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134 sections with “Company”: the first 40

  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    …tracting officer apply the general rules in 9.505 to individual contract situations. (a) Company A agrees to provide systems engineering and technical direction for the Navy on the powerplant for a group of submarines (i.e., turbines, driv…
  • FAR 17.402 Limitations.
    (a) Leader company contracting is to be used only when— (1) The leader company has the necessary production know-how and is able to furnish required assistance to the follower(s); (2) No other source can meet the Government's requirements…
  • FAR 17.403 Procedures.
    (a) The contracting officer may award a prime contract to a— (1) Leader company, obligating it to subcontract a designated portion of the required end items to a specified follower company and to assist it to produce the required end items…
  • FAR 52.204-6 Unique Entity Identifier.
    … to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information: (1) Company legal business name. (2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized. (3) Company physical street …
  • FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management.
    … to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information: (1) Company legal business name. (2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized. (3) Company physical street …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ntire production of commercial products and commercial services sold by either the entire company or a portion thereof (e.g., division, plant, or product line). Commercial product means a product that satisfies the definition of “commercia…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …nagement office of the Defense Contract Management Agency. Contract manufacturer means a company that produces goods under contract for another company under the label or brand name of that company. Contracting activity for DoD also means…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    …ty to buy, stock, repackage, sell, or distribute the part. Contract manufacturer means a company that produces goods under contract for another company under the label or brand name of that company. Contractor-approved supplier means a su…
  • DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts.
    …ty to buy, stock, repackage, sell, or distribute the part. Contract manufacturer means a company that produces goods under contract for another company under the label or brand name of that company. Contractor-approved supplier means a su…
  • FAR 4.2101 Definitions.
    …ment or services means— (1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation, (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); (2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilitie…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …g, meals, and incidental expenses. (1) Costs incurred by contractor personnel on official company business are allowable, subject to the limitations contained in this subsection. Costs for transportation may be based on mileage rates, actua…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …ment or services means— (1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); (2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities…
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …s of the Kickbacks statute in its own operations and direct business relationships (e.g., company ethics rules prohibiting kickbacks by employees, agents, or subcontractors; education programs for new employees and subcontractors, explainin…
  • FAR 28.202 Acceptability of corporate sureties.
    …ed in the solicitation, the contracting officer may accept a bond from the direct writing company in satisfaction of the total bond requirement of the contract. This is permissible until necessary reinsurance agreements are executed, even t…
  • FAR 31.205-1 Public relations and advertising costs.
    …) Costs specifically required by contract. (2) Costs of— (i) Responding to inquiries on company policies and activities; (ii) Communicating with the public, press, stockholders, creditors, and customers; and (iii) Conducting general lia…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …tinued employment by the contractor at another facility, subsidiary, affiliate, or parent company of the contractor are not severance pay and are unallowable. (4) Actual normal turnover severance payments shall be allocated to all work per…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-4 Facilities capital employed.
    … the investment are included in the forward pricing structure. (ii) If the value of intracompany transfers has been included in Block 20 at cost (i.e., excluding general and administrative (G&A) expenses and profit), add to the contractor'…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …batant 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 accompany U.S. Armed For…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …Assignment of claims means the transfer or making over by the contractor to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, as security for a loan to the contractor, of its right to be paid by the Government for contract performance.…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …e contemplated contract is for construction of a part of a utility system and the utility company itself is the only source available to work on the system. (4) When the agency head has determined in accordance with the agency's standardiz…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …all include— (1) A statement that the program and required supporting information must accompany the offer; and (2) A description of factors to be used in evaluating the proposed program, such as capability, capacity, availability of smal…
  • FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
    …r other benefit under such a multiyear contract to any subcontractor, supplier, or vendor company participating in such contract, such payment or benefit shall be delivered to such company in the most expeditious manner practicable. (b) Pr…
  • FAR 17.401 General.
    Leader company contracting is an extraordinary acquisition technique that is limited to special circumstances and utilized only when its use is in accordance with agency procedures. A developer or sole producer of a product or system is des…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …ynamic Small Business Search or SUBNet systems. (ii) Failure to designate and maintain a company official to administer the subcontracting program and monitor and enforce compliance with the plan. (iii) Failure to submit an acceptable ISR…
  • FAR 23.202 Policy.
    …ties and operations. (b)(1) Under an ESPC, an agency can contract with an energy service company for a period not to exceed 25 years to improve energy efficiency in one or more agency facilities at no direct capital cost to the United Stat…
  • FAR 31.201-6 Accounting for unallowable costs.
    …wable). The time spent in proscribed activities should be compared to total time spent on company activities to determine if the costs are material. Time spent by employees outside the normal working hours should not be considered except wh…
  • FAR 31.205-13 Employee morale, health, welfare, food service, and dormitory costs and credits.
    … Costs of recreation are unallowable, except for the costs of employees' participation in company sponsored sports teams or employee organizations designed to improve company loyalty, team work, or physical fitness. (d)(1) The allowability…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …sored by a grant or cooperative agreement, or required in the performance of a contract. Company means all divisions, subsidiaries, and affiliates of the contractor under common control. Development means the systematic use, under whateve…
  • FAR 31.205-49 Goodwill.
    …hase method of accounting for a business combination when the price paid by the acquiring company exceeds the sum of the identifiable individual assets acquired less liabilities assumed, based upon their fair values. The excess is commonly …
  • FAR 42.402 Visits to contractors' facilities.
    … desired, visitors to a contractor's plant may request that a representative of the CAO accompany them. In any event, the CAO has final authority to decide whether a representative shall accompany a visitor. (b) If the visit will result in…
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …n it is in the Government's interest not to concur in the transfer of a contract from one company to another company, the original contractor remains under contractual obligation to the Government, and the contract may be terminated for rea…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …confidential where the information has been marked “confidential” or “proprietary” by the company. To the extent permitted by law and regulation, such information will not be released by the Government to the public pursuant to a Freedom of…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …y identifier for the subcontractor receiving the award and for the subcontractor's parent company, if the subcontractor has a parent company. (ii) Name of the subcontractor. (iii) Amount of the subcontract award. (iv) Date of the subcont…
  • FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror.
    …ition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, de…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, de…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …licy manual and in collective bargaining agreements; (iii) Publicizing the policy in the company newspaper, annual report, etc.; (iv) Reviewing the policy with all management personnel and with all minority and female employees at least o…
  • DFARS 225.7021-1 Definitions.
    …s for commercial products and commercial services. Covered entity means any corporation, company, limited liability company, limited partnership, business trust, business association, or other similar entity, including any subsidiary there…
  • DFARS 239.7401 Definitions.
    …vernmental body. Foreign carrier means any person, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, governmental body, or corporation not subject to regulation by a U.S. governmental regulatory body and not doing business as a citizen…
  • DFARS 246.471 Authorizing shipment of supplies.
    …entative of the contract administration office signs or stamps the shipping papers that accompany Government source-inspected supplies to release them for shipment. This is done for both prime and subcontracts. (2) An alternative procedure…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …tement with the data submitted: “By submission of this data, the Offeror [Offeror insert company name] certifies that the customer was [Offeror insert one or more of the following as applicable: a government customer; a commercial customer…

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.