48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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9 sections with “unpriced purchase order”

  • FAR 13.302-2 Unpriced purchase orders.
    (a) An unpriced purchase order is an order for supplies or services, the price of which is not established at the time of issuance of the order. (b) An unpriced purchase order may be used only when— (1) It is impractical to obtain pricing…
  • FAR 13.403 Preparation and execution of orders.
    Priced or unpriced contracts, purchase orders, or BPAs using the fast payment procedure shall include the following: (a) A requirement that the supplies be shipped transportation or postage prepaid. (b) A requirement that invoices be subm…
  • FAR 13.302-1 General.
    (a) Except as provided under the unpriced purchase order method (see 13.302-2), purchase orders generally are issued on a fixed-price basis. See 12.207 for acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. (b) Purchase orders sha…
  • FAR 13.302-5 Clauses.
    … (c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.213-3, Notice to Supplier, in unpriced purchase orders. (d)(1) The contracting officer may use the clause at 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Com…
  • FAR 44.201-1 Consent requirements.
    …for cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, labor-hour, or letter contracts, and also for unpriced actions (including unpriced modifications and unpriced delivery orders) under fixed-price contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition th…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …se is included in a fixed-price type contract, consent to subcontract is required only on unpriced contract actions (including unpriced modifications or unpriced delivery orders), and only if required in accordance with paragraph (c) or (d)…
  • DFARS 243.204-70-5 Exceptions.
    (a) The limitations in 243.204-70-2, 243.204-70-3, and 243.204-70-4 do not apply to unpriced change orders for the purchase of initial spares. (b) The limitations in 243.204-70-4(a) do not apply to unpriced change orders for ship construct…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …on (that is, new contract, change order, price revision/redetermination, letter contract, unpriced order, or other); (6) Proposed cost; profit or fee; and total; (7) Whether you will require the use of Government property in the performan…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …change with the contracting office. (2) Negotiate prices and execute priced exhibits for unpriced orders issued by the contracting officer under basic ordering agreements. (3) Negotiate or negotiate and execute supplemental agreements cha…

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