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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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214 sections with “solicit offers”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts).
    As prescribed in 7.107-6, insert the following provision: Solicitation of Offers From Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) (AUG 2024) (a) Definition. “Small Business …
  • FAR 7.305 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    (a) The contracting officer shall, when soliciting offers and tenders, insert in solicitations issued for standard competitions the provision at 52.207-1, Notice of Standard Competition. (b) The contracting officer shall, when soliciting o…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …be consistent with customary commercial practice. (b) Insert the following provisions in solicitations for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, and clauses in solicitations and contracts for the acquisition of com…
  • FAR 12.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers.
    …as the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation— Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in solicitations for commercial products or commercial services or comply with the procedures in 13.106 if the acquisition is being made using simplified…
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    (a) When a written solicitation will be issued, the contracting officer may use the following procedure to reduce the time required to solicit and award contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. This proce…
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    (a) Considerations. In soliciting competition, the contracting officer shall consider the guidance in 13.104 and the following before requesting quotations or offers: (1)(i) The nature of the article or service to be purchased and whether …
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …fering a previously supplied product that meets specification requirements of the current solicitation. (3) See 14.202-5(d)(2) regarding waiving the requirement for all bidders. (q) Insert the provision at 52.214-22, Evaluation of Bids fo…
  • FAR 15.206 Amending the solicitation.
    …changes its requirements or terms and conditions, the contracting officer shall amend the solicitation. (b) Amendments issued before the established time and date for receipt of proposals shall be issued to all parties receiving the solici…
  • FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Insert the clause at 52.216-18, Ordering, in solicitations and contracts when a definite-quantity contract, a requirements contract, or an indefinite-quantity contract is contemplated. (b) Insert a clause substantially the same as the …
  • FAR 25.503 Group offers.
    (a) If the solicitation or an offer specifies that award can be made only on a group of line items or on all line items contained in the solicitation or offer, reject the offer— (1) If any part of the award would consist of prohibited end …
  • FAR 50.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    (a) Insert the provision at 52.250-2, SAFETY Act Coverage Not Applicable, in solicitations if— (1) The agency consulted with DHS on a questionable case of SAFETY Act applicability to an acquisition in accordance with 50.205-1(a), and after…
  • DFARS 225.872-3 Solicitation procedures.
    …items developed under the U.S./Canadian Development Sharing Program, use the criteria for soliciting and awarding contracts to small business concerns under FAR Part 19 without regard to whether there are potential qualifying country source…
  • DFARS 225.7003-5 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …— (1) Use the clause at 252.225-7008, Restriction on Acquisition of Specialty Metals, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commerc…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    … to meet the agency needs are not available, nondevelopmental items in response to agency solicitations (10 U.S.C. 3453 and 41 U.S.C 3307). (c) Ensuring that acquisition planners address the requirement to specify needs, develop specificat…
  • FAR 22.404-4 Solicitations issued without wage determinations for the primary site of the work.
    (a) If a solicitation is issued before the wage determination for the primary site of the work is obtained, a notice shall be included in the solicitation that the schedule of minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract will be issued …
  • FAR 47.305-3 F.o.b. origin solicitations.
    When preparing f.o.b. origin solicitations, the contracting officer shall refer to 47.303, where f.o.b. origin clauses relating to standard delivery terms are prescribed. Supply solicitations that will or may result in f.o.b. origin contrac…
  • FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.
    … named in paragraph (d) above are considered by the Government to be appropriate for this solicitation due to their compatibility with methods and facilities required to handle the cargo and types of vessels and to meet the required oversea…
  • DFARS 217.7103-3 Solicitations for job orders.
    …United States or its outlying areas for the type of work covered by the master agreement, solicit offers from prospective contractors that— (1) Previously executed a master agreement; or (2) Have not previously executed a master agreement…
  • FAR 13.106 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and documentation.
  • FAR 19.202-4 Solicitation.
