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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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21 sections with “successful proposals”

  • FAR 27.407 Rights to technical data in successful proposals.
    … Data (Technical), allows the Government to acquire unlimited rights to technical data in successful proposals. Pursuant to the clause, the prospective contractor is afforded the opportunity to specifically identify pages containing technic…
  • FAR 15.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.
    …iii) It was the only proposal received. (2) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (c) Ac…
  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    …res in 19.1505. (ii) The notice shall state— (A) The name and address of the apparently successful offeror; (B) That the Government will not consider subsequent revisions of the offeror's proposal; and (C) That no response is required u…
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    …ated from consideration for award. Written notice of this decision shall be provided to unsuccessful offerors in accordance with 15.503. (4) Offerors excluded or otherwise eliminated from the competitive range may request a debriefing (see…
  • FAR 52.214-23 Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding.
    … of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (c) Acce…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    … (3) It is the only proposal received. (B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (iii) A…
  • FAR 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals.
    …imile proposal. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful offeror promptly shall submit the complete original signed proposal. (End of provision)
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … a small business concern received a small business preference, upon determination of the successful subcontract offeror, prior to award of the subcontract the Contractor must inform each unsuccessful small business subcontract offeror in w…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …e related abstract, and records of determinations concerning late offers or quotations. Unsuccessful offers or quotations may be maintained separately, if cross-referenced to the contract file. The only portions of the unsuccessful offer or…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    … assessment of the proposal and the offeror's ability to perform the prospective contract successfully. An agency shall evaluate competitive proposals and then assess their relative qualities solely on the factors and subfactors specified i…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ing of awardees for orders exceeding $7.5 million. The contracting officer shall notify unsuccessful awardees when the total price of a task or delivery order exceeds $7.5 million. (i) The procedures at 15.503(b)(1) shall be followed when …
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ls, it was the only proposal received. (ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (3) Accep…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ons, recommendations, training and the day-to-day aid of support personnel needed for the successful performance of ongoing Federal operations. All advisory and assistance services are classified in one of the following definitional subdivi…
  • FAR 15.507 Protests against award.
    …owing information will be provided to appropriate parties: (1) Information provided to unsuccessful offerors in any debriefings conducted on the original award regarding the successful offeror's proposal; and (2) Other nonproprietary info…
  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    …ecome aware of circumstances casting doubt on a contractor's ability to perform contracts successfully shall promptly exchange relevant information.
  • FAR 14.502 Conditions for use.
    …idding: (1) Multi-year contracting. (2) Government property to be made available to the successful bidder. (3) A total small business set-aside (see 19.502-2). (4) The use of a set-aside or price evaluation preference for HUBZone small …
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    …sal will not be considered. Upon written request, the contracting officer shall debrief unsuccessful offerors (see 15.505 and 15.506). (h) Late technical proposals are governed by 15.208 (b), (c), and (f). (i) If it is necessary to discon…
  • FAR 15.505 Preaward debriefing of offerors.
    … for each proposal. (b) The contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable, but may refuse the request for a debriefing if, for compelling reasons, it is not in the best interests of …
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …ived by the agency upon a showing by the Contractor or its assignee that reasonable but unsuccessful efforts have been made to grant licenses on similar terms to potential licensees that would be likely to manufacture substantially in the U…
  • FAR 52.250-3 SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification.
    … (3) If DHS has not issued a SAFETY Act designation (or SAFETY Act certification) to the successful offeror before contract award, the contracting officer will include the clause at 52.250-5 in the resulting contract.
  • FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.
    …eror's SAFETY Act designation. (3) If DHS has not issued a SAFETY Act designation to the successful offeror before contract award, the contracting officer will include the clause at 52.250-5 in the resulting contract.

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