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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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104 sections with “Classification Act”: the first 40

  • FAR 22.406-3 Additional classifications.
    (a) If any laborer or mechanic is to be employed in a classification that is not listed in the wage determination applicable to the contract, the contracting officer, pursuant to the clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, …
  • FAR 47.305-9 Commodity description and freight classification.
    …Generally, the freight rate for supplies is based on the rating applicable to the freight classification description published in the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) (for carriers) and the Uniform Freight Classification (UFC) (…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination) so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such…
  • FAR 52.247-53 Freight Classification Description.
    … system, nonstandard, or modifications of previously shipped items, and different freight classifications may apply: Freight Classification Description (APR 1984) Offerors are requested to indicate below the full Uniform Freight Classific…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …less than the appropriate wage rate and fringe benefits in the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed, without regard to skill, except as provided in the clause entitled Apprentices and Trainees. Laborers or me…
  • FAR 19.102 Small business size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes.
    (a) Locating size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes. (1) SBA establishes small business size standards on an industry-by-industry basis. Small business size standards and corresponding North American Industry…
  • FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.
    (a) The contracting officer's determination is final unless appealed as follows: (1) An appeal of a contracting officer's NAICS code designation and the applicable size standard shall be served and filed within 10 calendar days after the i…
  • FAR 37.104 Personal services contracts.
    …rvices contracts for the services of individual experts or consultants are limited by the Classification Act. In addition, the Office of Personnel Management has established requirements which apply in acquiring the personal services of exp…
  • DFARS 204.7107 Contract accounting classification reference number (ACRN) and agency accounting identifier (AAI).
    Traceability of funds from accounting systems to contract actions is accomplished using ACRNs and AAIs. Follow the procedures at PGI 204.7107 for use of ACRNs and AAIs.
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    … for personal services under 5 U.S.C. 3109 shall not exceed the highest rate fixed by the Classification Act Schedules for grade GS-15 (see 5 CFR 304.105(a)). (ii) The contract may provide for the same per diem and travel expenses authoriz…
  • FAR 4.403 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    …d phase. Contracting officers shall inform contractors and subcontractors of the security classifications and requirements assigned to the various documents, materials, tasks, subcontracts, and components of the classified contract as ident…
  • FAR 22.1008-2 Successorship with incumbent contractor collective bargaining agreement.
    …nations at SAM.gov to obtain the prevailing wage determination for those service employee classifications that are not covered by the collective bargaining agreement. The contracting officer shall separately list in the solicitation and con…
  • FAR 22.1019 Additional classes of service employees.
    …easonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between the unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the determination (see paragraph (c) of the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards). …
  • FAR 52.204-2 Security Requirements.
    …rnished to the Contractor. (c) If, subsequent to the date of this contract, the security classification or security requirements under this contract are changed by the Government and if the changes cause an increase or decrease in security…
  • FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.
    …us); and (2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract. (c) Applicability. This clause applies only to— (1) Contracts t…
  • FAR 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees.
    …ntice. (2) The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeymen on the job site in any craft classification shall not be greater than the ratio permitted to the Contractor as to the entire work force under the registered program. (3) Any work…
  • FAR 52.222-32 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method).
    …unit price per single craft hour for schedule of indefinite-quantity work. For each labor classification, the difference between the actual wage and benefit rates (combined) paid and the wage and benefit rates (combined) required by the new…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    …ivery dates for the units by destination in the delivery schedule. (4) Single accounting classification citation. (i) Each contract line item shall reference a single accounting classification citation except as provided in paragraph (a)(4…
  • FAR 4.1005-1 Required data elements.
