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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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89 sections with “request for proposals”: the first 40

  • FAR 15.203 Requests for proposals.
    (a) Requests for proposals (RFPs) are used in negotiated acquisitions to communicate Government requirements to prospective contractors and to solicit proposals. RFPs for competitive acquisitions shall, at a minimum, describe the— (1) Gove…
  • FAR 18.111 Oral requests for proposals.
    Oral requests for proposals are authorized under certain conditions. (See 15.203(f).)
  • FAR 49.605 Request to settle subcontractor settlement proposals.
    Contractors requesting authority to settle subcontractor settlement proposals shall furnish applicable information from the list below and any additional information required by the contracting officer: (a) Name of contractor and address o…
  • DFARS 215.203-70 Requests for proposals—tiered evaluation of offers.
    (a) The tiered or cascading order of precedence used for tiered evaluation of offers shall be consistent with FAR part 19. (b) Consideration shall be given to the tiers of small businesses (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone small business, service-disab…
  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    …all obtain information regarding the responsibility of prospective contractors, including requesting preaward surveys when necessary (see 9.106), promptly after a bid opening or receipt of offers. However, in negotiated contracting, especia…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …air competitive advantage. Information provided to a potential offeror in response to its request must not be disclosed if doing so would reveal the potential offeror's confidential business strategy, and is protected under 3.104 or subpart…
  • FAR 52.214-23 Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding.
    …nd any modifications or revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the request for technical proposals by the time specified in the invitation for bids (IFB). If no time is specified in the IFB, the time for receipt is 4:…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …e date of termination, unless extended in writing by the Contracting Officer upon written request of the Contractor within this 120-day period. (d) After expiration of the plant clearance period as defined in subpart 49.001 of the Federal …
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …e date of termination, unless extended in writing by the Contracting Officer upon written request of the Contractor within this 120-day period. (d) After expiration of the plant clearance period as defined in subpart 49.001 of the Federal …
  • FAR 53.215-1 Solicitation and receipt of proposals.
    …icitation/Modification of Contract. SF 30, prescribed in 53.243, may be used for amending requests for proposals and for amending requests for information, as specified in 15.210(b). (c) SF 33 (Rev. 9/97), Solicitation, Offer and Award. SF…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … of interagency acquisition where a servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency's behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order. Basic research means that research directed…
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    (a) Requests for technical proposals shall be synopsized in accordance with Part 5. The request must include, as a minimum, the following: (1) A description of the supplies or services required. (2) A statement of intent to use the two st…
  • FAR 15.207 Handling proposals and information.
    …cation specified in the solicitation, proposals and information received in response to a request for information (RFI) shall be marked with the date and time of receipt and shall be transmitted to the designated officials. (b) Proposals s…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing. (e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presen…
  • FAR 52.222-49 Service Contract Labor Standards—Place of Performance Unknown.
    … determinations, if any, attached to the solicitation, wage determinations have also been requested for the following: ______ (insert places or areas). The Contracting Officer will request wage determinations for additional places or areas …
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    … in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number and a statement that the solicitation is issued as an invitatio…
  • FAR 49.107 Audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements.
    …t will assist the audit agency in performing its function. The audit agency shall develop requested information and may make any further accounting reviews it considers appropriate. After its review, the audit agency shall submit written co…
  • FAR 49.108-4 Authorization for subcontract settlements without approval or ratification.
    (a)(1) The TCO may, upon written request, give written authorization to the prime contractor to conclude settlements of subcontracts terminated in whole or in part without approval or ratification when the amount of settlement (see 49.002(d…
  • FAR 52.249-5 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Educational and Other Nonprofit Institutions).
    …e date of termination, unless extended in writing by the Contracting Officer upon written request of the Contractor within this 120-day period. (d) After termination, the Contractor shall submit a final termination settlement proposal to t…
  • FAR 15.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.
