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83 sections with “Covered application”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application.
    As prescribed in 4.2203, insert the following clause: Prohibition on a Bytedance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor appl…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    As prescribed in 204.7304(c), use the following clause: Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (MAY 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Adequate security means protective measures that are commen…
  • FAR 13.201 General.
    …end or renew a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any syste…
  • FAR 39.101 Policy.
    …end or renew a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any syste…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …n Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91). (3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surv…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …n Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91). (iii) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Su…
  • FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …onfidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017). (v) 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (NOV 2021), other than subcontracts for commercially available off-the-shelf items, if flow down is required in…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ateral contract modifications. Contracts do not include grants and cooperative agreements covered by 31 U.S.C. 6301, et seq. For discussion of various types of contracts, see part 16. Contract administration office means an office that per…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    …sonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action if the payment is for agency and legislative liaison activities not directly related to a covered Federal action. For purposes …
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means— (1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing services of all types; (2) Telecommunications equipment or telecommuni…
  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    …then the agency awarding the basic contract shall modify the basic contract to remove any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, prohibited by the newly issued FASCSA order. (ii) Application at the o…
  • FAR 22.1903 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to contracts covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67, formerly known as the Service Contract Act, subpart 22.10), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C.…
  • FAR 25.502 Application.
    …rmining the offer that represents the best value to the Government. (b) For acquisitions covered by the WTO GPA (see Subpart 25.4)— (1) Consider only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products, unless no offers of such end pro…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …aid for similar non-Government work under comparable circumstances. (2) Compensation not covered by labor-management agreements. Compensation for each employee or job class of employees must be reasonable for the work performed. Compensati…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    … Agency means executive agency as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Covered Federal action means any of the following actions: (1) Awarding any Federal contract. (2) Making any Federal grant. (3) Making any Federal …
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …ntracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts (DEC 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means— (1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing service…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …ain Security Act Orders—Prohibition (DEC 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means— (1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing service…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunic…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …ee—(1)(i) Means any person engaged in performing work on or in connection with a contract covered by Executive Order (E.O.) 13706; and (A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    …m does not include information that is lawfully publicly available without restrictions. Covered contractor information system means an unclassified information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, …
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …73) when acquiring 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 system, as defined in 239.7301. (f) The following additional provisions …
  • DFARS 239.7301 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Covered item of supply means an item of information technology that is purchased for inclusion in a covered system, and the loss of integrity of which could result in a supply chain risk for a covered system (see 1…
  • DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.
    …m does not include information that is lawfully publicly available without restrictions. Covered defense information means unclassified controlled technical information or other information (as described in the Controlled Unclassified Info…
  • FAR 4.2202 Prohibition.
    …vernment Devices” Implementation Guidance, collectively prohibit the presence or use of a covered application on information technology, including certain equipment used by Federal contractors. (b) This prohibition applies to the presence …
  • FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.
    …r's compliance with limitations on subcontracting shall take into account the time period covered by the contract base period or quantities plus option periods or quantities, if such options are considered when evaluating offers for award. …
  • FAR 16.203-2 Application.
    …ontingencies that would otherwise be included in the contract price can be identified and covered separately in the contract. Price adjustments based on established prices should normally be restricted to industry-wide contingencies. Price …
  • FAR 22.2104 Exclusions.
    … from coverage under this subpart: (a) Employees performing in connection with contracts covered by the E.O. for less than 20 percent of their work hours in a given workweek. This exclusion is inapplicable to employees performing on contra…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …iance Requirements for Construction (APR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered area means the geographical area described in the solicitation for this contract. Deputy Assistant Secretary means the Deputy Assistant Secre…
  • FAR 4.2201 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited. Information technology, as…
  • FAR 4.2203 Contract clause.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application, in all solicitations and contracts, unless an exception is granted in accordance with OMB Memorandum M-23-13.
  • FAR 25.400 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart provides policies and procedures applicable to acquisitions that are covered by— (1) The World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA), as approved by Congress in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub…
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    … Ownership or Control of Offeror. (7) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror. (8) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. (9) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Represe…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …t in— (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition; or (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. (See 10 U.S.C. 3204(b)(B)or 41 U.S.C. 3304(b)(2).) …
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …Supply Schedules program). Orders issued under the VA Federal Supply Schedule program are covered by this subpart. Additionally, the Department of Defense (DoD) manages similar systems of schedule-type contracting for military items; howeve…
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    …s executed, but a substantial number of requirements for the type of supplies or services covered by the agreement are anticipated to be purchased from the contractor. Under proper circumstances, the use of these procedures can result in ec…
  • FAR 22.1008-2 Successorship with incumbent contractor collective bargaining agreement.
    …uisition. The contracting officer shall determine whether there is a predecessor contract covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and, if so, whether the incumbent prime contractor or its subcontractors and any of their empl…
  • FAR 35.000 Scope of part.
    …h and development (R&D) contracting. (b) R&D integral to acquisition of major systems is covered in part 34. Independent research and development (IR&D) is covered at 31.205-18.
  • FAR 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, with settlement limited to fee.
    … (3) only if there are costs to be vouchered out (see 49.302) or if there are costs to be covered later by a separate settlement agreement.] (4) Regardless of any other provision of this agreement, the following rights and liabilities of t…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …racts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. (vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations. (vii) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contract…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …rnment but before making a payment to a subcontractor for the subcontractor's performance covered by the payment request, discovers that all or a portion of the payment otherwise due such subcontractor is subject to withholding from the sub…

FAR (chapter 1)

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