Subchapter Secrets
This Subchapter (spanning Parts 1 through 4) covers the foundational authority of the FAR, including administrative matters and the definition of words and terms.
What is Subchapter A (General)?
This heavily tested FAR Part contains the dictionary of definitions used throughout federal contracting.
What is FAR Part 2 (Definitions of Words and Terms)?
Rooted in the RFO framework to simplify buying, this threshold was raised from $10,000 to $15,000 for standard DOD buys.
What is the Micro-Purchase Threshold (MPT)?
This FAR Part outlines Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), which are fast, efficient methods for purchases below the SAT.
What is FAR Part 13?
This is the minimum number of days an interested party has to file a protest with the agency after the basis of the protest is known (or should have been known).
What is 10 days?
If you are looking for guidance on acquisition planning, publicizing contract actions, or required sources of supplies and services, you will find it in this Subchapter
What is Subchapter B (Acquisition Planning)?
As an 1102, you use this FAR Part whenever you are checking if a contractor is debarred, suspended, or otherwise responsible to receive an award.
What is FAR Part 9 (Contractor Qualifications)?
This primary threshold was elevated to $350,000 under the RFO streamlining rules to speed up simplified acquisitions.
What is the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)?
When you are issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) and negotiating with offerors, you are operating under this crucial FAR Part.
What is FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation)?
Under FAR Part 3, this term describes any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation provided, directly or indirectly, to prime contractors to improperly obtain or reward favorable treatment.
What is a kickback?
This Subchapter contains Part 19 (Small Business Programs) and Part 22 (Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions).
What is Subchapter D (Socioeconomic Programs)?
This Part governs the policies and procedures for acquiring commercial products and commercial services.
What is FAR Part 12?
Under the RFO, this executive order is cited as the primary driver for removing redundant clauses and simplifying acquisition paths.
What is Executive Order 14275 (Streamlining Federal Procurement)?
This Part governs Sealed Bidding, where contracts are awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder without negotiations.
What is FAR Part 14?
This independent legislative branch agency is the most common external forum where disappointed offerors file formal bid protests.
What is the Government Accountability Office (GAO)?
Rules for general contracting requirements, including bonds, taxes, patents, and cost accounting standards.
What is Subchapter E (General Contracting Requirements)?
If a procurement requires "Full and Open Competition," you must follow the statutory requirements outlined in this FAR Part.
What is FAR Part 6 (Competition Requirements)?
This specific type of deviation is issued by the Department of War to implement RFO rules across the agency before they are permanently codified.
What is a Class Deviation?
This FAR Part governs the unique rules, pricing, and clauses required for Architect-Engineer and Construction contracts.
What is FAR Part 36?
Written demand by one of the contracting parties seeking the payment of money, adjustment of terms, or other relief under an existing contract is legally defined as this under FAR Part 33.
What is a Claim?
This Subchapter holds the holy grail of clauses and provisions (Part 52) and instructions on using them (Part 53).
What is Subchapter H (Clauses and Forms)?
This Part outlines the policies for managing government property in the possession of contractors.
What is FAR Part 45 (Government Property)?
Under the RFO FAR, this is the new threshold above which a Contracting Officer must obtain certified cost or pricing data (replacing the old $2 million threshold).
What is $3 million?
Under Part 15, this is the formal process used to narrow the field of offerors to only the most highly rated proposals before starting discussions.
What is establishing the Competitive Range?
For contractor claims exceeding $100,000, the contractor must execute this legal statement affirming that the claim is made in good faith and that the supporting data are accurate.
hat is a Claim Certification (or certifying the claim)?