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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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29 sections with “Defense specifications”

  • FAR 52.211-2 Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website.
    As prescribed in 11.204(b), insert the following provision: Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) Website (SEP 2023) (…
  • FAR 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
    …29, may be viewed at the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (3) Defense documents not available from th…
  • 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 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …btained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. (2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (3) Defense documents not available from th…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ons by the General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies. Adequate evidence means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has o…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ct, or the copying of information to unauthorized media may have occurred. Congressional defense committees means— (1) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16), except as otherwise specified in paragraph (2) of this definition or as otherw…
  • DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    (a) Authority. (2)(i) Section 8059 of Pub. L. 101-511 and similar sections in subsequent defense appropriations acts prohibit departments and agencies from entering into contracts for studies, analyses, or consulting services (see FAR subpa…
  • DFARS 234.004 Acquisition strategy.
    …stem integrators. (2) Contract type. (i) In accordance with section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-364), for major defense acquisition programs at Milestone B— (A) The milestone decision a…
  • DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.
    …ot 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 Information …
  • DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts.
    …ufacturer. (b) Selecting suppliers. In accordance with section 818(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112-81), as amended by section 817 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2…
  • FAR 9.203 QPL's, QML's, and QBL's.
    …Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions; and (2) On the Department of Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website at https://assist.dla.mil. (c) Instructions concerning quali…
  • FAR 11.204 Solicitation provisions.
    …ion. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.211-2, Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website,…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    …ned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense information. Covered defense information means unclassified controlled technical information or other information (as described in the Contro…
  • DFARS 209.571-1 Definitions.
    …of the contract under which the subcontract is awarded; or (ii) $55 million. “Pre-Major Defense Acquisition Program” means a program that is in the Materiel Solution Analysis or Technology Development Phases preceding Milestone B of the D…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    … the order. This authority is not delegable, except in the case of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting as the senior procurement executive for the Department of Defense.
  • FAR 11.202 Maintenance of standardization documents.
    …ts needs, the agency shall follow the guidance in Federal Standardization Manual and, for Defense components, DoD Manual 4120.24, Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Procedures.
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    … the order. This authority is not delegable, except in the case of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting as the senior procurement executive for the Department of Defense. (D) Posting. (1) Except as provide…
  • DFARS 225.7304 FMS customer involvement.
    (a) FMS customers may request that a defense article or defense service be obtained from a particular contractor. In such cases, FAR 6.302-4 provides authority to contract without full and open competition. The FMS customer may also request…
  • DFARS 252.225-7030 Restriction on Acquisition of Carbon, Alloy, and Armor Steel Plate.
    …r use in a Government-owned facility or a facility under the control of the Department of Defense; or (ii) Will be purchased by the Contractor for use in a Government-owned facility or a facility under the control of the Department of Defe…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …spect to the current proposed contract action; (12) The proposed contract action is by a Defense agency and the proposed contract action will be made and performed outside the United States and its outlying areas, and only local sources wi…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …icable: (i) Standardization concepts; (ii) The industrial readiness program; (iii) The Defense Production Act; (iv) The Occupational Safety and Health Act; (v) Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAF…
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …eral Supply Schedule program are covered by this subpart. Additionally, the Department of Defense (DoD) manages similar systems of schedule-type contracting for military items; however, DoD systems are not covered by this subpart. (b) GSA …
  • FAR 11.101 Order of precedence for requirements documents.
    …) Standards, specifications and related publications issued by the Government outside the Defense or Federal series for the non-repetitive acquisition of items. (b) In accordance with OMB Circular A-119, “Federal Participation in the Devel…
  • FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance.
    …e CAO copy when contract administration (Block 10 of the DD Form 250) is performed by the Defense Contract Administration Services. In addition, a copy of the signed certificate shall also be attached to or entered on copies of the inspecti…
  • DFARS 211.107 Solicitation provision.
    (b) To comply with section 875(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), use the provision at FAR 52.211-7, Alternatives to Government-Unique Standards, in DoD solicitations that include military o…
  • DFARS 213.501 Special documentation requirements.
    …ocedures at PGI 206.304(a)(S-70). (ii) In accordance with section 888(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328), the justification and approval addressed in FAR 13.501(a) is required in order to us…
  • DFARS 215.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … sales of the same item to establish reasonableness of price (section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239)). (v) When evaluating pricing data, the contracting officer shall consider materiall…
  • DFARS 252.225-7052 Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets, Tantalum, and Tungsten.
    …ed has made a nonavailability determination, in accordance with section 225.7018-4 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, that compliant covered materials of satisfactory quality and quantity, in the required form, cannot…
  • DFARS 252.229-7001 Tax Relief.
    … Relief to be Accorded by Germany to United States Expenditures in the Interest of Common Defense. The Contractor shall use Abwicklungsschein fuer abgabenbeguenstigte Lieferungen/Leistungen nach dem Offshore Steuerabkommen (Performance Cert…

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