48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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- FAR 12.211 Technical data.… as provided by agency-specific statutes, the Government shall acquire only the technical data and the rights in that data customarily provided to the public with a commercial product or process. The contracting officer shall presume that d…
- FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).(a) Certified cost or pricing data shall not be obtained for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. (b) Exceptions to certified cost or pricing data requirements. The contracting officer shall not require certified …
- FAR 15.403-3 Requiring data other than certified cost or pricing data.(a)(1) In those acquisitions that do not require certified cost or pricing data, the contracting officer shall— (i) Obtain whatever data are available from Government or other secondary sources and use that data in determining a fair and r…
- FAR 15.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).(a)(1) The contracting officer shall obtain certified cost or pricing data only if the contracting officer concludes that none of the exceptions in 15.403-1(b) applies. However, if the contracting officer has reason to believe exceptional c…
- FAR 15.403-5 Instructions for submission of certified cost or pricing data and data other than certified cost or pricing data.…cify in the solicitation (see 15.408 (l) and (m))— (1) Whether certified cost or pricing data are required; (2) That, in lieu of submitting certified cost or pricing data, the offeror may submit a request for exception from the requiremen…
- FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.…; (D) Verifying the item to an existing catalog or price list; (E) Verifying historical data for a product or service previously not determined commercial that the offeror is now trying to qualify as a commercial product or commercial ser…
- FAR 15.406-2 Certificate of current cost or pricing data.(a) When certified cost or pricing data are required, the contracting officer shall require the contractor to execute a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data, using the format in this paragraph, and must include the executed certifica…
- FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.…ore agreement on price, the contracting officer learns that any certified cost or pricing data submitted are inaccurate, incomplete, or noncurrent, the contracting officer shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the prospecti…
- FAR 15.609 Limited use of data.(a) An unsolicited proposal may include data that the offeror does not want disclosed to the public for any purpose or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes. If the offeror wishes to restrict the data, the title page must be…
- FAR 27.403 Data rights—General.All contracts that require data to be produced, furnished, acquired, or used in meeting contract performance requirements, must contain terms that delineate the respective rights and obligations of the Government and the contractor regardin…
- FAR 27.404-1 Unlimited rights data.The Government acquires unlimited rights in the following data except for copyrighted works as provided in 27.404-3: (a) Data first produced in the performance of a contract (except to the extent the data constitute minor modifications to …
- FAR 27.404-2 Limited rights data and restricted computer software.(a) General. The basic clause at 52.227-14, Rights in Data—General, enables the contractor to protect qualifying limited rights data and restricted computer software by withholding the data from the Government and instead delivering form, f…
- FAR 27.404-6 Inspection of data at the contractor's facility.Contracting officers may obtain the right to inspect data at the contractor's facility by use of the clause at 52.227-14 with its Alternate V, which adds paragraph (j) to provide that right. Agencies may also adopt Alternate V for general u…
- FAR 27.405-4 Other existing data.…eproduction rights are to be acquired; or (2) Other contracts that require only existing data (other than limited rights data) to be delivered and the data are available without disclosure prohibitions, unless reproduction rights to the da…
- FAR 27.406-2 Additional data requirements.…mental, research, or demonstration contracts, it may not be feasible to ascertain all the data requirements at contract award. The clause at 52.227-16, Additional Data Requirements, may be used to enable the subsequent ordering by the contr…
- FAR 27.407 Rights to technical data in successful proposals.The clause at 52.227-23, Rights to Proposal Data (Technical), allows the Government to acquire unlimited rights to technical data in successful proposals. Pursuant to the clause, the prospective contractor is afforded the opportunity to spe…
- FAR 36.210 Inspection of site and examination of data.… for prospective offerors to inspect the work site and to have the opportunity to examine data available to the Government which may provide information concerning the performance of the work, such as boring samples, original boring logs, a…
- FAR 36.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.…oards, or arrange to use the offices or boards of other agencies, to receive and maintain data on firms wishing to be considered for Government contracts. Each office or board shall be assigned a jurisdiction by its parent agency, making it…
- FAR 52.214-27 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding.…b), insert the following clause: Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding (JUN 2020) (a) This clause shall become operative only for any modification to this contract involving aggregate in…
- FAR 52.214-28 Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding.… 14.201-7(c)(1)(i), insert the following clause: Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding (JUN 2020) (a) The requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause shall (1) Become operative only for any m…
