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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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50 sections with “DoD contracting activities”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.204-7010 Requirement for Contractor To Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol.
    … prescribed in 204.470-3, use the following clause: Requirement for Contractor To Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities Are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol (JAN 2009) (a) If t…
  • DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.
    … 203.171-4(a), use the following clause: Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011) (a) Definition. Covered DoD official, as used in this clause, means an individual that— (1) Leaves or left DoD service on o…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    … another company under the label or brand name of that company. Contracting activity for DoD also means elements designated by the director of a defense agency which has been delegated contracting authority through its agency charter. DoD …
  • FAR 47.301-3 Using the Defense Transportation System (DTS).
    …ransport 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 the generation, documen…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …f the Department of Defense, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer for the indefinite delivery contract and the Contra…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    …f these options. (3) The Department of Defense has primary responsibility for recovering DoD contract service employees and, when requested, will provide personnel recovery support to other agencies in accordance with DoD Directive 2310.2,…
  • DFARS 204.7302 Policy.
    …ncident Reporting, are required at time of award to have at least a Basic NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment that is current (i.e., not more than 3 years old unless a lesser time is specified in the solicitation) (see 252.204-7019). (3) The NI…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …edures for allowing contractor external restructuring costs when savings would result for DoD; and (2) Implements 10 U.S.C. 3761. (b) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) Business combination means a transaction whereby assets or op…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …nt nature; (2) Acquisition of the services is advantageous to the national defense; (3) DoD personnel with necessary skills are not available; (4) Excepted appointment cannot be obtained; (5) A nonpersonal services contract is not pract…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    … if disseminated, for distribution statements B through F using the criteria set forth in DoD Instruction 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents. The term does not include information that is lawfully publicly available wit…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …provide security through military means, commensurate with the level of security provided DoD civilians. (2)(i) Generally, CAAF will be afforded emergency medical and dental care if injured while supporting applicable operations. Additiona…
  • DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
    …ial 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 the applicable DoD comp…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …AN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Authorizing official, as described in DoD Instruction 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), means the senior Federal official or executive with the …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or any update of these thresholds based on a more recent fiscal year, as specified in the DoD Instruction 5000.02, “Operation of the Defense Acquisition System”); (2) A civilian agency is responsible for the system and total expenditures f…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCS…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …corporating such items in the system. (S-70)(1) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3774(a) and DoD policy requirements, acquisition plans for major weapon systems and subsystems of major weapon systems shall— (i) Assess the long-term technical …
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    … Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and similar sections in subsequent DoD appropriations acts). (f)(1) The head of the agency must not enter into or extend a multiyear contract that exceeds $900 million (when entered in…
  • DFARS 223.7103 Procedures.
    (a)(1) Storage, treatment, or disposal of toxic or hazardous materials not owned by DoD on a DoD installation is prohibited unless— (i) One or more of the exceptions set forth in 223.7104(a) is met including requisite approvals; or (ii) S…
  • DFARS 228.371 Additional clauses.
    … (ii) That are awarded for purchase under FAR part 12 procedures; (iii) For which a non-DoD customer (including an FMS customer per 225.7305) has decided to allow the use of commercial insurance or other self-insurance; (iv) For commerci…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …his paragraph (p)(2) applies to the following: (A) To all executive agencies, other than DoD, NASA and the Coast Guard, for contracts awarded before June 24, 2014; (B) To DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard for contracts awarded before Decembe…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCS…
  • DFARS 201.104 Applicability.
    …ederal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) also apply to purchases and contracts by DoD contracting activities made in support of foreign military sales or North Atlantic Treaty Organization cooperative projects without regard to the …
  • DFARS 215.407-5-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.
    …orical costs, and other analyses used to generate cost estimates. (b) Applicability. (1) DoD policy is that all contractors have acceptable estimating systems that consistently produce well-supported proposals that are acceptable as a basi…
  • DFARS 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.
    Additional acquisition flexibilities available to DoD are as follows: (a) Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition. Use of the authority at FAR 6.302-2, Unusual and compelling urgency, may be appropriate under certain …
  • DFARS 218.201 Contingency operation.
    …g officer qualification requirements pertaining to a baccalaureate degree do not apply to DoD employees or members of the armed forces who are in a contingency contracting force. See 201.603-2(2). (2) Policy for item unique identification.…
  • DFARS 242.302 Contract administration functions.
    … administration responsibilities on contracts for ammunition and explosives. (56) Within DoD, maintaining surveillance of aircraft flight and ground operations is accomplished by incorporating into the contract, task order, or delivery ord…
  • DFARS 252.237-7023 Continuation of Essential Contractor Services.
    …ial contractor service means a service provided by a firm or individual under contract to DoD to support mission-essential functions, such as support of vital systems, including ships owned, leased, or operated in support of military missio…
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …ly 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 schedule …
  • FAR 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
    …x of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, available on the DoD Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website, or listed in other agency index shall identify each document's a…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …(1)(ii). (A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard. (B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard. (C) The pro…
  • DFARS 209.571-3 Policy.
    It is DoD policy that— (a) Agencies shall obtain advice on major defense acquisition programs and pre-major defense acquisition programs from sources that are objective and unbiased; and (b) Contracting officers generally should seek to r…
  • DFARS 213.305-3 Conditions for use.
    …ation check) accounts. Use of imprest funds and third party drafts must comply with— (A) DoD 7000.14-R, DoD Financial Management Regulation, Volume 5, Disbursing Policy and Procedures; and (B) The Treasury Financial Manual, Volume I, Part…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …s risk or cost; (E) The contractor has accepted an accelerated delivery schedule to meet DoD requirements; or (F) The contractor has assumed additional risk through warranty provisions. (ii) Extremely complex, vital efforts to overcome d…
  • DFARS 234.201 Policy.
    (1) DoD applies the earned value management system requirement as follows: (i) For cost or incentive contracts and subcontracts valued at $20,000,000 or more, the earned value management system shall comply with the guidelines in the Ameri…
  • DFARS 239.7602-1 General.
    (a) Generally, DoD shall acquire cloud computing services using commercial terms and conditions that are consistent with Federal law, and an agency's needs, including those requirements specified in this subpart. Some examples of commercial…
  • DFARS 242.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    (a)(i) DoD activities shall not retain any contract for administration that requires performance of any contract administration function at or near contractor facilities, except contracts for— (A) The National Security Agency; (B) Researc…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …rights clause in accordance with agency procedures if the solicitation or contract is for DoD, DOE, or NASA, and the contractor is other than a small business concern or nonprofit organization. (e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (e)(2)…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    … furnishing of products are consistent with subpart 23.1 (see 23.103(c)). (j) Except for DoD, see 15.101-2(d) for limitations on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process to acquire certain services.
  • FAR 45.602-3 Screening.
    …dures in paragraph (a) of this section. This property owned by the Department of Defense (DoD) or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) may be screened for reutilization only within these agencies. (2) Special test equip…
  • FAR 47.205 Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.
    …ing 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 of other activities an…

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