SOLICITATION PROVISIONS Clause Samples

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. The contracting officer must place the provision entitled ‘‘Caution to Bidders-Bid Envelopes,’’ as set forth in 852.214–70, in all invitations for bids where bid submissions are by other than electronic means.

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. Tiered Evaluation of Offers The evaluation of offers received in response to the solicitation will use a tiered or cascading order of precedence. “Tiered evaluation of offers,” also known as “cascading evaluation of offers,” is a procedure used in negotiated acquisitions when market research is inconclusive for justifying limiting competition to small business concerns or sub-categories of small business concerns. The contracting officer-

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. (1) The con- tracting officer shall insert the provi- sion at 52.216–29, Time-and-Materials/ Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements— Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition, in solicitations contemplating use of a time-and-materials or labor-hour type of contract for the acquisition of other than commercial products or commer- cial services, if the price is expected to be based on adequate price competi- tion. If authorized by agency proce- dures, the contracting officer may amend the provision to make manda- tory one of the three approaches in paragraph (c) of the provision, and/or to require the identification of all sub- contractors, divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates included in a blended labor rate. (2) The contracting officer shall in- sert the provision at 52.216–30, Time- and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Re- quirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition, in solicitations for the acquisition of other than commercial products or commercial services con- templating use of a time-and-materials or labor-hour type of contract if the price is not expected to be based on adequate price competition. (3) The contracting officer shall in- sert the provision at 52.216–31, Time- and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Re- quirements—Commercial Acquisition, in solicitations contemplating use of a commercial time-and-materials or labor-hour contract. [71 FR 74664, 74677, Dec. 12, 2006, as amended at 78 FR 13767, Feb. 28, 2013; 86 FR 61027, Nov. 4, 2021]

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. 212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2014)

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. (a) The contracting officer shall in- sert the provision at 52.230–1, Cost Ac- counting Standards Notices and Cer- tification, in solicitations for proposed contracts subject to CAS as specified in 48 CFR 9903.201 (FAR appendix). (b) If an award to an educational in- stitution is contemplated prior to July 1, 1997, the contracting officer shall in- sert the basic provision set forth at 52.230–1 with its Alternate I, unless the contract is to be performed by a ▇▇▇▇▇- ally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) (see 48 CFR 9903.201– 2(c)(5) (FAR appendix)), or the provi- sion at 48 CFR 9903.201–2(c)(6) (FAR ap- pendix) applies. (c) Insert the provision at FAR 52.230–7, Proposal Disclosure—Cost Ac- counting Practice Changes, in solicita- tions for contracts subject to CAS as specified in 48 CFR 9903.201 (FAR Ap- pendix). [61 FR 18917, Apr. 29, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 40237, July 25, 1997; 70 FR 11753, Mar. 9, 2005]

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. (a) Subject to the terms of Section 5.1(c) below, during the period (x) beginning on the date of this Agreement and (y) continuing until the thirty-day anniversary of the date of this Agreement, the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents or affiliates (including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by the Company or the Special Committee) shall have the right to: (i) initiate, solicit and encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information or assistance, but only pursuant to appropriate confidentiality and standstill agreements) inquiries or the making or submission of Acquisition Proposals (as defined below); and (ii) enter into and maintain or continue discussions or negotiations with any person or group in furtherance of such inquiries and to obtain or induce any person or group to make or submit an Acquisition Proposal. (b) During the period (x) beginning on the thirty-day anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (y) continuing until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents or affiliates (including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by the Company or the Special Committee) will directly or indirectly initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information or assistance), or take any other action with the intention of facilitating, any inquiries or the making or submission of any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below), or enter into or maintain or continue discussions or negotiate with any person or group in furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain or induce any person or group to make or submit an Acquisition Proposal, or agree to or endorse any Acquisition Proposal, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other person or group to do or seek any of the foregoing, or authorize or permit any of its officers, directors or employees or any of its affiliates or any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant or other representative or agent retained by it to take any such action; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit the Board of Directors of the Company or the Special Committee or the Representatives from (a) furnishing in...

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. AVAILABILITY OF INTERNAL APPEAL PROCESS PER FAR 33.103 (MAY 2021)

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. E.1 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/far/index.html ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/oal/library/vaar/ (End of Provision)