Title 48

SECTION 36.702

36.702 Forms for use in contracting for architect-engineer services.

(a) Contracting officers must use Standard Form 252, Architect-Engineer Contract, to award fixed-price contracts for architect-engineer services when the services will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(b) The SF 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, shall be used to evaluate firms before awarding a contract for architect-engineer services:

(1) Use the SF 330, Part I - Contract-Specific Qualifications, to obtain information from an architect-engineer firm about its qualifications for a specific contract when the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Part I may be used when the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, if the contracting officer determines that its use is appropriate.

(2) Use the SF 330, Part II - General Qualifications, to obtain information from an architect-engineer firm about its general professional qualifications.

[48 FR 42356, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34759, July 3, 1995; 68 FR 28084, May 22, 2003; 68 FR 69231, Dec. 11, 2003; 74 FR 31560, July 1, 2009]