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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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132 sections with “purchases”: the first 40

  • 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…
  • FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.
    …s prescribed in 25.1103(a), insert the following clause: Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) (a) Except as authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the Department of the Treasury, the Contractor shall …
  • FAR 52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    As prescribed in 32.206(b)(2), insert the following clause: Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (a) Contractor entitlement to financing payments. The Contractor may request, and the G…
  • DFARS 213.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
    (b) Individual purchases for subsistence may be made at any dollar value; however, the contracting officer must satisfy the competition requirements of FAR Part 6 for any action not using simplified acquisition procedures.
  • FAR 13.202 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations in micro-purchases.
    Many supplies or services are acquired subject to supplier license agreements. These are particularly common in information technology acquisitions, but they may apply to any supply or service. For example, computer software and services de…
  • FAR 32.111 Contract clauses for noncommercial purchases.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the following clauses, appropriately modified with respect to payment due dates, in accordance with agency regulations— (1) The clause at 52.232-1, Payments, in solicitations and contracts when a fi…
  • FAR 32.202-2 Types of payments for commercial product and commercial service purchases.
    These definitions incorporate the requirements of the statutory commercial financing authority and the implementation of the Prompt Payment Act. Commercial advance payment, as used in this section, means a payment made before any performan…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …ies shall use simplified acquisition procedures to the maximum extent practicable for all purchases of supplies or services not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (including purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold). T…
  • FAR 13.201 General.
    …e commercial purchase card shall be the preferred method to purchase and to pay for micro-purchases (see 2.101). (c) Purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold may be conducted using any of the methods described in subpart 13.3, pr…
  • FAR 13.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …Governmentwide commercial purchase card is authorized for use in making and/or paying for purchases of supplies, services, or construction. The Governmentwide commercial purchase card may be used by contracting officers and other individual…
  • 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 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …yment (in addition to the requirements of the clause at 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services; and (2) Unless agency regulations authorize alterations, the unaltered text of the clause a…
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    …onal agreement with the United States in which both countries agree to remove barriers to purchases of supplies produced in the other country or services performed by sources of the other country, and the memorandum or agreement complies, w…
  • FAR 13.306 SF 44, Purchase Order—Invoice—Voucher.
    …pose pocket-size purchase order form designed primarily for on-the-spot, over-the-counter purchases of supplies and nonpersonal services while away from the purchasing office or at isolated activities. It also can be used as a receiving rep…
  • FAR 13.307 Forms.
    …49 and OF 347, Order for Supplies or Services, are multipurpose forms used for negotiated purchases of supplies or services, delivery or task orders, inspection and receiving reports, and invoices. An agency form/automated format also may b…
  • FAR 23.107-2 Biobased products.
    … of the biobased product exceeds $10,000; or (ii) The aggregate amount paid for multiple purchases of the biobased product, or for a functionally equivalent product, in the preceding fiscal year was $10,000 or more. (2) While micro-purcha…
  • FAR 32.202-1 Policy.
    …the contractor to provide all resources needed for performance of the contract. Thus, for purchases of commercial products or commercial services, financing of the contract is normally the contractor's responsibility. However, in some marke…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    …onal agreement with the United States in which both countries agree to remove barriers to purchases of supplies produced in the other country or services performed by sources of the other country, and the memorandum or agreement complies, w…
  • DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …onal agreement with the United States in which both countries agree to remove barriers to purchases of supplies produced in the other country or services performed by sources of the other country, and the memorandum or agreement complies, w…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …nts (see 16.703). (E) Any other agreement or contract against which individual orders or purchases may be placed. (iii) All calls and orders awarded under the indefinite delivery vehicles identified in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section…
  • FAR 13.101 General.
