[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: 48CFR7.101]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 7_ACQUISITION PLANNING--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart 7.1_Acquisition Plans

 

Sec. 7.101  Definitions.





    As used in this subpart--

    Acquisition streamlining, means any effort that results in more 

efficient and effective use of resources to design and develop, or 

produce quality systems. This includes ensuring that only necessary and 

cost-effective requirements are included, at the most appropriate time 

in the acquisition cycle, in solicitations and resulting contracts for 

the design, development, and production of new systems, or for 

modifications to existing systems that involve redesign of systems or 

subsystems.

    Life-cycle cost means the total cost to the Government of acquiring, 

operating, supporting, and (if applicable) disposing of the items being 

acquired.

    Order means an order placed under a--

    (1) Federal Supply Schedule contract; or

    (2) Task-order contract or delivery-order contract awarded by 

another agency, (i.e., Governmentwide acquisition contract or multi-

agency contract).

    Planner, means the designated person or office responsible for 

developing and maintaining a written plan, or for the planning function 

in those acquisitions not requiring a written plan.



[48 FR 42124, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1735, Jan. 11, 1985; 

50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985; 53 FR 34226, Sept. 2, 1988; 60 FR 48236, 

Sept. 18, 1995; 66 FR 2128, Jan. 10, 2001; 67 FR 56118, Aug. 30, 2002]