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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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45 sections with “Consent to subcontract”: the first 40

  • FAR 44.201-1 Consent requirements.
    (a) If the contractor has an approved purchasing system, consent is required for subcontracts specifically identified by the contracting officer in the subcontracts clause of the contract. The contracting officer may require consent to subc…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …wed and approved in accordance with Part 44 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Consent to subcontract means the Contracting Officer's written consent for the Contractor to enter into a particular subcontract. Subcontract means a…
  • FAR 45.502 Subcontractor and alternate prime contractor locations.
    …ompliance with Government property administration requirements, and with prime contractor consent, the property administrator assigned to the prime contract may request support property administration from another contract administration of…
  • FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent.
    As prescribed in 27.201-2(a)(1), insert the following clause: Authorization and Consent (JUN 2020) (a) The Government authorizes and consents to all use and manufacture, in performing this contract or any subcontract at any tier, of any i…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …t the Changes clause authorizes the contracting officer to order without the contractor's consent. Chief Acquisition Officer means an executive level acquisition official responsible for agency performance of acquisition activities and acq…
  • FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    …tarily excluded, is proposed as a subcontractor for any subcontract subject to Government consent (see subpart 44.2), contracting officers shall not consent to subcontracts with such contractors unless the agency head states in writing the …
  • FAR 44.202-1 Responsibilities.
    (a) The cognizant administrative contracting officer (ACO) is responsible for consent to subcontracts, except when the contracting officer retains the contract for administration or withholds the consent responsibility from delegation to th…
  • FAR 44.203 Consent limitations.
    (a) The contracting officer's consent to a subcontract or approval of the contractor's purchasing system does not constitute a determination of the acceptability of the subcontract terms or price, or of the allowability of costs, unless the…
  • FAR 52.244-4 Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).
    …eed to during negotiations. The Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer's written consent before making any substitution for these subcontractors, associates, or consultants. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 244.201-1 Consent requirements.
    …hstanding the requirements in FAR 44.201-1(a), the contracting officer shall not withhold consent to subcontract without the written approval of the program manager, or comparable requiring activity official exercising program management re…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …iolation or failure to comply with a law or regulation; (4) Disposition of the matter by consent or compromise if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes listed in subparagraphs (b) (1) through (3) of this subsection (but see …
  • FAR 44.305-2 Notification.
    …, but not for cost-reimbursement contracts; (iii) Waives the contractual requirement for consent to subcontracts in fixed-price contracts and for specified subcontracts in cost-reimbursement contracts but not for those subcontracts, if any…
  • FAR 9.405 Effect of listing.
    …m receiving contracts, and agencies shall not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with these contractors, unless the agency head determines that there is a compelling reason for such action (see 9.405-1(a)(2)…
  • FAR 32.504 Subcontracts under prime contracts providing progress payments.
    … in the prime contract, there is no special requirement for contracting officer review or consent merely because the subcontract includes financing payments, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section. However, the contracting offi…
  • FAR 44.000 Scope of part.
    (a) This part prescribes policies and procedures for consent to subcontracts or advance notification of subcontracts, and for review, evaluation, and approval of contractors' purchasing systems. (b) The consent and advance notification req…
  • FAR 49.108-7 Government assistance in settling subcontracts.
    In unusual cases the TCO may determine, with the consent of the prime contractor, that it is in the Government's interest to provide assistance to the prime contractor in the settlement of a particular subcontract. In these situations, the …
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …Contractor on materials. (c) If the Contractor enters into any subcontract that requires consent under the clause at 52.244-2, Subcontracts, without obtaining such consent, the Government is not required to reimburse the Contractor for any…
  • DFARS 209.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    (a) The contracting officer shall not consent to any subcontract with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is identified by the Secretary of Defense in SAM Exclusions as being owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a …
  • DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors.
