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29 sections with “DoD departments and agencies”

  • 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 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…
  • 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 …
  • DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …r by ensuring financial support to a new product or idea; (2) A civilian official of the DoD, whose appointment has been confirmed by the Senate, determines the award to be in the interest of national defense; or (3) The contract is relat…
  • 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).
    …lion or more. See PGI 215.403-1(c)(4)(B) for the format and guidance for the report. (C) DoD has waived the requirement for submission of certified cost or pricing data for the Canadian Commercial Corporation and its subcontractors (but se…
  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    … their employees, with, as appropriate, security accreditation and a need-to-know. “U.S. DoD Treaty-eligible requirements” means any defense article acquired by the DoD for use in a combined military or counterterrorism operation, cooperat…
  • 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 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …hreshold specified in FAR 19.702(a), and the contract contains a subcontracting plan. For DoD, a consolidated report shall be submitted for all contracts awarded by military departments/agencies and/or subcontracts awarded by DoD prime cont…
  • DFARS 217.701 Definitions.
    …on means the type of interagency contracting through which acquisition officials of a non-DoD agency award a contract or a task or delivery order for the acquisition of supplies or services on behalf of DoD. Direct acquisition means the ty…
  • 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 242.002 Interagency agreements.
    (b)(i) DoD requires reimbursement, at a rate set by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer), from non-DoD organizations, except for— (A) Quality assurance, contract administration, and audit services provided u…
  • FAR 4.1603 Procedures.
    …ration and can be found at https://community.max.gov/x/24foL”. For Department of Defense (DoD) inquiries, contact the service/agency Central Service Point or DoDAAC Monitor, or if unknown, email [email protected] for assistance. (2) Positio…
  • DFARS 208.7100 Authorization.
    …ublic Law 85-568 to use the acquisition services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of DoD departments and agencies with their consent, with or without reimbursement, and on a similar basis to cooperate with the departments/agencies in t…
  • DFARS 232.070 Responsibilities.
    …n and Sustainment) (OUSD(A&S)DPCAP) is responsible for ensuring uniform administration of DoD contract financing, including DoD contract financing policies and important related procedures. Agency discretion under FAR part 32 is at the DoD …
  • 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 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …decision authority or USD(A&S) designates as requiring a peer review regardless of value. DoD components may request DPCAP-led peer reviews for acquisitions valued below the $1 billion threshold. DPCAP will conduct these reviews upon approv…
  • DFARS 208.7402 General.
    …re and commercial software services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) (see https://www.esi.mil/). ESI promotes the use of enterprise software agreements (ESAs) with contractors th…
  • DFARS 222.7402 Policy.
    …ilable by the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 111-118) or subsequent DoD appropriations acts for any contract (including task or delivery orders and bilateral modifications adding new work) in excess of $1 million, unle…
  • DFARS 225.871-3 General.
    …operative project agreements with NATO or with one or more member countries of NATO under DoDD 5530.3, International Agreements. (2) Under laws and regulations governing the negotiation and implementation of cooperative project agreements,…
  • DFARS 201.201-1 The two councils.
    (c) The composition and operation of the DAR Council is prescribed in DoD Instruction 5000.35, Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR) System. (d)(i) Departments and agencies process proposed revisions of FAR or DFARS through channels to the…
  • DFARS 203.170 Business practices.
    …es for reporting concerns about unusual or inappropriate actions; and (3) Application of DoD Instruction 5000.2, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, and the disciplines in the Defense Acquisition Guidebook. (d) Source selection p…
  • DFARS 205.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    (a) Public announcement. (i) The threshold for DoD awards is $9 million. Report all contractual actions, including modifications, that have a face value, excluding unexercised options, of more than $9 million. (A) For undefinitized contrac…
  • DFARS 208.7000 Scope of subpart.
    … in PGI 208.7006); or (b) The Integrated Materiel Management Program (assignments are in DoD 4140.26-M, Defense Integrated Materiel Management Manual for Consumable Items).
  • DFARS 208.7002 Assignment authority.
    (a) Under the DoD Coordinated Acquisition 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 depa…
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    …g requirements established in accordance with subpart 217.7 when placing orders under non-DoD contracts in amounts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (S-71) See 204.7603 for procedures on the required use of the Supplier Perfo…
  • DFARS 225.871-7 Congressional notification.
    (a) Congressional notification is required when DoD makes a determination to award a contract or subcontract to a particular entity, if the determination was not part of the certification made under 22 U.S.C. 2767(f) before finalizing the c…
  • DFARS 232.803 Policies.
    …6, the Director of Defense Procurement determined on May 10, 1996, that a need exists for DoD to agree not to reduce or set off any money due or to become due under the contract when the proceeds under the contract have been assigned in acc…
  • DFARS 237.7502 Policy.
    (a) Comply with DoD Directive 4275.5, Acquisition and Management of Industrial Resources, in processing requests for facilities projects. (b) Departments and agencies shall submit reports of facilities projects to the House and Senate Arme…
  • DFARS 249.7003 Notification of anticipated contract terminations or reductions.
    …nder the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. Chapter 32) for employees of DoD contractors and subcontractors adversely affected by termination or substantial reductions in major defense programs. (b) Departments and agencie…

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