48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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248 sections with “notice of award”: the first 40
- FAR 36.213-4 Notice of award.When a notice of award is issued, it shall be done in writing or electronically, shall contain information required by 14.408, and shall— (a) Identify the invitation for bids; (b) Identify the contractor's bid; (c) State the award price;…
- FAR 36.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.(a) Advance notices and solicitations should be distributed to reach as many prospective offerors as practicable. Contracting officers may send notices and solicitations to organizations that maintain, without charge to the public, display …
- FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.…other restrictions. (24) Required approvals of award and evidence of legal review. (25) Notice of award. (26) The original of— (i) The signed contract or award; (ii) All contract modifications; and (iii) Documents supporting modificat…
- FAR 52.211-8 Time of Delivery.…inding contract. The Government will mail or otherwise furnish to the offeror an award or notice of award not later than the day award is dated. Therefore, the offeror should compute the time available for performance beginning with the act…
- FAR 52.211-9 Desired and Required Time of Delivery.…inding contract. The Government will mail or otherwise furnish to the offeror an award or notice of award not later than the day the award is dated. Therefore, the offeror shall compute the time available for performance beginning with the …
- FAR 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award.As prescribed in 19.1309(a), insert the following clause: Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (OCT 2022) (a) Definition. “HUBZone small business concern,” as used in this clause, means a small business concern, certified by t…
- FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program.As prescribed in 19.1408, insert the following clause: Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (FEB 2024) (a) Definition. Service-…
- FAR 52.219-29 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns.As prescribed in 19.1508(a), insert the following clause: Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (a) Definition—Economically disadvantaged women-owned sm…
- FAR 52.219-30 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.As prescribed in 19.1508(b), insert the following clause: Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (OCT 2022) (a) Definition—Women-owned sm…
- FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.As prescribed in 22.810(b), insert the following provision: Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999) (a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity cla…
- FAR 52.234-2 Notice of Earned Value Management System—Preaward Integrated Baseline Review.As prescribed in 34.203(a) use the following provision: Notice of Earned Value Management System—Preaward Integrated Baseline Review (NOV 2016) (a) The offeror shall provide documentation that the Cognizant Federal Agency has determined t…
- FAR 52.234-3 Notice of Earned Value Management System—Postaward Integrated Baseline Review.As prescribed in 34.203(b) use the following provision: Notice of Earned Value Management System—Postaward Integrated Baseline Review (NOV 2016) (a) The offeror shall provide documentation that the Cognizant Federal Agency has determined …
- FAR 5.206 Notices of subcontracting opportunities.(a) The following entities may transmit a notice to the GPE to seek competition for subcontracts, to increase participation by HUBZone small business, small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small business, veteran-owned small business and …
- FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.… Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, or an equivalent agency clause, insert the following notice in the synopsis: “One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to Free Trade Agreements.” (ii) If the solicitation will include …
- FAR 5.705 Publicizing postaward.…ollowing supersede the exceptions at 5.301(b)(2) through (7): (a)(1) Publicize the award notice for any action exceeding $500,000, funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act, including— (i) Contracts; (ii) Modifications to existing c…
- FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.…ly with the limitations on subcontracting may be considered nonresponsible (see 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award; 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; 52.219-14, Limi…
- FAR 14.409-1 Award of unclassified contracts.…iii) When award is made to other than a low bidder, state the reason for rejection in the notice to each of the unsuccessful low bidders. (2) For acquisitions covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement or a Fr…
- FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.(a) Preaward notices—(1) Preaward notices of exclusion from competitive range. The contracting officer shall notify offerors promptly in writing when their proposals are excluded from the competitive range or otherwise eliminated from the c…
- FAR 15.504 Award to successful offeror.…l award a contract to the successful offeror by furnishing the executed contract or other notice of the award to that offeror. (a) If the award document includes information that is different than the latest signed proposal, as amended by …
- FAR 50.205-3 Authorization of offers contingent upon SAFETY Act designation or certification before contract award.…— (i) For offers contingent upon SAFETY Act designation, a pre-qualification designation notice or a block designation; or (ii) For offers contingent upon SAFETY Act certification, a block certification; (2) To the contracting officer's …
- FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.…n 50.206(c)(1), insert the following provision: Safety Act Pre-Qualification Designation Notice (FEB 2009) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Act of terrorism means any act determined to have met the following requirements or su…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…cribed in204.7403(a), to comply with 10 U.S.C. 129d. (F) Use the clause at 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support, as prescribed in 204.7403(b), to comply with 10 U.S.C. 129d. (G) Use the provi…
- DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.…ification to the Contractor. The electronic acceptance is equivalent to the DD Form 1637, Notice of Acceptance of Inventory. (f) Demilitarization, mutilation, and destruction. If demilitarization, mutilation, or destruction of contractor i…
- DFARS 252.246-7001 Warranty of data.…n a reasonable time after such notification, the Contracting Officer may— (i) By written notice, direct the Contractor to correct or replace at the Contractor's expense the nonconforming technical data promptly; or (ii) If the Contracting…
- FAR 5.704 Publicizing preaward.(a)(1) Follow the publication procedures at 5.201. (2) In addition, notices of proposed contract actions are required for orders exceeding $25,000, funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act, which are issued under task or delivery ord…
- FAR 11.403 Supplies or services.… of the contract; (3) Specific periods from the date of receipt by the contractor of the notice of award or acceptance by the Government (including notice by receipt of contract document executed by the Government); or (4) Specific time f…
- FAR 11.404 Contract clauses.…dar dates or specific periods and is based on an assumed date the contractor will receive notice of award, the contracting officer may use the clause with its Alternate II. If the delivery schedule is to be based on the actual date the cont…
- FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.…f this section regarding restrictions on disclosure of information); (5) Presolicitation notices; (6) Draft RFPs; (7) RFIs; (8) Presolicitation or preproposal conferences; and (9) Site visits. (d) The special notices of procurement ma…
- FAR 15.505 Preaward debriefing of offerors.…tten request for debriefing to the contracting officer within 3 days after receipt of the notice of exclusion from the competition. (2) At the offeror's request, this debriefing may be delayed until after award. If the debriefing is delaye…
- FAR 15.609 Limited use of data.… basis of this proposal, the terms of the contract shall control disclosure and use. This notice does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in the proposal if it is obtainable from another source without restriction.…
- FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.…ment to the solicitation, of the existence of a NAICS code appeal (see 5.102(a)(1)). Such notices shall include the procedures and the deadline for interested parties to file and serve arguments concerning the appeal. (4) SBA's OHA will di…
- FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.…ges is warranted. (i) Take action to enforce the terms of the contract upon receipt of a notice from the contract administration office under 19.706(f). (j) Acknowledge receipt of or reject the ISR and the SSR in the eSRS. Acknowledging r…
- FAR 36.213-2 Presolicitation notices.…e contracting activity or a designee, the contracting officer shall issue presolicitation notices on any construction requirement when the proposed contract is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Presolicitation notices…
- FAR 49.108-5 Recognition of judgments and arbitration awards.…s to settle the settlement proposal of the subcontractor; (4) The contractor gave prompt notice to the contracting officer of the initiation of the proceedings in which the judgment was rendered and did not refuse to give the Government co…
- FAR 52.207-1 Notice of Standard Competition.As prescribed in 7.305(a), insert the following provision: Notice of Standard Competition (MAY 2006) (a) This solicitation is part of a standard competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-76 (Revised), Performance of…
- FAR 52.207-2 Notice of Streamlined Competition.As prescribed in 7.305(b), insert the following provision: Notice of Streamlined Competition (MAY 2006) (a) This solicitation is part of a streamlined competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-76 (Revised), Performa…
- FAR 52.211-14 Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use.As prescribed in 11.604(a), insert the following provision: Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use (APR 2008) Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be [ ] DX rat…
- FAR 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns.As prescribed in 19.1309(b), insert the following clause: Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (a) Evaluation preference. (1) Offers will be evaluated by adding a factor of 10 percent to the…
- FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside.As prescribed in 19.507(c), insert the following clause: Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (a) Definition. Small business concern, as used in this clause— (1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independe…
- FAR 52.219-7 Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside.As prescribed in 19.507(d), insert the following clause: Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (a) Definition. Small business concern, as used in this clause— (1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is indepen…
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.