    …rganization unless, prior to such disclosure the Contracting Officer has provided written consent to such disclosure; (3) Take all precautions necessary to prevent unauthorized disclosure of litigation information; (4) Not use litigation …
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …ed and some or all of the shipments were made on foreign-flag vessels without the written consent of DoD. The Contractor shall describe these shipments in the following format: (h) If this contract exceeds the simplified acquisition thresh…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ration office. (5) Preaward survey information. (6) Purchasing system information. (7) Consent to subcontract or purchase. (8) Performance and payment bonds and surety information. (9) Postaward conference records. (10) Orders issued …
  • FAR 9.110-4 Procedures.
    …nagement; and (b) A covered agency shall not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with the institution. The prohibition in this paragraph (b) does not apply to acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisit…
  • FAR 9.402 Policy.
    (a) Agencies shall solicit offers from, award contracts to, and consent to subcontracts with responsible contractors only. Debarment and suspension are discretionary actions that, taken in accordance with this subpart, are appropriate means…
  • FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
    …procedures to ensure that the agency does not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with contractors who have an active exclusion record in SAM, except as otherwise provided in this subpart; (6) Direct inquiri…
  • FAR 9.604 Limitations.
    …nts in violation of antitrust statutes or limits the Government's rights to— (a) Require consent to subcontracts (see subpart 44.2); (b) Determine, on the basis of the stated contractor team arrangement, the responsibility of the prime co…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …e contract prices, satisfactory performance, or implementation of socioeconomic policies. Consent to subcontracts and review of contractors' purchasing systems are separate actions covered in part 44. (b) Definition. Make item, as used in …
  • FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.
    … anyone other than an authorized Government official without that employee's prior signed consent. (3) Send a written request to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, to obtain— (i) Investigation and enforcement instructions; or (ii…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …ts made under this contract remain outstanding, the Contractor, without the prior written consent of the administering office, shall not— (1) Mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber or allow to be encumbered, any of the assets of the Contr…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …o Government property. This access includes all site locations and, with the Contractor's consent, all subcontractor premises. (2) Records of Government property shall be readily available to authorized Government personnel and shall be ap…
  • FAR 27.202-1 Reporting of royalties.
    …fice having cognizance of patent matters. However, the contracting officer need not delay consent while awaiting advice from the cognizant office. (d) The contracting officer shall forward any royalty reports to the office having cognizanc…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ove, and maintain surveillance of the contractor's purchasing system (see part 44). (51) Consent to the placement of subcontracts. (52) Review, evaluate, and approve plant or division-wide small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-…
  • FAR 44.202-2 Considerations.
    (a) The contracting officer responsible for consent must, at a minimum, review the request and supporting data and consider the following: (1) Is the decision to subcontract consistent with the contractor's approved make-or-buy program, if…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    …ts and commercial services pursuant to part 12. The considerations listed in 44.202-2 for consent evaluation of particular subcontracts also shall be used to evaluate the contractor's purchasing system, including the contractor's policies, …
  • FAR 45.603 Abandonment or destruction of personal property.
    …andon sensitive property at the contractor's or subcontractor's premises, with contractor consent. (b) Provided a Government reviewing official at least one level higher than the plant clearance officer or other agency authorized official …
  • FAR 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    …not make partial payments to other than the assignee unless the parties to the assignment consent in writing (see 32.805(e)). (d) Security for partial payments. If any partial payment is made for completed end items or for costs of termina…
  • FAR 49.206-1 Submission of settlement proposals.
    …cost elements including settlements with subcontractors and any proposed profit. With the consent of the TCO, proposals may be filed in successive steps covering separate portions of the contractor's costs. Such interim proposals shall incl…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …(TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and (4) The Government has marked the record “Active”. Syste…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …onfidentiality about any domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, unless the employee consents or when disclosure is required by law. (5) The Contractor shall permit authorized representatives of the Wage and Hour Division to conduct i…
  • FAR 52.227-3 Patent Indemnity.
    …ry or performance, or (3) a claimed infringement that is unreasonably settled without the consent of the Contractor, unless required by final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction. (End of clause) Alternate I (APR 1984). As prescrib…
  • FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
    …ent not to conform to contract requirements, unless in the public interest the Government consents to accept the work with an appropriate adjustment in contract price. The Contractor shall promptly segregate and remove rejected material fro…

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.