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38 sections with “standard competition”

  • FAR 52.207-1 Notice of Standard Competition.
    As prescribed in 7.305(a), insert the following provision: Notice of Standard Competition (MAY 2006) (a) This solicitation is part of a standard competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-76 (Revised), Performance of…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ct cost rates and forward pricing rates, if applicable, and administering cost accounting standards for all contracts in a business unit. Combatant commander means the commander of a unified or specified combatant command established in ac…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …) The contracting officer shall make a formal public announcement for each streamlined or standard competition. The public announcement shall include, at a minimum, the agency, agency component, location, type of competition (streamlined or…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …ds at which design-to-cost and life-cycle-cost techniques will be used. (l) Establishing standard acquisition plan formats, if desired, suitable to agency needs. (m) Waiving requirements of detail and formality, as necessary, in planning …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …e required capabilities or performance characteristics of the supplies or the performance standards of the services being acquired and state how they are related to the need. (5) Delivery or performance-period requirements. Describe the ba…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …nts documents and alternative approaches. Requiring agencies should apply specifications, standards, and related documents initially for guidance only, making final decisions on the application and tailoring of these documents as a product …
  • FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …g officer determines that prices agreed upon are based on adequate price competition (see standards in paragraph (c)(1) of this subsection); (2) When the contracting officer determines that prices agreed upon are based on prices set by law…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …eration, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation. (2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or h…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    …ion, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (b) of this provision. (2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly …
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    …t in its field of operation and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121, including the size standard that corresponds to the NAICS code assigned to the contract or subcontract. Small disadvant…
  • FAR 7.305 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    …ing 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 offers, insert in…
  • FAR 9.202 Policy.
    …ard to small businesses), a prompt opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to meet the standards specified for qualification using qualified personnel and facilities of the agency concerned, or of another agency obtained through interage…
  • FAR 9.206-3 Competition.
    …alification requirement. The activity will then assist interested concerns in meeting the standards specified for qualification (see 9.202(a) (2) and (4)).
  • DFARS 227.7103-5 Government rights.
    The standard license rights that a licensor grants to the Government are unlimited rights, government purpose rights, or limited rights. Those rights are defined in the clause at 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial …
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …wise included in this contract. The GFP module generates the electronic equivalent of the Standard Form (SF) 1428, Inventory Disposal Schedule; and (vii) Submit a request to buy back or to convert to GFP items of Contractor-acquired proper…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    (a) Satisfy the customer in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness of the delivered product or service. (1) The principal customers for the product or service provided by the System are the users and line managers, acting on behalf of the A…
  • FAR 19.811-1 Sole source.
    … be required in a contract with a business concern. The contracting officer shall use the Standard Form 26 as the award form, except for construction contracts, in which case the Standard Form 1442 shall be used as required in 36.701(a). (…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …, and, if so, what property; (8) Whether your organization is subject to cost accounting standards; whether your organization has submitted a CASB Disclosure Statement, and if it has been determined adequate; whether you have been notified…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    … postaward management of major subcontract programs; (h) Compliance with Cost Accounting Standards in awarding subcontracts; (i) Appropriateness of types of contracts used (see 16.103); (j) Management control systems, including internal …
  • DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …n competition under this authority. (S-70) Application for proprietary specifications or standards. In accordance with section 888(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), the justification and a…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …ontract or subcontract for DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1502 and the regulations implementing such section. (c) Requirements for certified cost or pricing data. I…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …k on the system. (4) When the agency head has determined in accordance with the agency's standardization program that only specified makes and models of technical equipment and parts will satisfy the agency's needs for additional units or …
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …ed; location of work; period of performance; deliverable schedule; applicable performance standards; and any special requirements (e.g., security clearances, travel, and special knowledge). To the maximum extent practicable, agency requirem…
  • FAR 8.405-5 Small business.
    … schedule contractor, an ordering agency may only take credit if the awardee meets a size standard that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System code assigned to the order in accordance with 19.102(b)(3). Ordering ac…
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    … business concern or a product manufactured by a small business concern which has met the standards specified for qualification and which could reasonably be expected to compete for a contract for that requirement. However, such costs may b…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …priate combination of the procedures in parts 13, 14, 15, 35, or 36, including the use of Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair), for construction contracts (see 36.701(a)); or (2) $9 milli…
  • FAR 14.408-1 General.
    …rd constitute the contract. (d)(1) Award is generally made by using the Award portion of Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award, or SF 1447, Solicitation/Contract (see 53.214). If an offer on an SF 33 leads to further change…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …, when applicable, the requirements and procedures in 48 CFR chapter 99), Cost Accounting Standards. (v) Review to determine whether any cost data or pricing data, necessary to make the offeror's proposal suitable for negotiation, have not…
  • FAR 16.104 Factors in selecting contract types.
    …ing the contract type. The degree to which price analysis can provide a realistic pricing standard should be carefully considered. (See 15.404-1(b).) (c) Cost analysis. In the absence of effective price competition and if price analysis is…
  • FAR 19.501 General.
    …, in total or in part, or reserves shall specify the NAICS code(s) and corresponding size standard(s) (see 19.102). (f) Except as authorized by law, a contract may not be awarded as a result of a small business set-aside if the cost to the…
  • FAR 19.1505 Set-aside procedures.
    …OSB set-aside when the offeror— (1) Qualifies as a small business concern under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the contract; and (2)(i) For an EDWOSB set-aside, is certified pursuant to 13 CFR 127.300 as an …
  • FAR 41.201 Policy.
    …rvice authorizations are found by the Secretary to be unwilling or unable to meet unusual standards for service reliability that are necessary for purposes of national defense. (3) Additionally, the head of a Federal agency may— (i) Consi…
  • FAR 41.204 GSA areawide contracts.
    …upplier. (3) The contracting officer shall execute the Authorization, and attach it to a Standard Form (SF) 26, Award/Contract, along with any modifications such as connection charges, special facilities, or service arrangements. The contr…
  • FAR 44.202-2 Considerations.
    …ract requirements? (12) Does the prime contractor comply with applicable cost accounting standards for awarding the subcontract? (13) Is the proposed subcontractor listed as excluded in the System for Award Management (see subpart 9.4)? …
  • FAR 52.236-5 Material and Workmanship.
    …ted processes by trade name, make, or catalog number, shall be regarded as establishing a standard of quality and shall not be construed as limiting competition. The Contractor may, at its option, use any equipment, material, article, or pr…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ontract or subcontract for DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1502 and the regulations implementing such section, for at least the 1-year period preceding the solicitati…
  • DFARS 207.171-3 Policy.
    … 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 that is not expected to exceed $1 million for the current year's r…
  • 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).
    … of a contract or subcontract to the extent such data relates to an indirect offset. (c) Standards for exceptions from certified cost or pricing data requirements—(1) Adequate price competition. (A) For acquisitions under dual or multiple…

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.