    …es of the withdrawn proposals may be destroyed or returned to the offeror at the offerors request. Where practicable, electronically transmitted proposals that are withdrawn must be purged from primary and backup data storage systems after …
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    (a) Field pricing assistance. (1) The contracting officer should request field pricing assistance when the information available at the buying activity is inadequate to determine a fair and reasonable price. The contracting officer shall ta…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …when the clause prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section is included; or (2) Upon the request of a contractor that was required to submit certified cost or pricing data in connection with a prime contract entered into before July 1, 201…
  • FAR 15.505 Preaward debriefing of offerors.
    …ed from the competitive range or otherwise excluded from the competition before award may request a debriefing before award (10 U.S.C. 3305 and 41 U.S.C. 3705). (a)(1) The offeror may request a preaward debriefing by submitting a written r…
  • FAR 22.404-5 Expiration of project wage determinations.
    … that a project wage determination may expire before award, the contracting officer shall request a new determination early enough to ensure its receipt before bid opening. If necessary, the contracting officer shall postpone the bid openin…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …tify the contractor in writing and— (i) For required or unilateral changes (except those requested to be determined desirable changes), request the contractor submit a general dollar magnitude (GDM) proposal by a specified date, unless the…
  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    …ription of resulting prejudice to the protester. (iv) Copies of relevant documents. (v) Request for a ruling by the agency. (vi) Statement as to the form of relief requested. (vii) All information establishing that the protester is an i…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …hen they become known. However, if the protester has identified sensitive information and requests a protective order, then the contracting officer shall obtain a redacted version from the protester to furnish to other interested parties, i…
  • FAR 37.204 Guidelines for determining availability of personnel.
    …ies shall execute an agreement for the detail of the supporting agency's personnel to the requesting agency. (d) If the requesting agency, after reasonable attempts to obtain personnel with the required training and capabilities, is unable…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …tractor and contract performance. (13) Review and approve or disapprove the contractor's requests for payments under the progress payments or performance-based payments clauses. (14) Make payments on assigned contracts when prescribed in …
  • FAR 49.109-7 Settlement by determination.
    …e TCO shall give the contractor at least 15 days notice by certified mail (return receipt requested) to submit written evidence, so as to reach the TCO on or before a stated date, substantiating the amount previously proposed. (c) Justific…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ervices for which the Government has paid the prime contractor. (c)(1) The Offeror, upon request by the Contracting Officer, shall submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan, where applicable, that separately addresses subcontracting with …
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …cations where such filing has been prohibited by a Secrecy Order. (4) The Contractor may request extensions of time for disclosure, election, or filing under paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) of this clause. (d) Government's rights—(1…
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …s after the CFAO notifies the Contractor of the determination of noncompliance. (c) When requested by the CFAO, submit on or before a date specified by the CFAO— (1) A general dollar magnitude (GDM) proposal in accordance with paragraph (…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …e date of termination, unless extended in writing by the Contracting Officer upon written request of the Contractor within this 120-day period. (e) After expiration of the plant clearance period as defined in subpart 49.001 of the Federal …
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ed, if applicable, in contract files: (a) Contracting office contract file. (1) Purchase request, acquisition planning information, and other presolicitation documents. (2) Justifications and approvals, determinations and findings, and as…
  • FAR 6.401 Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.
    …. (b) Competitive proposals. (See part 15 for procedures.) (1) Contracting officers may request competitive proposals if sealed bids are not appropriate under paragraph (a) of this section. (2) Because of differences in areas such as law…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …ions, among other things. (6) The determination of Federal program priorities for budget requests. (7) The direction and control of Federal employees. (8) The direction and control of intelligence and counter-intelligence operations. (9…
  • FAR 15.204 Contract format.
    …scribed elsewhere in this part that are inconsistent with the uniform format. (d) Letter requests for proposals (see 15.203(e)). (e) Contracts exempted by the agency head or designee.
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    …ith 15.503. (4) Offerors excluded or otherwise eliminated from the competitive range may request a debriefing (see 15.505 and 15.506). (d) Exchanges with offerors after establishment of the competitive range. Negotiations are exchanges, i…
  • FAR 15.403-5 Instructions for submission of certified cost or pricing data and data other than certified cost or pricing data.
    … (2) That, in lieu of submitting certified cost or pricing data, the offeror may submit a request for exception from the requirement to submit certified cost or pricing data; (3) Any requirement for data other than certified cost or pricin…

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