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27 sections with “requirements development activity”

  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    … supplier of the item or component will be unable to satisfy program schedule or delivery requirements; (2) Proposals by the original supplier of the item or component to meet mobilization requirements are insufficient to meet the agency's…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    As prescribed in 22.810(f), insert the following clause: Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction (APR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered area means the geographical area described in the solicitati…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ion begins at the point when agency needs are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract ad…
  • FAR 7.204 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    …r responses to the solicitation provision at 52.207-4 to appropriate inventory management/requirements development activities in accordance with agency procedures. The economic purchase quantity data so obtained are intended to assist inven…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    (a) General. Parts 13 (except 13.303-2(c)(3)), 14, 15, and 19 (except for the requirements at 19.102(b)(3) and 19.202-1(e)(1)(iii))do not apply to BPAs or orders placed against Federal Supply Schedules contracts (but see 8.405-5). BPAs and …
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    (a) In fulfilling requirements of 10 U.S.C. 3206(a), 10 U.S.C. 3453, 41 U.S.C. 3306(a), and 41 U.S.C. 3307, agencies shall— (1) Specify needs using market research in a manner designed to— (i) Promote full and open competition (see part 6…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …he contract or order is for services (see 37.102(a) and subpart 37.6). (4) The following requirements apply when procuring items peculiar to one manufacturer: (i) The contracting officer must justify restricting consideration to an item p…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …aging, and packing. (38) Ensure contractor compliance with contractual quality assurance requirements (see part 46). (39) Ensure contractor compliance with contractual safety requirements. (40) Perform engineering surveillance to assess …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …rect and indirect subsidiary corporations, joint ventures, and partnerships that meet the requirements of 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(2). Commercial plan means a subcontracting plan (including goals) that covers the offeror's fiscal year and that ap…
  • DFARS 208.7003-2 Assignments under coordinated acquisition.
    Requiring departments must submit to the acquiring department all contracting requirements for items assigned for coordinated acquisition, except— (a) Items obtained through the sources in FAR 8.002(a)(1) (i) through (vii); (b) Items obta…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    … will be available for commercial sale, lease, or license in time to satisfy the delivery requirements of this contract; or (4) Satisfies a criterion expressed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this definition and would require only minor m…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    … will be available for commercial sale, lease, or license in time to satisfy the delivery requirements of this contract; or (4) Satisfies a criterion expressed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this definition and would require only minor m…
  • FAR 19.815 Release and notification requirements for non-8(a) procurement.
    (a) Once a requirement has been accepted by SBA into the 8(a) program, any follow-on requirements (see definition at 13 CFR 124.3) shall remain in the 8(a) program unless— (1) SBA agrees to release the requirement from the 8(a) program for…
  • DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    (a) Authority. (2)(i) Section 8059 of Pub. L. 101-511 and similar sections in subsequent defense appropriations acts prohibit departments and agencies from entering into contracts for studies, analyses, or consulting services (see FAR subpa…
  • DFARS 216.402-2 Performance incentives.
    …r guidance on establishing performance incentives. (2) Contracting officers shall ensure requirements about the payment of incentive fees or the imposition of penalties are included in the solicitation for a contract for the engineering an…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …erall physical, functional, and performance characteristics (along with the qualification requirements, if applicable) of an item, component, or process to the extent necessary to permit identification of physically and functionally interch…
  • FAR 46.703 Criteria for use of warranties.
    …tances, it would be in the Government's interest to include such a warranty. (e) Reduced requirements. The contractor's charge for assumption of added liability may be partially or completely offset by reducing the Government's contract qu…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …cial products (see part 11) that do not involve packaging specifications or other special requirements or specifications; or (6) When the agency head has exempted the contract (or a class of contracts) from the requirements of part 48. (b…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …act modifications, exercise of options, additional orders, and funding of subsequent year requirements on a multiyear contract. Collateral costs, as used in this clause, means agency cost of operation, maintenance, logistic support, or Gov…
  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    …ice technically acceptable source selection process shall only be used when— (i) Minimum requirements can be described clearly and comprehensively and expressed in terms of performance objectives, measures, and standards that will be used …
  • DFARS 234.004 Acquisition strategy.
    …plexity and technical challenge of the program is not the result of a failure to meet the requirements of 10 U.S.C. 4251. (ii) In accordance with section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239),…
  • DFARS 252.235-7002 Animal welfare.
    … or in part, work and further payments under this contract for failure to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (a) through (c) of this clause. (1) The suspension will stay in effect until the Contractor complies with the requirements…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …equirement to publish a notification of consolidation or substantial bundling of contract requirements, see 7.107-5(c) and (d). (2) The agency is encouraged to provide notification of the rationale for any bundled requirement to the GPE be…
  • FAR 19.805-1 General.
    …e exceeding the applicable competitive threshold amount shall not be divided into several requirements for lesser amounts in order to use 8(a) sole source procedures for award to a single firm. (d) The SBA Associate Administrator for Busin…
  • FAR 25.703-2 Iran Sanctions Act.
    …ith the procedures in subpart 9.4. (c) Exception for trade agreements. The certification requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection do not apply if the acquisition is subject to trade agreements and the offeror certifies that all the…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    … the amount of such costs. In addition to any other remedy available, and pursuant to the requirements of subpart 32.6, the Government may collect this debt by offsetting the amount against any payment due the awardee under any contract bet…
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    …ect of the change on the end item's performance. (2) A list and analysis of the contract requirements that must be changed if the VECP is accepted, including any suggested specification revisions. (3) A separate, detailed cost estimate fo…

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