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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “qualifying proposal”

  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …tion. (2)(i) Insert the amount of costs incurred as of the date the contractor submits a qualifying proposal, such as under an undefinitized contract action, (excluding facilities capital cost of money) into the Block 24a column titled Bas…
  • DFARS 217.7404-3 Definitization schedule.
    …tization by the earlier of— (1) The date that is 180 days after the contractor submits a qualifying proposal. This date may not be extended beyond an additional 90 days without a written determination by the head of the contracting activit…
  • DFARS 217.7404-6 Allowable profit.
    …act performance before negotiation of the final price. However, if a contractor submits a qualifying proposal to definitize a UCA, and the contracting officer for such action definitizes the contract after the end of the 180-day period begi…
  • DFARS 243.204-70-3 Definitization schedule.
    …y be extended but may not exceed the date that is 180 days after the contractor submits a qualifying proposal); or (2) The date on which the amount of funds obligated under the change order is equal to more than 50 percent of the not-to-ex…
  • DFARS 217.7404 Limitations.
    … by the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the contractor submits a qualifying proposal; and (ii) The contracting officer obtains approval from the head of the contracting activity to enter into a UCA in accordance wi…
  • DFARS 252.217-7027 Contract Definitization.
    …ing FAR 52.216-26, Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization, failure to meet the qualifying proposal date in the contract definitization schedule could result in the Contracting Officer withholding an amount up to 5 percent of all …
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …tor demonstrates efficient management and cost control through the submittal of a timely, qualifying proposal (as defined in 217.7401) in furtherance of definitization of an undefinitized contract action, and the proposal demonstrates effec…
  • DFARS 217.7401 Definitions.
    …s, and price, which converts the undefinitized contract action to a definitive contract. Qualifying proposal means a proposal that contains sufficient information to enable DoD to conduct meaningful analyses and audits of the information c…
  • DFARS 217.7404-4 Limitations on obligations.
    …cent of the not-to-exceed price before definitization. However, if a contractor submits a qualifying proposal before 50 percent of the not-to-exceed price has been obligated by the Government, then the limitation on obligations before defin…
  • DFARS 243.204-70-4 Limitations on obligations.
    …cent of the not-to-exceed price before definitization. However, if a contractor submits a qualifying proposal before 50 percent of the not-to-exceed price has been obligated by the Government, the limitation on obligations before definitiza…
  • DFARS 236.272 Prequalification of sources.
    …n procedures. (c) For small businesses, the prequalification procedures must require the qualifying authority to— (1) Request a preliminary recommendation from the appropriate Small Business Administration regional office, if the qualifyi…
  • DFARS 252.247-7026 Evaluation Preference for Use of Domestic Shipyards—Applicable to Acquisition of Carriage by Vessel for DoD Cargo in the Coastwise or Noncontiguous Trade.
    … and the preceding four calendar years: (1) Name of vessel. (2) Description and cost of qualifying shipyard work performed in U.S. shipyards. (3) Description and cost of qualifying shipyard work performed in foreign shipyards and whether…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ave been examined, tested, and have satisfied all applicable qualification requirements. Qualifying offeror, as used in 13.106-1 and 15.304, means an offeror that is determined to be a responsible source, submits a technically acceptable p…
  • FAR 15.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    …ar services; and (3) States that the Government intends to make an award to each and all qualifying offerors (see 2.101). (B) If the contracting officer chooses not to include price or cost as an evaluation factor for the contract award, …
  • FAR 27.404-2 Limited rights data and restricted computer software.
    … The basic clause at 52.227-14, Rights in Data—General, enables the contractor to protect qualifying limited rights data and restricted computer software by withholding the data from the Government and instead delivering form, fit, and func…
  • FAR 41.201 Policy.
    …s for the purchase or transfer of electricity to the agency by a non-utility, including a qualifying facility under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; (ii) Enter into an interagency agreement, pursuant to 41.206 and 17.5, …
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …nment unlimited rights in the VECP and supporting data, except that, with respect to data qualifying and submitted as limited rights technical data, the Government shall have the rights specified in the contract modification implementing th…
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    …nment unlimited rights in the VECP and supporting data, except that, with respect to data qualifying and submitted as limited rights technical data, the Government shall have the rights specified in the contract modification implementing th…

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