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221 sections with “Area Office”: the first 40

  • FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.
    …ollowing: (a) Notify the SBA of the award by sending a copy of the award document to the Area Director, Office of Government Contracting, in the SBA area office where the contract will be performed. (b) Forward a copy of each commercial p…
  • FAR 26.202-1 Local area set-aside.
    …fficer may set aside solicitations to allow only local firms within a specific geographic area to compete (see 6.208). (a) The contracting officer, in consultation with the requirements office, shall define the specific geographic area for…
  • FAR 41.204 GSA areawide contracts.
    (a) Purpose. GSA enters into areawide contracts (see 41.101) for use by Federal agencies. Areawide contracts provide a pre-established contractual vehicle for ordering utility services under the conditions in paragraph (c)(1) of this sectio…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    … 25.301-4, insert the following clause: Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States (MAY 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Chief of mission m…
  • FAR 52.226-3 Disaster or Emergency Area Representation.
    As prescribed in 26.206(a), insert the following provision: Disaster or Emergency Area Representation (NOV 2007) (a) Set-aside area. The area covered in this contract is: ___________ [Contracting Officer to fill in with definite geographi…
  • DFARS 252.237-7004 Area of performance.
    As prescribed in 237.7003(a) and (a)(2), use the following clause: Area of Performance (DEC 1991) (a) The area of performance is as specified in the contract. (b) The Contractor shall take possession of the remains at the place where the…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …ion of a contractor, shall promptly forward the protest to the SBA Government Contracting Area Director at the Government Contracting Area Office serving the area in which the headquarters of the offeror is located. (2) The protest, or con…
  • FAR 19.602-2 Issuing or denying a Certificate of Competency (COC).
    … a notice that a small business concern lacks certain elements of responsibility, the SBA Area Office will take the following actions: (a) Inform the small business concern of the contracting officer's determination and offer it an opportu…
  • FAR 19.602-1 Referral.
    …ard (see 19.602-3); and (2) Refer the matter to the cognizant SBA Government Contracting Area Office (Area Office) serving the area in which the headquarters of the offeror is located, in accordance with agency procedures, except that refe…
  • FAR 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
    …cy procedures. If agreement cannot be reached between the contracting officer and the SBA Area Office, the contracting officer shall request that the Area Office suspend action and refer the matter to SBA Headquarters for review. The SBA Ar…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ans— (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique loc…
  • FAR 4.605 Procedures.
    …n service officer, or military member assigned outside the United States and its outlying areas (as defined in 2.101); or (C) Located outside the United States and its outlying areas for work to be performed outside the United States and i…
  • FAR 6.208 Set-asides for local firms during a major disaster or emergency.
    …et aside solicitations to allow only offerors residing or doing business primarily in the area affected by such major disaster or emergency to compete (see Subpart 26.2). (b) No separate justification or determination and findings is requi…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …ll business has manufactured, processed, or produced in the United States or its outlying areas (see paragraph (c)(3) of this section for determining the manufacturer of an end item); (ii) Not exceed 500 employees, or 150 employees for inf…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …fic offeror is nominated should submit it to the SBA District Office for the geographical area where the work is to be performed. (2) An agency offering a construction requirement on behalf of a specific offeror should submit it to the SBA…
  • FAR 22.404-2 General requirements.
    …vel), as well as incidental grading, utilities and paving, unless there is an established area practice to the contrary. (2) Residential construction is generally the construction, alteration, or repair of single family houses or apartment…
  • FAR 26.206 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.226-3, Disaster or Emergency Area Representation, in solicitations involving the local area set-aside. For commercial products and commercial services, see 12.301(e)(5). (b) The …
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …ix A, prescribed by the Department of Defense, for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, and outlying areas of the United States, available on a subscription basis from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC …
  • FAR 41.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …ause the terms and conditions under which utility suppliers furnish service may vary from area to area, the differences may influence the terms and conditions appropriate to a particular utility's contracting situation. To accommodate requi…
  • FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of segregated facilities.
