48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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47 sections with “Assembly”: the first 40
- DFARS 239.7409 Special assembly.(a) Special assembly is the designing, manufacturing, arranging, assembling, or wiring of equipment to provide telecommunications services that cannot be provided with general use equipment. (b) Special assembly rates and charges shall be …
- FAR 46.710 Contract clauses.…d that recovery of the warranted item will involve considerable Government expense for disassembly and/or reassembly of larger items, the contracting officer may use the clause with its Alternate V. (b)(1) The contracting officer may inser…
- DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.…ss of items with the same form, fit, function, and interface. Parent item means the item assembly, intermediate component, or subassembly that has an embedded item with a unique item identifier or DoD recognized unique identification equiv…
- DFARS 252.246-7006 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items.…rrective action ends. Installation means the date a unit is inserted into a higher level assembly in order to make that assembly operational. Issuing agency means an organization responsible for assigning a globally unique identifier to a…
- FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.…d that recovery of the warranted item will involve considerable Government expense for disassembly and/or reassembly of larger items, add a paragraph substantially the same as the following paragraph (c)(6) to the basic clause. Redesignate …
- FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.…d that recovery of the warranted item will involve considerable Government expense for disassembly and/or reassembly of larger items, add a paragraph substantially the same as the following paragraph (c)(6) to the basic clause. Redesignate …
- FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.…d that recovery of the warranted item will involve considerable Government expense for disassembly and/or reassembly of larger items, add a paragraph substantially the same as the following paragraph (c)(7) to the basic clause. Redesignate …
- DFARS 209.270-2 Definitions.As used in this section— Aviation critical safety item means a part, an assembly, installation equipment, launch equipment, recovery equipment, or support equipment for an aircraft or aviation weapon system if the part, assembly, or equipm…
- DFARS 211.274-2 Policy for item unique identification.…rdless of value for any— (i) DoD serially managed item (reparable or nonreparable) or subassembly, component, or part embedded within a subassembly, component, or part; (ii) Parent item (as defined in 252.211-7003(a)) that contains the em…
- DFARS 252.209-7010 Critical Safety Items.…Safety Items (AUG 2011) (a) Definitions. Aviation critical safety item means a part, an assembly, installation equipment, launch equipment, recovery equipment, or support equipment for an aircraft or aviation weapon system if the part, as…
- DFARS 252.225-7052 Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets, Tantalum, and Tungsten.…ain Magnets, Tantalum, and Tungsten (May 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Assembly means an item forming a portion of a system or subsystem that— (1) Can be provisioned and replaced as an entity; and (2) Incorporates multi…
- FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses…ent, or production of a major system and contracts for any individual part, component, subassembly, assembly, or subsystem integral to the major system, and other property that may be replaced during the service life of the system, includin…
- FAR 34.101 Definitions.Item of supply, as used in this subpart, means any individual part, component, subassembly, assembly, or subsystem integral to a major system, and other property which may be replaced during the service life of the system. The term includes…
- FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.…rom another source (e.g., seller, customer, third party) that any end item, component, subassembly, part, or material contained in supplies purchased by the Contractor for delivery to, or for, the Government is counterfeit or suspect counte…
- DFARS 204.7104-1 Criteria for establishing.…lates directly to the contract line item and is an integral part of it (e.g., parts of an assembly or parts of a kit). These subline items shall not be scheduled separately for delivery, identified separately for shipment or performance, or…
- DFARS 225.7018-3 Exceptions.…lock, blank, plate, or sheet, that has not been incorporated into an end item, subsystem, assembly, or component; or (iii) Effective January 1, 2027, a covered material that is a mill product such as bar, billet, slab, wire, cube, sphere, …
- DFARS 228.370-1 Definitions.…actor's possession, care, custody, or control regardless of their location or state of disassembly or reassembly; (2) Items removed from a Government-furnished aircraft that are— (i) Intended for reinstallation on that particular aircraft…
- DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.…ts in the alloy, and together they constitute 50 percent or more of the alloy (by mass). Assembly means an item forming a portion of a system or subsystem that— (i) Can be provisioned and replaced as an entity; and (ii) Incorporates mult…
- DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.…actor's possession, care, custody, or control regardless of their location or state of disassembly or reassembly; (2) Items removed from a Government furnished aircraft that are— (i) Intended for reinstallation on that particular aircraft…
- DFARS 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues.…e belief that an event has occurred or will occur. Critical safety item means a part, subassembly, assembly, subsystem, installation equipment, or support equipment for a system that contains a characteristic, any failure, malfunction, or …
- DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.…including, but not limited to, a transistor, capacitor, resistor, or diode), or a circuit assembly (section 818(f)(2) of Pub. L. 112-81). Obsolete electronic part means an electronic part that is no longer available from the original manuf…
- DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts.…including, but not limited to, a transistor, capacitor, resistor, or diode), or a circuit assembly (section 818(f)(2) of Pub. L. 112-81). Original component manufacturer means an organization that designs and/or engineers a part and is ent…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…act, showing in detail either or both of the following: (1) The proposed fabrication and assembly of structural elements. (2) The installation (i.e., form, fit, and attachment details) of materials or equipment. Should means an expected …
- FAR 4.1004 Establishing subline items.…n that relates directly to the line item and is an integral part of it (e.g., parts of an assembly or parts of a kit). (2) Position informational subline items within the line item description, not in the quantity or price fields.
