48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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7 sections with “peer or scientific review”

  • FAR 35.016 Broad agency announcement.
    …s paragraph prescribes procedures for the use of the broad agency announcement (BAA) with Peer or Scientific Review (see 6.102(d)(2)) for the acquisition of basic and applied research and that part of development not related to the developm…
  • DFARS 235.006-71 Competition.
    (a)(1) Use of a broad agency announcement with peer or scientific review for the award of science and technology proposals in accordance with 235.016(a) fulfills the requirement for full and open competition (see 206.102(d)(2)). (2) Use of…
  • FAR 6.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    …e participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government's needs; and (ii) A peer or scientific review. (3) Use of multiple award schedules issued under the procedures established by the Administrator of General Services consi…
  • DFARS 206.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    …ction of science and technology proposals resulting from a broad agency announcement with peer or scientific review, as described in 235.016(a) (10 U.S.C. 3012(2)).
  • DFARS 235.016 Broad agency announcement.
    (a) General. A broad agency announcement with peer or scientific review may be used for the award of science and technology proposals. Science and technology proposals include proposals for the following: (i) Basic research (budget activit…
  • DFARS 206.102-70 Other competitive procedures.
    … proposals based on a review by scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expert peers resulting from a commercial solutions opening as described in subpart 212.70 (10 U.S.C. 3458) is a competitive procedure. (b) The award of a co…
  • DFARS 212.7004 Procedures.
    …ors specified therein through a scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expert peer review process. Written evaluation reports on individual proposals are required, but proposals need not be evaluated against each other since the…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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