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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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23 sections with “step two”

  • FAR 52.214-25 Step Two of Two-Step Sealed Bidding.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(t), insert the following provision: Step Two of Two-Step Sealed Bidding (APR 1985) (a) This invitation for bids is issued to initiate step two of two-step sealed bidding under subpart 14.5 of the Federal Acquisit…
  • FAR 14.503-2 Step two.
    …shall— (1) Be issued only to those offerors submitting acceptable technical proposals in step one; (2) Include the provision prescribed in 14.201-6(t); (3) Prominently state that the bidder shall comply with the specifications and the bi…
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    …scription of the supplies or services required. (2) A statement of intent to use the two step method. (3) The requirements of the technical proposal. (4) The evaluation criteria, to include all factors and any significant subfactors. (5…
  • FAR 52.214-23 Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding.
    …e Submissions, Modifications, Revisions, and Withdrawals of Technical Proposals Under Two-Step Sealed Bidding (NOV 1999) (a) Bidders are responsible for submitting technical proposals, and any modifications or revisions, so as to reach the…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …e Submissions, Modifications, Revisions, and Withdrawals of Technical Proposals under Two-Step Sealed Bidding, in solicitations for technical proposals in step one of two-step sealed bidding. (s) Insert the provision at 52.214-24, Multiple…
  • FAR 14.501 General.
    Two-step sealed bidding is a combination of competitive procedures designed to obtain the benefits of sealed bidding when adequate specifications are not available. An objective is to permit the development of a sufficiently descriptive and…
  • FAR 17.106-1 General.
    …ntracting, since the multiyear procedure is compatible with sealed bidding, including two-step sealed bidding, and negotiation. (b) Type of contract. Given the longer performance period associated with multiyear acquisition, consideration …
  • FAR 22.1016 Statement of equivalent rates for Federal hires.
    … shall be the basic hourly rate for each class. The rate shall be Wage Board pay schedule step two for nonsupervisory service employees and step three for supervisory service employees. (2) Wages paid white collar employees shall be an hou…
  • FAR 14.502 Conditions for use.
    (a) Unless other factors require the use of sealed bidding, two-step sealed bidding may be used in preference to negotiation when all of the following conditions are present: (1) Available specifications or purchase descriptions are not de…
  • FAR 19.805-2 Procedures.
    …s based on section 8(a) program criteria (see 13 CFR 124.501(g) and 19.816(c)). For a two-step design-build procurement, an 8(a) participant must be eligible for award under the 8(a) program on the initial date for receipt of phase one offe…
  • FAR 52.214-24 Multiple Technical Proposals.
    …), insert the following provision: Multiple Technical Proposals (APR 1984) In the first step of this two-step acquisition, solicited sources are encouraged to submit multiple technical proposals presenting different basic approaches. Each…
  • FAR 3.103-1 Solicitation provision.
    … 13; (b) [Reserved] (c) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or (d) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.
  • FAR 6.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    …priate, contracting officers may use any combination of competitive procedures (e.g., two-step sealed bidding). (d) Other competitive procedures. (1) Selection of sources for architect-engineer contracts in accordance with the provisions o…
  • FAR 14.000 Scope of part.
    …ements for opening and evaluating bids and awarding contracts, and (e) procedures for two-step sealed bidding.
  • FAR 14.202-4 Bid samples.
    …t cannot be adequately described in the specification, products should be acquired by two-step sealed bidding or negotiation, as appropriate. (c) Justification. The reasons why acceptable products cannot be acquired without the submission …
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …or assignee has not taken, or is not expected to take within a reasonable time, effective steps to achieve practical application of the subject invention in the field(s) of use; (ii) To alleviate health or safety needs that are not reasona…
  • FAR 36.203 Government estimate of construction costs.
    …epared in as much detail as though the Government were competing for award. (b) When two-step sealed bidding is used, the independent Government estimate shall be prepared when the contract requirements are definitized. (c) Access to info…
  • FAR 49.206-1 Submission of settlement proposals.
    …nd any proposed profit. With the consent of the TCO, proposals may be filed in successive steps covering separate portions of the contractor's costs. Such interim proposals shall include all costs of a particular type, except as the TCO may…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …sation of work and notification to immediate subcontractors. You shall take the following steps: (1) Stop all work, make no further shipments, and place no further orders relating to the contract, except for— (i) The continued portion of …
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …ocedures in Part 13; (B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or (C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation. (ii) 52.203-11, Certif…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …tions. The Contractor shall document these efforts fully and implement affirmative action steps at least as extensive as the following: (1) Ensure a working environment free of harassment, intimidation, and coercion at all sites and in all…
  • 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).
    … price competition normally exists when— (i) Prices are solicited across a full range of step quantities, normally including a 0-100 percent split, from at least two offerors that are individually capable of producing the full quantity; an…
  • DFARS 252.217-7005 Inspection and manner of doing work.
    …he temperature is expected to go as low as 35 °F, the Contractor shall take all necessary steps to— (1) Keep all hose pipe lines, fixtures, traps, tanks, and other receptacles on the vessel from freezing; and (2) Protect the stern tube an…

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