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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    …elivery schedules are established on a realistic basis that will encourage small business participation to the extent consistent with the actual requirements of the Government. (d) Encourage prime contractors to subcontract with small busi…
  • FAR 41.205 Separate contracts.
    …tract or interagency agreement (see 41.206), agencies shall acquire utility services by separate contract subject to this part, and subject to agency contracting authority. (b) If an agency enters into a separate contract, the contracting …
  • FAR 48.103 Processing value engineering change proposals.
    (a) Instructions to the contractor for preparing a VECP and submitting it to the Government are included in paragraphs (c) and (d) of the value engineering clauses prescribed in subpart 48.2. Upon receiving a VECP, the contracting officer o…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …g clause: Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items (FEB 1997) (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (e) below, and notwithstanding any other provision of this contract, the Contractor shall not be liable for loss of or damage t…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …: Value Engineering (JUN 2020) (a) General. The Contractor is encouraged to develop, prepare, and submit value engineering change proposals (VECP's) voluntarily. The Contractor shall share in any net acquisition savings realized from acce…
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    …neering—Construction (OCT 2025) (a) General. The Contractor is encouraged to develop, prepare, and submit value engineering change proposals (VECP's) voluntarily. The Contractor shall share in any instant contract savings realized from acc…
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    …m means an earned value management system that generally complies with system criteria in paragraph (b) of this clause. Earned value management system means an earned value management system that complies with the earned value management s…
  • DFARS 252.236-7003 Payment for mobilization and preparatory work.
    …s prescribed in 236.570(b)(2), use the following clause: Payment for Mobilization and Preparatory Work (JAN 1997) (a) The Government will make payment to the Contractor under the procedures in this clause for mobilization and preparatory …
  • FAR 19.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, to be eligible as a subcontractor under the program, a concern must represent itself as a small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, …
  • FAR 52.248-2 Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer.
    …e 35 percent design state or at such stages as the Contracting Officer may direct. Each separately priced line item for VE services shall define specifically the scope of work to be accomplished and may include VE studies of items other tha…
  • FAR 23.100 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart provides policies and procedures for procuring sustainable products and services. This subpart applies to all contract actions, including those using part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products, including comm…
  • FAR 28.204-1 United States bonds or notes.
    … the bond, of depositing certain United States bonds or notes in an amount equal at their par value to the penal sum of the bond (the Act of February 24, 1919 (31 U.S.C. 9303) and Treasury Department Circular No. 154 (31 CFR part 225)). In …
  • FAR 1.108 FAR conventions.
    …nventions provide guidance for interpreting the FAR: (a) Words and terms. Definitions in Part 2 apply to the entire regulation unless specifically defined in another part, subpart, section, provision, or clause. Words or terms defined in a…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ext in which the word or term is used clearly requires a different meaning or another FAR part, subpart, or section provides a different definition for the particular part or portion of the part. If a word or term that is defined in this se…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …posal information means any of the following information submitted to a Federal agency as part of or in connection with a bid or proposal to enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, if that information has not been previously made …
  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    …ibition on disclosing procurement information (41 U.S.C. 2102). (1) A person described in paragraph (a)(2) of this subsection must not, other than as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selec…
  • FAR 3.700 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart prescribes Governmentwide policies and procedures for exercising discretionary authority to declare void and rescind contracts in relation to which— (1) There has been a final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, …
  • FAR 4.605 Procedures.
    …the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, which is a different identifier, see subpart 4.18.) (c) Generic entity identifier. (1) The use of a generic entity identifier should be limited, and only used in the situations described in…
  • 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.
    (a) Except for contract actions described in paragraph (b) of this section and as provided in 5.003, contracting officers must synopsize through the GPE the following: (1) Contract awards exceeding $25,000 that are— (i) Covered by the Wor…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …bjectives, the plan must identify those milestones at which decisions should be made (see paragraph (b)(21) of this section). The plan must address all the technical, business, management, and other significant considerations that will cont…
  • FAR 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    …al benefits to the Government. However, because of the potential impact on small business participation, before conducting an acquisition that is a consolidation of requirements with an estimated total dollar value exceeding $2 million, the…
  • FAR 7.107-3 Bundling.
