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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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82 sections with “purchase exception”: the first 40

  • FAR 8.706 Purchase exceptions.
    …ment List from commercial sources only if the acquisition is specifically authorized in a purchase exception granted by the designated central nonprofit agency. (b) The central nonprofit agency shall promptly grant purchase exceptions when…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …g the contractor to which the BPA was awarded; (ii) Description of the supply or service purchased; (iii) Price; (iv) Required justification for a limited-source BPA (see 8.405-6), if applicable; (v) Determination for a single-award BPA…
  • FAR 13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
    (a) Use a BPA only for purchases that are otherwise authorized by law or regulation. (b) Individual purchases shall not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. However, agency regulations may establish a higher threshold consistent wi…
  • DFARS 213.270 Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    Use the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as the method of purchase and/or method of payment for purchases valued at or below the micro-purchase threshold. This policy applies to all types of contract actions authorized by the FAR unl…
  • DFARS 252.215-7014 Exception from Certified Cost or Pricing Data Requirements for Foreign Military Sales Indirect Offsets.
    …r and a foreign government or international organization as an inducement or condition to purchase supplies or services pursuant to a foreign military sale (FMS). There are two types of offsets: Direct offsets and indirect offsets. (i) A d…
  • FAR 8.704 Purchase priorities.
    (a) 41 U.S.C. chapter 85 requires the Government to purchase supplies or services on the Procurement List, at prices established by the Committee, from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies if they are available within the period requ…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …ons in 225.7002-1: (a) Acquisitions not exceeding $200,000, except for athletic footwear purchased by DoD for use by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces (37 U.S.C. 418(b)(4))…
  • DFARS 225.7022-4 Exceptions.
    The prohibition at 225.7022-3 does not apply to— (a) Purchases under the micro-purchase threshold made using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card; or (b) Purchases using the SF 44 in accordance with 213.306.
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …act with a manufacturer of such fasteners, if the manufacturer has certified that it will purchase, during the relevant calendar year, an amount of domestically melted or produced specialty metal, in the required form, for use in the produc…
  • 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 5.202 Exceptions.
    …) The proposed contract action is made under the conditions described in 6.302-2 (or, for purchases conducted using simplified acquisition procedures, if unusual and compelling urgency precludes competition to the maximum extent practicable…
  • FAR 8.705-4 Compliance with orders.
    …appropriate central nonprofit agency and request that it reallocate the order, or grant a purchase exception authorizing acquisition from commercial sources. (c) When an AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency fails to perform under the …
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    …efore requesting quotations or offers: (1)(i) The nature of the article or service to be purchased and whether it is highly competitive and readily available in several makes or brands, or is relatively noncompetitive. (ii) Information ob…
  • FAR 13.201 General.
    (a) Agency heads are encouraged to delegate micro-purchase authority (see 1.603-3). (b) The Governmentwide commercial purchase card shall be the preferred method to purchase and to pay for micro-purchases (see 2.101). (c) Purchases at or …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ders shall follow the procedures in 5.705. (12) When using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as a method of payment, orders at or below the micro-purchase threshold are exempt from verification in the System for Award Management …
  • 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 …
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … reported as taxable income to the employees (see 31.205-46(d)). (n) Employee rebate and purchase discount plans. Rebates and purchase discounts, in whatever form, granted to employees on products or services produced by the contractor or …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ts or Cost-Reimbursable line items under Fixed-Price contracts. (i) Title to all property purchased by the Contractor for which the Contractor is entitled to be reimbursed as a direct item of cost under this contract shall pass to and vest …
  • DFARS 208.7003-1 Assignments under integrated materiel management (IMM).
    (a) Acquire all items assigned for IMM from the IMM manager except— (1) Items purchased under circumstances of unusual and compelling urgency as defined in FAR 6.302-2. After such a purchase is made, the requiring activity must send one co…
  • DFARS 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.
    … certain circumstances. See PGI 206.302-2. (b) Use of advance Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR). For urgent requirements, the advance MIPR may be transmitted electronically. See PGI 208.7004-3. (c) Use of the Governmentwi…
  • DFARS 225.7102-2 Exceptions.
    …Using simplified acquisition procedures, unless the restricted item is the end item being purchased; (b) Overseas for overseas use; or (c) When the quantity acquired exceeds the amount needed to maintain the U.S. defense mobilization base…
  • DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.