    …w.dol.gov/ofccp/LGBT/LGBT_FAQs.html. Segregated facilities means any waiting rooms, work areas, rest rooms and wash rooms, restaurants and other eating areas, time clocks, locker rooms and other storage or dressing areas, parking lots, dri…
  • FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.
    …he Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows: These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs …
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …quirements for Construction (APR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered area means the geographical area described in the solicitation for this contract. Deputy Assistant Secretary means the Deputy Assistant Secretary for…
  • FAR 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    …Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Area of combat operations means an area of operations designated as such by the Secretary of Defense when enhanced coordination of contractors perform…
  • FAR 52.226-4 Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside.
    As prescribed in 26.206(b), insert the following clause: Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (NOV 2007) (a) Set-aside area. Offers are solicited only from businesses residing or primarily doing business in __________ [Contracti…
  • FAR 52.236-10 Operations and Storage Areas.
    As prescribed in 36.510, insert the following clause: Operations and Storage Areas (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor shall confine all operations (including storage of materials) on Government premises to areas authorized or approved by the C…
  • DFARS 232.901 Applicability.
    …hat limit normal business operations; and (iii) Payments will be made in the operational area or made contingent upon receiving supporting documentation (i.e., contract, invoice, and receiving report) from the operational area. (2) Criter…
  • DFARS 239.7602-2 Required storage of data within the United States or outlying areas.
    …ders are required to maintain within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or outlying areas of the United States, all Government data that is not physically located on DoD premises, unless otherwise authorized by the authorizing officia…
  • DFARS 247.271-1 Policy.
    … Preparation of personal property for shipment or storage; and (ii) Performance of intra-area movement. (2) Award contracts on a calendar year basis. (3) Provide for option years. (4) Award contracts, or exercise option years, before No…
  • DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    … of this contract. (b) Applicability. If this contract is performed both in a designated area and in an area that is not designated, the clause only applies to performance in the designated area. Designated areas are areas outside the Unit…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …citizen and third-country national employees not normally residing within the operational area whose area of performance is in the direct vicinity of U.S. Armed Forces and who routinely are collocated with the U.S. Armed Forces (especially …
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …ther elements. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. WTO GPA country construction material means a construction material that— (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a WTO GPA coun…
  • DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
    As prescribed in 232.7004(b), use the following clause: Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely…
  • DFARS 252.236-7005 Airfield safety precautions.
    …ield Safety Precautions (DEC 1991) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— (1) Landing areas means— (i) The primary surfaces, comprising the surface of the runway, runway shoulders, and lateral safety zones. The length of each primary s…
  • FAR 7.107-5 Notifications.
    …A PCR is not assigned to the procuring activity, the SBA Office of Government Contracting Area Office serving the area in which the buying activity is located. (3) This notification shall be documented in the contract file. (b) Notificati…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …ng the same meaning) to a product sold in or shipped to the United States or its outlying areas, when the product was not made in the United States or its outlying areas (see Section 202 of the Defense Production Act (Public Law 102-558)); …
  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …ivity or contract administration office, contact the SBA Office of Government Contracting Area Office serving the area in which the procuring activity is located for assistance in carrying out SBA policies and programs. See https://www.sba.…
  • FAR 22.804-2 Construction.
    … and conditions citing affirmative action requirements applicable to covered geographical areas or projects and (2) applicable requirements of 41 CFR 60-1 and 60-4. (b) Each agency shall maintain a listing of covered geographical areas tha…
  • FAR 33.211 Contracting officer's decision.
    …ute; (ii) A reference to the pertinent contract terms; (iii) A statement of the factual areas of agreement and disagreement; (iv) A statement of the contracting officer's decision, with supporting rationale; (v) Paragraphs substantially…
  • FAR 36.510 Operations and storage areas.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.236-10, Operations ald Storage Areas, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract or a fixed-price dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contrac…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …omponent improvement, unless the value engineering incentive application is restricted to areas not covered by provisions for product or component improvement; (5) For commercial products (see part 11) that do not involve packaging specifi…

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