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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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35 sections with “technical and price proposals”

  • FAR 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
    (a) The lowest price technically acceptable source selection process is appropriate when best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. (b) When using the lowest pric…
  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    …following limitations and prohibitions apply when considering the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection procedures. (a) Limitations. (1) In accordance with section 813 of the National Defense Authorization Act fo…
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    …all not be used to cure proposal deficiencies or material omissions, materially alter the technical or cost elements of the proposal, and/or otherwise revise the proposal. Such communications may be considered in rating proposals for the pu…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …on control. Development means the systematic use, under whatever name, of scientific and technical knowledge in the design, development, test, or evaluation of a potential new product or service (or of an improvement in an existing product…
  • FAR 15.605 Content of unsolicited proposals.
    …e.g., profit, nonprofit, educational, small business; (2) Names and telephone numbers of technical and business personnel to be contacted for evaluation or negotiation purposes; (3) Identification of proprietary data to be used only for e…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …or receipt of offers; (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may inclu…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …f contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract. Acquisition planning means the process by …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …ons should be made (see paragraph (b)(21) of this section). The plan must address all the technical, business, management, and other significant considerations that will control the acquisition. The specific content of plans will vary, depe…
  • FAR 14.501 General.
    … not unduly restrictive statement of the Government's requirements, including an adequate technical data package, so that subsequent acquisitions may be made by conventional sealed bidding. This method is especially useful in acquisitions r…
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    (a) Requests for technical proposals shall be synopsized in accordance with Part 5. The request must include, as a minimum, the following: (1) A description of the supplies or services required. (2) A statement of intent to use the two st…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …or material differences between the similar item and the item being procured. (C) Expert technical advice should be obtained when analyzing similar items, or commercial products or commercial services that are “of a type”, or requiring min…
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …r requests to reflect the minimum essential supplementary information needed to conduct a technical or cost or pricing analysis. (2) The contracting officer shall tailor the type of information and level of detail requested in accordance w…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …pt for DoD, ensure the criteria at 15.101-2(c)(1)-(5) are met when using the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process; and (G) Except for DoD, avoid using the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process…
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    …Therefore, contracting officers should initially distribute solicitations only to sources technically qualified to perform research or development in the specific field of science or technology involved. Cognizant technical personnel should…
  • FAR 36.303-2 Phase Two.
    … evaluation factors, developed in accordance with 15.304. Examples of potential phase-two technical evaluation factors include design concepts, management approach, key personnel, and proposed technical solutions. (b) Phase Two of the soli…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …rs for development or production of major systems that would enable the Government to use technical data to competitively reprocure identical items or components of the system if the item or component were developed exclusively at private e…
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    … 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, other than those based on the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process (see FAR 15.101-2), the extent of participation of small businesses (to include service-disabled veter…
  • DFARS 227.7103-1 Policy.
    (a) DoD policy is to acquire only the technical data, and the rights in that data, necessary to satisfy agency needs. (b) Solicitations and contracts shall— (1) Specify the technical data to be delivered under a contract and delivery sche…
  • FAR 14.502 Conditions for use.
    …s or purchase descriptions are not definite or complete or may be too restrictive without technical evaluation, and any necessary discussion, of the technical aspects of the requirement to ensure mutual understanding between each source and…
  • FAR 15.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    …t evaluation factors such as past performance, compliance with solicitation requirements, technical excellence, management capability, personnel qualifications, and prior experience ((10 U.S.C. 3206(c)(1)(A)and 41 U.S.C. 3306(c)(1)(A)). (3…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    …ting officer shall consider the past performance of each party to the joint venture. (3) Technical evaluation. When tradeoffs are performed (see 15.101-1), the source selection records shall include— (i) An assessment of each offeror's ab…
  • FAR 36.303-1 Phase One.
    …l include— (1) The scope of work; (2) The phase-one evaluation factors, including— (i) Technical approach (but not detailed design or technical information); (ii) Technical qualifications, such as— (A) Specialized experience and techni…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ineering surveillance to assess compliance with contractual terms for schedule, cost, and technical performance in the areas of design, development, and production. (41) Evaluate for adequacy and perform surveillance of contractor engineer…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    … the simplified acquisition procedures 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 regul…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …r satisfying broad agency-level missions or objectives. (ii) The performance of general, technical, engineering, or scientific effort having broad application not directly associated with a particular procurement, notwithstanding that such…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …feror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If th…
  • DFARS 212.7004 Procedures.
    … areas of interest covering the full range of the agency's requirements; (2) Specify the technical data required that may be necessary to meet DoD's minimum requirements (see 227.7102 and 227.7202); (3) Describe the evaluation factors for…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …or might influence official evaluations of other contractors). (8) Contractors providing technical evaluation of contract proposals. (9) Contractors providing assistance in the development of statements of work. (10) Contractors providin…
  • FAR 44.202-2 Considerations.
    …ernment sources? (3) Is the selection of the particular supplies, equipment, or services technically justified? (4) Has the contractor complied with the prime contract requirements regarding— (i) Small business subcontracting, including,…
  • FAR 3.303 Reporting suspected antitrust violations.
    … joint bid by two or more competitors when at least one of the competitors has sufficient technical capability and productive capacity for contract performance; (8) Any incidents suggesting direct collusion among competitors, such as the a…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …tation that need be retained are— (i) Completed solicitation sections A, B, and K; (ii) Technical and management proposals; (iii) Cost/price proposals; and (iv) Any other pages of the solicitation that the offeror or quoter has altered …
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …quirements (e.g., help desks, call centers, training services, and automated self-service technical support) descriptions that address information and communication technology (ICT) accessibility standards (see 36 CFR 1194.1) in proposed ac…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …orting data, except that, with respect to data qualifying and submitted as limited rights technical data, the Government shall have the rights specified in the contract modification implementing the VECP and shall appropriately mark the dat…
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    …orting data, except that, with respect to data qualifying and submitted as limited rights technical data, the Government shall have the rights specified in the contract modification implementing the VECP and shall appropriately mark the dat…
  • DFARS 212.7002 Policy.
    …al innovative technological advancements; and (3) When meaningful proposals with varying technical or scientific approaches can be reasonably anticipated. (b) Notwithstanding FAR 12.207, contracting officers shall use fixed-price type con…

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.