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Federal Acquisition Regulation

Contracting by Negotiation

FAR 15

Scope of part (FAR 15.000) Scope of part. Definitions (FAR 15.001) Definitions. Types of negotiated acquisition (FAR 15.002) Types of negotiated acquisition. Subpart Source Selection Processes and Techniques (FAR 15.1) - Source Selection Processes and Techniques Scope of subpart (FAR 15.100) Scope of subpart. Best value continuum (FAR 15.101) Best value continuum. 15.101-1 Tradeoff process. 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. 15.101-3 Tiered evaluation of small business offers. Oral presentations (FAR 15.102) Oral presentations. Subpart Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information (FAR 15.2) - Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information Scope of subpart (FAR 15.200) Scope of subpart. Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals (FAR 15.201) Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals. Advisory multi-step process (FAR 15.202) Advisory multi-step process. Requests for proposals (FAR 15.203) Requests for proposals. Contract format (FAR 15.204) Contract format. 15.204-1 Uniform contract format. 15.204-2 Part I-The Schedule. 15.204-3 Part II-Contract Clauses. 15.204-4 Part III-List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments. 15.204-5 Part IV-Representations and Instructions. Issuing solicitations (FAR 15.205) Issuing solicitations. Amending the solicitation (FAR 15.206) Amending the solicitation. Handling proposals and information (FAR 15.207) Handling proposals and information. Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals (FAR 15.208) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. Solicitation provisions and contract clauses (FAR 15.209) Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Forms (FAR 15.210) Forms. Subpart Source Selection (FAR 15.3) - Source Selection Scope of subpart (FAR 15.300) Scope of subpart. [Reserved] (FAR 15.301) [Reserved] Source selection objective (FAR 15.302) Source selection objective. Responsibilities (FAR 15.303) Responsibilities. Evaluation factors and significant subfactors (FAR 15.304) Evaluation factors and significant subfactors. Proposal evaluation (FAR 15.305) Proposal evaluation. Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals (FAR 15.306) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals. Proposal revisions (FAR 15.307) Proposal revisions. Source selection decision (FAR 15.308) Source selection decision. Subpart Contract Pricing (FAR 15.4) - Contract Pricing Scope of subpart (FAR 15.400) Scope of subpart. Definitions (FAR 15.401) Definitions. Pricing policy (FAR 15.402) Pricing policy. Obtaining certified cost or pricing data (FAR 15.403) Obtaining certified cost or pricing data. 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. CHAPTER 35). 15.403-2 Other circumstances where certified cost or pricing data are not required. 15.403-3 Requiring data other than certified cost or pricing data. 15.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35). 15.403-5 Instructions for submission of certified cost or pricing data and data other than certified cost or pricing data. Proposal analysis (FAR 15.404) Proposal analysis. 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques. 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis. 15.404-3 Subcontract pricing considerations. 15.404-4 Profit. Price negotiation (FAR 15.405) Price negotiation. Documentation (FAR 15.406) Documentation. 15.406-1 Prenegotiation objectives. 15.406-2 Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data. 15.406-3 Documenting the negotiation. Special cost or pricing areas (FAR 15.407) Special cost or pricing areas. 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data. 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs. 15.407-3 Forward pricing rate agreements. 15.407-4 Should-cost review. 15.407-5 Estimating systems. Solicitation provisions and contract clauses (FAR 15.408) Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. Subpart Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and Mistakes (FAR 15.5) - Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and Mistakes Definition (FAR 15.501) Definition. Applicability (FAR 15.502) Applicability. Notifications to unsuccessful offerors (FAR 15.503) Notifications to unsuccessful offerors. Award to successful offeror (FAR 15.504) Award to successful offeror. Preaward debriefing of offerors (FAR 15.505) Preaward debriefing of offerors. Postaward debriefing of offerors (FAR 15.506) Postaward debriefing of offerors. Protests against award (FAR 15.507) Protests against award. Discovery of mistakes (FAR 15.508) Discovery of mistakes. Forms (FAR 15.509) Forms. Subpart Unsolicited Proposals (FAR 15.6) - Unsolicited Proposals Scope of subpart (FAR 15.600) Scope of subpart. Definitions (FAR 15.601) Definitions. Policy (FAR 15.602) Policy. General (FAR 15.603) General. Agency points of contact (FAR 15.604) Agency points of contact. Content of unsolicited proposals (FAR 15.605) Content of unsolicited proposals. Agency procedures (FAR 15.606) Agency procedures. 15.606-1 Receipt and initial review. 15.606-2 Evaluation. Criteria for acceptance and negotiation of an unsolicited proposal (FAR 15.607) Criteria for acceptance and negotiation of an unsolicited proposal. Prohibitions (FAR 15.608) Prohibitions. Limited use of data (FAR 15.609) Limited use of data.

In this section

Source Selection Processes and TechniquesFAR 15.1Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and InformationFAR 15.2Source SelectionFAR 15.3Contract PricingFAR 15.4Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and MistakesFAR 15.5Unsolicited ProposalsFAR 15.6

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