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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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28 sections with “selection report”

  • FAR 36.602-4 Selection authority.
    (a) The final selection decision shall be made by the agency head or a designated selection authority. (b) The selection authority shall review the recommendations of the evaluation board and shall, with the advice of appropriate technical…
  • FAR 36.602-5 Short selection process for contracts not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
    …ld. Otherwise, the procedures prescribed in 36.602-3 and 36.602-4 shall be followed. (a) Selection by the board. The board shall review and evaluate architect-engineer firms in accordance with 36.602-3, except that the selection report sha…
  • FAR 15.308 Source selection decision.
    The source selection authority's (SSA) decision shall be based on a comparative assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation. While the SSA may use reports and analyses prepared by others, the source sel…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ed and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functi…
  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    …n as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information before the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which the information relates. (See 3.104-4(a).) (2) Paragraph (a)…
  • FAR 36.602-3 Evaluation board functions.
    …lative utility of alternative methods of furnishing the required services. (d) Prepare a selection report for the agency head or other designated selection authority recommending, in order of preference, at least three firms that are consi…
  • DFARS 203.170 Business practices.
    To ensure the separation of functions for oversight, source selection, contract negotiation, and contract award, departments and agencies shall adhere to the following best practice policies: (a) Senior leaders shall not perform multiple r…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …) The direction and control of intelligence and counter-intelligence operations. (9) The selection or non-selection of individuals for Federal Government employment, including the interviewing of individuals for employment. (10) The appro…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …ons may be used to support future award decisions, and should therefore be marked “Source Selection Information”. Evaluation of Federal Prison Industries (FPI) performance may be used to support a waiver request (see 8.604) when FPI is a ma…
  • FAR 5.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    …etition by sealed bidding, the number of offers solicited and received, and the basis for selection (e.g., the lowest responsible bidder); or (2) For awards after negotiation, the information prescribed by 15.503(b), and after competitive …
  • FAR 34.005-2 Mission-oriented solicitation.
    …rough the Governmentwide point of entry (see subpart 5.2) and should be sent to as wide a selection of potential sources as practicable, including smaller and newer firms, Government laboratories, federally funded research and development c…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    … as the above, describing the openings, screening procedures, and tests to be used in the selection process. (10) Encourage present minority and female employees to recruit minority persons and women. Where reasonable, provide after-school…
  • FAR 3.104-5 Disqualification.
    …tion from further participation in the procurement to the contracting officer, the source selection authority if other than the contracting officer, and the agency official's immediate supervisor. As a minimum, the notice must— (1) Identif…
  • FAR 3.104-7 Violations or possible violations.
    …ne if the reported violation or possible violation has any impact on the pending award or selection of the contractor. (1) If the contracting officer concludes that there is no impact on the procurement, the contracting officer must forwar…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …survey reports or reference to previous preaward survey reports relied upon. (13) Source selection documentation. (14) Contracting officer's determination of the contractor's responsibility. (15) Small Business Administration Certificate…
  • FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    … (iii) States that award to that entity shall be made in contravention of the merit-based selection procedures in 10 U.S.C. 3201(e) or 41 U.S.C. 3105, as appropriate. However, this limitation does not apply— (A) When the work provided for …
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …e through FAPIIS relating to an affiliate of the offeror, see 9.104-3(c). (3) For source selection evaluations of past performance, see 15.305(a)(2). Contracting officers shall use sound judgment in determining the weight and relevance of …
  • FAR 9.105-3 Disclosure of preaward information.
    … the company surveyed. (c) Preaward survey information may contain proprietary or source selection information and should be marked with the appropriate legend and protected accordingly (see 3.104-4).
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    …upplier; and (iii) Except for DoD, when using lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, justifying the use of such process. (c) Notification. For acquisitions that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and…
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …b)(5). (5) Field pricing information and other reports may include proprietary or source selection information (see 2.101). This information must be appropriately identified and protected accordingly. (b) Reporting field pricing informati…
  • FAR 31.205-33 Professional and consultant service costs.
    …nfluence 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 other services obtain…
  • FAR 42.1501 General.
    …cluding the ratings and supporting narratives) is relevant information, for future source selection purposes, regarding a contractor's actions under previously awarded contracts or orders. It includes, for example, the contractor's record o…
  • FAR 42.1502 Policy.
    …d when such evaluations would produce more useful past performance information for source selection officials than that contained in the overall contract evaluation (e.g., when the scope of the basic contract is very broad and the nature of…
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    …limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, which are applicable to orders placed against multiple award indefinite delivery contracts. (B) See 217.7801 for the prohibition o…
  • DFARS 237.270 Acquisition of audit services.
    …70(b)(3) for the prohibition on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process when acquiring audit services. (3) See PGI 237.270 for a list of DoD publications that govern the conduct of audits. (b) Contract …
  • DFARS 244.305-70 Policy.
    …n activities. (f) Mitigating the risk of deficiencies on specific proposals. (1) Source selection evaluation teams shall discuss identified deficiencies and their impact in all reports on contractor proposals until the deficiencies are re…
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …ty of parts provided by such contractor-approved suppliers (see 231.205-71); and (C) The selection of such contractor-approved suppliers is subject to review, audit, and approval by the Government, generally in conjunction with a contracto…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    … be performed in accordance with accepted Government- and industry-recognized techniques. Selection of tests and inspections shall be based on minimizing risk to the Government. Determination of risk shall be based on the assessed probabili…

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.