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Freight transported or to be transported
What is Shipment
Collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within the market to satisfy agency needs
What is Market research
A statement of work for performance-based acquisitions that describes the required results in clear, specific and objective terms with measurable outcomes.
What is Performance Work Statement
Any cost that is identified specifically with a particular final cost objective
What is a Direct cost
The number required by the IRS to be used by the offeror in reporting income tax and other returns. The TIN may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer Identification Number.
What is Taxpayer Identification Number
The methods prescribed in part 13 for making purchases of supplies or services.
What is Simplified acquisition procedures
Acquisition of supplies or services using simplified acquisition procedures, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold.
What is a Micro-purchase
An evaluation of a prospective contractor’s capability to perform a proposed contract
What is a Preaward survey
A charge to current operations that distributes the cost of a tangible capital asset, less estimated residual value, over the estimated useful life of the asset in a systematic and logical manner
What is Depreciation
The exercise of the Government’s right to completely or partially terminate performance of work under a contract when it is in the Government’s interest.
What is Termination for convenience
Order for supplies placed against an established contract or with Government sources
What is a Delivery Order
A unilateral right in a contract by which, for a specified time, the Government may elect to purchase additional supplies or services called for by the contract, or may elect to extend the term of the contract.
What is an Option
The process of establishing a reasonable amount or amounts to be paid for supplies or services.
What is Pricing
The site(s) for the performance of work done by the contractor in connection with a specific contract where employees of the contractor are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance.
What is a Drug-free workplace
The portion of a contract that the contractor is not to perform following a partial termination.
What is the Terminated portion of the contract
Excess personal property not required by any Federal agency
What is Surplus property
Because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or the person’s objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage.
What is Organizational conflict of interest
An invoice that meets the minimum standards specified in 32.905(b).
What is a Proper Invoice
Any segment of an organization, or an entire business organization that is not divided into segments.
What is a Business unit
Any written change in the terms of a contract
What is a Contract modification
Personal property that has no value except its basic metallic, mineral, or organic content.
What is Scrap
Any cost that, under the provisions of any pertinent law, regulation, or contract, cannot be included in prices, cost-reimbursements, or settlements under a Government contract to which it is allocable.
What is an Unallowable cost
A contract that, by its express terms or as administered, makes the contractor personnel appear to be, in effect, Government employees
What is a Personal services contract
The expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement.
What is Best value
An individual, including a contracting officer’s technical representative (COTR), designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.
What is a Contracting officer’s representative (COR)