48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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114 sections with “Department of Defense (DOD)”: the first 40
- DFARS 252.203-7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies.… (ii) Obtaining; or (iii) Performing a contract or first-tier subcontract of any agency, department, or component of the Department of Defense (DoD). (2) Conviction of fraud or any other felony means any conviction for fraud or a felony i…
- DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).…ividual who is registered in the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) at the Department of Defense level and is responsible for acknowledging receipt or rejecting SSRs submitted under an individual subcontracting plan in eSRS f…
- DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.… obligations to the U.S. Government under surplus sales contracts; (3) Designated by the Department of Defense as ineligible, debarred, or suspended from defense contracts; or (4) Subject to denial, debarment, or other sanctions under exp…
- FAR 4.1603 Procedures.…ens, dashes, or spaces). (1) Positions 1 through 6. The first six positions identify the department/agency and office issuing the instrument. Use the AAC assigned to the issuing office for positions 1 through 6. Civilian agency points of c…
- FAR 4.2301 Definitions.…aragraph (2) or (3) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order. (2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD…
- FAR 17.701 Definitions.As used in this subpart— Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition official means— (1) A DoD contracting officer; or (2) Any other DoD official authorized to approve a direct acquisition or an assisted acquisition on behalf of DoD. Nondef…
- FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.…aragraph (2) or (3) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order. (2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD…
- FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.…aragraph (2) or (3) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order. (2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD…
- DFARS 202.101 Definitions.…ntially adverse effect on an information system and/or the information residing therein. Department of Defense (DoD), as used in DFARS, means the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the defense agencies. Departments and a…
- DFARS 252.203-7004 Display of Hotline Posters.…me of contract award, in common work areas within business segments performing work under Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. (ii) For contracts performed outside the United States, when security concerns can be appropriately demonstrat…
- DFARS 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.…nization conducting the assessment, e.g., DCMA, or a specific organization (identified by Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)). (iii) All industry CAGE code(s) associated with the information system(s) addressed by the sys…
- DFARS 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials.…ted or resulting from authorized activities, such as servicing, maintenance, or repair of Department of Defense (DoD) items, equipment, or facilities. Toxic or hazardous materials means— (i) Materials referred to in section 101(14) of the…
- DFARS 252.247-7026 Evaluation Preference for Use of Domestic Shipyards—Applicable to Acquisition of Carriage by Vessel for DoD Cargo in the Coastwise or Noncontiguous Trade.…orting documentation if determined necessary in the proposal evaluation process. (e) The Department of Defense will provide the information submitted in response to this provision to the congressional defense committees, as required by sec…
- FAR 4.1700 Scope of subpart.…rmed by service contractors. Section 743(a) applies to executive agencies, other than the Department of Defense (DoD), covered by the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act (Pub. L. 105-270) (FAIR Act). The information reported in the inve…
- FAR 17.700 Scope of subpart.…specific to acquisitions of supplies and services by nondefense agencies on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD). (b) This subpart implements Public Law 110-181, section 801, as amended (10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.).
- FAR 41.103 Statutory and delegated authority.…U.S.C. 501 to contract for utility services for periods not exceeding ten years. (2) The Department of Defense (DOD) is authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3201(a) , and 40 U.S.C. 474(d)(3) to acquire utility services for military facilities. (3) The…
- FAR 47.205 Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.…experienced in contracting for transportation or for transportation-related services. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the General Services Administration (GSA) contract for transportation or for transportation-related services on behalf…
- FAR 47.301-3 Using the Defense Transportation System (DTS).…f military-controlled transport or through military transshipment facilities shall follow Department of Defense (DoD) Regulation DoD 4500.9-R, Defense Transportation Regulation Part II. This establishes uniform procedures and documents for …
- FAR 47.500 Scope of subpart.…ransportation of supplies by ocean vessel is required. This subpart does not apply to the Department of Defense (DoD). Policy and procedures applicable to DoD appear in DFARS subpart 247.5.