    …al benefits to the Government. However, because of the potential impact on small business participation, before conducting an acquisition strategy that involves bundling, the agency shall make a written determination that the bundling is ne…
  • FAR 7.107-4 Substantial bundling.
    …t or task or delivery order with an estimated value of— (i) $8 million or more for the Department of Defense; (ii) $6 million or more for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and the Depa…
  • FAR 7.401 Acquisition considerations.
    …of acquisition most advantageous to the Government based on a case-by-case analysis of comparative costs and other factors in accordance with this subpart and agency procedures. (2) The methods of acquisition to be compared in the analysis…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    (a) General. Parts 13 (except 13.303-2(c)(3)), 14, 15, and 19 (except for the requirements at 19.102(b)(3) and 19.202-1(e)(1)(iii))do not apply to BPAs or orders placed against Federal Supply Schedules contracts (but see 8.405-5). BPAs and …
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …rformance. (iii) Trade-in considerations. (iv) Probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item. (v) Warranty considerations. (vi) Maintenance availability. (vii) Environmental and energy efficiency conside…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …ed or BPAs established under Federal Supply Schedules are exempt from the requirements in part 6. However, an ordering activity must justify its action when restricting consideration in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b) of this section— …
  • FAR 8.602 Policy.
    …propriations Act, 2005 (Pub. L. 108-447) (18 U.S.C. 4124 note), and except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, agencies shall— (1) Before purchasing an item of supply listed in the FPI Schedule, conduct market research to determi…
  • FAR 9.105-2 Determinations and documentation.
    …lements of responsibility, the contracting officer shall comply with the procedures in subpart 19.6. When a Certificate of Competency is issued for a small business concern (see subpart 19.6), the contracting officer shall accept the Small …
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    … business concerns that will likely submit a competitive offer at fair market prices (see part 19). (2) Techniques for conducting market research may include any or all of the following: (i) Contacting knowledgeable individuals in Governm…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, agencies shall use firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. (b)(1) A time…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    … apply if an agency can meet its requirement using— (1) Required sources of supply under part 8 (e.g., Federal Prison Industries, Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, and Federal Supply Schedule contracts)…
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    …he simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Will result in multiple-award contracts (see subpart 16.5) that are for the same or similar services; and (3) States that the Government intends to make an award to each and all qualifying offerors…
  • FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    …a) General. (1) The contracting officer shall evaluate quotations or offers— (i) In an impartial manner; and (ii) Inclusive of transportation charges from the shipping point of the supplier to the delivery destination. (2) Quotations or …
  • FAR 13.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.
    Prepare BPAs on the forms specified in 13.307. Do not cite accounting and appropriation data (see 13.303-5(e)(4)). (a) The following terms and conditions are mandatory: (1) Description of agreement. A statement that the supplier shall fur…
  • FAR 15.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    …mphasis to be considered in the source selection decision; and (2) Support meaningful comparison and discrimination between and among competing proposals. (c) The evaluation factors and significant subfactors that apply to an acquisition …
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    … be established, these communications— (1) Shall be limited to the offerors described in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (b)(1)(ii) of this section and— (i) Shall be held with offerors whose past performance information is the determining factor…
  • FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …ermines that prices agreed upon are based on adequate price competition (see standards in paragraph (c)(1) of this subsection); (2) When the contracting officer determines that prices agreed upon are based on prices set by law or regulatio…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …2) Price analysis shall be used when certified cost or pricing data are not required (see paragraph (b) of this subsection and 15.404-3). (3) Cost analysis shall be used to evaluate the reasonableness of individual cost elements when certi…

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