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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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181 sections with “proposed contracts”: the first 40

  • FAR 9.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.
    (a) Contractors debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded. (1) Notwithstanding the debarment, suspension, proposed debarment, or voluntary exclusion, of a contractor, agencies may continue contracts or subcontract…
  • FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded.
    …cting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (JAN 2025) (a) Definition. Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item, as used in this clause— …
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    …5 U.S.C. 637(e)) and 41 U.S.C. 1708, contracting officers must disseminate information on proposed contract actions as follows: (1) For proposed contract actions expected to exceed $25,000, by synopsizing in the GPE (see 5.201). (2) For p…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ting from known data; and (2) The nature and amount of any contingencies included in the proposed price. Day means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day. Debarment means action taken by a suspending and debarring official under 9.4…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …limited sources justification—(1) Circumstances justifying limiting the source. (i) For a proposed order or BPA with an estimated value exceeding the micro-purchase threshold not placed or established in accordance with the procedures in 8.…
  • FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    (a) When a contractor debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded, is proposed as a subcontractor for any subcontract subject to Government consent (see subpart 44.2), contracting officers shall not consent to subco…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …tml. (b) Price analysis. (1) Price analysis is the process of examining and evaluating a proposed price without evaluating its separate cost elements and proposed profit. Unless an exception from the requirement to obtain certified cost or…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …tified cost or pricing data whose estimated value is $20 million or more, except when the proposed contract is for research or development and, if prototypes or hardware are involved, no significant follow-on production is anticipated. (2)…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … in the proposal as the basis for pricing) that will permit an adequate evaluation of the proposed price. I. General Instructions A. You must provide the following information on the first page of your pricing proposal: (1) Solicitation,…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …. (10)(i) No protest under subpart 33.1 is authorized in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of an order under a task-order contract or delivery-order contract, except— (A) A protest on the grounds that the order increases t…
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    …t. When applicable, the contracting officer shall take the following actions: (a) Divide proposed acquisitions of supplies and services (except construction) into reasonably small lots (not less than economic production runs) to permit off…
  • FAR 22.805 Procedures.
    …t for new effort that would constitute a contract award. (2) Preaward clearance for each proposed contract and for each proposed first-tier subcontract of $10 million or more shall be requested by the contracting officer directly from the …
  • FAR 42.1203 Processing agreements.
    …Identify and request that the contractor submit the information necessary to evaluate the proposed agreement for recognizing a successor in interest or a name change. This information should include the items identified in 42.1204 (e) and (…
  • FAR 44.202-2 Considerations.
    …fied cost or pricing data and data other than certified cost or pricing data? (9) Is the proposed subcontract type appropriate for the risks involved and consistent with current policy? (10) Has adequate consideration been obtained for an…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    … (ii) Identification of the type of subcontract to be used. (iii) Identification of the proposed subcontractor. (iv) The proposed subcontract price. (v) The subcontractor's current, complete, and accurate certified cost or pricing data …
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …. (vi) The contract is a fixed price type contract (10 U.S.C. 3501(i)(3)(F)). (vii) The proposed multiyear contract provides for production at not less than minimum economic rates, given the existing tooling and facilities (10 U.S.C. 3501…
  • DFARS 249.7000 Terminated contracts with Canadian Commercial Corporation.
    …tor claims are not subject to the approval and ratification of the TCO. However, when the proposed negotiated settlement exceeds the total contract price of the prime contract, the TCO shall obtain from the U.S. contracting officer prior to…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …scription of differences or inconsistencies between or among the relevant sales data, the proposed price, and the catalog price (including any related discounts, refunds, rebates, offsets, or other adjustments); (D) For items priced based …
  • FAR 3.705 Procedures.
    …irness. As a minimum, however, agencies shall provide the following: (1) A notice of the proposed action to declare void and rescind the contract shall be made in writing and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. (2) A thirty …
  • FAR 9.102 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to all proposed contracts with any prospective contractor that is located— (1) In the United States or its outlying areas; or (2) Elsewhere, unless application of the subpart would be inconsistent with the laws or…
  • FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.
    …ng System or similar commercial product), which is multiplied in the contract by a factor proposed by the contractor (e.g., .95 or 1.1). At option exercise, the contracting officer incorporates the pricing data from the latest annual editio…
  • FAR 32.1004 Procedures.
