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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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145 sections with “performance standards”: the first 40

  • FAR 37.603 Performance standards.
    (a) Performance standards establish the performance level required by the Government to meet the contract requirements. The standards shall be measurable and structured to permit an assessment of the contractor's performance. (b) When offe…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …m services the Government will use contractors who have a track record of successful past performance or who demonstrate a current superior ability to perform. (4) The Government must not hesitate to communicate with industry as early as p…
  • FAR 16.402-2 Performance incentives.
    (a) Performance incentives may be considered in connection with specific product characteristics (e.g., a missile range, an aircraft speed, an engine thrust, or a vehicle maneuverability) or other specific elements of the contractor's perfo…
  • FAR 37.602 Performance work statement.
    (a) A Performance work statement (PWS) may be prepared by the Government or result from a Statement of objectives (SOO) prepared by the Government where the offeror proposes the PWS. (b) Agencies shall, to the maximum extent practicable— …
  • FAR 52.222-49 Service Contract Labor Standards—Place of Performance Unknown.
    …ed in 22.1006(f), insert the following clause: Service Contract Labor Standards—Place of Performance Unknown (MAY 2014) (a) This contract is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, and the place of performance was unknown…
  • FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.
    …ities, if such options are considered when evaluating offers for award. (b) Satisfactory performance record. A prospective contractor that is or recently has been seriously deficient in contract performance shall be presumed to be nonrespo…
  • FAR 22.1009-4 All possible places of performance not identified.
    …nclude the following information in the synopsis and solicitation: (1) That the place of performance is unknown. (2) The possible places or areas of performance that the contracting officer has already identified. (3) That the contractin…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …the term “Government Prime Contractor.” Service employee means any person engaged in the performance of this contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as these terms are def…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …irements. The factor consists of two parts: (1) Technical—the technical uncertainties of performance. (2) Management/cost control—the degree of management effort necessary— (i) To ensure that contract requirements are met; and (ii) To r…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …ition plans for service contracts or orders must describe the strategies for implementing performance-based acquisition methods or must provide rationale for not using those methods (see subpart 37.6). (a) Acquisition background and object…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    (a) Contracts shall not be used for the performance of inherently governmental functions. (b) Agency decisions which determine whether a function is or is not an inherently governmental function may be reviewed and modified by appropriate …
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    … of Work shall include a description of work to be performed; location of work; period of performance; deliverable schedule; applicable performance standards; and any special requirements (e.g., security clearances, travel, special knowledg…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    … value, the ordering activity may consider, among other factors, the following: (i) Past performance. (ii) Special features of the supply or service required for effective program performance. (iii) Trade-in considerations. (iv) Probabl…
  • FAR 37.601 General.
    (a) Solicitations may use either a performance work statement or a statement of objectives (see 37.602). (b) Performance-based contracts for services shall include— (1) A performance work statement (PWS); (2) Measurable performance stand…
  • FAR 9.104-1 General standards.
    …n them (see 9.104-3(a)); (b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments; (c) Have a satisfactory performance re…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contr…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …ontracts as appropriate. (f) Ensuring that the statement of work is closely aligned with performance outcomes and cost estimates. (g) Writing plans either on a systems basis, on an individual contract basis, or on an individual order basi…
  • FAR 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
    …actors. If the contracting officer documents the file pursuant to 15.304(c)(3)(iii), past performance need not be an evaluation factor in lowest price technically acceptable source selections. If the contracting officer elects to consider p…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … a clear understanding of the requirements; and are consistent with the unique methods of performance and materials described in the offeror's technical proposal. (2) Cost realism analyses shall be performed on cost-reimbursement contracts…
  • FAR 16.101 General.
    …1) the degree and timing of the responsibility assumed by the contractor for the costs of performance and (2) the amount and nature of the profit incentive offered to the contractor for achieving or exceeding specified standards or goals. …
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …ncern will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towa…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    …ract administration office, as provided for in 19.706(a), and evaluate the offeror's past performance in awarding subcontracts for the same or similar products or services to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled ve…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …agents from— (1) Engaging in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; (2) Procuring commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; (3) Using forced labor in the perfo…
  • FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    …ernment to a prime contractor before, in anticipation of, and for the purpose of complete performance under one or more contracts. They are expected to be liquidated from payments due to the contractor incident to performance of the contrac…
  • FAR 32.504 Subcontracts under prime contracts providing progress payments.
    (a) Subcontracts may include either performance-based payments, provided they meet the criteria in 32.1003, or progress payments, provided they meet the criteria in subpart 32.5 for customary progress payments, but not both. Subcontracts fo…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …he contractor's accounting system should be adequate during the entire period of contract performance. The adequacy of the contractor's accounting system and its associated internal control system, as well as contractor compliance with the …
  • FAR 42.1501 General.
    (a) Past performance information (including the ratings and supporting narratives) is relevant information, for future source selection purposes, regarding a contractor's actions under previously awarded contracts or orders. It includes, fo…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …ct means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract. Subcontractor means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnished supplies or services …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not …
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … directives or notices: Document title(s), source for obtaining document(s), and contract performance location outside the United States to which the document applies). (x) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Or…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …for the contract; (ii) When the Contractor is not delinquent in paying costs of contract performance in the ordinary course of business, costs incurred, but not necessarily paid, for— (A) Supplies and services purchased directly for the c…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …imited and defined. Employee means an employee of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance. Forced Labor means knowingly provi…
  • FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
    …fy, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that— (1) The amounts requested are only for performance in accordance with the specifications, terms, and conditions of the contract; (2) All payments due to subcontractors and suppliers from p…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …material requirement of this contract (which includes paragraphs (f) and (g) below). (2) Performance of this contract is endangered by the Contractor's (i) failure to make progress or (ii) unsatisfactory financial condition. (3) Inventory…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    … A payment clause that obligates the Contractor to pay the subcontractor for satisfactory performance under its subcontract not later than 7 days from receipt of payment out of such amounts as are paid to the Contractor under this contract.…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …h title is vested in the Government and which exceeds the amounts needed to complete full performance under the entire contract; (2) Any property that the Government is obligated or has the option to take over under any type of contract, e…
  • DFARS 227.7103-5 Government rights.
    …with Government funds; (2) Studies, analyses, test data, or similar data produced in the performance of a contract when the study, analysis, test, or similar work was specified as an element of performance; (3) Created exclusively with Go…
  • DFARS 237.102-70 Prohibition on contracting for firefighting or security-guard functions.
    (a) Under 10 U.S.C. 2465, the DoD is prohibited for entering into contracts for the performance of firefighting or security-guard functions at any military installation or facility unless— (1) The contract is to be carried out at a locatio…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …e application that is subject to controls on the access, use, reproduction, modification, performance, display, release, disclosure, or dissemination. Controlled technical information would meet the criteria, if disseminated, for distributi…
  • DFARS 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.
    …0 alpha-numeric characters assigned to each CMMC assessment and reflected in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) for each contractor information system. Federal contract information (FCI) means information, not intended for public …

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