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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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55 sections with “ordering agreement”: the first 40

  • 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 47.205 Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.
    … may contract for transportation or for transportation-related services and execute basic ordering agreements (BOA's) (see subpart 16.7) unless agency regulations prescribe otherwise. However, it is generally more economical and efficient f…
  • DFARS 216.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    (c) Limitations. The period during which orders may be placed against a basic ordering agreement may not exceed 5 years. (d) Orders. Follow the procedures at PGI 216.703(d) for issuing orders under basic ordering agreements.
  • FAR 19.804-5 Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements.
    …office shall submit an offering letter for, and SBA must accept, each order under a basic ordering agreement (BOA) or a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) issued under part 13 (see 13.303), in addition to the agency offering and SBA accepting…
  • FAR 53.216-1 Delivery orders and orders under basic ordering agreements (OF 347).
    …ed agency form) may be used to place orders under indefinite delivery contracts and basic ordering agreements, as specified in 16.703(d)(2)(i).
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    (a) Establishment. (1) Ordering activities may establish BPAs under any schedule contract to fill repetitive needs for supplies or services. Ordering activities shall establish the BPA with the schedule contractor(s) that can provide the su…
  • FAR 32.104 Providing contract financing.
    …or groups of contracts or orders (e.g., issued under indefinite-delivery contracts, basic ordering agreements, or their equivalent); (2) Administer contract financing so as to aid, not impede, the acquisition; (3) Avoid any undue risk of …
  • DFARS 237.7201 Educational service agreement.
    (a) An educational service agreement is not a contract, but is an ordering agreement under which the Government may order educational services. (b) Educational service agreements provide for ordering educational services when— (1) The Gov…
  • FAR 4.1602 Identifying the PIID and supplementary PIID.
    … and task order and the PIID for the contract. (4) Blanket purchase agreements and basic ordering agreements. Identify the PIID for blanket purchase agreements issued in accordance with 13.303, and for basic agreements and basic ordering a…
  • FAR 5.504 Use of advertising agencies.
    (a) General. Basic ordering agreements may be placed with advertising agencies for assistance in producing and placing advertisements when a significant number will be placed in several publications and in national media. Services of advert…
  • FAR 25.403 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.
    …emplated, use the estimated monthly payment multiplied by the total number of months that ordering would be possible under the proposed contract, i.e., the initial ordering period plus any optional ordering periods. (iv) If there is any do…
  • FAR 4.203 Taxpayer identification information.
    …mation to the payment office in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section. (e) Basic ordering agreements and indefinite-delivery contracts (other than Federal Supply Schedule contracts). (1) Each contracting officer that issues a basic…
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …schedule. The schedule contractor is required to provide one copy of its pricelist to any ordering activity upon request. Also, a copy of the pricelist may be obtained from the Federal Supply Service by submitting a written e-mail request t…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    … or placing orders under Federal Supply Schedule contracts using the procedures of 8.405, ordering activities shall not seek competition outside of the Federal Supply Schedules or synopsize the requirement; but see paragraph (g) of this sec…
  • DFARS 252.251-7000 Ordering from Government supply sources.
    As prescribed in 251.107, use the following clause: Ordering From Government Supply Sources (AUG 2012) (a) When placing orders under Federal Supply Schedules, Personal Property Rehabilitation Price Schedules, or Enterprise Software Agreem…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …t limited to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering agreements; letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract becomes effective by written acceptance or performanc…
  • FAR 9.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.
    …ess the agency head makes a written determination of the compelling reasons for doing so, ordering activities shall not— (i) Place orders exceeding the guaranteed minimum under indefinite quantity contracts; (ii) Place orders under Federa…
  • FAR 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror.
    …not the offer includes price or the price is evaluated), including offers for— (1) Basic ordering agreements (see 16.703); and (2) Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) issued pursuant to part 13. (c) To be eligible for an award of an order…
  • DFARS 217.7406 Contract clauses.
    …ernment Liability, in— (1) All UCAs; (2) Solicitations associated with UCAs; (3) Basic ordering agreements; (4) Indefinite-delivery contracts; (5) Any other type of contract providing for the use of UCAs; and (6) Unpriced change order…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …Submit invoices to: ____________ (name and address of activity). Schedule Provisions 1. Ordering procedures and services to be provided. (a) The Contractor shall promptly deliver to the Contracting Officer one copy of each catalog applica…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …lower estimate; (4) The value of a delivery order, task order, or an order under a Basic Ordering Agreement; (5) The amount paid or to be paid in settlement of a claim; or (6) The estimated monetary value of negotiated overhead or other …
  • FAR 4.001 Definitions.
