48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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35 sections with “preference factor”
- FAR 19.1307 Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns.(a) The price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns shall be used in acquisitions conducted using full and open competition. The preference shall not be used— (1) Where price is not a selection factor so that a price ev…
- FAR 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns.As prescribed in 19.1309(b), insert the following clause: Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (a) Evaluation preference. (1) Offers will be evaluated by adding a factor of 10 percent to the…
- FAR 25.204 Evaluating offers of foreign construction material.…domestic construction materials. In the case of a tie, the contracting officer shall give preference to an offer that does not include foreign construction material excepted at the request of the offeror on the basis of unreasonable cost. …
- FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.…value above the simplified acquisition threshold; (ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or (iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled vete…
- FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.…d States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) Domestic preference. (1) This clause implements 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, by providing a preference for domestic construction material. In accordance…
- FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.… materials. (1) This clause implements 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, by providing a preference for domestic construction material. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the domestic content test of the Buy American statute is waived for …
- FAR 25.105 Critical components and critical items.…hat have been determined to be a critical component or critical item and their respective preference factor(s). (1)-(2) [Reserved] (b) The list of articles and preference factors in paragraph (a) of this section will be published in the F…
- FAR 25.106 Determining reasonableness of cost.…ng to the price of the low offer, inclusive of duty— (A) 20 percent, plus the additional preference factor identified for the critical item or end product containing critical components listed at section 25.105, if the lowest domestic offe…
- FAR 52.247-63 Preference for U.S.-Flag Air Carriers.As prescribed in 47.405(a), insert the following clause: Preference for U.S.-Flag Air Carriers (JAN 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— International air transportation means transportation by air between a place in the United…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…bed in 225.7003-5(b), to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4863. (H) Use the clause at 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, as prescribed in 225.7002-3(a), to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4862. (I) Use the clause at 252.225-7015, Restr…
- DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.As prescribed in 225.7002-3(a), use the following clause: Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (APR 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Component means any item supplied to the Government as part of an end product or of…
- DFARS 252.236-7012 Military construction on Kwajalein Atoll—evaluation preference.…(c)(2), use the following provision: Military Construction on Kwajalein Atoll—Evaluation Preference (MAR 1998) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— (1) Marshallese firm means a local firm incorporated in the Marshall Islands, or o…
- FAR 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.…ct. (c) Delivery of end products. 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American statute, provides a preference for domestic end products for supplies acquired for use in the United States. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the domestic content test …
- DFARS 225.7703-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.(a) Use the provision at 252.225-7023, Preference for Products or Services from Afghanistan, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that pro…
- FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).… The ordering activity contracting officer shall, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference to establishing multiple-award BPAs, rather than establishing a single-award BPA. (ii) No single-award BPA with an estimated value exceedi…
- FAR 14.502 Conditions for use.…s other factors require the use of sealed bidding, two-step sealed bidding may be used in preference to negotiation when all of the following conditions are present: (1) Available specifications or purchase descriptions are not definite or…
- FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.… value above the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or (3) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled vetera…
- FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.… value above the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Used the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the Contractor waived the price evaluation preference; or (3) Was an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled ve…
- FAR 52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.…s different properties than the properties of the individual raw materials. (b) Domestic preference. (1) This clause implements— (i) Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111-5), by req…
- FAR 52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.…volving refinement of steel additives); and (ii) The Buy American statute by providing a preference for unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States over unmanufactured construction material mined or produced…
- DFARS 225.502 Application.…ly after execution of a determination in accordance with 225.103(a)(ii)(B), that domestic preference would be inconsistent with the public interest. (iv) If the solicitation includes the provision at 252.225-7023, Preference for Products o…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…UBZone small business concerns through full and open competition after a price evaluation preference in favor of HUBZone small business concerns. (4) Awards based on a reserve for HUBZone small business concerns in a solicitation for a mul…
- FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.…1); and (ii) Post the justification in accordance with 8.405-6(a)(2). (h) Type-of-order preference for services. (1) The ordering activity shall specify the order type (i.e., firm-fixed price, time-and-materials, or labor-hour) for the se…
- FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.…3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award; 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to,…
- FAR 15.402 Pricing policy.…ecessary to establish a fair and reasonable price, generally using the following order of preference in determining the type of data required: (i) No additional data from the offeror, if the price is based on adequate price competition, ex…
- FAR 25.101 General.…reign offers that are not eligible offers. The evaluation factor is not used to provide a preference for one foreign offer over another. Evaluation procedures and examples are provided in subpart 25.5. (d)(1) A contract with a period of pe…
- FAR 25.103 Exceptions.…tute: (a) Public interest. The head of the agency may make a determination that domestic preference would be inconsistent with the public interest. This exception applies when an agency has an agreement with a foreign government that provi…
- FAR 25.501 General.…t use the Buy American statute evaluation factors prescribed in this subpart to provide a preference for one foreign offer over another foreign offer.
- FAR 25.502 Application.… a domestic offer and a foreign offer, award on the domestic offer. (2) If no evaluation preference was applied (i.e., offers afforded nondiscriminatory treatment under the Buy American statute), resolve ties between domestic and foreign o…
- FAR 25.605 Evaluating offers of foreign construction material.… (b) applies, if two or more offers are equal in price, the contracting officer must give preference to an offer that does not include foreign construction material excepted at the request of the offeror on the basis of unreasonable cost. …
- FAR 47.101 Policies.…ment-financed air transportation (commonly referred to as the Fly America Act), the Cargo Preference Act, and related statutes as prescribed in subparts 47.4, Air Transportation by U.S.-Flag Carriers, and 47.5, Ocean Transportation by U.S.-…
- FAR 52.225-1 Buy American—Supplies.…rict of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, provides a preference for domestic end products for supplies acquired for use in the United States. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the domestic content test …
- FAR 52.225-22 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.…sion applies, if two or more offers are equal in price, the Contracting Officer will give preference to an offer that does not include foreign construction material excepted at the request of the Offeror on the basis of unreasonable cost of…
- FAR 52.225-24 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.…sion applies, if two or more offers are equal in price, the Contracting Officer will give preference to an offer that does not include foreign construction material excepted at the request of the Offeror on the basis of unreasonable cost. …
- DFARS 225.7703-3 Evaluating offers.…offers submitted in response to solicitations that include the provision at 252.225-7023, Preference for Products or Services from Afghanistan, as follows: (a) If the low offer is an offer of a product or service from Afghanistan, award on…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.