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752 sections with “8(a) contractors”: the first 40

  • FAR 22.2105 Paid sick leave for Federal contractors and subcontractors.
    …der Executive Order 13706, the following contractor requirements apply: (a) Accrual. (1) Contractors are required to permit an employee to accrue not less than 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked on or in connection with a …
  • FAR 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    As prescribed in 25.302-6, insert the following clause: Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Area of combat operations means an area of operations…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …. 657q). When the proposed acquisition strategy involves bundling, identify the incumbent contractors and contracts affected by the bundling. (v) Address the extent and results of the market research and indicate their impact on the variou…
  • FAR 49.603-8 Fixed-price contracts—settlements with subcontractors only.
    …ck 14 of SF 30 for settlements of fixed-price contracts covering only settlements with subcontractors.] (a) This agreement settles that portion of the settlement proposal of the Contractor that is based upon termination of the following su…
  • FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.
    ….009-2, insert the following clause: Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (a)(1) In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801, within 15 days after receipt of accelerated payments from the Gov…
  • FAR 52.244-4 Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).
    As prescribed in 44.204(b), insert the following clause: Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (AUG 1998) Any subcontractors and outside associates or consultants required by the Contractor in…
  • DFARS 252.215-7006 Use of Employees or Individual Subcontractors Who Are Members of the Selected Reserve.
    As prescribed in 215.370-3, use the following clause: Use of Employees or Individual Subcontractors Who Are Members of the Selected Reserve (MAR 2022) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Selected Reserve has the meaning given that te…
  • DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    As prescribed in 225.302-6, insert the following clause: Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Full cooperation—(1) Means disclosure to the…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …e into account the perspective of the user of the product or service. (3) When selecting contractors to provide products or perform services the Government will use contractors who have a track record of successful past performance or who …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …costs of those cost objectives. Disaster Response Registry means a voluntary registry of contractors who are willing to perform debris removal, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other disaster or emergency relief activities est…
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …ack Act of 1986 (now codified at 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks,) was passed to deter subcontractors from making payments and contractors from accepting payments for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in c…
  • FAR 4.703 Policy.
    (a) Except as stated in 4.703(b), contractors shall make available records, which includes books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of whether such items are in written form, i…
  • FAR 4.1402 Procedures.
    (a) Agencies shall ensure that contractors comply with the reporting requirements of 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards. Agencies shall review contractor reports on a quarterly basis to ensure the …
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …t Government property is to be disposed of and on what terms (although an agency may give contractors authority to dispose of property at prices within specified ranges and subject to other reasonable conditions deemed appropriate by the ag…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …t the agency's needs. Although not required to solicit from a specific number of schedule contractors, ordering activities should attempt to distribute orders among contractors. (c) Orders exceeding the micro-purchase threshold but not exc…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …ment of work and evaluation criteria (e.g., experience and past performance), to schedule contractors that offer services that will meet the agency's needs. The RFQ may be posted to GSA's electronic RFQ system, eBuy (see 8.402(d)). (1) Ord…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …ut the supply or service offered under MAS contracts by surveying at least three schedule contractors through the GSA Advantage! on-line shopping service, by reviewing the catalogs or pricelists of at least three schedule contractors, or by…
  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    … contracting officer shall obtain information regarding the responsibility of prospective contractors, including requesting preaward surveys when necessary (see 9.106), promptly after a bid opening or receipt of offers. However, in negotiat…
  • FAR 9.405 Effect of listing.
