48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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70 sections with “unit pricing”: the first 40
- FAR 36.207 Pricing fixed-price construction contracts.…basis (when a lump sum is paid for the total work or defined parts of the work), (2) on a unit-price basis (when a unit price is paid for a specified quantity of work units), or (3) using a combination of the two methods. (b) Lump-sum pric…
- DFARS 252.225-7004 Report of Intended Performance Outside the United States and Canada—Submission after Award.…bed in 225.7204(b), use the following clause: Report of Intended Performance Outside the United States and Canada—Submission After Award (Jul 2024) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— United States means the 50 States, the District o…
- FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.…the term of the contract: (1) The contracting officer may provide the offerors the opportunity to bid or propose separate prices for each option period. The contracting officer must not further adjust the contract price as a result of the …
- FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.… and that dual proposals are not necessary to meet the objectives in 17.105-2. (g) Level unit prices. Multiyear contract procedures provide for the amortization of certain costs over the entire contract quantity resulting in identical (lev…
- FAR 52.215-14 Integrity of Unit Prices.As prescribed in 15.408(f)(1), insert the following clause: Integrity of Unit Prices (NOV 2021) (a) Any proposal submitted for the negotiation of prices for items of supplies shall distribute costs within contracts on a basis that ensures…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…bination of alpha and/or numeric characters assigned to identify specific agency offices, units, activities, or organizations by the General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies…
- FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.…ds/application of rough yardsticks (such as dollars per pound or per horsepower, or other units) to highlight significant inconsistencies that warrant additional pricing inquiry. (iv) Comparison with competitive published price lists, publ…
- FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.… making such a determination, the contracting officer should give the contractor an opportunity to support the accuracy, completeness, and currency of the data in question. The contracting officer shall prepare a memorandum documenting both…
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…tor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications, with its Alternate I. (f) Integrity of Unit Prices. (1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.215-14, Integrity of Unit Prices, in solicitations and contracts except for— (…
- FAR 16.505 Ordering.…rvices, line item number, subline item number (if applicable), description, quantity, and unit price or estimated cost and fee (as applicable). The corresponding line item number and subline item number from the base contract shall also be …
- FAR 31.001 Definitions.…sed in this part— Accrued benefit cost method means an actuarial cost method under which units of benefits are assigned to each cost accounting period and are valued as they accrue; i.e., based on the services performed by each employee in…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…at http://www.esrs.gov. Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community, including native villages and native groups (including corporations organized by Kenai, Juneau, Sitka, and Kodiak) as defined in the Alaska Nat…
- FAR 52.230-2 Cost Accounting Standards.…d that no agreement may be made under this provision that will increase costs paid by the United States. (iii) When the parties agree to a change to a cost accounting practice, other than a change under subdivision (a)(4)(i) of this clause…
- FAR 52.230-5 Cost Accounting Standards—Educational Institution.…in connection with this contract, shall— (1) (CAS-covered Contracts only). If a business unit of an educational institution (defined as an institution of higher education in the OMB Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR part 200, subpart A and 20 U.S.…
- FAR 52.250-3 SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification.…ful. (2) Causes harm, including financial harm, to a person, property, or entity, in the United States, or in the case of a domestic United States air carrier or a United States-flag vessel (or a vessel based principally in the United Stat…
- FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.…ful. (2) Causes harm, including financial harm, to a person, property, or entity, in the United States, or in the case of a domestic United States air carrier or a United States-flag vessel (or a vessel based principally in the United Stat…
- DFARS 206.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.…uthority to— (i) Acquire supplies and services from military exchange stores outside the United States for use by the armed forces outside the United States in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2424(a) and subject to the limitations of 10 U.S.C. 2…
- DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.…uisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. (2) Acquisitions outside the United States in support of combat operations. (3) Acquisitions in support of contingency operations. (4) Acquisitions for which the use of other th…
- DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.…omponent or process be actually reduced to practice within the meaning of Title 35 of the United States Code; (2) A computer program has been successfully operated in a computer and tested to the extent sufficient to demonstrate to reasona…
- FAR 22.101-2 Contract pricing and administration.…uch as rent and depreciation), but because of reduced production, their proportion of the unit cost of items produced increases. All costs incurred during strikes shall be carefully examined to ensure recognition of only those costs necessa…
- FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.…ng clauses in solicitations and contracts in excess of $2,000 for construction within the United States: (1) 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements. (2) 52.222-7, Withholding of Funds. (3) 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records. (4…
- FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.…nizant ACO, either before implementation or within a reasonable period after it, an opportunity to review the allowability of the changes. (5) Costs that are unallowable under other paragraphs of this Subpart 31.2 are not allowable under t…
- FAR 42.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.…gency official) responsible for establishing the final indirect cost rates: (1) Business units of a multidivisional corporation under the cognizance of a corporate administrative contracting officer (see subpart 42.6), with that officer re…
- FAR 52.214-27 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding.…ation reflecting the price reduction, the Contractor shall be liable to and shall pay the United States at the time such overpayment is repaid— (1) Interest compounded daily, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6622, on the amount of such overpayment…
- FAR 52.215-10 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data.…ation reflecting the price reduction, the Contractor shall be liable to and shall pay the United States at the time such overpayment is repaid— (1) Interest compounded daily, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6622, on the amount of such overpayment…
- FAR 52.215-11 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.…ation reflecting the price reduction, the Contractor shall be liable to and shall pay the United States at the time such overpayment is repaid— (1) Interest compounded daily, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6622, on the amount of such overpayment…
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…mponent, or process be actually reduced to practice within the meaning of Title 35 of the United States Code. Developed exclusively at private expense means development was accomplished entirely with costs charged to indirect cost pools, c…
- FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.…ent places orders for individual requirements. Quantity limits may be stated as number of units or as dollar values. (1) The contract must require the Government to order and the contractor to furnish at least a stated minimum quantity of …
- FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.…nsure that the goals offered are attainable in relation to— (i) The subcontracting opportunities available to the contractor, commensurate with the efficient and economical performance of the contract; (ii) The pool of eligible subcontrac…
- FAR 32.1004 Procedures.…liverable item. (A deliverable item for these purposes is a separate item with a distinct unit price. Thus, a line item for 10 airplanes, with a unit price of $1,000,000 each, has 10 deliverable items-the separate planes. A line item for 1 …
- FAR 36.516 Quantity surveys.…ys, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract providing for unit pricing of items and for payment based on quantity surveys is contemplated. If it is determined at a level above that of the contracting officer …
- FAR 52.236-16 Quantity Surveys.…use in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract providing for unit pricing of items and for payment based on quantity surveys is contemplated: Quantity Surveys (APR 1984) (a) Quantity surveys shall be conducted…
- DFARS 202.101 Definitions.…Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Strategic Capabilities Office, the United States Cyber Command, the United States Special Operations Command, the United States Transportation Command, and the Washington Headquarters S…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…se at 252.225-7039, Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States, as prescribed in 225.302-6, to comply with section 862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-181)…
- FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.… Persons Involved in Activities that Violate Arms Control Treaties or Agreements with the United States (see 9.109). (2) 40 U.S.C. chapter 37, Requirement for a certificate and clause under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards stat…
- FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.…l disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns have an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts; (9) Assurances that the offeror will include the clause at 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (see 1…
- FAR 52.214-26 Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding.…ptroller General. In the case of pricing any modification, the Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative, shall have the same rights as specified in paragraph (b) of this clause and also the right to intervie…
- FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.… right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal. (6) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if…
- FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.…subcontract or modification. (d) Comptroller General. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative, shall have access to and the right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records invol…
- FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.…y other form on which the parties may agree), with sufficient supporting data to disclose unit costs and cost trends for— (A) Supplies delivered and services performed; and (B) Inventories of work in process and undelivered contract suppl…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.