- FAR 9.505-1 Providing systems engineering and technical direction.…ut does not have overall contractual responsibility for its development, its integration, assembly, and checkout, or its production shall not— (1) Be awarded a contract to supply the system or any of its major components; or (2) Be a subc…
- FAR 13.302-2 Unpriced purchase orders.… the purchase order; and (2) The purchase is for— (i) Repairs to equipment requiring disassembly to determine the nature and extent of repairs; (ii) Material available from only one source and for which cost cannot readily be established…
- FAR 17.106-1 General.…ilities to be acquired or established for the conduct of the work, costs incurred for the assembly, training, and transportation to and from the job site of a specialized work force, and unrealized labor learning. They shall not include any…
- FAR 45.101 Definitions.…be consumed or expended during the performance of a contract, component parts of a higher assembly, or items that lose their individual identity through incorporation into an end-item. Material does not include equipment, special tooling, s…
- FAR 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements.… measurements, tests, and controls applied during purchasing, manufacturing, performance, assembly, and functional operation either as an individual item or in conjunction with other items. (2) Noncomplex items have quality characteristics…
- FAR 46.402 Government contract quality assurance at source.…spection, at source if— (a) Performance at any other place would require uneconomical disassembly or destructive testing; (b) Considerable loss would result from the manufacture and shipment of unacceptable supplies, or from the delay in …
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.… provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecesso…
- FAR 52.214-21 Descriptive Literature.…ials; (3) Components; (4) Performance characteristics; and (5) Methods of manufacture, assembly, construction, or operation. (c) Descriptive literature, required elsewhere in this solicitation, shall be— (1) Identified to show the item…
- FAR 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts.…ed to the contract through overhead or otherwise depreciated; (3) Costs incurred for the assembly, training, and transportation to and from the job site of a specialized work force; and (4) Costs not amortized solely because the cancellat…
- FAR 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture.… provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. (b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end p…
- FAR 52.227-6 Royalty Information.…When the response to this solicitation covers charges for special construction or special assembly that contain costs or charges for royalties totaling more than $250, the following information shall be included in the response relating to …
- FAR 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction.…r pursuant to a construction contract, showing in detail (1) the proposed fabrication and assembly of structural elements and (2) the installation (i.e., form, fit, and attachment details) of materials or equipment. It includes drawings, di…
- FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.…be consumed or expended during the performance of a contract, component parts of a higher assembly, or items that lose their individual identity through incorporation into an end item. Material does not include equipment, special tooling, s…
- FAR 52.248-2 Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer.…ing Officer for approval; and (3) The team leader shall be responsible for prestudy work assembly and shall edit, reproduce, and sign the final report and each VEP. All VEP's, even if submitted earlier as an individual submission, shall be…
- DFARS 202.101 Definitions.…including, but not limited to, a transistor, capacitor, resistor, or diode), or a circuit assembly (section 818(f)(2) of Pub. L. 112-81). Executive agency means for DoD, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department…
- DFARS 217.171 Multiyear contracts for services.…plant or equipment; or (ii) The incurrence of substantial contingent liabilities for the assembly, training, or transportation of a specialized work force; and (3) Using a multiyear contract will promote the best interests of the United S…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.