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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “FAR Council”

  • FAR 1.201-1 The two councils.
    (a) Subject to the authorities discussed in 1.103, revisions to the FAR will be prepared and issued through the coordinated action of two councils, the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DAR Council) and the Civilian Agency Acquisitio…
  • FAR 1.201-2 FAR Secretariat.
    (a) The General Services Administration is responsible for establishing and operating the FAR Secretariat to publish and distribute the FAR through the Code of Federal Regulations system (including a separate online edition with periodic up…
  • DFARS 201.201-1 The two councils.
    … Regulations (DAR) System. (d)(i) Departments and agencies process proposed revisions of FAR or DFARS through channels to the Director of the DAR Council. Process the proposed revision as a memorandum in the following format, addressed to …
  • FAR 1.109 Statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds—adjustment for inflation.
    (a) 41 U.S.C. 1908 requires that the FAR Council periodically adjust all statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds in the FAR for inflation, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section. This adjustment is calculated every 5 ye…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …required provisions and clauses. Notwithstanding prescriptions contained elsewhere in the FAR, when acquiring commercial products or commercial services, contracting officers shall be required to use only those provisions and clauses prescr…
  • FAR 13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    …Free Workplace), except for individuals. (b) The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) will include any law enacted after October 13, 1994, that sets forth policies, procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the acquisit…
  • FAR 1.404 Class deviations.
    …cy knows that it will require a class deviation on a permanent basis, it should propose a FAR revision, if appropriate. Civilian agencies, other than NASA, must furnish a copy of each approved class deviation to the FAR Secretariat. (a) Fo…
  • FAR 1.405 Deviations pertaining to treaties and executive agreements.
    …ational organizations, to which the United States is a party. (b) Any deviation from the FAR required to comply with a treaty to which the United States is a party is authorized, unless the deviation would be inconsistent with FAR coverage…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ection, has the same meaning throughout this chapter (the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)) unless the context in which the word or term is used clearly requires a different meaning or another FAR part, subpart, or section provides a di…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …this clause— Agency means executive agency as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Covered Federal action means any of the following actions: (1) Awarding any Federal contract. (2) Making any Federal grant. (3) Making…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … that satisfies the definition of “commercial product” in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Commercial service means a service that satisfies the definition of “commercial service” in FAR 2.101. Electronic Subcontracting Reporti…
  • DFARS 201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    …ganizations may issue acquisition regulations as necessary to implement or supplement the FAR or DFARS. (1)(i) Approval of the USD(A&S) is required before including in a department/agency or component supplement, or any other contracting r…
  • DFARS 201.402 Policy.
    …P), is the approval authority within DoD for any individual or class deviation from— (i) FAR 3.104, Procurement Integrity, or DFARS 203.104, Procurement Integrity; (ii) FAR subpart 27.4, Rights in Data and Copyrights, or DFARS subpart 227…
  • FAR 1.103 Authority.
    (a) The development of the FAR System is in accordance with the requirements of 41 U.S.C. chapter 13, Acquisition Councils. (b) The FAR is prepared, issued, and maintained, and the FAR System is prescribed, jointly by the Secretary of Defe…
  • DFARS 242.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ng in persons requirements for all DoD contracts for services incorporating the clause at FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and, when necessary, its Alternate I, as identified in the clause prescription at FAR 22.1705. (See P…
  • FAR 53.108 Recommendations concerning forms.
    …s. Recommendations from other than executive agencies should be submitted directly to the FAR Secretariat.
  • DFARS 201.201-70 Maintenance of Procedures, Guidance, and Information.
    The DAR Council is also responsible for maintenance of the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI).
  • DFARS 204.805 Disposal of contract files.
    …views of the contractor's price proposals, subject to certified cost or pricing data (see FAR 15.403-4), for six years. If it is impossible to determine the final payment date in order to measure the six year period, retain the files for ni…

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.