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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “vendor sources”

  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …tems for purchasing and subcontracting, including make-or-buy decisions, the selection of vendors, analysis of quoted prices, negotiation of prices with vendors, placing and administering of orders, and expediting delivery of materials. (b…
  • FAR 4.1100 Scope.
    …tor registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) to— (a) Increase visibility of vendor sources (including their geographical locations) for specific supplies and services; and (b) Establish a common source of vendor data for the …
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    … the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order; (C) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied or supplies the covered article or …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …, price list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or vendor, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers, and states prices at which sales are currently, or were last, made to …
  • FAR 13.102 Source list.
    …r Award Management (see subpart 4.11) via https://www.sam.gov as their primary sources of vendor information. Offices maintaining additional vendor source files or listings should identify the status of each source (when the status is made …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …urce lists, SAM, veterans service organizations, the National Minority Purchasing Council Vendor Information Service, the Research and Information Division of the Minority Business Development Agency in the Department of Commerce, or small,…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …s manufacturing, pricing and accounting, management and organization, and subcontract and vendor management are normally reviewed in a should-cost review. (4) In acquisitions for which a program should-cost review is conducted, a separate …
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ded in the various tasks, orders, or line items being proposed and the basis for pricing (vendor quotes, invoice prices, etc.). Include raw materials, parts, components, assemblies, and services to be produced or performed by others. For al…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …nce of a prime contract or a subcontract. Subcontractor means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnished supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor. United States means the 50 States, the Dis…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …rmance of a prime contract. It does not include the Contractor's supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies that benefit multiple contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a …
  • FAR 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures.
    … the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order; (3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product …
  • FAR 52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.
    …rchase orders. Subcontractor, as defined in FAR 44.101, means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime Contractor or another subcontractor. (b) General. The Government will not pay e…
  • DFARS 213.270 Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …nes that use of the purchase card is not appropriate or cost-effective. The Medical Prime Vendor Program and the DoD Medical Electronic Catalog Program are two examples where use of the purchase card may not be cost-effective.
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …rnational activities with significant management coordination (e.g., offsets with foreign vendors); or (C) Has critically important milestones. (iii) If the contractor demonstrates efficient management and cost control through the submitt…
  • DFARS 232.901 Applicability.
    …ct free movement of personnel and documents necessary for timely processing; (v) Foreign vendors are not familiar with or do not understand DoD contract requirements (i.e., proper invoice, receiving documentation, and contracting terms); o…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …n and omissions. (ix) Provide for the use of historical experience, including historical vendor pricing data, where appropriate. (x) Require use of appropriate analytical methods. (xi) Integrate data and information available from other …
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …quired property. (2) Information regarding the GFP module is available in the GFP Module Vendor Guide at https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/gfp-resources. Users may also register for access to the GFP module and obtain training o…
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    … that the prospective contractor's system provides for timely placement of orders and for vendor follow-up and control. (C) Quality assurance capability. An assessment of the prospective contractor's capability to meet the quality assuranc…

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