[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR15.001]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 15_CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 15.001  Definitions.



    As used in this part--

    Deficiency is a material failure of a proposal to meet a Government 

requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal 

that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an 

unacceptable level.

    Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the 

solicitation closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, 

or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

    Proposal revision is a change to a proposal made after the 

solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a 

contracting officer, as the result of negotiations.

    Weakness means a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of 

unsuccessful contract performance. A ``significant weakness'' in the 

proposal is a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful 

contract performance.



[62 FR 51230, Sept. 30, 1997, as amended at 66 FR 2129, Jan. 10, 2001]