- FAR 52.215-10 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data.…b), insert the following clause: Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data (AUG 2011) (a) If any price, including profit or fee, negotiated in connection with this contract, or any cost reimbursable under this contract,…
- FAR 52.215-11 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.…c), insert the following clause: Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications (JUN 2020) (a) This clause shall become operative only for any modification to this contract involving a pricing adjustment expect…
- FAR 52.215-12 Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data.…ed in 15.408(d)(1), insert the following clause: Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data (JUN 2020) (a) Before awarding any subcontract expected to exceed the threshold for submission of certified cost or pricing data in Federal Acqu…
- FAR 52.215-13 Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.…ed in 15.408(e)(1), insert the following clause: Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications (JUN 2020) (a) The requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause shall— (1) Become operative only for any modification to…
- FAR 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.…in 15.408(l), insert the following provision: Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data (NOV 2021) (a) Exceptions from certified cost or pricing data. (1) In lieu of submitting cert…
- FAR 52.215-21 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.…ed in 15.408(m), insert the following clause: Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications (NOV 2021) (a) Exceptions from certified cost or pricing data. (1) In lieu of s…
- FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data.…)(1), insert the following clause: Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (FEB 2021) (a) Hazardous material, as used in this clause, includes any material defined as hazardous under the latest version of Federal Standa…
- FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.… in 27.409(b)(1), insert the following clause with any appropriate alternates: Rights in Data—General (MAY 2014) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer database or database means a collection of recorded information in a form …
- FAR 52.227-15 Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.…rescribed in 27.409(c), insert the following provision: Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software (DEC 2007) (a) This solicitation sets forth the Government's known delivery requirements for data (as defined i…
- FAR 52.227-16 Additional Data Requirements.As prescribed in 27.409(d), insert the following clause: Additional Data Requirements (JUN 1987) (a) In addition to the data (as defined in the clause at 52.227-14, Rights in Data—General clause or other equivalent included in this contra…
- FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data—Special Works.As prescribed in 27.409(e), insert the following clause: Rights in Data—Special Works (DEC 2007) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Data means recorded information, regardless of form or the media on which it may be recorded. The t…
- FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.As prescribed in 27.409(h), insert the following clause: Rights in Data—SBIR Program (MAY 2014) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer database or database means a collection of recorded information in a form capable of, and f…
- FAR 52.227-21 Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment—Major Systems.As prescribed in 27.409(j), insert the following clause: Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment—Major Systems (MAY 2014) (a) Scope of declaration. The Contractor shall provide, in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 2302(e…
- FAR 52.236-4 Physical Data.…tions and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract is contemplated and physical data (e.g., test borings, hydrographic, weather conditions data) will be furnished or made available to offerors. All information to be furnished or m…
- DFARS 215.371-3 Fair and reasonable price and the requirement for additional cost or pricing data.…ontracting officer shall comply with the following: (a) If no additional cost or pricing data are required to determine through cost or price analysis that the offered price is fair and reasonable, the contracting officer shall require tha…
- DFARS 215.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).(b) Exceptions to certified cost or pricing data requirements. (i) Follow the procedures at PGI 215.403-1(b). (ii) Submission of certified cost or pricing data shall not be required in the case of a contract, subcontract, or modification o…
- DFARS 215.470 Estimated data prices.(a) DoD requires estimates of the prices of data in order to evaluate the cost to the Government of data items in terms of their management, product, or engineering value. (b) When data are required to be delivered under a contract, includ…
- DFARS 227.7102-2 Rights in technical data.(a) The clause at 252.227-7015, Technical Data—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, provides the Government specific license rights in technical data pertaining to commercial products, commercial services, or commercial processes. D…
- DFARS 227.7103-2 Acquisition of technical data.(a) Contracting officers shall work closely with data managers and requirements personnel to assure that data requirements included in solicitations are consistent with the policy expressed in 227.7103-1. (b)(1) Data managers or other requ…
- DFARS 227.7103-8 Deferred delivery and deferred ordering of technical data.(a) Deferred delivery. Use the clause at 252.227-7026, Deferred Delivery of Technical Data or Computer Software, when it is in the Government's interests to defer the delivery of technical data. The clause permits the contracting officer to…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.