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32.502-3 - Solicitation provisions | FAR Navigator

32.502-3

Solicitation provisions

Contracting officers must include the appropriate progress payment solicitation provisions to clearly inform bidders about the availability and eligibility for progress payments.

Overview

FAR 32.502-3 outlines the requirements for including specific solicitation provisions related to progress payments in government contracts. It directs contracting officers on when to insert certain FAR clauses in solicitations, depending on whether progress payments are offered, restricted to small businesses, or not included at all. The section ensures that bidders are properly notified about the availability and terms of progress payments before contract award.

Key Rules

Notice of Progress Payments (FAR 52.232-13)
- Must be included in solicitations that will have a Progress Payments clause, informing bidders about the availability of progress payments.
Progress Payments for Small Businesses (FAR 52.232-14)
- If progress payments are restricted to small businesses, and both small and other businesses may bid, this provision must be included to notify all bidders of the restriction.
Progress Payments Not Included (FAR 52.232-15)
- If the solicitation does not offer progress payments, this provision must be included to clarify that progress payments are not available.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must determine the appropriate progress payment provisions and ensure the correct FAR clauses are included in solicitations.
Contractors: Should review solicitation provisions to understand progress payment eligibility and restrictions.
Agencies: Must ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding progress payments.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness by clearly communicating progress payment terms to all potential bidders.
Contractors must pay close attention to solicitation provisions to understand their eligibility for progress payments.
Failure to include the correct provisions can lead to confusion, disputes, or non-compliance with FAR requirements.

General Contracts

Small Business Set-Asides

Solicitations with Progress Payments

Ensure all required provisions are included before issuing the solicitation.

Include FAR 52.232-13 in solicitations with a Progress Payments clause.

Insert FAR 52.232-14 if progress payments are restricted to small businesses and both small and other businesses may bid.

Insert FAR 52.232-15 if progress payments are not offered in the solicitation.

Review the anticipated bidder pool to determine which provision applies.

References done in this subsection

32.101Authority

32.502Preaward matters

52.232-13Notice of Progress Payments

52.232-14Notice of Availability of Progress Payments Exclusively for Small Business Concerns

52.232-15Progress Payments Not Included

32.502-3

Solicitation provisions

Contracting officers must include the appropriate progress payment solicitation provisions to clearly inform bidders about the availability and eligibility for progress payments.

Overview

Key Rules

Notice of Progress Payments (FAR 52.232-13)
- Must be included in solicitations that will have a Progress Payments clause, informing bidders about the availability of progress payments.
Progress Payments for Small Businesses (FAR 52.232-14)
- If progress payments are restricted to small businesses, and both small and other businesses may bid, this provision must be included to notify all bidders of the restriction.
Progress Payments Not Included (FAR 52.232-15)
- If the solicitation does not offer progress payments, this provision must be included to clarify that progress payments are not available.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must determine the appropriate progress payment provisions and ensure the correct FAR clauses are included in solicitations.
Contractors: Should review solicitation provisions to understand progress payment eligibility and restrictions.
Agencies: Must ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding progress payments.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness by clearly communicating progress payment terms to all potential bidders.
Contractors must pay close attention to solicitation provisions to understand their eligibility for progress payments.
Failure to include the correct provisions can lead to confusion, disputes, or non-compliance with FAR requirements.

General Contracts

Small Business Set-Asides

Solicitations with Progress Payments

Ensure all required provisions are included before issuing the solicitation.

Include FAR 52.232-13 in solicitations with a Progress Payments clause.

Insert FAR 52.232-14 if progress payments are restricted to small businesses and both small and other businesses may bid.

Insert FAR 52.232-15 if progress payments are not offered in the solicitation.

Review the anticipated bidder pool to determine which provision applies.

References done in this subsection

32.101Authority

32.502Preaward matters

52.232-13Notice of Progress Payments

52.232-14Notice of Availability of Progress Payments Exclusively for Small Business Concerns

52.232-15Progress Payments Not Included

32.502-3

Solicitation provisions

Contracting officers must include the appropriate progress payment solicitation provisions to clearly inform bidders about the availability and eligibility for progress payments.