    …ners that are commercial products, if the manufacturer of the fasteners certifies it will purchase, during the relevant calendar year, an amount of domestically melted or produced specialty metal, in the required form, for use in the produc…
  • FAR 8.605 Exceptions.
    Purchase from FPI is not mandatory and a waiver is not required if— (a)(1) The contracting officer makes a determination that the FPI item of supply is not comparable to supplies available from the private sector that best meet the Governm…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …hing the source and reasonableness of price for those acquisitions (such as subcontracts, purchase orders, material order, etc.) exceeding, or expected to exceed, the appropriate threshold set forth at FAR 15.403-4 priced on the basis of ad…
  • FAR 23.107-3 Energy-consuming products and water-consuming products.
    … water-consuming products listed in the ENERGY STAR® Program or FEMP— (i) Agencies shall purchase ENERGY STAR® certified or FEMP-designated products; and (ii) For products that consume power in a standby mode and are listed on FEMP's Low …
  • FAR 25.103 Exceptions.
    …ble, in accordance with 25.106 and subpart 25.5. (d) Resale. The contracting officer may purchase foreign end products specifically for commissary resale. (e) Information technology that is a commercial product. The restriction on purchas…
  • FAR 25.401 Exceptions.
    …t aside for small businesses; (2) Acquisitions of arms, ammunition, or war materials, or purchases indispensable for national security or for national defense purposes; (3) Acquisitions of end products for resale; (4) Acquisitions from F…
  • FAR 32.504 Subcontracts under prime contracts providing progress payments.
    …n subpart 32.5 for customary progress payments, but not both. Subcontracts for commercial purchases may include commercial product or commercial service purchase financing terms, provided they meet the criteria in 32.202-1. (b) The contrac…
  • FAR 47.504 Exceptions.
    …horized by law or treaty. (b) Ocean transportation between foreign countries of supplies purchased with foreign currencies made available, or derived from funds that are made available, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ing warranty periods (negotiated up front with the product); utilities and other services purchased from a municipality or an entity solely authorized by the municipality to provide those services in a particular geographical region; and ph…
  • DFARS 217.7402 Exceptions.
    … to them to the maximum extent practicable (also see paragraph (b) of this section): (1) Purchases at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. (2) Special access programs. (3) Congressionally mandated long-lead procurement contract…
  • DFARS 217.7404-5 Exceptions.
    …a) The limitations in 217.7404-2, 217.7404-3, and 217.7404-4 do not apply to UCAs for the purchase of initial spares. (b) The head of an agency may waive the limitations in 217.7404(a), 217.7404-2, 217.7404-3, and 217.7404-4 for UCAs if th…
  • DFARS 225.401 Exceptions.
    …on and Sustainment) (OUSD(A&S)DPCAP). Approval by OUSD(A&S)DPCAP is not required if— (1) Purchase from foreign sources is restricted by statute (see subpart 225.70); (2) Another exception in FAR 25.401 applies to the acquisition; or (3) …
  • DFARS 225.7004-3 Exceptions.
    …components for naval vessels manufactured outside the United States. Support includes the purchase of spare gyrocompasses, electronic navigation chart systems, steering controls, propulsion and machinery control systems, totally enclosed li…
  • DFARS 225.7603 Exceptions.
    This restriction does not apply to— (a) Purchases at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (b) Contracts for consumable supplies, provisions, or services for the support of United States forces or of allied forces in a foreign co…
  • DFARS 243.204-70-5 Exceptions.
    …3.204-70-2, 243.204-70-3, and 243.204-70-4 do not apply to unpriced change orders for the purchase of initial spares. (b) The limitations in 243.204-70-4(a) do not apply to unpriced change orders for ship construction and ship repair. (c)…
  • FAR 4.602 General.
    …ns, and AbilityOne nonprofit agencies operating under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, are sharing in Federal contracts; (3) A means of measuring and assessing the effect of Feder…
  • 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 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …rdance with paragraph (a) or (b) of this section— (a) Orders or BPAs exceeding the micro-purchase threshold based on a limited sources justification—(1) Circumstances justifying limiting the source. (i) For a proposed order or BPA with an …

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