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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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62 sections with “FAIR Act agencies”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …recognized by the Federal Government as eligible for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1452(c). This definition also includes Indian-owned economic enterprises that meet the requirements of 25 U.S.C. 14…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    … by Executive Order 14026, and — (A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. chapter 8), the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Co…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    …deceased or missing Contractor personnel, if appropriate, to next of kin. (o) Mortuary affairs. Mortuary affairs for Contractor personnel who die in the area of performance will be handled as follows: (1) If this contract was awarded by D…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ost data, and judgmental information necessary for the contracting officer to determine a fair and reasonable price or to determine cost realism. Such data may include the identical types of data as certified cost or pricing data, consisten…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …uotes from at least three schedule contractors. (C) Shall ensure all quotes received are fairly considered and award is made in accordance with the basis for selection in the RFQ. After seeking price reductions (see 8.405-4), establish the…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …eneral. The objective of proposal analysis is to ensure that the final agreed-to price is fair and reasonable. (1) The contracting officer is responsible for evaluating the reasonableness of the offered prices. The analytical techniques an…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …n under the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). (b) Orders under multiple-award contracts—(1) Fair opportunity. (i) The contracting officer must provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for each order exceeding the micro-purchas…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …e following additional restrictions apply: (i) Valuation placed on the securities is the fair market value on the first date the number of shares awarded is known, determined upon the most objective basis available. (ii) Accruals for the …
  • FAR 4.1701 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— FAIR Act agencies means the agencies required under the FAIR Act to submit inventories annually of the activities performed by Government personnel. First-tier subcontract means a subcontract awarded directly by t…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    …the Government's expressed requirement from two or more responsible offerors; or (C) The fair opportunity procedures in 16.505 (including discretionary small business set-asides under 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F)), if placing an order under a multip…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …er fixed-price-incentive and fixed-price-redeterminable arrangements should be net of the fair market value of such inventory. In support of subcontract costs, submit a listing of all subcontracts subject to repricing action, annotated as t…
  • FAR 49.108-4 Authorization for subcontract settlements without approval or ratification.
    …s and settlement procedures to determine if the contractor is making adequate reviews and fair settlements, and whether the authorization should remain in effect. The TCO shall obtain the advice and recommendations of the appropriate audit …
  • FAR 52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services.
    … Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Contractor shall obtain mandatory supplies or services to be provided for Government use under this contract from the specific sources…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    ….202 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, in effect on the date of this contract, to be fair and reasonable; however, if it appears that the Contractor would have sustained a loss on the entire contract had it been completed, the Contract…
  • DFARS 205.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    …information— (A) To the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs; (B) By the close of business the day before the date of the proposed award; (C) Using report control symbol DD-LA-(AR) 1279; (D) Including, …
  • DFARS 236.602-70 Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.
    In accordance with section 111 of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (Division I of Pub. L. 113-235) and the same provision in subsequent military construction appropriations acts, a…
  • FAR 3.705 Procedures.
    …ess shall be as informal as is practicable, consistent with the principles of fundamental fairness. As a minimum, however, agencies shall provide the following: (1) A notice of the proposed action to declare void and rescind the contract s…
  • FAR 4.1702 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to— (1) All FAIR Act agencies, except DoD as specified in 4.1705; (2) Solicitations, contracts, and orders for services (including construction) that meet or exceed the thresholds at 4.1703; and (3) Contractors a…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    … services, and rates for services offered at hourly rates, under schedule contracts to be fair and reasonable. Therefore, ordering activities are not required to make a separate determination of fair and reasonable pricing, except for a pri…
  • FAR 15.406-3 Documenting the negotiation.
    …rnment's negotiation objective, and the negotiated position. Where the determination of a fair and reasonable price is based on cost analysis, the summary shall address each major cost element. When determination of a fair and reasonable pr…
  • FAR 47.506 Procedures.
    …rposes of determining the availability of privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels at fair and reasonable rates, rates filed and published in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Maritime Commission may be accepted as fair an…
  • FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    …h in paragraph (a) above, to the extent that such vessels are available at rates that are fair and reasonable for privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels. (c)(1) The Contractor shall submit one legible copy of a rated on-board ocean b…
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    …4 to the extent permitted by the contract. (b) Orders under multiple-award contracts—(1) Fair opportunity. (A) See 215.101-2-70 for the limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection pr…
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …and issue orders electronically. Posting an RFQ on eBuy— (i) Is one medium for providing fair notice to all schedule contractors offering such supplies and services as required by 8.405-1, 8.405-2, and 8.405-3; and (ii) Is required when a…
  • FAR 8.602 Policy.
    …edures in subpart 19.5, or competition conducted in accordance with part 13); or (B) The fair opportunity procedures in 16.505, if placing an order under a multiple award delivery-order contract; (ii) Include FPI in the solicitation proce…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …, in the absence of a recent comparable contract, the contracting officer's estimate of a fair price for the supplies or services; (F) Any additional pertinent evidence; and (G) A recommendation that either the bid be considered for award…
  • FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …an certified cost or pricing data as defined in FAR 2.101 to support a determination of a fair and reasonable price or cost realism)— (1) When the contracting officer determines that prices agreed upon are based on adequate price competiti…
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    …y reduce the number of potential offerors to such a degree that adequate competition at a fair and reasonable price could not be achieved. (See 10.002(b)(1) and 36.104). A likely reduction in the number of potential offerors is not, by itse…
  • FAR 47.502 Policy.
    … for the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps unless those vessels are not available at fair and reasonable rates. (2) The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1101), which declares it is the policy of the United States to foster the d…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran. Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    ….202 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, in effect on the date of this contract, to be fair and reasonable; however, if it appears that the Contractor would have sustained a loss on the entire contract had it been completed, the Contract…
  • DFARS 217.7505 Limitations on price increases.
    …ting officer has evaluated the price of the part and concluded that the price increase is fair and reasonable; or (2) The national security interests of the United States require purchase of the part despite the price increase. (c) The fa…
  • FAR 1.201-1 The two councils.
    …an Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs; and (2) Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Social Security Administration, Small Business Adminis…
  • FAR 1.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.
    … The contracting officer reviewing the unauthorized commitment determines the price to be fair and reasonable; (5) The contracting officer recommends payment and legal counsel concurs in the recommendation, unless agency procedures express…
  • FAR 4.1700 Scope of subpart.
    … Defense (DoD), covered by the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act (Pub. L. 105-270) (FAIR Act). The information reported in the inventory will be publicly accessible.
  • FAR 8.002 Priorities for use of mandatory Government sources.
    …1-26.3), the Defense Logistics Agency (see 41 CFR 101-26.6), the Department of Veterans Affairs (see 41 CFR 101-26.704), and military inventory control points. (2) Services. Services that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Commi…
  • FAR 8.401 Definitions.
    …tiple Award Schedule (MAS) means contracts awarded by GSA or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for similar or comparable supplies, or services, established with more than one supplier, at varying prices. The primary statutory authorit…
  • FAR 8.711 Quality complaints.
    … from DLA supply centers, GSA supply distribution facilities, or Department of Veterans Affairs distribution division, notify the supplying agency. (2) For supplies or services received from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies, add…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …g official. The letter is not a mandatory step in the suspension or debarment process. Unfair trade practices means the commission of any of the following acts by a contractor: (1) A violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 …
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    …process that are as informal as is practicable, consistent with principles of fundamental fairness. These procedures shall afford the contractor (and any specifically named affiliates) an opportunity to submit, in person, in writing, or thr…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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