    …any, terms shall be included in all offers; and (ii) The extent to which and how offeror-proposed performance-based payment terms will be evaluated. Unless agencies prescribe other evaluation procedures, if the contracting officer anticipa…
  • FAR 34.005-3 Concept exploration contracts.
    …for relatively short periods, at planned dollar levels. These contracts are to refine the proposed concept and to reduce the concept's technical uncertainties. The scope of work for this phase of the program shall be consistent with the Gov…
  • FAR 36.207 Pricing fixed-price construction contracts.
    …from submitting offers or would result in offerors including unwarranted contingencies in proposed prices.
  • FAR 37.104 Personal services contracts.
    …he following descriptive elements should be used as a guide in assessing whether or not a proposed contract is personal in nature: (1) Performance on site. (2) Principal tools and equipment furnished by the Government. (3) Services are a…
  • FAR 41.205 Separate contracts.
    … lower rates, larger discounts, or more favorable terms and conditions of service; (2) A proposed connection charge, termination liability, or any other facilities charge to be paid by the Federal Government will be reduced or eliminated; …
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …pecified by the Government in the solicitation or, in the case of negotiated contracting, proposed by the contractor as part of its offer and included as a subject for negotiation. The program requirement shall be shown as a separately pric…
  • FAR 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …ch offered price and its relationship to the established catalog price, including how the proposed price relates to the price of recent sales in quantities similar to the proposed quantities; (B) For market-priced items, the source and dat…
  • FAR 52.215-21 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.
    …ch offered price and its relationship to the established catalog price, including how the proposed price relates to the price of recent sales in quantities similar to the proposed quantities. (2) For market-priced items, the source and dat…
  • FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports.
    … and (c) Representations indicating submission of required compliance reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be obtained before subcontract awards. (End of provision)
  • FAR 52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.
    …offerors will submit a total compensation plan setting forth salaries and fringe benefits proposed for the professional employees who will work under the contract. The Government will evaluate the plan to assure that it reflects a sound man…
  • DFARS 205.205-70 Notification of bundling of DoD contracts.
    (a) When a proposed acquisition is funded entirely using DoD funds and potentially involves bundling, the contracting officer shall, at least 30 days prior to the release of a solicitation or 30 days prior to placing an order without a soli…
  • DFARS 212.504 Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …3(b), Requirement to Identify Suppliers. (xi) 10 U.S.C. 4801 note prec., Notification of Proposed Program Termination. (xii) 10 U.S.C. 4864, Miscellaneous Limitations on the Procurement of Goods Other Than United States Goods. 10 U.S.C. 4…
  • DFARS 217.171 Multiyear contracts for services.
    …e will be a continuing requirement for the services consistent with current plans for the proposed contract period; (2) Furnishing the services will require— (i) A substantial initial investment in plant or equipment; or (ii) The incurre…
  • DFARS 217.174 Multiyear contracts for electricity from renewable energy sources.
    …s case analysis template and guidance) prepared by the requiring activity, that— (1) The proposed purchase of electricity under such contract is cost effective; and (2) It would not be possible to purchase electricity from the source in a…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …d of DoD; and (2) The head of the contracting activity provides written approval for the proposed contract. The approval shall include a determination that addresses the following: (i) The services to be procured are urgent or unique; (i…
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    …the EVMS guidelines in ANSI/EIA-748. (e) The Contractor shall submit notification of any proposed substantive changes to the EVMS procedures and the impact of those changes to the CFA. If this contract has a value of $50 million or more, u…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    … when exempted by 5.202, contracting officers must transmit to the GPE a synopsis of each proposed contract action for which the total fee (including phases and options) is expected to exceed $25,000. (2) When the total fee is expected to …
  • FAR 6.401 Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.
    …ess practices, it is generally necessary to conduct discussions with offerors relative to proposed contracts to be made and performed outside the United States and its outlying areas. Competitive proposals will therefore be used for these c…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …ordering activity is responsible for considering the level of effort and the mix of labor proposed to perform, and for determining that the proposed price is reasonable. (vii) The BPA must be established in accordance with paragraph (b)(2)…

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.