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25 sections with “responsible prospective contractors”

  • FAR 53.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    The following forms are prescribed for use in conducting preaward surveys of prospective contractors, as specified in 9.106-1, 9.106-2, and 9.106-4. These forms are authorized for local reproduction and can be found at the GSA Forms Library…
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    (a) SF 1403, Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor (General). (i) The factors in Section III, Block 19, generally mean— (A) Technical capability. An assessment of the prospective contractor's key management personnel to determine if th…
  • FAR 42.1203 Processing agreements.
    …st to its contracts or a name change, the contractor must submit a written request to the responsible contracting officer (see 42.1202). If the contractor received its contract under subpart 8.7 under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, Committee for Pur…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …y contract. Acquisition planning means the process by which the efforts of all personnel responsible for an acquisition are coordinated and integrated through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need in a timely manner and at a …
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …1). (2) When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or…
  • FAR 9.103 Policy.
    (a) Purchases shall be made from, and contracts shall be awarded to, responsible prospective contractors only. (b) No purchase or award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. In t…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …icate of Current Cost or Pricing Data, as prescribed by FAR 15.406-2. (3) The Offeror is responsible for determining whether a subcontractor qualifies for an exception from the requirement for submission of certified cost or pricing data o…
  • FAR 9.104-1 General standards.
    To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must— (a) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them (see 9.104-3(a)); (b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or pe…
  • FAR 9.105-2 Determinations and documentation.
    …er's signing of a contract constitutes a determination that the prospective contractor is responsible with respect to that contract. When an offer on which an award would otherwise be made is rejected because the prospective contractor is f…
  • FAR 9.202 Policy.
    …cation was not attained. (b) When justified under the circumstances, the agency activity responsible for establishing a qualification requirement shall submit to the advocate for competition for the procuring activity responsible for purch…
  • FAR 15.604 Agency points of contact.
    …of an unsolicited proposal acceptable for formal evaluation. (2) Requirements concerning responsible prospective contractors (see subpart 9.1), and organizational conflicts of interest (see subpart 9.5). (3) Guidance on preferred methods …
  • FAR 32.107 Need for contract financing not a deterrent.
    (a) If the contractor or offeror meets the standards prescribed for responsible prospective contractors at 9.104, the contracting officer shall not treat the contractor's need for contract financing as a handicap for a contract award; e.g.,…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …c agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement. The Contractor is responsible for the currency, accuracy and completeness of the data within SAM, and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance on inac…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …e marketplace. Government acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges with industry (e.g., see 10.002 and 15.201), so long as those exchanges are consistent with existing laws and r…
  • FAR 19.602-4 Awarding the contract.
    …ses the contracting officer to determine that the concern referred to the SBA is actually responsible to perform the contract, and award has not already been made under paragraph (c) below, the contracting officer shall reverse the determin…
  • DFARS 225.7302 Preparation of letter of offer and acceptance.
    … require an acquisition, the contracting officer shall assist the DoD implementing agency responsible for preparing the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) by— (1) Working with prospective contractors to— (i) Identify, in advance of the …
  • FAR 9.100 Scope of subpart.
    …ds, and procedures for determining whether prospective contractors and subcontractors are responsible.
  • FAR 9.104-4 Subcontractor responsibility.
    (a) Generally, prospective prime contractors are responsible for determining the responsibility of their prospective subcontractors (but see 9.405 and 9.405-2 regarding debarred, ineligible, or suspended firms). Determinations of prospectiv…
  • FAR 9.206-1 General.
    …potential suppliers for information on a qualification requirement to the agency activity responsible for establishing the requirement. (5) Allow the maximum time, consistent with delivery requirements, between issuing the solicitation and…
  • FAR 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
    …encies may also obtain nongovernment standards from the standards developing organization responsible for the preparation, publication, or maintenance of the standard, or from an authorized document reseller. The National Institute of Stand…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    (a) General. The prime contractor is responsible for managing contract performance, including planning, placing, and administering subcontracts as necessary to ensure the lowest overall cost and technical risk to the Government. When make-o…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …e prime contractor's Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data. The prime contractor is responsible for updating a prospective subcontractor's data. For standard commercial products fabricated by the offeror that are generally stocked in …
  • FAR 22.1008-2 Successorship with incumbent contractor collective bargaining agreement.
    …bargaining agreement may involve coordination with the administrative contracting officer responsible for administering the predecessor contract. (Paragraph (m) of the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards, requires the incu…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …st accounting period that has been paid to a funding agency. Home office means an office responsible for directing or managing two or more, but not necessarily all, segments of an organization. It typically establishes policy for, and prov…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …e or voucher shall include settled subcontract amounts and rates. The prime contractor is responsible for settling subcontractor amounts and rates included in the completion invoice or voucher and providing status of subcontractor audits to…

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