    The contracting officer shall encourage maximum response to solicitations by small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned …
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …(see 19.701). For example, notwithstanding a contractor's diligent effort to identify and solicit offers from any of the small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, sm…
  • FAR 45.201 Solicitation.
    …ontracting officer shall insert a listing of the Government property to be offered in all solicitations where Government-furnished property is anticipated (see 45.102). The listing shall include at a minimum— (1) The name, part number and …
  • FAR 47.305-2 Solicitations f.o.b. origin and f.o.b. destination—lowest overall cost.
    (a) Solicitations, when appropriate, shall specify that offers may be f.o.b. origin, f.o.b. destination, or both; and that they will be evaluated on the basis of the lowest overall cost to the Government. (b) When offers are solicited on t…
  • FAR 47.305-4 F.o.b. destination solicitations.
    (a) When preparing f.o.b destination solicitations, the contracting officer shall refer to 47.303 for the prescription of f.o.b. destination clauses relating to standard delivery terms. (b) If f.o.b. destination only offers are desired, th…
  • FAR 50.204 Policy.
    …FETY Act protections for their offered technologies, even in advance of the issuance of a solicitation; and (3) Not mandate SAFETY Act protections for acquisitions because applying for SAFETY Act protections for a particular technology is …
  • DFARS 213.106-1-70 Soliciting competition—tiered evaluation of offers.
    See limitations on the use of tiered evaluation of offers at 215.203-70.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …eds 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 administration, and those technical and …
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ffice contract file. (1) Purchase request, acquisition planning information, and other presolicitation documents. (2) Justifications and approvals, determinations and findings, and associated documents. (3) Evidence of availability of fun…
  • FAR 5.203 Publicizing and response time.
    …ce appears on the GPE. The notice must be published at least 15 days before issuance of a solicitation, or a proposed contract action the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 6.302, except …
  • FAR 7.107-5 Notifications.
    …t that it intends to bundle the requirement at least 30 days prior to the issuance of the solicitation for the bundled requirement. (2) The notification shall provide the name, phone number and address of the applicable SBA procurement cen…
  • FAR 7.107-6 Solicitation provision.
    The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.207-6, Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts), in solicitations for multiple-award co…
  • FAR 9.206-1 General.
    …t all such components and their qualification requirements are properly identified in the solicitation since the product or source must meet the standards specified for qualification before award. (e) In acquisitions subject to qualificati…
  • FAR 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
    …cial services prescribed in this part in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; part 14, Sealed Bidding; or part 15, Contracting by Negot…
  • FAR 13.104 Promoting competition.
    …ring the administrative cost of the purchase. (a) The contracting officer must not— (1) Solicit quotations based on personal preference; or (2) Restrict solicitation to suppliers of well-known and widely distributed makes or brands. (b)…
  • FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    …destination. (2) Quotations or offers shall be evaluated on the basis established in the solicitation. (3) All quotations or offers shall be considered (see paragraph (b) of this subsection). (b) Evaluation procedures. (1) The contractin…
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    …lustrate the extent to which quotation or offer information should be recorded: (1) Oral solicitations. The contracting office should establish and maintain records of oral price quotations in order to reflect clearly the propriety of plac…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …ragraph (f) of this section regarding restrictions on disclosure of information); (5) Presolicitation notices; (6) Draft RFPs; (7) RFIs; (8) Presolicitation or preproposal conferences; and (9) Site visits. (d) The special notices of p…
  • FAR 15.303 Responsibilities.
    …rs; (2) Approve the source selection strategy or acquisition plan, if applicable, before solicitation release; (3) Ensure consistency among the solicitation requirements, notices to offerors, proposal preparation instructions, evaluation …
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    …hen assess their relative qualities solely on the factors and subfactors specified in the solicitation. Evaluations may be conducted using any rating method or combination of methods, including color or adjectival ratings, numerical weights…
  • FAR 15.603 General.
    (a) Unsolicited proposals allow unique and innovative ideas or approaches that have been developed outside the Government to be made available to Government agencies for use in accomplishment of their missions. Unsolicited proposals are off…

FAR (chapter 1)

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