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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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24 sections with “purchase descriptions”

  • FAR 11.104 Use of brand name or equal purchase descriptions.
    …red to encourage offerors to propose innovative solutions, the use of brand name or equal purchase descriptions may be advantageous under certain circumstances. (b) Brand name or equal purchase descriptions must include, in addition to the…
  • FAR 11.106 Purchase descriptions for service contracts.
    In drafting purchase descriptions for service contracts, agency requiring activities shall ensure that inherently governmental functions (see subpart 7.5) are not assigned to a contractor. These purchase descriptions shall (a) Reserve fina…
  • DFARS 211.104 Use of brand name or equal purchase descriptions.
    A justification and approval is required to use brand name or equal purchase descriptions— (1) When using sealed bidding or negotiated acquisition procedures (see 206.302-1(c)(2) for justification requirements); or (2) When using the simp…
  • DFARS 211.106 Purchase descriptions for service contracts.
    Agencies shall require that purchase descriptions for service contracts and resulting requirements documents, such as statements of work or performance work statements, include language to provide a clear distinction between Government empl…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated. Acquisition b…
  • FAR 23.107-1 Products containing recovered materials.
    … the EPA-designated item exceeds $10,000; or (ii) The aggregate amount paid for multiple purchases of the EPA-designated item, or a functionally equivalent item, in the preceding fiscal year was $10,000 or more. (2) While micro-purchases …
  • FAR 23.107-2 Biobased products.
    … Bill and is managed by the USDA. The goal of the BioPreferred Program is to increase the purchase and use of biobased products (as defined in 2.101) by agencies. (c) Applicability. (1) This section applies to contract actions involving a …
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …28-M, edition in effect as of the date of this contract. If the property is available for purchase, the plant clearance officer may authorize the purchaser to demilitarize, mutilate, or destroy as a condition of sale provided the property i…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …) An acquisition or portion of an acquisition that uses a brand-name description or other purchase description to specify a particular brand-name, product, or feature of a product, peculiar to one manufacturer— (i) Does not provide for ful…
  • FAR 6.303-2 Content.
    …technical data packages, specifications, engineering descriptions, statements of work, or purchase descriptions suitable for full and open competition have not been developed or are not available. (ii) When 6.302-1 is cited for follow-on a…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …dding or negotiation will be used and why; whether equipment will be acquired by lease or purchase (see subpart 7.4) and why; and any other contracting considerations. Provide rationale if a performance-based acquisition will not be used or…
  • FAR 11.107 Solicitation provision.
    (a) Insert the provision at 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, when brand name or equal purchase descriptions are included in a solicitation. (b) Insert the provision at 52.211-7, Alternatives to Government-Unique Standards, in solicitations t…
  • FAR 14.502 Conditions for use.
    …iation when all of the following conditions are present: (1) Available specifications or purchase descriptions are not definite or complete or may be too restrictive without technical evaluation, and any necessary discussion, of the techni…
  • FAR 23.107-4 Products that contain, use, or are manufactured with ozone-depleting substances or products that contain or use high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons.
    …igh global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons; and (2) In preparing specifications and purchase descriptions and in the acquisition of products and services— (i) Comply with the requirements of title VI of the Clean Air Act; section 706…
  • FAR 52.214-20 Bid Samples.
    …cteristics of the offered products that cannot adequately be described by specifications, purchase descriptions, or the invitation for bid (e.g., balance, facility of use, or pattern). (b) Bidders must furnish bid samples as part of the bi…
  • DFARS 214.202-5 Descriptive literature.
    (c) Requirements of invitation for bids. When brand name or equal purchase descriptions are used, use of the provision at FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, satisfies this requirement.
  • FAR 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
    …[email protected]. (4) The FIPS PUBS may be obtained from http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/, or purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402, Telephone (202) 512-1800, Facsimile (202) 512…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … maintenance. (j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    … Contractor shall include the terms and conditions of this clause in every subcontract or purchase order that is not exempted by the rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued under Executive Order 11246, as amended, so …
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …n MMAS that— (i) Reasonably forecasts material requirements; (ii) Ensures that costs of purchased and fabricated material charged or allocated to a contract are based on valid time-phased requirements; and (iii) Maintains a consistent, e…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …another Federal agency in accordance with the guidelines at 37.204. (s) Ensuring that no purchase request is initiated or contract entered into that would result in the performance of an inherently governmental function by a contractor and…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …erated to support the issuance of a task order or delivery order or order under a blanket purchase agreement; and (iii) Information identified by an offeror as restricted from duplication, use, or disclosure—in whole or in part—for any pur…
  • FAR 19.102 Small business size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes.
    …nt making up the end item being procured, and the function of the goods or services being purchased. A procurement is usually classified according to the component that accounts for the greatest percentage of contract value. (2)(i) For sol…
  • FAR 49.603-5 Cost-reimbursement contracts—partial termination.
    …ted portion of the contract will continue to be reimbursed on SF 1034, Public Voucher for Purchase and Services Other Than Personal, under the applicable provisions of the contract and part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (End of…

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