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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …le, include only those clauses— (1) Required to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services; or (2) Determined to be consistent with customary commercial prac…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ations on Pass-Through Charges, in solicitations and contracts including task or delivery orders as follows: (A) For civilian agencies, insert the clause when— (1) The total estimated contract or order value exceeds the simplified acquisi…
  • FAR 52.217-11 Reverse Auction—Orders.
    As prescribed in 17.805(b), insert the following clause: Reverse Auction—Orders (AUG 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Reverse auction means the process for obtaining pricing, usually supported by an electronic tool, in whic…
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …pplicability of Alternate I to that modification. (B) In the case of a task- or delivery-order contract in which not all orders will use funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, …
  • FAR 36.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.
    …ain information regarding the agency's definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts. This information includes: (1) A description of agency policies or procedures, in addition to that outlined in F…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ties on a requesting agency's behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order. Basic research means that research directed toward increasing knowledge in science. The primary aim of basic research is a …
  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    (a) Identifying applicable FASCSA orders. The applicability of FASCSA orders to a particular acquisition depends on the contracting office's agency, the scope of the FASCSA order, the funding, and whether the requirement involves certain ty…
  • FAR 5.301 General.
    … than the simplified acquisition threshold as follows— (i) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements supported by a limited-source justification (excluding brand name) in accordance with 8.405-6; or (ii) Task or …
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …ng procedures consistent with Part 31. (d) Limitations. A time-and-materials contract or order may be used only if— (1) The contracting officer prepares a determination and findings that no other contract type is suitable. The determinati…
  • FAR 17.203 Solicitations.
    … that offerors may offer varying prices for options, depending on the quantities actually ordered and the dates when ordered. (e) If it is anticipated that the Government may exercise an option at the time of award and if the condition spe…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    … (3) SBA will consider protests for HUBZone set-aside or sole-source service contracts or orders, if a HUBZone prime contractor is unduly reliant on a small entity subcontractor that is not a similarly-situated entity as defined in 13 CFR 1…
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    …ent caregiver of such veteran; or (iii) For set-aside or sole-source service contract or order ostensible subcontractor protests, the protester presents credible evidence of the alleged undue reliance on a small entity subcontractor that i…
  • 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.
    …WOSB contract; or (iii) For WOSB or EDWOSB set-aside or sole-source service contracts or orders, the protest presents evidence that the prime contractor is unduly reliant on a small entity subcontractor that is not a similarly-situated ent…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …ction applies to small business set-asides above the simplified acquisition threshold and orders issued directly to a small business in accordance with 19.504(c)(1)(ii) above the simplified acquisition threshold. (2) This section applies, …
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    …lished under this subpart shall fully conform to all statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. (b) Requirements. A project labor agreement shall— (1) Bind all contractors and subcontractors engaged in construction on the construction p…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Invoice date and number; (iii) Contract number, line item number and, if applicable, the order number; (iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items delivered; (v) Shipping number and date of shi…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …ated by reference: (1) The clauses listed below implement provisions of law or Executive order: (i) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title…
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    …se Government data unless specifically authorized by the terms of this contract or a task order or delivery order issued hereunder. (ii) If authorized by the terms of this contract or a task order or delivery order issued hereunder, any ac…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    …y be considered essential if— (1) The access to compensation information is necessary in order to perform that function or another routinely assigned business task; or (2) The function or duties of the position include protecting and main…
  • FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement.
    … work, safety, and health; and (6) Fully conform to all statutes, regulations, Executive orders, and agency requirements. (d) Any project labor agreement reached pursuant to this provision does not change the terms of the resulting contra…
  • FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.
    … work, safety, and health; and (6) Fully conform to all statutes, regulations, Executive orders, and agency requirements. (d) Any project labor agreement reached pursuant to this clause does not change the terms of this contract or provid…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …overnmentwide policies, and is— (1) Marked or otherwise identified in the contract, task order, or delivery order and provided to the contractor by or on behalf of DoD in support of the performance of the contract; or (2) Collected, devel…
  • FAR 14.201-7 Contract clauses.
    …pplicability of Alternate I to that modification. (B) In the case of a task- or delivery-order contract in which not all orders will use funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, …
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …eness of scrap and spoilage, and other associated factors set forth in the proposal(s) in order to determine the need for and reasonableness of the proposed resources, assuming reasonable economy and efficiency. (2) At a minimum, the techn…
  • FAR 52.107 Provisions and clauses prescribed in subpart 52.1.
    …ision at 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, in solicitations in order to incorporate provisions by reference. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, in …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …of its HUBZone status. (d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246— (1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that— (i) It □ has, □ has not participated in a previous contract or subc…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …) (iii) Contract number or other authorization for work or services performed (including order number and line item number). (iv) Description of work or services performed. (v) Delivery and payment terms (e.g., discount for prompt paymen…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …e Government; (ii) All information similarly generated to support the issuance of a task order or delivery order or order under a blanket purchase agreement; and (iii) Information identified by an offeror as restricted from duplication, u…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …, but no later than 30 days before the issuance of a solicitation, or prior to placing an order without a solicitation when the acquisition meets the dollar thresholds set forth at 7.107-4(a)(1). See also 7.104(d). (2) The small business s…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …act number or other authorization for supplies delivered or services performed (including order number and line item number). (iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies delivered or services per…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    …) (iii) Contract number or other authorization for work or services performed (including order number and line item number). (iv) Description of work or services performed. (v) Delivery and payment terms (e.g., discount for prompt paymen…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    …overnmentwide policies, and is— (1) Marked or otherwise identified in the contract, task order, or delivery order and provided to the contractor by or on behalf of DoD in support of the performance of the contract; or (2) Collected, devel…
  • DFARS 205.205-70 Notification of bundling of DoD contracts.
    …l, at least 30 days prior to the release of a solicitation or 30 days prior to placing an order without a solicitation, publish in the Governmentwide point of entry (https://www.sam.gov) a notification of the intent to bundle the requiremen…
  • DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.
    …overnmentwide policies, and is— (1) Marked or otherwise identified in the contract, task order, or delivery order and provided to the contractor by or on behalf of DoD in support of the performance of the contract; or (2) Collected, devel…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …07-5(b)). (h) Notice regarding timely definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts. When the contracting officer anticipates award of a contract to a small business pursuant to a solicitation for c…
  • FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.
    …wage determination incorporated into the contract at the exercise of the option into task orders issued during that option period. The wage determination will be effective for the complete period of performance of those task orders without …
  • FAR 43.201 General.
    …ithin the general scope of the contract. These are accomplished by issuing written change orders on Standard Form 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract (SF 30), unless otherwise provided (see 43.301). (b) The contractor mu…
  • FAR 43.301 Use of forms.
    … processed under part 15) be used for— (i) Any amendment to a solicitation; (ii) Change orders issued under the Changes clause of the contract; (iii) Any other unilateral contract modification issued under a contract clause authorizing s…
  • FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …nt; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304); and include them in the relative order of importance of the evaluation factors, such as in descending order of importance.) Technical and past performance, when combined, are ____ (C…
  • FAR 52.249-14 Excusable Delays.
    …ted supplies or services were obtainable from other sources; (2) The Contracting Officer ordered the Contractor in writing to purchase these supplies or services from the other source; and (3) The Contractor failed to comply reasonably wi…

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