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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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56 sections with “schedule risk”: the first 40

  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …)(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 orders placed against a MAS, using the procedures in this subpart, are considered to be issued using f…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …tions. As used in this clause— Aircraft means, unless otherwise provided in the contract Schedule, any item, other than a rocket or missile, intended for flight (e.g., fixed-winged aircraft, blended wing/lifting bodies, helicopters, vertic…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    … for compatibility with existing or future systems or programs; and (ii) Any known cost, schedule, and capability or performance constraints. (3) Cost. Set forth the established cost goals for the acquisition and the rationale supporting …
  • DFARS 208.405 Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedules.
    …able source selection process, which are applicable to orders placed under Federal Supply Schedules. (3) See 217.7801 for the prohibition on the use of reverse auctions for personal protective equipment and aviation critical safety items. …
  • FAR 39.102 Management of risk.
    …projects for investment and during program implementation. (b) Types of risk may include schedule risk, risk of technical obsolescence, cost risk, risk implicit in a particular contract type, technical feasibility, dependencies between a n…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …; (iii) Program maturity; (iv) Performance specifications and tolerances; (v) Delivery schedule; and (vi) Extent of a warranty or guarantee. (2) Above normal conditions. (i) The contracting officer may assign a higher than normal value…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …maximum allowable amount specified at FAR 32.1004(b)(2); and (C) The risk of the payment schedule to the contractor. (2) Mandatory. (i) The contracting officer shall assess the extent to which costs have been incurred prior to definitizat…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …es of these services— (i) Catalog price means a price included in a catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or vendor, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by custo…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    Orders placed or BPAs established under Federal Supply Schedules are exempt from the requirements in part 6. However, an ordering activity must justify its action when restricting consideration in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b) of thi…
  • FAR 9.305 Risk.
    …minimize this risk, the contracting officer shall provide sufficient time in the delivery schedule for acquisition of materials and components, and for production after receipt of first article approval. When Government requirements preclud…
  • FAR 16.401 General.
    …ble nor effective to devise predetermined objective incentive targets applicable to cost, schedule, and technical performance; (ii) The likelihood of meeting acquisition objectives will be enhanced by using a contract that effectively moti…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …tation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (1) the schedule of supplies/services; (2) The Assignments, Disputes, Payments, Invoice, Other Compliances, Compliance with Laws Unique to Government Contract…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … the Property Administrator and take all necessary corrective actions as specified by the schedule within the corrective action plan. (h) Contractor Liability for Government Property. (1) Unless otherwise provided for in the contract, the …
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    …erifiable information for the Contract Performance Report (CPR) and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) required by the CPR and IMS data items of this contract. (c) If this contract has a value of $50 million or more, the Contractor shall…
  • FAR 34.202 Integrated Baseline Reviews.
    … the technical content and the realism of the related performance budgets, resources, and schedules. It should provide a mutual understanding of the inherent risks in offerors'/contractors' performance plans and the underlying management co…
  • FAR 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.
    …b. inland carrier, point of exportation, the required data shall include— (i) A delivery schedule in number of units and/or long or short tons; (ii) Maximum quantities available per shipment; (iii) The quantity that can be made available…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    … against a Governmentwide acquisition contract, a multi-agency contract, a multiple-award schedule contract such as the Federal Supply Schedule, or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, the Contractor shall…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …, establishment of new facilities in or near labor surplus areas, delivery or performance schedules, control of technical and schedule interfaces, proprietary processes, technical superiority or exclusiveness, and technical risks involved. …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    … item number from the base contract shall also be included. (iv) Delivery or performance schedule. (v) Place of delivery or performance (including consignee). (vi) Any packaging, packing, and shipping instructions. (vii) Accounting and …
  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    …o require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule, or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests. (d) If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article report on ti…
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    …o require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests. (d) If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article on time, or t…
  • FAR 52.214-12 Preparation of Bids.
