of existing contracts, the threshold specified in the contract: (i) The award of any negotiated contract (except for undefinitized actions such as letter contracts). (ii) The award of a subcontract at any tier, if the contractor and e…
- FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.…ting officers may require prospective contractors to submit make-or-buy program plans for negotiated acquisitions requiring certified cost or pricing data whose estimated value is $20 million or more, except when the proposed contract is fo…
- FAR 36.606 Negotiations.…firms agreed upon during negotiations. (f) If a mutually satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated, the contracting officer shall obtain a written final proposal revision from the firm, and notify the firm that negotiations have been term…
- FAR 42.705-3 Educational institutions.…titution's costs for the year immediately preceding the year in which the rates are being negotiated. If this is not possible, an earlier audit may be used, but appropriate steps should be taken to identify and evaluate significant variatio…
- FAR 49.103 Methods of settlement.…ent contracts and fixed-price contracts terminated for convenience may be effected by (a) negotiated agreement, (b) determination by the TCO, (c) costing-out under vouchers using SF 1034, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other Than…
- FAR 49.303-4 Adjustment of indirect costs.… indirect costs for the contract period for which final indirect cost rates have not been negotiated, or to use billing rates as final rates for this period if the billing rates appear reasonable; or (2) Reserve any indirect cost adjustmen…
- FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.…et cost, as used in this contract, means the estimated cost of this contract as initially negotiated, adjusted in accordance with paragraph (d) below. (2) Target fee, as used in this contract, means the fee initially negotiated on the assu…
- FAR 52.230-2 Cost Accounting Standards.…compliance with the requirements of this clause. (d) The Contractor shall include in all negotiated subcontracts which the Contractor enters into, the substance of this clause, except paragraph (b), and shall require such inclusion in all …
- FAR 52.230-3 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices.…compliance with the requirements of this clause. (d) The Contractor shall include in all negotiated subcontracts, which the Contractor enters into, the substance of this clause, except paragraph (b), and shall require such inclusion in all…
- FAR 52.230-4 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices—Foreign Concerns.…compliance with the requirements of this clause. (d) The Contractor shall include in all negotiated subcontracts, which the Contractor enters into, the substance of this clause, except paragraph (b), and shall require such inclusion in all…
- FAR 52.230-5 Cost Accounting Standards—Educational Institution.…compliance with the requirements of this clause. (d) The Contractor shall include in all negotiated subcontracts which the Contractor enters into, the substance of this clause, except paragraph (b), and shall require such inclusion in all …
- DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.…or; or (D) Other contracting or licensing mechanisms including priced options, specially negotiated licenses, direct licensing between contractors for qualifying second sources, data escrow agreements, deferred delivery solutions, and subs…
- DFARS 235.006 Contracting methods and contract type.…'s prenegotiation position before negotiations begin, and obtain USD(A&S) approval of the negotiated agreement with the contractor before the agreement is executed, for any action that is— (1) An increase of more than $250 million in the p…
- DFARS 235.015-70 Special use allowances for research facilities acquired by educational institutions.…er contracts with departments and agencies of the DoD. (2) Special use allowance means a negotiated direct or indirect allowance— (i) For construction or acquisition of buildings, structures, and real property, other than land; and (ii) …
- DFARS 252.227-7025 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends.…Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). (3) GFI marked with specially negotiated license rights legends. (i) The Contractor shall use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, or display technical data or computer software r…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…r types of F.o.b., see 47.303). Forward pricing rate agreement means a written agreement negotiated between a contractor and the Government to make certain rates available during a specified period for use in pricing contracts or modificat…
- FAR 15.405 Price negotiation.…ontracting officer is responsible for exercising the requisite judgment needed to reach a negotiated settlement with the offeror and is solely responsible for the final price agreement. However, when significant audit or other specialist re…
- FAR 15.509 Forms.…rm (SF) 26, Award/Contract, or SF 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, may be used to award negotiated contracts in which the signature of both parties on a single document is appropriate. Note however, if using the SF 26 for a negotiated pro…
- FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.… if the price evaluation preference was not applied at the time of bid opening; (ii) For negotiated acquisitions, by the close of business on the fifth business day after receipt of the special notification from the contracting officer (se…
- FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.…tracting officer (see 15.503(a)(2)) that identifies the apparently successful offeror for negotiated acquisitions, including— (A) Orders placed under multiple-award contracts where the contracting officer requested rerepresentation for the…
- FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.…tracting officer (see 15.503(a)(2)) that identifies the apparently successful offeror for negotiated acquisitions including— (A) Orders placed under multiple-award contracts where the contracting officer requested rerepresentation for the …
- FAR 19.705-1 General.…acting officer may encourage the development of increased subcontracting opportunities in negotiated acquisition by providing monetary incentives such as payments based on actual subcontracting achievement or award-fee contracting (see the …
- FAR 27.405-3 Commercial computer software.…ary commercial license is consistent with Federal law. Additional or lesser rights may be negotiated using the guidance concerning restricted rights as set forth in 27.404-2(d), or the clause at 52.227-19. If greater rights than the minimum…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.