- DFARS 205.303 Announcement of contract awards.… have a face value of more than $9 million. (C) Do not report the same work twice. (ii) Departments and agencies submit the information— (A) To the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs; (B) By the close…
- DFARS 219.7103-2 Contracting officer responsibilities.…nce costs if— (1) A DoD program manager or the Director, OSBP, of the cognizant military department or defense agency has made funds available for that purpose; and (2) The contractor has an approved mentor-protégé agreement. (e) Negotia…
- DFARS 237.270 Acquisition of audit services.…ovision at 252.237-7025, Preaward Transparency Requirements for Firms Offering to Support Department of Defense Audits—Representation and Disclosure, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition…
- DFARS 242.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.…vided the Transferee demonstrates that the restructuring will reduce overall costs to the Department of Defense (DoD) (and to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), where there is a mix of DoD and NASA contracts), and the…
- DFARS 252.225-7043 Antiterrorism/force protection policy for defense contractors outside the United States.…el, antiterrorism/force protection awareness information commensurate with that which the Department of Defense (DoD) provides to its military and civilian personnel and their families, to the extent such information can be made available p…
- DFARS 252.225-7065 Restriction on Acquisition of Fuel for Overseas Contingency Operations.…and (iv) Relevant regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. Sanction information for specific countries and programs is available at https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-…
- DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.…search Protection Official determines to be appropriate for the research supported by the Department of Defense (DoD) component (32 CFR 219.103). (2) Human Research Protection Official (HRPO) means the individual designated by the head of …
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.… or organizations 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 …
- FAR 51.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources.…A), FXS, Washington, DC 20406; (2) A MILSTRIP activity address code from the appropriate Department of Defense (DOD) service point listed in Section 1 of the Introduction to the DOD Activity Address Directory; (3) Approval for the contrac…
- FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities.…he Contractor shall report, in writing, to the Contracting Officer or, in the case of the Department of Defense, to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Off…
- FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.…i) When supporting a diplomatic or consular mission— (A) That has been designated by the Department of State as a danger pay post (see https://aoprals.state.gov/); or (B) That the Contracting Officer has indicated is subject to this claus…
- DFARS 208.7002 Assignment authority.…ition Program, contracting responsibility for certain commodities is assigned to a single department, agency, or the General Services Administration (GSA). Commodity assignments are made— (1) To the departments and agencies, by the Deputy …
- DFARS 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.…ovision of law. (iv) Any entity included on any of the following lists maintained by the Department of Commerce (see the Export Administration Regulations at 15 CFR subchapter C): (A) The Entity List in supplement no. 4 to 15 CFR part 744…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…ovision at 252.237-7025, Preaward Transparency Requirements for Firms Offering to Support Department of Defense Audits—Representation and Disclosure, as prescribed in 237.270(e)(3), to comply with section 1006 of the National Defense Author…
- DFARS 215.404-72 Modified weighted guidelines method for nonprofit organizations other than FFRDCs.…at are entities that have been identified by the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a Department as receiving sustaining support on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis from a particular DoD department or agency, compute a fee objective for cove…
- DFARS 223.7104 Exceptions.… disposal of excess explosives produced under a DoD contract, if the head of the military department concerned determines, in each case, that an alternative feasible means of disposal is not available to the contractor, taking into consider…
- DFARS 232.070 Responsibilities.…ures. Agency discretion under FAR part 32 is at the DoD level and is not delegated to the departments and agencies. Proposals by the departments and agencies, to exercise agency discretion, shall be submitted to OUSD(A&S)DPCAP. (b) Departm…
- DFARS 252.209-7012 Prohibition Relating to Conflicts of Interest in Consulting Services—Certification.…rovision of law. (4) Any entity included on any of the following lists maintained by the Department of Commerce (see the Export Administration Regulations at 15 CFR subchapter C): (i) The Entity List in supplement no. 4 to 15 CFR part 744…
- DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.…munity list accessible at http://pmddtc.state.gov. “United States Community” means— (1) Departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, including their personnel, with, as appropriate, security accreditation and a need-to-know; and (2) …
- FAR 6.304 Approval of the justification.…fense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting as the senior procurement executive for the Department of Defense. (b) Any justification for a contract awarded under the authority of 6.302-7, regardless of dollar amount, shall be considered …
- FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.…g shall not be carried out in a manner to preclude or curtail the existing ability of the Department or agency to provide for termination of a prime contract, the performance of which is deficient with respect to cost, quality, or schedule.…
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.