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10 sections with “Excess food”

  • FAR 52.226-6 Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations.
    As prescribed in 26.404, insert the following clause: Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Apparently wholesome food means food that meets all quality and labeling …
  • FAR 26.403 Procedures.
    …e contractors, to the maximum extent practicable and safe, to donate apparently wholesome excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States. (2) Costs. (i) In any case in which a co…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ck Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706). __ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (JUN 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). __ (10) 52.247-69, Reporting Requirement for U.S.-Flag Air Carriers Rega…
  • FAR 31.205-13 Employee morale, health, welfare, food service, and dormitory costs and credits.
    …asonably available. (B) The contractor's charged (but unproductive) labor costs would be excessive if the services were not available. (C) If cessation or reduction of food or dormitory operations will not otherwise yield net cost savings…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …to insert the percentage per instructions at 13.302-5(d)(4).]) (xix) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (JUN 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792) (Applies to contracts greater than the threshold specified in FAR 26.404 o…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … of the product or service. (Section 314 of Pub. L. 107-314, 10 U.S.C. chapter 223 note) Excess personal property means any personal property under the control of a Federal agency that the agency head determines is not required for its nee…
  • FAR 26.401 Definitions.
    …nce with (b)(2)of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791(b)). Excess food means food that— (1) Is not required to meet the needs of the executive agencies; and (2) Would otherwise be discarded. Food-insecure m…
  • FAR 26.404 Contract clause.
    Insert the clause at 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations, in solicitations and contracts greater than $35,000 for the provision, service, or sale of food in the United States.
  • FAR 31.205-1 Public relations and advertising costs.
    …berships in civic and community organizations. (8) Costs associated with the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations in accordance with the Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1792, see subpart 26.4).
  • FAR 26.402 Policy.
    …ive agencies and their contractors, to the maximum extent practicable and safe, to donate excess apparently wholesome food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States.

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