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32 sections with “Critical safety item”

  • DFARS 252.209-7010 Critical Safety Items.
    As prescribed in 209.270-5, use the following clause: Critical Safety Items (AUG 2011) (a) Definitions. Aviation critical safety item means a part, an assembly, installation equipment, launch equipment, recovery equipment, or support equ…
  • DFARS 209.270 Aviation and ship critical safety items.
  • DFARS 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues.
    …ng circumstances, supports a reasonable belief that an event has occurred or will occur. Critical safety item means a part, subassembly, assembly, subsystem, installation equipment, or support equipment for a system that contains a charact…
  • DFARS 209.270-2 Definitions.
    As used in this section— Aviation critical safety item means a part, an assembly, installation equipment, launch equipment, recovery equipment, or support equipment for an aircraft or aviation weapon system if the part, assembly, or equipm…
  • DFARS 246.370 Notification of potential safety issues.
    …rcial services, for the acquisition of— (1) Repairable or consumable parts identified as critical safety items; (2) Systems and subsystems, assemblies, and subassemblies integral to a system; or (3) Repair, maintenance, logistics support…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …omponents does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …se of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications C…
  • FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.
    …does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
    …does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • DFARS 209.202 Policy.
    (a)(1) Except for aviation or ship critical safety items, obtain approval in accordance with PGI 209.202(a)(1) when establishing qualification requirements. See 209.270 for approval of qualification requirements for aviation or ship critica…
  • DFARS 209.270-3 Policy.
    (a) The head of the contracting activity responsible for procuring an aviation or ship critical safety item may enter into a contract for the procurement, modification, repair, or overhaul of such an item only with a source approved by the …
  • DFARS 209.270-4 Procedures.
    …ity shall— (1) Identify items that meet the criteria for designation as aviation or ship critical safety items. See additional information at PGI 209.270-4; (2) Approve qualification requirements in accordance with procedures established …
  • DFARS 209.270-5 Contract clause.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 252.209-7010, Critical Safety Items, in solicitations and contracts when the acquisition includes one or more items designated by the design control activity as critical safety items.
  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    …tems designated by the requiring activity as personal protective equipment or an aviation critical safety item, when the requiring activity advises the contracting officer that the level of quality or failure of the equipment or item could …
  • DFARS 217.7801 Prohibition.
    …tems designated by the requiring activity as personal protective equipment or an aviation critical safety item, when the requiring activity advises the contracting officer that the level of quality or failure of the equipment or item could …
  • DFARS 246.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …l activity is the approval authority for acceptance of any nonconforming aviation or ship critical safety items or nonconforming modification, repair, or overhaul of such items (see 209.270). Authority for acceptance of minor nonconformance…
  • DFARS 208.405 Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedules.
    …prohibition on the use of reverse auctions for personal protective equipment and aviation critical safety items. (4) See 204.7603 for procedures on the required use of the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) risk assessments. (i) The …
  • DFARS 209.270-1 Scope.
    …icy and procedures for qualification requirements in the procurement of aviation and ship critical safety items and the modification, repair, and overhaul of those items.
  • DFARS 212.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
    …prohibition on the use of reverse auctions for personal protective equipment and aviation critical safety items. (3) See 204.7603 for procedures on the required use of Supplier Performance Risk System risk assessments as part of the award …
  • DFARS 213.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    …prohibition on the use of reverse auctions for personal protective equipment and aviation critical safety items.
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    …prohibition on the use of reverse auctions for personal protective equipment and aviation critical safety items. (2) Exceptions to the fair opportunity process. For an order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, that is a follow-…
  • DFARS 217.7502 General.
    …fied. See 209.270 for requirements applicable to replenishment parts for aviation or ship critical safety items. (c) Shall follow the limitations on price increases in 217.7505.
  • DFARS 246.504 Certificate of conformance.
    Before authorizing a certificate of conformance for aviation or ship critical safety items, obtain the concurrence of the head of the design control activity (see 209.270).
  • FAR 4.2101 Definitions.
    …se of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications C…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    … Evaluation criteria for technical. (1) Review the contract requirements and focus on the critical performance elements in the statement of work or specifications. Factors to consider include— (i) Technology being applied or developed by t…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …evel quality standards are necessary (46.202) and whether the supplies to be acquired are critical items (46.101). (20) Other considerations. Discuss, as applicable: (i) Standardization concepts; (ii) The industrial readiness program; (…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    … the extension of contract delivery schedules up to 90 days on contracts with an assigned Critically Designator of C (see 42.1105). Notification that the contract delivery schedule is being extended shall be provided to the contracting offi…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …te inventory disposal schedules are required for aircraft in any condition, flight safety critical aircraft parts, and other items as directed by the Plant Clearance Officer. (iv) The Contractor shall provide the information required by FA…
  • DFARS 223.7305 Authorization and approval.
    (a) The prohibition in 223.7303 does not apply to critical defense applications if no substitute can meet performance requirements. The DoD policy of April 8, 2009, “Minimizing the Use of Hexavalent Chromium,” contains requirements for weig…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …ures from DoD personal property. Methods and degree range from removal and destruction of critical features to total destruction by cutting, tearing, crushing, mangling, shredding, melting, burning, etc. Export-controlled items has the mea…

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