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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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57 sections with “quotation”: the first 40

  • FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    (a) General. (1) The contracting officer shall evaluate quotations or offers— (i) In an impartial manner; and (ii) Inclusive of transportation charges from the shipping point of the supplier to the delivery destination. (2) Quotations or…
  • FAR 13.004 Legal effect of quotations.
    (a) A quotation is not an offer and, consequently, cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Therefore, issuance by the Government of an order in response to a supplier's quotation does not establish a contract. The o…
  • FAR 13.103 Use of standing price quotations.
    Authorized individuals do not have to obtain individual quotations for each purchase. Standing price quotations may be used if— (a) The pricing information is current; and (b) The Government obtains the benefit of maximum discounts before…
  • FAR 13.106 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and documentation.
  • DFARS 213.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    (b)(i) See 204.7603 for procedures on the requirement for contracting officers to consider Supplier Performance Risk System risk assessments as a basis of award.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … which offerors must have access to classified information to properly submit an offer or quotation, to understand the performance requirements, or to perform the contract. Classified contract means any contract in which the contractor or …
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    … Security requirements and evidence of required clearances. (10) A copy of each offer or quotation, the related abstract, and records of determinations concerning late offers or quotations. Unsuccessful offers or quotations may be maintain…
  • FAR 13.101 General.
    …s described in subpart 19.6 with respect to Certificates of Competency before rejecting a quotation, oral or written, from a small business concern determined to be nonresponsible (see subpart 9.1); and (3) Provide for the inspection of su…
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    …racting officer shall consider the guidance in 13.104 and the following before 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 sever…
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    … is fair and reasonable. (1) Whenever possible, base price reasonableness on competitive quotations or offers. (2) If only one response is received, include a statement of price reasonableness in the contract file. The contracting officer…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    … of the procedures to be used in awarding the contract (e.g., request for oral or written quotation or solicitation); and (ii) The anticipated award date. (13) For Architect-Engineer projects and other projects for which the product or se…
  • FAR 13.104 Promoting competition.
    … administrative cost of the purchase. (a) The contracting officer must not— (1) Solicit quotations based on personal preference; or (2) Restrict solicitation to suppliers of well-known and widely distributed makes or brands. (b) If usin…
  • FAR 13.203 Purchase guidelines.
    (a) 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…
  • FAR 13.307 Forms.
    … see 12.204. (b) Other than commercial products and commercial services. (1) Except when quotations are solicited electronically or orally, the SF 1449; SF 18, Request for Quotations; or an agency form/automated format may be used. Each ag…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …y requirements shall be performance-based statements (see subpart 37.6). (c) Request for Quotation procedures. The ordering activity must provide the request for quotation (RFQ), which includes the statement of work and evaluation criteria…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …ewing the catalogs or pricelists of at least three schedule contractors, or by requesting quotations from at least three schedule contractors (see 8.405-5); or (2) Document the circumstances for restricting consideration to fewer than thre…
  • FAR 9.405 Effect of listing.
    …ermines in writing that there is a compelling reason to consider the bid. (3) Proposals, quotations, or offers received from any listed contractor shall not be evaluated for award or included in the competitive range, nor shall discussions…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    … that afford suppliers a reasonable opportunity to respond (see 5.203); (3) Consider all quotations or offers that are timely received. For evaluation of quotations or offers received electronically, see13.106-2(b)(4); and (4) Use innovat…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …he bid, the original worksheets and other data used in preparing the bid, subcontractors' quotations, if any, published price lists, and any other evidence that establishes the existence of the error, the manner in which it occurred, and th…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …small business concern believes that a solicitation, request for proposal, or request for quotation unduly restricts the ability of the small business concern to compete for the award— (i) Submits the notification by the small business con…
  • FAR 52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price Determination.
    …escribed in 3.103-1, insert the following provision. If the solicitation is a Request for Quotations, the terms Quotation and Quoter may be substituted for Offer and Offeror. Certificate of Independent Price Determination (APR 1985) (a) T…
  • FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management.
    …fiers. (b)(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation and at time of award (see FAR clause 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance, for the requirement to maintain SAM registration du…
  • FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.
    …rovisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provid…
  • DFARS 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.
    … (c) The Contracting Officer will consider SPRS risk assessments during the evaluation of quotations or offers received in response to this solicitation as follows: (1) Item risk will be considered to determine whether the procurement repr…
  • FAR 3.501-2 General.
    …nder “Formats for Submission of Line Item Summaries”) and treatment of unreasonable price quotations (see 15.405).
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    (a) Offerors and quoters are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements except for— (1) Purchases under the micro-purch…
  • FAR 4.1103 Procedures.
    …r quoter is registered in SAM (see paragraph (b) of this section) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted; (2) Should use the unique entity identifier to verify SAM registration— (i) Via https://www.sam.gov; or (ii) As otherwise p…
  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    …is the preferred method, especially if small value orders or orders without a request for quotation (RFQ) are expected. Ordering activity contracting officers may use this contract vehicle without taking further steps to identify applicable…
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    …te the solicitation is issued, and must remain posted for at least 10 days or until after quotations have been opened, whichever is later. (i) If solicitations are posted instead of a notice, the contracting officer may employ various meth…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …thority, the notices required by 5.201 shall have been published and any bids, proposals, quotations, or capability statements must have been considered.
  • FAR 7.202 Policy.
    …mically advantageous to the Government. Each such recommendation is required to include a quotation of the total price and the unit price for supplies procured in each recommended quantity.
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …g the Governmentwide commercial purchase card. (d)(1) eBuy, GSA's electronic request for quotation (RFQ) system, is a part of a suite of online tools which complement GSA Advantage!. GSA's eBuy allows ordering activities to post requiremen…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …ewing the catalogs or pricelists of at least three schedule contractors, or by requesting quotations from at least three schedule contractors (see 8.405-5); or (2) Document the circumstances for restricting consideration to fewer than thre…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …(i) The ordering activity shall post the following information along with the Request for Quotation (RFQ) to eBuy (https://www.ebuy.gsa.gov): (A) For proposed orders or BPAs with an estimated value exceeding $25,000, but not exceeding the …
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    …nd a statement that the solicitation is issued as an invitation to bid (IFB), request for quotation (RFQ) or request for proposal (RFP). (iii) A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in …
  • FAR 13.105 Synopsis and posting requirements.
    …d. The contracting officer must include enough information to permit suppliers to develop quotations or offers. (c) See 5.102(a)(6) for the requirement to post a brand name justification or documentation required by 13.106-1(b) or 13.501. …
  • FAR 13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
    …As to ensure maximum practicable competition, the contracting officer shall— (1) Solicit quotations from other sources (see 13.105) and make the purchase as appropriate; and (2) Establish additional BPAs to facilitate future purchases if—…
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …worksheets and other data used in preparing the bid, (iii) subcontractors' and suppliers' quotations, if any, (iv) published price lists, and (v) any other evidence that will serve to establish the mistake, the manner in which the mistake o…
  • FAR 18.102 System for Award Management.
    …egistered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of submission of offers or quotations for— (1) Contracts awarded without providing for full and open competition due to unusual and compelling urgency (see 6.302-2); or (2) Co…
  • FAR 31.205-33 Professional and consultant service costs.
    …ded to improperly influence the contents of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or quotations, or the selection of sources for contract award, whether award is by the Government, or by a prime contractor or subcontractor. (3) Any ot…

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