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30 sections with “spare parts”

  • DFARS 217.7506 Spare parts breakout program.
    …140.01, Volume 9, DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Materiel Programs, for spare parts breakout requirements.
  • DFARS 234.7002 Policy.
    …usly been determined to be a commercial product (see 212.102(a)(ii)). (c) Components and spare parts. (1) A component or spare part for a major weapon system (other than a commercially available off-the-shelf item) may be treated as a comm…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …ernment point of contact; (B) For subsystems of a major weapon system and components and spare parts of a major weapon system or subsystem of a major weapon system that have not previously been determined to be commercial— (1) The compara…
  • DFARS 217.7503 Spares acquisition integrated with production.
    Follow the procedures at PGI 217.7503 for acquiring spare parts concurrently with the end item.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … include rates for such things as labor, indirect costs, material obsolescence and usage, spare parts provisioning, and material handling. Forward pricing rate recommendation means a rate set unilaterally by the administrative contracting …
  • DFARS 217.207 Exercise of options.
    …ntract document. See PGI 217.207 for the requirement to perform cost or price analysis of spare parts prior to exercising any option for firm-fixed-price contracts containing spare parts; and (2) Working with the program office or requirin…
  • FAR 13.101 General.
    … contracting officers should— (1) Include related items (such as small hardware items or spare parts for vehicles) in one solicitation and make award on an “all-or-none” or “multiple award” basis provided suppliers are so advised when quot…
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    … and other property that may be replaced during the service life of the system, including spare parts. When used, this clause requires that the technical data to which it applies be specified in the contract (see 27.406-3(a)). (k) In accor…
  • FAR 34.101 Definitions.
    …r property which may be replaced during the service life of the system. The term includes spare parts and replenishment parts, but does not include packaging or labeling associated with shipment or identification of an “item.”
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …nd modification contracts. (23) Negotiate prices and execute supplemental agreements for spare parts and other items selected through provisioning procedures when prescribed by agency acquisition regulations. (24) Negotiate and execute co…
  • FAR 42.502 Selecting contracts for postaward orientation.
    … (c) Complexity and acquisition history of the product or service; (d) Requirements for spare parts and related equipment; (e) Urgency of the delivery schedule and relationship of the product or service to critical programs; (f) Length …
  • FAR 49.304-1 General.
    …irtually complete, or performance of any continued portion is only on subsidiary items or spare parts, or is otherwise not substantial. (b) In the case of the exceptions in paragraph (a), the procedures in 49.302 and 49.303 apply.
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    … (g) The Contractor is responsible for providing operating and maintenance instructions, spare parts support, and repair of the first article during any first article test. (h) Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials o…
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …se and provisioning documents or Government options under this contract, compensation for spare parts or other supplies and services ordered under such documents shall be determined in accordance with this clause. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 207.171-3 Policy.
    …ns; or (2) Such factors as improved logistics support (through reduction in varieties of spare parts) and economies in operations and training (through standardization of design). (c) Breakout normally is not justified for a component tha…
  • DFARS 212.102 Applicability.
    … 2.101. See 234.7002(b) and (c) for subsystems of major weapon systems and components and spare parts of major weapon systems and of subsystems of major weapon systems; (B) Include the written determination in the contract file; (C) Obtai…
  • DFARS 212.209 Determination of price reasonableness.
    …e case of major weapon systems, for subsystems of major weapon systems and components and spare parts of major weapon systems and of subsystems of major weapon systems acquired as commercial products in accordance with subpart 234.70, shall…
  • DFARS 215.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    … 234.7002(e) for pricing commercial subsystems of major weapon systems and components and spare parts of major weapon systems and of subsystems of major weapon systems. (B) When applying the commercial item exception under FAR 15.403-1(b)(…
  • DFARS 215.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    (a) General. (i) Follow the procedures at PGI 215.404-1 for proposal analysis. (ii) For spare parts or support equipment, perform an analysis of— (A) Those line items where the proposed price exceeds by 25 percent or more the lowest price…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-5 Cost efficiency factor.
    …etition advocacy programs, technical insertion programs, obsolete parts control programs, spare parts pricing reform, value engineering, outsourcing of functions such as information technology). Metrics developed by the contractor such as f…
  • DFARS 217.7404-1 Authorization.
    …esulting from delays in beginning performance. (b) Including requirements for non-urgent spare parts and support equipment in a UCA. The request should show that inclusion of the non-urgent items is consistent with good business practices …
  • DFARS 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.
    …quires immediate work on a vessel. See 217.7103-4, 252.217-7010, and PGI 217.7103-4. (e) Spare parts breakout program. An urgent immediate buy need not be delayed if an evaluation of the additional information cannot be completed in time t…
  • DFARS 227.673 Foreign license and technical assistance agreements between the Government and domestic concerns.
    … section: (1) The actual cost of providing data, personnel, manufacturing aids, samples, spare parts, and the like; (2) The extent to which the Government has contributed to the development of the supplies or services, and to the methods …
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … Fiscal Year 2005 (Pub. L. 108-375). (C) Use the provision at 252.237-7025, Preaward Transparency Requirements for Firms Offering to Support Department of Defense Audits—Representation and Disclosure, as prescribed in 237.270(e)(3), to com…
  • DFARS 225.103 Exceptions.
    …state-of-the-art commercial technology; or (3) To maintain the same source of supply for spare and replacement parts (also see paragraph (b)(iii)(B) of this section)— (i) For an end item that qualifies as a domestic end product; or (ii) …
  • DFARS 225.7004-3 Exceptions.
    …ents for naval vessels. The restriction at 225.7004-2(b) does not apply to acquisition of spare or repair parts needed to support components for naval vessels manufactured outside the United States. Support includes the purchase of spare gy…
  • DFARS 227.7103-2 Acquisition of technical data.
    … the technical data; reprocurement needs; repair, maintenance, and overhaul philosophies; spare and repair part considerations; and whether procurement of the items, components, or processes can be accomplished on a form, fit, or function b…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …r subsystems. (iii) Describe how competition will be sought, promoted, and sustained for spares and repair parts. Identify the key logistic milestones, such as technical data delivery schedules and acquisition method coding conferences, th…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    …performance of a contract. Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired prop…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …performance of a contract. Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired prop…

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