    …scription of what is being purchased. (3) Product or Service Code (PSC). (4) Accounting classification citation. (i) Line items or deliverable subline items. If multiple accounting classifications for a single deliverable apply, include …
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    … that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one North American Industry Classification System code assigned (see 19.102(b)). When the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in the solicitation, do …
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …omply with the following: (i) For a contract or order assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for services (except construction), the concern will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Governm…
  • FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    …ers and contractors in construction contract labor standards enforcement include— (1) Misclassification of workers; (2) Hours of work; (3) Wage rates and payment; (4) Payment of overtime; (5) Withholding practices; and (6) The applica…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …the contracting office, as required. (46) Review engineering change proposals for proper classification, and when required, for need, technical adequacy of design, producibility, and impact on quality, reliability, schedule, and cost; subm…
  • FAR 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements.
    …ncluding contractor inspection, required under a contract shall usually be based upon the classification of the contract item (supply or service) as determined by its technical description, its complexity, and the criticality of its applica…
  • FAR 47.303-17 Contractor-prepaid commercial bills of lading, small package shipments.
    …commercial air or 1,000 pounds by other commercial carriers and shall not have a security classification. (b) The contracting officer may authorize the shipments under paragraph (a) of this subsection to be consolidated with the contractor…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …y account symbol (TAS) as reported in FPDS. (xiv) The applicable North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS). (3) Executive compensation of the first-tier subcontractor. Unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer,…
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …ecords shall contain the name and address of each employee, social security number, labor classifications, hourly rates of wages paid, daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made, and actual wages paid. The records need not dup…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …e training, etc., opportunities for promotion. (13) Ensure that seniority practices, job classifications, work assignments, and other personnel practices, do not have a discriminatory effect by continually monitoring all personnel and empl…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …rker: (i) Name, address, and social security number; (ii) The worker's occupation(s) or classification(s); (iii) The rate or rates of wages paid; (iv) The number of daily and weekly hours worked by each worker; (v) Any deductions made;…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …urt, ice cream, mayonnaise, salad dressings, and other similar products, fall within this classification. Nothing in the Act limits this classification to refrigerated products. When questions arise regarding the proper classification of a …
  • FAR 52.247-30 F.o.b. Origin, Contractor's Facility.
    …f lading shall show— (i) A description of the shipment in terms of the governing freight classification or tariff (or Government rate tender) under which lowest freight rates are applicable; (ii) The seals affixed to the conveyance with t…
  • DFARS 204.7104-1 Criteria for establishing.
    …price columns. (3) Informational subline items shall be used to identify each accounting classification citation assigned to a single contract line item number when use of multiple citations is authorized (see 204.7103-1(a)(4)(ii)). (b) S…
  • DFARS 219.309 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …he small business size standard, if expressed in dollars, for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned by the contracting officer; or (ii) $70 million, if the small business size standard is expressed as numb…
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    …ss concerns, with the information set forth separately by— (A) North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code; (B) Major defense acquisition program, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201; (C) Contract number, if the contract is for…
  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    …ment of the United Kingdom, as applicable, including, but not limited to, the marking and classification requirements described in the applicable regulations; (ii) Shall comply with the re-transfer or re-export provisions of the DTC Treati…
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    …ces agreements with DoD, and DoD components, shall use the DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification, to provide security classification guidance to U.S. contractors, and subcontractors as applicable, requiring access to i…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or means a concern that does not exceed the size standard for the North American Industry Classification Systems code that the prime contractor determines best describes the product or service being acquired by the subcontract. Small Busin…
  • FAR 4.1003 Establishing line items.
    …ngle line item may be used. (b) Single unit price or total price. (c) Single accounting classification citation. A single deliverable may be funded by multiple accounting classifications when the deliverable effort cannot be otherwise sub…
  • FAR 22.406-4 Apprentices and trainees.
    …with the requirements of the clause at 52.222-9, the contracting officer shall reject the classification and require the contractor to pay the affected employees at the rates applicable to the classification of the work actually performed.
  • FAR 22.406-7 Compliance checking.
    …g includes the following activities: (1) Employee interviews to determine correctness of classifications, rates of pay, fringe benefits payments, and hours worked. (See Standard Form 1445.) (2) On-site inspections to check type of work pe…

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.