    (a) Contractors debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded, are excluded from receiving contracts, and agencies shall not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with these contractors, …
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …al production contract. The restriction in this paragraph (a)(1) shall not apply to— (i) Contractors that furnish at Government request specifications or data regarding a product they provide, even though the specifications or data may hav…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …. (1) Profit or fee prenegotiation objectives do not necessarily represent net income to contractors. Rather, they represent that element of the potential total remuneration that contractors may receive for contract performance over and ab…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …mance, or implementation of socioeconomic policies. Consent to subcontracts and review of contractors' purchasing systems are separate actions covered in part 44. (b) Definition. Make item, as used in this subsection, means an item or work…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …r the services to be performed and the basis upon which the selection will be made to all contractors offering the required supplies or services under the multiple-award contract; and (2) Afford all contractors responding to the notice a f…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    … more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the concern's …
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …business (including ANCs and Indian tribes) and women-owned small business concerns as subcontractors; (2) A statement of the total dollars planned to be subcontracted and a statement of the total dollars planned to be subcontracted to sma…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    …lar acquisition, including— (1) Previous involvement of small business concerns as prime contractors or subcontractors in similar acquisitions; (2) Proven methods of involving small business concerns as subcontractors in similar acquisiti…
  • FAR 19.804-6 Indefinite-delivery contracts.
    …-quantity (IDIQ) contracts) that have been set aside for exclusive competition among 8(a) contractors, and the individual order is to be competed among all 8(a) contract holders. SBA's acceptance of the original contract is valid for the te…
  • FAR 22.101-2 Contract pricing and administration.
    …at delay the performance of Government contracts. Contracting officers shall impress upon contractors that each contractor shall be held accountable for reasonably avoidable delays. Standard contract clauses dealing with default, excusable …
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    …, and Executive orders. (b) Requirements. A project labor agreement shall— (1) Bind all contractors and subcontractors engaged in construction on the construction project to comply with the project labor agreement; (2) Allow all contract…
  • FAR 22.901 Policy.
    …41, February 12, 1964 (29 FR 2477), states that the Government policy is as follows: (a) Contractors and subcontractors shall not, in connection with employment, advancement, or discharge of employees, or the terms, conditions, or privileg…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …acts for commercial products. Government solicitations and contracts shall— (a) Prohibit contractors, contractor employees, subcontractors, subcontractor employees, and their agents from— (1) Engaging in severe forms of trafficking in per…
  • FAR 25.302-4 Policy.
    …unctions in designated areas are addressed at 32 CFR part 159, entitled “Private Security Contractors Operating in Contingency Operations.” Contractor responsibilities include ensuring that employees are aware of, and comply with, relevant …
  • FAR 29.303 Application of State and local taxes to Government contractors and subcontractors.
    (a) Prime contractors and subcontractors shall not normally be designated as agents of the Government for the purpose of claiming immunity from State or local sales or use taxes. Before any activity contends that a contractor is an agent of…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …nsurance plans. (3) Conduct post-award orientation conferences. (4) Review and evaluate contractors' proposals under subpart 15.4 and, when negotiation will be accomplished by the contracting officer, furnish comments and recommendations …
  • FAR 49.105 Duties of termination contracting officer after issuance of notice of termination.
    …nt proposal of the prime contractor and, when appropriate, the settlement proposals of subcontractors; (3) Promptly negotiate settlement with the contractor and enter into a settlement agreement; and (4) Promptly settle the contractor's s…
  • FAR 49.108-4 Authorization for subcontract settlements without approval or ratification.
    …tion, sale, or other disposal of termination inventory of the immediate and lower tier subcontractors (the TCO shall obtain the advice and recommendations of (A) the appropriate audit agency relating to the adequacy of the contractor's audi…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …eived, use the alternate notice that follows this notice. Notice of Termination to Prime Contractors [At the top of the notice, set out all special details relating to the particular termination; e.g., name and address of company, contrac…
  • FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.
    …nt or any other written statement that the contractor requires any of its employees or subcontractors to sign regarding nondisclosure of contractor information, except that it does not include confidentiality agreements arising out of civil…
  • FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.
    …ins in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. (b) Contractors shall ensure that the CAGE code is maintained throughout the life of the contract for each location of contract, including subcontract, pe…
  • FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded.
    …sert the following clause: Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (JAN 2025) (a) Definition. Commercially available off-the-shelf (COT…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.