    …cy may use as its PIID for procurement actions, such as delivery and task orders or basic ordering agreements, the order or agreement number in conjunction with the contract number (see 4.1602). Supplementary procurement instrument identif…
  • FAR 4.605 Procedures.
    …e, for all solicitations, contracts, blanket purchase agreements, basic agreements, basic ordering agreements, or orders in accordance with 4.1601 to 4.1603, and will remain so for at least 20 years from the date of contract award. Other pe…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …) GSA Federal supply schedules. (C) Blanket Purchase Agreements (see 13.303). (D) Basic Ordering Agreements (see 16.703). (E) Any other agreement or contract against which individual orders or purchases may be placed. (iii) All calls an…
  • FAR 4.1101 Definition.
    As used in this subpart— Agreement means basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement.
  • FAR 5.203 Publicizing and response time.
    … to contract for architect-engineer services or before issuance of an order under a basic ordering agreement or similar arrangement if the proposed contract action is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (e) Agencies mu…
  • FAR 8.401 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Ordering activity means an activity that is authorized to place orders, or establish blanket purchase agreements (BPA), against the General Services Administration's (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contracts. A list …
  • FAR 13.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …urchases; (2) Place a task or delivery order (if authorized in the basic contract, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement); or (3) Make payments, when the contractor agrees to accept payment by the card (but see 32.1108(b…
  • FAR 16.701 Scope.
    … prescribes policies and procedures for establishing and using basic agreements and basic ordering agreements. (See 13.303 for blanket purchase agreements (BPA's) and see 35.015(b) for additional coverage of basic agreements with educationa…
  • FAR 17.503 Ordering procedures.
    (a) Before placing an order for supplies or services with another Government agency, the requesting agency shall follow the procedures in 17.502-1 and, if under the Economy Act, also 17.502-2. (b) The order may be placed on any form or doc…
  • FAR 22.305 Contract clause.
    …Overtime Compensation, in solicitations and contracts (including, for this purpose, basic ordering agreements) when the contract may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics. However, do not include the clause in solicitat…
  • FAR 22.603 Applicability.
    ….602 apply to contracts (including for this purpose, indefinite-delivery contracts, basic ordering agreements, and blanket purchase agreements) and subcontracts under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, for the manufacture or furnishing…
  • FAR 22.605 Rulings and interpretations of the statute.
    …operating privately owned facilities. (5) Indefinite-delivery contracts, including basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements, are subject to the statute unless it can be determined in advance that the aggregate amount of al…
  • FAR 32.501-3 Contract price.
    …bligated by the contract as modified. (5) Under an unpriced order issued against a basic ordering agreement, the contract price is the maximum amount obligated by the order, as modified. (6) Any portion of the contract specifically provid…
  • FAR 32.502-4 Contract clauses.
    …oncern, and progress payments are authorized under an indefinite-delivery contract, basic ordering agreement, or their equivalent, use the clause with its Alternate III. (e) If the nature of the contract necessitates separate progress paym…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    …ority to issue orders under provisioning procedures in existing contracts and under basic ordering agreements for items and services identified in the schedule, the head of the contracting activity or designee approves the delegation; and …
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …execute priced exhibits for unpriced orders issued by the contracting officer under basic ordering agreements. (3) Negotiate or negotiate and execute supplemental agreements changing contract delivery schedules. (4) Negotiate or negotiate…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …ng contract performance and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement. The Contractor is responsible for the currency, accuracy and completeness of the data within SAM,…
  • FAR 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
    …to make purchases under BPA's, as specified in 13.303-5. (3) To issue orders under basic ordering agreements, as specified in 16.703(d)(2)(i). (4) As otherwise specified in this chapter (e.g., see 5.503(a)(2), 8.406-1, 36.701(b), and 51.1…
  • DFARS 204.1703 Reporting requirements.
    …uring the preceding Government fiscal year. (2) For indefinite-delivery contracts, basic ordering agreements, and blanket purchase agreements— (i) Contractor reporting is required for each order issued under the contract or agreement that…

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