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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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40 sections with “test criteria”

  • FAR 16.402-2 Performance incentives.
    … development (when performance objectives are known and the fabrication of prototypes for test and evaluation is required) and in production (if improved performance is attainable and highly desirable to the Government). (d) Technical perf…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …gically or justifiably perform, including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, constr…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …uy. Discuss any consideration given to make-or-buy programs (see subpart 15.407-2). (13) Test and evaluation. To the extent applicable, describe the test program of the contractor and the Government. Describe the test program for each majo…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ral District, or outlying area, in which the services are to be performed. (10)(i) No protest under subpart 33.1 is authorized in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of an order under a task-order contract or delivery-order c…
  • FAR 25.001 General.
    …ions to the applicability of the trade agreements are described in Subpart 25.4. (c) The test to determine the country of origin for an end product under the Buy American statute (see the various country “end product” definitions in 25.003…
  • FAR 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements.
    …h contractual conformance must be established progressively through precise measurements, tests, and controls applied during purchasing, manufacturing, performance, assembly, and functional operation either as an individual item or in conju…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    … line item citing the exhibit's identifier. See 204.7105. (e) If the contract involves a test model or a first article which must be approved, establish a separate contract line item or subline item for each item of supply or service which…
  • DFARS 225.872-3 Solicitation procedures.
    …de qualifying country sources from submitting offers because their supplies have not been tested and evaluated by the department or agency. (1) Consider the adequacy of qualifying country service testing on a case-by-case basis. Department…
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …bles as specified in Attachment Number ____. (iv) Any item of special tooling or special test equipment as defined in FAR 2.101 that have been designated for preservation and storage for a Major Defense Acquisition Program as specified in …
  • DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).
    …quisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.219-7004, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program), in subcontracts with subcontractors that participate in the Test Program described in DFARS 219.702-70, if the subcontract is expected …
  • DFARS 252.226-7003 Drug-Free Work Force.
    … safety and security issues; (4) Provision for identifying illegal drug users, including testing on a controlled and carefully monitored basis. Employee drug testing programs shall be established taking account of the following: (i) The C…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    …nic part for which credible evidence (including, but not limited to, visual inspection or testing) provides reasonable doubt that the electronic part is authentic. (b) Acceptable counterfeit electronic part detection and avoidance system. …
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …stablished counterfeit prevention industry standards and processes (including inspection, testing, and authentication), such as the DoD-adopted standards at https://assist.dla.mil; (B) The contractor assumes responsibility for the authenti…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …R.C. § 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the ta…
  • FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    …R.C. § 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the ta…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …R.C. § 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the ta…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    …s an item for which credible evidence (including but not limited to, visual inspection or testing) provides reasonable doubt that the item is authentic. (b) The Contractor shall— (1) Screen Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. The greatest risks associated with unbalanced pricing occur when— (i) Startup work, mobilization, first articles, or first article testing are separate line …
  • FAR 23.302 Hazardous material identification and notice of material safety data.
    …ls data whenever the supplies being acquired are identified as hazardous materials. The latest version of Federal Standard No. 313 (Material Safety Data Sheet, Preparation and Submission of) includes criteria for identification of hazardous…
  • FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …following: (i) A statement that the offeror's proposed listing of earliest times and greatest amounts of projected financing payments submitted in accordance with paragraph (d)(2) of the provision at 52.232-31, Invitation to Propose Financ…
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    …ernment specifies the design of the end item and its measurements, tolerances, materials, tests, or inspection requirements, the contractor's obligations for correction of defects shall usually be limited to defects in material and workmans…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …(i) Parts, materials, inventories, and work in process; (ii) Special tooling and special test equipment to which the Government is to acquire title; (iii) Nondurable (i.e., noncapital) tools, jigs, dies, fixtures, molds, patterns, taps, g…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    …(i) Parts, materials, inventories, and work in process; (ii) Special tooling and special test equipment to which the Government is to acquire title; (iii) Nondurable (i.e., noncapital) tools, jigs, dies, fixtures, molds, patterns, taps, g…
  • FAR 52.248-2 Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer.
    …, the effect of the change on system or facility performance, and any pertinent objective test data. (2) A list and analysis of design criteria or specifications that must be changed if the VEP is accepted. (3) A separate detailed estimat…
  • DFARS 235.072 Additional contract clauses.
    …235-7002, Animal Welfare, in solicitations and contracts involving research, development, test, and evaluation or training that use live vertebrate animals. (b) Use the basic or the alternate of the clause at 252.235-7003, Frequency Author…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    … accounts. (19) The administration of public trusts. (20) The drafting of Congressional testimony, responses to Congressional correspondence, or agency responses to audit reports from the Inspector General, the Government Accountability O…
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    …contracting officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals (10 U.S.C. 3303 and 41 U.S.C. 3703). (3) If the contracti…
  • FAR 15.406-2 Certificate of current cost or pricing data.
    …roposal and, before agreement on price, data should be updated by the contractor to the latest closing or cutoff dates for which the data are available. Use of cutoff dates coinciding with reports is acceptable, as certain data may not be r…
  • FAR 22.1003-6 Repair distinguished from remanufacturing of equipment.
    …s, radios, television sets, calculators, and other electronic equipment. (4) Inspecting, testing, calibration, painting, packaging, lubrication, tune-up, or replacement of internal parts of equipment listed in subparagraphs (b)(1), (b)(2),…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …e terms regarding insurance coverage for any Government property; (4) The contractor's latest financial statements; (5) Any self-insurance feasibility studies or insurance market surveys reporting comparative alternatives; (6) Loss histo…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …owable individual elements of compensation. In addition to the provisions of 31.201-3, in testing the reasonableness of compensation for particular employees or job classes of employees, consider factors determined to be relevant by the con…
  • FAR 34.005-4 Demonstration contracts.
    …ll-scale development. The contracting officer should provide contractors with operational test conditions, performance criteria, life cycle cost factors, and any other selection criteria necessary for the contractors to prepare their propos…
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    …d technology involved; and (6) The availability, from any source, of necessary research, test, laboratory, or shop facilities. (f) In addition to evaluation factors for technical competence, the contracting officer shall consider, as appr…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …tems that relate to design, development, production, engineering changes, subcontractors, tests, management of engineering resources, reliability and maintainability, data control systems, configuration management, and independent research …
  • FAR 52.223-7 Notice of Radioactive Materials.
    … are delivered to the Government shall be clearly marked and labeled as required by the latest revision of MIL-STD 129 in effect on the date of the contract. (d) This clause, including this paragraph (d), shall be inserted in all subcontra…
  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    …rity services, systems engineering and technical assistance services, advanced electronic testing, or other knowledge-based professional services; (ii) Items designated by the requiring activity as personal protective equipment (except see…
  • DFARS 219.7102 General.
    …ting plan negotiated under FAR subpart 19.7 or under the DoD Comprehensive Subcontracting Test Program, for developmental assistance costs that are not reimbursed.
  • DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.
    …are necessary for the operation of the software); (B) Conduct required computer software testing and evaluation; (C) Integrate and deploy computer programs on relevant hardware including developmental, operational, diagnostic, training, o…
  • DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
    …102(h)). (7) Research means a systematic investigation, including research, development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Activities that meet this definition constitute research for pu…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …chine-readable form) necessary to evaluate system logic and to verify through transaction testing that the system is operating as desired; (5) Establish and maintain adequate levels of record accuracy, and include reconciliation of recorde…

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