Overview

Key Rules

Notice of Progress Payments (FAR 52.232-13)
- Must be included in solicitations that will have a Progress Payments clause, informing bidders about the availability of progress payments.
Progress Payments for Small Businesses (FAR 52.232-14)
- If progress payments are restricted to small businesses, and both small and other businesses may bid, this provision must be included to notify all bidders of the restriction.
Progress Payments Not Included (FAR 52.232-15)
- If the solicitation does not offer progress payments, this provision must be included to clarify that progress payments are not available.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must determine the appropriate progress payment provisions and ensure the correct FAR clauses are included in solicitations.
Contractors: Should review solicitation provisions to understand progress payment eligibility and restrictions.
Agencies: Must ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding progress payments.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness by clearly communicating progress payment terms to all potential bidders.
Contractors must pay close attention to solicitation provisions to understand their eligibility for progress payments.
Failure to include the correct provisions can lead to confusion, disputes, or non-compliance with FAR requirements.

32.502-3

Solicitation provisions

Contracting officers must include the appropriate progress payment solicitation provisions to clearly inform bidders about the availability and eligibility for progress payments.

Overview

Key Rules

Notice of Progress Payments (FAR 52.232-13)
- Must be included in solicitations that will have a Progress Payments clause, informing bidders about the availability of progress payments.
Progress Payments for Small Businesses (FAR 52.232-14)
- If progress payments are restricted to small businesses, and both small and other businesses may bid, this provision must be included to notify all bidders of the restriction.
Progress Payments Not Included (FAR 52.232-15)
- If the solicitation does not offer progress payments, this provision must be included to clarify that progress payments are not available.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must determine the appropriate progress payment provisions and ensure the correct FAR clauses are included in solicitations.
Contractors: Should review solicitation provisions to understand progress payment eligibility and restrictions.
Agencies: Must ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding progress payments.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness by clearly communicating progress payment terms to all potential bidders.
Contractors must pay close attention to solicitation provisions to understand their eligibility for progress payments.
Failure to include the correct provisions can lead to confusion, disputes, or non-compliance with FAR requirements.

32.502-3

Solicitation provisions

Contracting officers must include the appropriate progress payment solicitation provisions to clearly inform bidders about the availability and eligibility for progress payments.

Overview

Key Rules

Notice of Progress Payments (FAR 52.232-13)
- Must be included in solicitations that will have a Progress Payments clause, informing bidders about the availability of progress payments.
Progress Payments for Small Businesses (FAR 52.232-14)
- If progress payments are restricted to small businesses, and both small and other businesses may bid, this provision must be included to notify all bidders of the restriction.
Progress Payments Not Included (FAR 52.232-15)
- If the solicitation does not offer progress payments, this provision must be included to clarify that progress payments are not available.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must determine the appropriate progress payment provisions and ensure the correct FAR clauses are included in solicitations.
Contractors: Should review solicitation provisions to understand progress payment eligibility and restrictions.
Agencies: Must ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding progress payments.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness by clearly communicating progress payment terms to all potential bidders.
Contractors must pay close attention to solicitation provisions to understand their eligibility for progress payments.
Failure to include the correct provisions can lead to confusion, disputes, or non-compliance with FAR requirements.

32.502-3

Solicitation provisions

Contracting officers must include the appropriate progress payment solicitation provisions to clearly inform bidders about the availability and eligibility for progress payments.

Overview

Key Rules

Notice of Progress Payments (FAR 52.232-13)
- Must be included in solicitations that will have a Progress Payments clause, informing bidders about the availability of progress payments.
Progress Payments for Small Businesses (FAR 52.232-14)
- If progress payments are restricted to small businesses, and both small and other businesses may bid, this provision must be included to notify all bidders of the restriction.
Progress Payments Not Included (FAR 52.232-15)
- If the solicitation does not offer progress payments, this provision must be included to clarify that progress payments are not available.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must determine the appropriate progress payment provisions and ensure the correct FAR clauses are included in solicitations.
Contractors: Should review solicitation provisions to understand progress payment eligibility and restrictions.
Agencies: Must ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements regarding progress payments.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness by clearly communicating progress payment terms to all potential bidders.
Contractors must pay close attention to solicitation provisions to understand their eligibility for progress payments.
Failure to include the correct provisions can lead to confusion, disputes, or non-compliance with FAR requirements.

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