48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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9 sections with “technical package”

  • 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 35.011 Data.
    (a) R&D contracts shall specify the technical data to be delivered under the contract, since the data clauses required by part 27 do not require the delivery of any such data. (b) In planning a developmental program when subsequent product…
  • 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 252.246-7001 Warranty of data.
    … and (1)(i), use the following clause: Warranty of Data—Basic (MAR 2014) (a) Definition—Technical data has the same meaning as given in the clause in this contract entitled, Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software. (b) Warranty. N…
  • FAR 6.303-2 Content.
    …porting the use of other than full and open competition, such as: (i) Explanation of why technical data packages, specifications, engineering descriptions, statements of work, or purchase descriptions suitable for full and open competition…
  • 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…
  • FAR 19.602-1 Referral.
    …ds or the contracting officer's price negotiation memorandum. (iv) Preaward survey. (v) Technical data package (including drawings, specifications and statement of work). (vi) Any other justification and documentation used to arrive at t…
  • DFARS 245.602-1 Inventory disposal schedules.
    …earance officers shall verify inventory schedules, either directly or through appropriate technical personnel, to determine the following: (a) Allocability. (1) Review contract requirements, delivery schedules, bills of material, and othe…
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …pecification found within International Standards Organization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 16022. Data qualifier means a specified character (or string of characters) that immediately precedes a data field that de…

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.