    (a) In making purchases, contracting officers shall— (1) Comply with the policy in 7.202 relating to economic purchase quantities, when practicable; (2) Satisfy the procedures described in subpart 19.6 with respect to Certificates of Comp…
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    …s or brands, or is relatively noncompetitive. (ii) Information obtained in making recent purchases of the same or similar item. (iii) The urgency of the proposed purchase. (iv) The dollar value of the proposed purchase. (v) Past experie…
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    …research; (ii) Comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases; (iii) Current price lists, catalogs, or advertisements. However, inclusion of a price in a price list, catalog, or advertisement does not,…
  • FAR 13.203 Purchase guidelines.
    …) Solicitation, evaluation of quotations, and award. (1) To the extent practicable, micro-purchases shall be distributed equitably among qualified suppliers. (2) Micro-purchases may be awarded without soliciting competitive quotations if t…
  • FAR 13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
    …would be advantageous, contracting officers shall— (1) Establish the parameters to limit purchases to individual items or commodity groups or classes, or permit the supplier to furnish unlimited supplies or services; and (2) Consider supp…
  • FAR 13.305-4 Procedures.
    …ved method of ensuring that adequate funds are available for the purchase. (b) Normally, purchases should be placed orally and without soliciting competition if prices are considered reasonable. (c) Since there is, for all practical purpo…
  • FAR 29.304 Matters requiring special consideration.
    …ability of the tax is being litigated. (b) The applicability of State and local taxes to purchases by the Federal Government may depend on the place and terms of delivery. When the contract price will be substantial, alternative places and…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … transferred to the trust. (iv) When the contribution is in the form of cash— (A) Stock purchases by the ESOT in excess of fair market value are unallowable; and (B) When stock purchases are in excess of fair market value, the contractor…
  • FAR 32.002 Applicability of subparts.
    (a) The following sections and subparts of this part are applicable to all purchases subject to part 32: (1) Sections 32.000 through 32.009. (2) Subpart 32.3, Loan Guarantees for Defense Production. (3) Subpart 32.6, Contract Debts. (4)…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …o comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements except for— (1) Purchases under the micro-purchase threshold that use a Governmentwide commercial purchase card as both the purchasing and payment mechanism, as oppos…
  • FAR 4.2102 Prohibition.
    …(d) Recording prohibitions in the System for Award Management (SAM). (1) Prohibitions on purchases of products or services produced or provided by entities identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the definition of “covered telecommunicatio…
  • FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    … section. (3) The authority in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section may be used only for purchases of brand name commercial products for resale through commissaries or other similar facilities. Ordinarily, these purchases will involve arti…
  • FAR 9.103 Policy.
    (a) Purchases shall be made from, and contracts shall be awarded to, responsible prospective contractors only. (b) No purchase or award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. In t…
  • FAR 13.303-6 Review procedures.
    …f an office other than the purchasing office that established a BPA is authorized to make purchases under that BPA, the agency that has jurisdiction over the office authorized to make the purchases shall ensure that the procedures in paragr…
  • FAR 13.305-2 Agency responsibilities.
    …are not limited to) procedures covering— (1) Designation of personnel authorized to make purchases using imprest funds or third party drafts; and (2) Documentation of purchases using imprest funds or third party drafts, including document…
  • FAR 19.301-2 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented its status as a small business concern.
    …no longer include the value of options exercised, modifications issued, orders issued, or purchases made under BPAs on that contract in its small business prime contracting goal achievements. When a contractor's rerepresentation for a contr…
  • FAR 19.502-1 Requirements for setting aside acquisitions.
    …9.502-3(a) exist. (b) The requirement in paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold, or purchases from required sources under part 8 (e.g., Committee for Purchase From People Who are …
  • FAR 25.1103 Other provisions and clauses.
    (a) Restrictions on certain foreign purchases. Insert the clause at 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, in solicitations and contracts, unless an exception applies. (b) Translations. Insert the clause at 52.225-14, Incons…
  • FAR 32.100 Scope of subpart.
    …art provides policies and procedures applicable to contract financing and payment for any purchases other than purchases of commercial products or commercial services in accordance with part 12.
  • FAR 32.202-4 Security for Government financing.
    …dequate as security (see paragraph (c) of the clause at 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Assessment of the contractor's financial condition shall consider both net worth and liquid…

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