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114 sections with “Approved program”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    …or intentional failure to perform in accordance with the requirements of the Contractor's approved comprehensive subcontracting plan or willful or intentional action to frustrate the plan. Subcontract means any agreement (other than one in…
  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    As prescribed in 225.7902-5(b), use the following clause: Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract (JUN 2013) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Approved Community” means the U.S. Government, U.S. entit…
  • FAR 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees.
    …n the applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is approved. (b) Trainees. (1) Except as provided in 29 CFR 5.16, trainees will not be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for the wor…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …ractor's insurable risks, including the deductible portion of purchased insurance, may be approved when examination of a program indicates that its application is in the Government's interest. Agencies shall not approve a program of self-in…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ring nature, as defined by State law, if applicable, that are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide those services; (2) Professional services of an architectural or engineering natur…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …raph (c) of this section. (iii) The documentation or justification must be completed and approved at the time the requirement for a brand-name item is determined. In addition, the justification for a brand-name item is required at the orde…
  • FAR 11.601 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Approved program means a program determined as necessary or appropriate for priorities and allocations support to promote the national defense by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, or the Secretary …
  • FAR 11.603 Procedures.
    …ve been given authority by the Department of Commerce to place rated orders in support of approved programs (see Schedule I of the DPAS). Other U.S. Government agencies, Canada, and foreign nations may apply for priority rating authority. …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …. (ii) Requirements for use of items peculiar to one manufacturer shall be justified and approved using the format(s) and requirements from paragraphs (b)(2)(ii)(A), (B), and (C) of this section, modified to show the brand-name justificati…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …ing plans. Changes required to update master subcontracting plans are not effective until approved by the contracting officer. A master subcontracting plan, when incorporated in an individual plan, shall apply to that contract throughout th…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    …sadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business concern eligible under th…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ed into individual subcontracting plans, provided the master subcontracting plan has been approved. Reduced payment means a payment that is for less than the amount agreed upon in a subcontract in accordance with its terms and conditions, …
  • FAR 52.219-30 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …re women who are citizens of the United States, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300 as a WOSB. A certified EDWOSB is automatically eligible as a certified WOSB. (b) App…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …r this contract. (c) If the Contractor is participating in a Hometown Plan (41 CFR 60-4) approved by the U.S. Department of Labor in a covered area, either individually or through an association, its affirmative action obligations on all w…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …act, only for performing this contract, unless otherwise provided for in this contract or approved by the Contracting Officer. (2) Modifications or alterations of Government property are prohibited, unless they are— (i) Reasonable and nec…
  • DFARS 219.702-70 Statutory requirements for the Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans.
    …e fiscal year for which the plan is applicable. The contracting officer shall compare the approved percentage or dollar goals to the total, actual subcontracting dollars covered by the comprehensive subcontracting plan. (1) If the contract…
  • DFARS 219.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
    …a) Qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind and other severely disabled, that have been approved by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled under 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, are eligible to participate in the p…
  • DFARS 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    …An alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)). (v) Use alternate III of the clause in lieu of Alternate I of the clause in solicitati…
  • DFARS 225.7503 Contract clauses.
    …an alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)), unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan. (4) Use the alterna…
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …raph (a)(1)(i) of this section, from suppliers identified by the Contractor as contractor-approved suppliers, provided that— (A) For identifying and approving such contractor-approved suppliers, the contractor uses established counterfeit …
  • FAR 11.602 General.
    …equire preferential acceptance and performance of contracts and orders supporting certain approved national defense and energy programs and to allocate materials, services, and facilities in such a manner as to promote these approved progra…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …for administration (see 31.109). (7) Determine the allowability of costs suspended or disapproved as required (see subpart 42.8), direct the suspension or disapproval of costs when there is reason to believe they should be suspended or dis…
  • FAR 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants.
    …fer— (i) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business plan; and (ii) The Offeror is in conformance with the Business Activity Targets set forth in its approved business plan or any reme…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …ion outside the Government, the Contractor may request, within 6 months (or a longer time approved by the Contracting Officer in writing for good cause shown) after delivery of the data, permission to have authorized notices placed on the d…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …elivery of such technical data, software, or documentation, or any extension of that time approved by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall— (A) Identify the technical data, software, or documentation that should have been marked; …
  • DFARS 252.232-7005 Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments—DoD Mentor-Protégé Program.
    …ance payments made by the Contractor, as a mentor firm, to a protégé firm, pursuant to an approved mentor-protégé agreement, provided— (1) The Contractor's subcontract with the protégé firm includes a provision substantially the same as FA…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …on, unless the requirement is waived on the basis of a justification that is prepared and approved in accordance with 8.405-6. (2) For services requiring a statement of work. This applies when establishing a BPA that requires services pric…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    …ered into with any executive agency. However, the mentor-protégé agreement must have been approved by the Director, Small Business Programs of the cognizant DoD military department or defense agency, before developmental assistance costs ma…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …ies that the Government may have. (f) Commercial plans. With respect to commercial plans approved under the clause at 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, the contracting officer that approved the plan shall— (1) Perform the func…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    … incurred in providing such benefits. Contractors employing apprentices or trainees under approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the registration of apprenticeship programs and certification of trainee programs, the registrati…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …ELS), U.S. Department of Labor. Any employee who is not registered as an apprentice in an approved program shall be paid the wage rate and fringe benefits contained in the applicable wage determination for the journeyman classification of w…
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    …and for those periods as the Contracting Officer may require or approve and with insurers approved by the Contracting Officer. (b) The Contractor agrees to submit for the Contracting Officer's approval, to the extent and in the manner requ…
  • DFARS 219.708 Contract clauses.
    …t 226.72. (B) In contracts with contractors that have comprehensive subcontracting plans approved under the Test Program described in 219.702-70, including contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products a…
  • DFARS 219.7103-2 Contracting officer responsibilities.
    … defense agency has made funds available for that purpose; and (2) The contractor has an approved mentor-protégé agreement. (e) Negotiate and award a separate contract for reimbursement of developmental assistance costs only if— (1) Fund…
  • DFARS 219.7104 Developmental assistance costs eligible for reimbursement or credit.
    (a) Developmental assistance provided under an approved mentor-protégé agreement is distinct from, and must not duplicate, any effort that is the normal and expected product of the award and administration of the mentor firm's subcontracts.…
  • DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).
    …hat meet the criteria in section 831(g)(4) of Public Law 101-510. (d) The master plan is approved by the cognizant contract administration activity for the Contractor. (e) In those subcontracting plans which specifically identify small bu…
  • DFARS 252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants—Partnership Agreement
    …fer: (1) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business plan. (2) The Offeror is in conformance with the Business Activity Targets set forth in its approved business plan or any remedial …
  • DFARS 252.239-7016 Telecommunications security equipment, devices, techniques, and services.
    …a) Definitions. As used in this clause— (1) Securing means the application of Government-approved telecommunications security equipment, devices, techniques, or services to contractor telecommunications systems. (2) Sensitive information …
  • FAR 19.805-1 General.
    …uest for a competitive 8(a) award below the competitive thresholds. Such requests will be approved only on a limited basis and will be primarily granted where technical competitions are appropriate or where a large number of responsible 8(a…
  • FAR 22.103-4 Approvals.
    …ting officer. If the contracting officer determines that the requested overtime should be approved in whole or in part, the contracting officer shall request the approval of the agency's designated approving official and modify paragraph (a…

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