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128 sections with “Authorized individual”: the first 40

  • DFARS 239.7303 Authorized individuals.
    (a) Subject to 239.7304, the following individuals are authorized to take the actions authorized by 239.7305: (1) The Secretary of Defense. (2) The Secretary of the Army. (3) The Secretary of the Navy. (4) The Secretary of the Air Force…
  • FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.
    …e, at a minimum, the following security controls: (i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems). (ii) Limit information system acc…
  • DFARS 239.7305 Exclusion and limitation on disclosure.
    Subject to 239.7304, the individuals authorized in 239.7303 may, in the course of procuring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ted data following the procedures in 10 CFR 1045.21; and (2) Must be protected against unauthorized disclosure according to Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information, April 17, 1995, or classified in accordance with t…
  • FAR 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.
    …does not conform to the applicable specifications shall be rejected unless the invitation authorized the submission of alternate bids and the supplies offered as alternates meet the requirements specified in the invitation. (c) Any bid tha…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …e Contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies (or electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include— (i) Name and address of the Contractor; (ii) Inv…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …in accordance with the wages and fringe benefits determined by the Secretary of Labor, or authorized representative, as specified in any wage determination attached to this contract. (2)(i) If a wage determination is attached to this contr…
  • FAR 52.224-3 Privacy Training.
    … appropriate handling and safeguarding of personally identifiable information; (iii) The authorized and official use of a system of records or any other personally identifiable information; (iv) The restriction on the use of unauthorized …
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    …se, and in accordance with paragraph (i)(3) of this clause, Contractor personnel are only authorized to use deadly force in self-defense. (ii) Contractor personnel performing security functions are also authorized to use deadly force when …
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …tor as follows upon the submission of vouchers approved by the Contracting Officer or the authorized representative: (a) Hourly rate. (1) Hourly rate means the rate(s) prescribed in the contract for payment for labor that meets the labor c…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …rty means all tangible property, both real and personal. Property Administrator means an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer appointed in accordance with agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requir…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    Authorized aftermarket manufacturer means an organization that fabricates an electronic part under a contract with, or with the express written authority of, the original component manufacturer based on the original component manufacturer's…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …0 U.S.C. 129b. Personal service contracts for expert and consultant services must also be authorized by a determination and findings (D&F) in accordance with department/agency regulations. (A) Generally, the D&F should authorize one contra…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …easures that are commensurate with the consequences and probability of loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification of information. Compromise means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the secur…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …or specified combatant command established in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 161. Contractors authorized to accompany the Force, or CAAF, means contractor personnel, including all tiers of subcontractor personnel, who are authorized to accompan…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …e, modification, reproduction, performance, display, or release or disclosure to a person authorized to receive limited rights technical data; or (B) A foreign government, of technical data other than detailed manufacturing or process data…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …ired for the purposes of safekeeping (archive), backup, modification, or other activities authorized in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) through (7) of this definition; (4) Modify computer software provided that the Government may— (i) Use th…
  • 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.
    …e, modification, reproduction, performance, display, or release or disclosure to a person authorized to receive limited rights technical data; or (B) A foreign government, of technical data other than detailed manufacturing or process data…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …as-a-service, and platform-as-a-service. Compromise means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system, in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, de…
  • FAR 1.403 Individual deviations.
    …al deviations affect only one contract action, and, unless 1.405(e) is applicable, may be authorized by the agency head. The contracting officer must document the justification and agency approval in the contract file.
  • FAR 3.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    …or proposal information or source selection information to any person other than a person authorized, in accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, by the agency head or the contracting officer to receive such information.…
  • FAR 13.001 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Authorized individual means a person who has been granted authority, in accordance with agency procedures, to acquire supplies and services in accordance with this part. Governmentwide commercial purchase card means …
  • FAR 13.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    (a) Except as provided in 32.1108(b)(2), the Governmentwide commercial purchase card is authorized for use in making and/or paying for purchases of supplies, services, or construction. The Governmentwide commercial purchase card may be used…
  • FAR 13.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.
    …ces, described in general terms, if and when requested by the contracting officer (or the authorized representative of the contracting officer) during a specified period and within a stipulated aggregate amount, if any. (2) Extent of oblig…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ubmitted, either actually or by specific identification, to the Contracting Officer or an authorized representative. As later data come into your possession, it should be submitted promptly to the Contracting Officer in a manner that clearl…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …ther than Federal officials without the prior consent of the individual, unless otherwise authorized by law. (3) If the contracting agency receives a complaint or is notified that the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division has receive…
  • FAR 37.104 Personal services contracts.
    …ract, rather than by direct hire, circumvents those laws unless Congress has specifically authorized acquisition of the services by contract. (b) Agencies shall not award personal services contracts unless specifically authorized by statut…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government, for itself or as agent of another, assumes ownership of existing identified supplies tendered or approves specific se…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …ifications can be provided off-line in hard copy or through other appropriate means. (g) Authorized individuals shall make purchases in the simplified manner that is most suitable, efficient, and economical based on the circumstances of ea…
  • FAR 13.103 Use of standing price quotations.
    Authorized individuals do not have to obtain individual quotations for each purchase. Standing price quotations may be used if— (a) The pricing information is current; and (b) The Government obtains the benefit of maximum discounts before…
  • FAR 23.106 Exemptions.
    …tent the Director determines necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. (b) The head of an agency may exempt the following: (1) Particular agency activities and related personnel, resources, and fa…
  • FAR 32.805 Procedure.
    (a) Assignments. (1) Assignments by corporations shall be— (i) Executed by an authorized representative; (ii) Attested by the secretary or the assistant secretary of the corporation; and (iii) Impressed with the corporate seal or accompa…
  • FAR 32.1108 Payment by Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …e third party. To the extent that such payment would otherwise not have been approved, an authorized individual (see 1.603-3) shall take action to remove the charge, such as by disputing the charge with the third party or by requesting that…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …om the GAO of a protest filed directly with the GAO, a contract may not be awarded unless authorized, in accordance with agency procedures, by the head of the contracting activity, on a nondelegable basis, upon a written finding that— (i) …
  • FAR 42.803 Disallowing costs after incurrence.
    …he normal procedures of the individual agency. (b) Auditor receipt of vouchers. (1) When authorized by agency regulations, the contract auditor may be authorized to (i) receive reimbursement vouchers directly from contractors, (ii) approve…
  • FAR 47.303-17 Contractor-prepaid commercial bills of lading, small package shipments.
    … one or more Government contracts have been consolidated initially. The contractor may be authorized to consolidate less-than-carload or less-than-truckload Government shipments with its own shipments so that the Government can take advanta…
  • FAR 52.101 Using part 52.
    …ubpart, means a minor change in the details of a provision or clause that is specifically authorized by the FAR and does not alter the substance of the provision or clause (see 52.104). (b) Numbering—(1) FAR provisions and clauses. Subpart…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …submitting one SSR in eSRS for all contracts covered by its commercial plan. A Contractor authorized to use a commercial subcontracting plan shall include in its subcontracting goals and in its SSR all indirect costs, with the exception of …
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …pursuant to paragraph (e)(1) of this clause available for inspection and transcription by authorized representatives of the Administrator. The Contractor shall also make such records available upon request of the Contracting Officer. (3) T…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …g. The Contracting Officer will, upon his or her own action or upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor, withhold or cause to be withheld from the Contractor under this or any other Federal contract wi…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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