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37 sections with “overall costs”

  • FAR 47.306-2 Lowest overall transportation costs.
    (a) For the evaluation of offers, the transportation officer shall give to the contracting officer, and the contracting officer shall use, the lowest available freight rates and related accessorial and incidental charges that (1) are in eff…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …orce, in order to eliminate redundant capabilities, improve future operations, and reduce overall costs. Restructuring activities do not include routine or ongoing repositionings and redeployments of a contractor's productive facilities or …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …g the agency need in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition. Activity Address Code (AAC) means a distinct six-position code consisting of a combination of alpha an…
  • FAR 16.401 General.
    …rements are reasonably certain. Cost-reimbursement incentive contracts are subject to the overall limitations in 16.301 that apply to all cost-reimbursement contracts. (d) A determination and finding, signed by the head of the contracting …
  • FAR 6.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
    …s that to do so would— (1) Increase or maintain competition and likely result in reduced overall costs for the acquisition, or for any anticipated acquisition; (2) Be in the interest of national defense in having a facility (or a producer…
  • FAR 31.205-12 Economic planning costs.
    …are the costs of general long-range management planning that is concerned with the future overall development of the contractor's business and that may take into account the eventual possibility of economic dislocations or fundamental alter…
  • FAR 36.203 Government estimate of construction costs.
    …te, but only to the extent deemed necessary to arrive at a fair and reasonable price. The overall amount of the Government's estimate shall not be disclosed except as permitted by agency regulations.
  • DFARS 242.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …ovated contracts, provided the Transferee demonstrates that the restructuring will reduce overall costs to the Department of Defense (DoD) (and to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), where there is a mix of DoD and NAS…
  • FAR 22.103-2 Policy.
    … without using overtime, particularly as a regular employment practice, except when lower overall costs to the Government will result or when it is necessary to meet urgent program needs. Any approved overtime, extra-pay shifts, and multish…
  • FAR 47.304-1 General.
    (a) The contracting officer shall determine f.o.b. terms generally on the basis of overall costs, giving due consideration to the criteria given in 47.304. (b) Solicitations shall specify whether offerors must submit offers f.o.b. origin, …
  • FAR 52.222-2 Payment for Overtime Premiums.
    …annot reasonably be interrupted or completed otherwise; or (4) That will result in lower overall costs to the Government. (b) Any request for estimated overtime premiums that exceeds the amount specified above shall include all estimated …
  • DFARS 215.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …se integrated developmental and operational testing and modeling and simulation to reduce overall costs. (I) Identification of alternative technology and materials to reduce developmental or lifecycle costs for a program. (J) Identificati…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …. (8) All members of the Team are required to employ planning as an integral part of the overall process of acquiring products or services. Although advance planning is required, each member of the Team must be flexible in order to accommo…
  • FAR 32.503-2 Supervision of progress payments.
    …nt interests. (b) The administering office must keep itself informed of the contractor's overall operations and financial condition, since difficulties encountered and losses suffered in operations outside the particular progress payment c…
  • FAR 49.303-5 Final settlement.
    …sallowed by the Government, nor for any other item of cost of the same nature. (d) If an overall settlement of costs is agreed upon, agreement on each element of cost is not necessary. If appropriate, differences may be compromised and dou…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    … of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer. (ii) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed off…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    … this clause, means those measurable net reductions resulting from a VECP in the agency's overall projected collateral costs, exclusive of acquisition savings, whether or not the acquisition cost changes. Contracting office includes any co…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …t the order represents the best value (as defined in FAR 2.101) and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government's needs. Although GSA has already ne…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …ified cost or pricing data are required. Price analysis should be used to verify that the overall price offered is fair and reasonable. (4) Cost analysis may also be used to evaluate data other than certified cost or pricing data to determ…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …nitude proposal. The GDM proposal— (1) Provides information to the CFAO on the estimated overall impact of a change in cost accounting practice on affected CAS-covered contracts and subcontracts that were awarded based on the previous cost…
  • FAR 47.303-17 Contractor-prepaid commercial bills of lading, small package shipments.
    … rata share of the combined shipment cost. Agency transportation personnel shall evaluate overall transportation costs before authorizing any movement to ensure savings to the Government consistent with other contract and traffic management…
  • FAR 47.304-3 Shipments from CONUS for overseas delivery.
    …selection of (1) the port of export and (2) the ocean transportation providing the lowest overall cost to the Government. (b)(1) Unless there are valid reasons to the contrary (see 47.304-5), acquisition of supplies originating within CONU…
  • FAR 47.305-3 F.o.b. origin solicitations.
    … the mode of transportation that will provide the required service at the lowest possible overall cost.) (4)(i) The quantity of supplies to be shipped from each shipping point. (ii) The contracting officer shall insert in f.o.b. origin so…
  • FAR 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.
    …s. (h) The award shall specify the United States ports of loading that afford the lowest overall cost to the overseas destination. (i) When supplies will be from origins outside CONUS to destinations either within or outside CONUS, the co…
  • FAR 47.305-13 Transit arrangements.
    … be restricted to f.o.b. origin offers, as f.o.b. destination offers can only quote fixed overall delivered prices at first destination. (3)(i) Traffic management personnel shall furnish information and analyses of situations in which tran…
  • FAR 48.001 Definitions.
    …teral savings means those measurable net reductions resulting from a VECP in the agency's overall projected collateral costs, exclusive of acquisition savings, whether or not the acquisition cost changes. Contracting office includes any co…
  • FAR 49.202 Profit.
    … settlement agreements but the contractor's efforts will be considered in determining the overall rate of profit allowed the contractor. Profit shall not be allowed the contractor for material or services that, as of the effective date of t…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    … or services (including construction) being provided under the subcontract, including the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of the subcontract. (vi) Subcontract number (the subcontract number assigned by the Contractor). (v…
  • FAR 52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …rial, other than Recovery Act designated country construction material, will increase the overall cost of the contract by more than 25 percent; (B) The cost of domestic unmanufactured construction material is unreasonable when the cost of …
  • FAR 52.236-13 Accident Prevention.
    …g Officer to discuss and develop a mutual understanding relative to administration of the overall safety program.
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …strator may waive this final inventory requirement, depending on the circumstances (e.g., overall reliability of the Contractor's system or the property is to be transferred to a follow-on contract). (v) Subcontractor control. (A) The Cont…
  • FAR 52.247-33 F.o.b. Origin, With Differentials.
    …se differential(s) will be considered in the evaluation of offers to determine the lowest overall cost to the Government. If, at the time of shipment, the Government specifies a mode of transportation, type of vehicle, or place of delivery …
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    … this clause, means those measurable net reductions resulting from a VECP in the agency's overall projected collateral costs, exlcusive of acquisition savings, whether or not the acquisition cost changes. Contractor's development and imple…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    … or major system, means the official within the Department of Defense designated with the overall responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions for the program or system, including authority to approve entry of the program or syste…
  • DFARS 231.303 Requirements.
    … of the institution of higher education requests the waiver to simplify the institution's overall management of DoD cost reimbursements under DoD contracts. (3) Under 10 U.S.C. 4652, the costs cited in 231.205-22(a) are unallowable.
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …t contract. Form, fit, and function data means technical data that describe the required overall physical, functional, and performance characteristics (along with the qualification requirements, if applicable) of an item, component, or pro…
  • 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.
    …t contract. Form, fit, and function data means technical data that describe the required overall physical, functional, and performance characteristics (along with the qualification requirements, if applicable) of an item, component, or pro…

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