48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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4 sections with “Availability and Use of Utility Services”

  • FAR 36.514 Availability and use of utility services.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.236-14, Availability and Use of Utility Services, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract or a fixed-price dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvem…
  • FAR 52.236-14 Availability and Use of Utility Services.
    …use is used, the contracting officer shall list the available utilities in the contract. Availability and Use of Utility Services (APR 1984) (a) The Government shall make all reasonably required amounts of utilities available to the Contr…
  • FAR 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts.
    …t the claim promptly but no later than 1 year from the date (1) of notification of the nonavailability of funds, or (2) specified in the Schedule by which notification of the availability of additional funds for the next succeeding program …
  • FAR 41.202 Procedures.
    …n entire utility service is not available, the market survey may be used to determine the availability of competitive sources for certain portions of the requirement. The scope of the term “entire utility service” includes the provision of …

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.