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FAR Part 2
Definitions of Words and Terms
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05/17/2011

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Term
Acquiring supplies or services by contract with appropriated funds
Definition
Aquisition
Term
Services provided under contract by non-governmental sources to support or improve organizational policy development, decision-making, management and administration
Definition
Advisory and Assistance Services
Term

1. Management and professional Support Services

2. Studies, analyses, and evaluations

3. Engineering and technical services

Definition
Types of Advisory and Assistance Services
Term
The expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement
Definition
Best Value
Term
A contract where the requirements have been consolidated
Definition
Bundled Contract
Term
Consolidating two or more requirements for supplies or services, previously performed under small contracts
Definition
Bundling
Term
Is the definition of Bundling applicable to contracts awarded and performed outside of the United States?
Definition
No
Term
A "certified" written demand [per FAR 33.206(a)] seeking, as a matter of right, payment of money in a sum certain, or adjustment of contract terms
Definition
Claim
Term
Any item, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used for nongovernmental purposes and that has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general public, or available to the general public in time to satisfy delivery requirements. Includes installation, maintenance, repair and training services
Definition
Commercial Item
Term
A mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to funish supplies or services, and the buyer to pay for them. Does not include grants or cooperative agreements
Definition
Contract
Term
Purchasing, renting, leasing or obtaining supplies or services from nonfederal sources
Definition
Contracting
Term
A person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts
Definition
Contracting Officer
Term
Electronic techniques for accomplishing business transactions
Definition
Electronic Commerce
Term
The percentage, or dollar factor, that expresses the ratio of indirect expenses incurred in a given period to direct labor, manufacturing, or other appropriate cost base for the same period
Definition
Indirect Cost Rate
Term
Collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within the market to satisfy agency needs
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Market Research
Term
An acquisition of supplies or services using SAP, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed $3,000
Definition
Micro-purchase
Term
$3,000 for most requirements


$2,000 for Davis-Bacon Act


$2,500 for Service Contract Act


$15,000 for contingency operations in US


$30,000 for contingency operations outside US
Definition
Micro-purchase Thresholds
Term
Any previously developed item of supply used exclusively for governmental purposes, or customarily available with minor modifications
Definition
Nondevelopmental Items
Term
Any previously developed item of supply used exclusively for governmental purposes, or customarily available with minor modifications
Definition
Nondevelopmental items
Term
A response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the offeror to perform the resultant contract
Definition
Offer
Term
A "offer" in response to an IFB
Definition
Bid or Sealed Bid
Term
An "offer" in response to an RFP
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Proposal
Term
A response to an RFQ
Definition
Quote

Note: Quotes are NOT offers and do not bind the contractor to perform.
Term
An acquisition structured around the results to be achieved as opposed to the manner by which the work is to be performed.
Definition
Performance-based Acquisition
Term
$150,000 for most contract actions
$300,000 for contingency inside US
$1M for contingency outside US
Definition
Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)
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