FAR Part 2 - Definitions Flashcards
acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated
Acquisition
begins at the point when agency needs are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract
Acquisition
process by which the efforts of all personnel responsible for an acquisition are coordinated and integrated through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost
Acquisition Planning
includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition
Acquisition Planning
a distinct six-position code consisting of a combination of alpha and/or numeric characters assigned to identify specific agency offices, units, activities, or organizations by the General Services Administration (GSA) for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies
Activity Address Code (ACC)
information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has occured
Adequate Evidence
those services provided under contract by nongovernmental sources to support or improve: organizational policy development; decision-making; management and administration; program and/or project management and administration; or R&D activities
Advisory and Assistance Services
furnishing of professional advise or assistance rendered to improve the effectiveness of Federal management processes or procedures, including those of an engineering and technical nature; outputs may take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, training and day-to-day aid of support personnel for successful performance of ongoing Federal operations
Advisory and Assistance Services
Advisory and Assistance Services subdivision of contractual services that provide assistance, advice or training for the efficient and effective management and operations of organizations, activities (including management and support services for R&D activities), or systems; services are normally closely related to the basic responsibilities and mission of the agency originating the requirement for the acquisition of services by contract, including efforts that support or contribute to improved organization of program management, logistics management, project monitoring and reporting, data collection, budgeting, accounting, performance auditing, and administrative technical support for conferences and training programs
Management and Professional Support Services (an AAS)
Advisory and Assistance Services subdivision of contractual services that provide organized, analytical assessments/evaluations in support of policy development, decision-making, management, or administration; support of R&D activities; and acquisitions of models, methodologies, and related software supporting studies, analyses or evaluations
Studies, Analyses and Evaluations (an AAS)
Advisory and Assistance Services subdivision of contractual services used to support the program office during the acquisition cycle by providing such services as systems engineering and technical direction to ensure the effective operation and maintenance of a weapon system or major system as defined in OMB Circular No A-109 or to provide direct support of a weapon system that is essential to research, development, production, operation, or maintenance of the system
Engineering and Technical Services (an AAS)
associated business concerns or individuals if, directly or indirectly either one controls or can control the other; or third party controls or can control both
Affiliates
Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor, Chairperson, or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, including any deputy or assistant chief official of an executive agency
Agency Head aka Head of the Agency
a substantive variation of a basic provision or clause prescribed for use in a defined circumstance; adds wording to, deletes wording from, or substitutes specified wording for a portion of the basic provision or clause
Alternate
basic provision or clause as changed by the addition, deletion or substitution
Alternate
professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by State law, if applicable, that are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide those services
Architect-Engineer Services
professional services of an architectural or engineering nature performed by contract that are associated with research, planning, development, design, construction, alteration, or repair of real property
Architect-Engineer Services
professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, or incidental services, that members of the architectural and engineering professions may logically or justifiably perform, including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans, and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related services
Architect-Engineer Services
the transfer or making over by the contractor to a bank, trust company, or other financial institution, as security for a loan to the contractor, of its right to be paid by the Government for contract performance
Assignment of Claims
a type of interagency acquisition where a servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency’s behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order
Assisted Acquisition
research directed toward increasing knowledge in science; the primary aim is a fuller knowledge or understanding of the subject under study, rather than any practical application of that knowledge
Basic Research
the expected outcome of an acquisition, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement
Best Value
a product sample required to be submitted by an offeror to show characteristics of the offered products that cannot adequately be described by specifications, purchase descriptions, or the solicitation (e.g. balance, facility of use, or pattern)
Bid Sample