48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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241 sections with “DoD contracts”: the first 40
- DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).…b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(A)(1), use the following clause: Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts)—BASIC (DEC 2019) This clause supplements the Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, clause of th…
- DFARS 205.205-70 Notification of bundling of DoD contracts.(a) When a proposed acquisition is funded entirely using DoD funds and potentially involves bundling, the contracting officer shall, at least 30 days prior to the release of a solicitation or 30 days prior to placing an order without a soli…
- 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 252.204-7010 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 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.As prescribed in 204.7304(e), use the following clause: NIST SP 800-171 DOD Assessment Requirements (NOV 2023) (a) Definitions. Basic Assessment means a contractor's self-assessment of the contractor's implementation of NIST SP 800-171 t…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…em, as defined in 239.7301. (f) The following additional provisions and clauses apply to DoD solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. If the offeror has co…
- 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 231.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.(a) Definitions. As used in this section— Covered contract means a DoD prime contract for an amount exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, except for a fixed-price contract without cost incentives. The term also includes a subcont…
- 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 231.303 Requirements.…otherwise allowable indirect costs incurred by an institution of higher education under a DoD contract awarded on or after November 30, 1993, unless that same limitation is applied uniformly to all other organizations performing similar wor…
- DFARS 247.570 Scope.… ocean transportation of cargo owned by, destined for use by, or otherwise transported by DoD; (2) Section 1017 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-364) (10 U.S.C. 2631 note), which requires consider…
- 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…
- FAR 52.247-52 Clearance and Documentation Requirements—Shipments to DOD Air or Water Terminal Transshipment Points.…t the following clause in solicitations and contracts when shipments will be consigned to DOD air or water terminal transshipment points: Clearance and Documentation Requirements—Shipments to DOD Air or Water Terminal Transshipment Points …
- DFARS 217.770 Procedures.… procedures for reviewing and approving orders placed for supplies and services under non-DoD contracts, whether through direct acquisition or assisted acquisition, when the amount of the order exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold. …
- DFARS 245.302 Contracts with foreign governments or international organizations.…fere with foreseeable requirements of the United States; (B) The work is undertaken as a DoD foreign military sale; or (C) For a direct commercial sale, the foreign country or international organization would be authorized to contract wit…
- DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).…ired to have furnished supplies or services (including construction) under at least three DoD contracts during the preceding fiscal year, having an aggregate value of at least $100 million. (d) Reports. (1) The Contractor shall report semi…
- FAR 16.505 Ordering.…s the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract; or (B)(1) For agencies other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, a protest of an order valued in excess of $10 million (41 U.S.C. 4106(f)); or (2) For DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard, …
- 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 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.…er shall use the provision with its— (1) Alternate I, when the CONUS ports of export are DOD water terminals; (2) Alternate II, when offers are solicited on an f.o.b. origin only basis; or (3) Alternate III, when offers are solicited on …
- FAR 52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts).…ived an exception to affiliation pursuant to 13 CFR 121.103(h)(3)(ii) or (iii). (ii) For DoD, may include two business concerns in a mentor-protégé relationship in the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program (see 10 U.S.C. 4902) when …
- 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 203.903 Policy.…information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of gross mismanagement of a DoD contract, a gross waste of DoD funds, an abuse of authority relating to a DoD contract, a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a DoD c…
- DFARS 204.1603 Procedures.(a) Elements of a PIID. DoD-issued PIIDs are thirteen characters in length. Use only alpha-numeric characters, as prescribed in FAR 4.1603 and this subpart. Do not use the letter I or O in any part of the PIID. (3) Position 9. (A) DoD wil…
- DFARS 212.371 Inapplicability of certain provisions and clauses to contracts for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.…se Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. (d) 252.204-7019, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. (e) 252.204-7020, NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. (f) 252.204-7021, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certifica…
- DFARS 217.174 Multiyear contracts for electricity from renewable energy sources.…iod in excess of 5 years. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the DoD from using other multiyear contracting authority of DoD to purchase renewable energy.
- DFARS 217.204 Contracts.…r or delivery order contract (including a contract for information technology) awarded by DoD pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3403— (A) May be for any period up to 5 years; (B) May be subsequently extended for one or more successive periods in acco…
- DFARS 219.702-70 Statutory requirements for the Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans.(a) Test Program. In accordance with 15 U.S.C. 637 note, DoD has established a test program to determine whether comprehensive subcontracting plans on a corporate, division, or plant-wide basis will reduce administrative burdens while enhan…
- DFARS 223.370-3 Policy.(a) DoD policy is to ensure that its contractors take reasonable precautions in handling ammunition and explosives so as to minimize the potential for mishaps. (b) This policy is implemented by DoD Manual 4145.26, DoD Contractors' Safety M…
- DFARS 225.7303-4 Contingent fees.…ovided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, contingent fees are generally allowable under DoD contracts, provided— (1) The fees are paid to a bona fide employee or a bona fide established commercial or selling agency maintained by the pros…
- DFARS 225.7902 Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties.…es with Australia and the United Kingdom and the associated Implementing Arrangements for DoD solicitations and contracts that authorize prospective contractors and contractors to use the DTC Treaties to respond to DoD solicitations and in …
- DFARS 225.7902-3 Policy.DoD will facilitate maximum use of the DTC Treaties by prospective contractors responding to DoD solicitations and by contractors eligible to export qualifying defense articles under DoD contracts in accordance with 22 CFR 126.16(g) and 22 …
- DFARS 235.015-70 Special use allowances for research facilities acquired by educational institutions.…se of conducting scientific research under contracts with departments and agencies of the DoD. (2) Special use allowance means a negotiated direct or indirect allowance— (i) For construction or acquisition of buildings, structures, and re…
- DFARS 237.102-71 Limitation on service contracts for military flight simulators.…ly available commercial variant. (2) Service contract means any contract entered into by DoD, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the United States through the use of service employees as defined in 41 U.S.C. 6701. (b…
- DFARS 237.102-72 Contracts for management services.…ion 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-181), DoD may award a contract for the acquisition of services the primary purpose of which is to perform acquisition support functions with respect to the …
- DFARS 237.102-73 Prohibition on contracts for services of senior mentors.DoD is prohibited from entering into contracts for the services of senior mentors. See PGI 237.102-73 for references to DoD policy and implementation guidance.
- DFARS 237.270 Acquisition of audit services.(a) General policy. (1) Do not contract for audit services unless— (i) The cognizant DoD audit organization determines that expertise required to perform the audit is not available within the DoD audit organization; or (ii) Temporary audi…
- 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 245.103-73 Government property under sustainment contracts.…r Government inventory held by contractors under sustainment contracts in accordance with DoD Manual 4140.01, Volume 6, DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Materiel Returns, Retention, and Disposition.
- DFARS 252.203-7004 Display of Hotline Posters.…s. (b) Display of hotline poster(s). (1)(i) The Contractor shall display prominently the DoD fraud, waste, and abuse hotline poster prepared by the DoD Office of the Inspector General, in effect at time of contract award, in common work ar…
- 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…
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.