    …ion of Bids (APR 1984) (a) Bidders are expected to examine the drawings, specifications, Schedule, and all instructions. Failure to do so will be at the bidder's risk. (b) Each bidder shall furnish the information required by the solicita…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    … realism may be considered by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk. (10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time specified in th…
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …ontract. (b) Target cost and target fee. The target cost and target fee specified in the Schedule are subject to adjustment if the contract is modified in accordance with paragraph (d) below. (1) Target cost, as used in this contract, mea…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    … contract, follow the procedures at 6.303; (ii) An order issued under the Federal Supply Schedules, follow the procedures at 8.405-6; or (iii) An order issued under multiple award task and delivery order contracts, follow the procedures a…
  • FAR 16.203-4 Contract clauses.
    …clause at 52.216-4. (3) The contracting officer shall describe in detail in the contract Schedule— (i) The types of labor and materials subject to adjustment under the clause; (ii) The labor rates, including fringe benefits (if any) and …
  • FAR 16.403-1 Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts.
    …able firm targets is available at the time of initial contract negotiation. (d) Contract Schedule. The contracting officer shall specify in the contract Schedule the target cost, target profit, and target price for each item subject to inc…
  • FAR 17.106-1 General.
    …s can reasonably be established. The contracting officer shall include these dates in the schedule, as appropriate. (d) Cancellation ceilings. Cancellation ceilings and dates may be revised after issuing the solicitation if necessary. In s…
  • FAR 45.105 Contractors' property management system compliance.
    …deficiencies, and shall request from the contractor a corrective action plan, including a schedule for correction of the deficiencies. If the contractor does not correct the deficiencies in accordance with the schedule, the contracting offi…
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …, as applicable, if— (i) Authorized to purchase electronic parts from the Federal Supply Schedule; (ii) Purchasing electronic parts from suppliers accredited by the Defense Microelectronics Activity; or (iii) Requisitioning electronic pa…
  • DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts.
    …, as applicable, if— (1) Authorized to purchase electronic parts from the Federal Supply Schedule; (2) Purchasing electronic parts from suppliers accredited by the Defense Microelectronics Activity; or (3) Requisitioning electronic parts…
  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    …n Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition, with its Alternate I. (b) Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts specific procedures—(1) Applying FASCSA orders. An agency awarding this type o…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …or access and distribution (e.g., technical data, specifications, maps, building designs, schedules, etc.), the information shall be made available through the enhanced controls of the GPE, unless an exception in paragraph (a)(5) of this se…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …ity, as necessary, in planning for acquisitions having compressed delivery or performance schedules because of the urgency of the need. (n) Assuring that the contracting officer, prior to contracting, reviews: (1) The acquisition history …
  • FAR 16.306 Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts.
    … achievable and the Government has established reasonably firm performance objectives and schedules. (c) Limitations. No cost-plus-fixed-fee contract shall be awarded unless the contracting officer complies with all limitations in 15.404-4…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    … contract, follow the procedures at 6.303; (ii) An order issued under the Federal Supply Schedules, follow the procedures at 8.405-6; or (iii) An order issued under multiple award task and delivery order contracts, follow the procedures a…
  • FAR 28.204-3 Irrevocable letter of credit.
    …eptable replacement ILC, or other acceptable substitute, at least 30 days before an ILC's scheduled expiration, the contracting officer shall immediately draw on the ILC. (e) If, after the period of performance of a contract where ILCs are…
  • FAR 28.306 Insurance under fixed-price contracts.
    …ecified in 28.307 is the minimum insurance required and shall be included in the contract Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. The contracting officer may require additional coverage and higher limits. (2) When the clause at 52.228-5, In…
  • FAR 32.1007 Administration and payment of performance-based payments.
    …nment-caused delay, the contracting officer may renegotiate the performance-based payment schedule to facilitate contractor billings for any successfully accomplished portions of the delayed event or criterion.
  • FAR 35.006 Contracting methods and contract type.
    …termined both its minimum requirements and desired objectives for product performance and schedule completion.

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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