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34 sections with “quotations”

  • 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 13.103 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 13.004 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 13.106 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.
    …already incurred. They also include, but are not limited to, such factors as— (1) Vendor quotations; (2) Nonrecurring costs; (3) Information on changes in production methods and in production or purchasing volume; (4) Data supporting pr…
  • 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 13.101 General.
    …ward on an “all-or-none” or “multiple award” basis provided suppliers are so advised when quotations or offers are requested; (2) Incorporate provisions and clauses by reference in solicitations and in awards under requests for quotations,…
  • 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 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    … quotation, the related abstract, and records of determinations concerning late offers or quotations. Unsuccessful offers or quotations may be maintained separately, if cross-referenced to the contract file. The only portions of the unsucce…
  • 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 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 3.501-2 General.
    …nder “Formats for Submission of Line Item Summaries”) and treatment of unreasonable price quotations (see 15.405).
  • 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 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 8.405-3 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 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 14.407-3 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 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…
  • 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 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies.
    …or cancel the solicitation and resolicit with respect to any individual item in the event quotations received and the Government's requirements indicate that different quantities should be acquired. (End of provision)
  • FAR 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
    …rders from required sources of supplies and services: (a) SF 18 (Rev. 6/95), Request for Quotations, or SF 1449 (Rev. NOV 2021), Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. SF 18 is prescribed for use in ob…
  • DFARS 204.1603 Procedures.
    …ncements and commercial solutions openings. (3) Use T to identify automated requests for quotations by authorized legacy contract writing systems. See PGI 204.1603(a)(3)(A)(3) for the list of authorized systems. (B) Do not use other lette…
  • DFARS 204.7602 Applicability.
    Use of SPRS risk assessments is required for the evaluation of quotations or offers in response to solicitations for supplies and services, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and …
  • DFARS 204.7603 Procedures.
    …ch has been performed and shall consider any item risk warnings provided. When evaluating quotations or offers for an end product identified by a material identifier, a SPRS item risk search is required for any end product that did not have…
  • DFARS 225.870-3 Submission of offers.
    …cept for sealed bids, the Canadian Commercial Corporation normally will submit offers and quotations in terms of Canadian currency. The Corporation may, at the time of submitting an offer, elect to quote and receive payment in terms of U.S.…
  • 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…

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