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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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199 sections with “FAR Subpart 6.3”: the first 40

  • FAR 1.108 FAR conventions.
    The following conventions provide guidance for interpreting the FAR: (a) Words and terms. Definitions in Part 2 apply to the entire regulation unless specifically defined in another part, subpart, section, provision, or clause. Words or te…
  • FAR 52.107 Provisions and clauses prescribed in subpart 52.1.
    …ision at 52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions, in solicitations that include any FAR or supplemental provision with an authorized deviation. Whenever any FAR or supplemental provision is used with an authorized deviation, the contr…
  • DFARS 216.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …he senior procurement executive has the authority to make the determination authorized in FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1). (i) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3403(d)(3), when making the determination at FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1)(i), the senior p…
  • FAR 53.200 Scope of subpart.
    …bpart is arranged by subject matter, in the same order as, and keyed to, the parts of the FAR in which the form usage requirements are addressed. For example, forms addressed in FAR part 14, Sealed Bidding, are treated in this subpart in se…
  • DFARS 225.7702-1 Acquisition of small arms.
    …3201; (2) If use of other than full and open competition is justified in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.3, ensure that— (i) No responsible U.S. manufacturer is excluded from competing for the acquisition; and (ii) Products manufactured in…
  • FAR 1.105-1 Publication and code arrangement.
    (a) The FAR is published in— (1) The daily issue of the Federal Register; (2) Cumulated form in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and (3) A separate edition available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far. (b) The FAR is …
  • FAR 1.105-2 Arrangement of regulations.
    (a) General. The FAR is divided into subchapters, parts (each of which covers a separate aspect of acquisition), subparts, sections, and subsections. (b) Numbering. (1) The numbering system permits the discrete identification of every FAR …
  • 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 1.400 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes the policies and procedures for authorizing deviations from the FAR. Exceptions pertaining to the use of forms prescribed by the FAR are covered in part 53 rather than in this subpart.
  • 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 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … consistent with your established estimating and accounting principles and procedures and FAR Part 31, Cost Principles, and, if not, an explanation; (9) The following statement: This proposal reflects our estimates and/or actual costs as o…
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    …cer authorizing in advance such payments in accordance with applicable regulations in the FAR or an executive agency supplement to the FAR. (5) Costs of any membership in any social, dining, or country club or organization. (6) Costs of a…
  • FAR 47.000 Scope of subpart.
    … Transportation and transportation services can be obtained by acquisition subject to the FAR or by acquisition under 49 U.S.C. 10721 or 49 U.S.C. 13712. Even though the FAR does not regulate the acquisition of transportation or transportat…
  • FAR 52.101 Using part 52.
    …nor change in the details of a provision or clause that is specifically authorized by the FAR and does not alter the substance of the provision or clause (see 52.104). (b) Numbering—(1) FAR provisions and clauses. Subpart 52.2 sets forth t…
  • FAR 52.200 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart sets forth the text of all FAR provisions and clauses (see 52.101(b)(1)) and gives a cross-reference to the location in the FAR that prescribes the provision or clause.
  • FAR 52.202-1 Definitions.
    …ontract clause uses a word or term that is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the word or term has the same meaning as the definition in FAR 2.101 in effect at the time the solicitation was issued, unless— (a) The solicit…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 mont…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.233-1, Disputes, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of c…
  • FAR 52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.
    …y orders). Subcontract means any contract, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of the contract or a subcontract. It includes but is not l…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …e allowable by the Contracting Officer in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 31.2 in effect on the date of this contract and the terms of this contract. The Contractor may submit to an authorized representative of …
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …ontracts and subcontracts means— (1) Fixed-price contracts and subcontracts described at FAR 16.202, 16.203, (except when price adjustments are based on actual costs of labor or material, described at 16.203-1(a)(2)), and 16.207; (2) Fixe…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …will consider cost of money that would be allowable under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 31.205-10 as an incurred cost for progress payment purposes. (2) The amount of financing and other payments for supplies and services purchased …
  • FAR 52.242-3 Penalties for Unallowable Costs.
    …applicable, which is implemented in section 42.709 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). (c) The Contractor shall not include in any proposal any cost that is unallowable, as defined in subpart 2.1 of the FAR, or an executive agency…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …n reviewed and approved in accordance with Part 44 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Consent to subcontract means the Contracting Officer's written consent for the Contractor to enter into a particular subcontract. Subcontract …
  • FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ailable off-the-shelf item have the meanings contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Subcontract includes a transfer of commercial products or commercial services between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contr…
  • 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 …
  • DFARS 201.303 Publication and codification.
    (a)(i) The DFARS is codified under chapter 2 in title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. (ii) To the extent possible, all DFARS text (whether implemental or supplemental) is numbered as if it were implemental. Supplemental numbering is used …
  • 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…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …system and/or the information residing therein. Department of Defense (DoD), as used in DFARS, means the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the defense agencies. Departments and agencies, as used in DFARS, means the mili…
  • DFARS 204.1603 Procedures.
    …Ds 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 will use three of the letters reserved fo…
  • DFARS 208.602-70 Acquisition of items for which FPI has a significant market share.
    … share— (i) Acquire the item using— (A) Competitive procedures (e.g., the procedures in FAR 6.102, the set-aside procedures in FAR Subpart 19.5, or competition conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13); or (B) The fair opportunity proced…
  • DFARS 208.7400 Scope of subpart.
    …ral Supply Schedule contract or blanket purchase agreement established in accordance with FAR 8.405; or (e) By a contractor that is authorized to order From a Government supply source pursuant to FAR 51.101.
  • DFARS 212.102 Applicability.
    (a)(i) Use of FAR part 12 procedures. Use of FAR part 12 procedures is based on— (A) A determination that an item is a commercial product or commercial service (see paragraph (a)(iii) of this section); or (B) Applicability of one of the f…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …ollowing 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 completed any of the following provision…
  • DFARS 215.371-4 Exceptions.
    … support response to an emergency or major disaster; (3) Small business set-asides under FAR subpart 19.5, set asides offered and accepted into the 8(a) Program under FAR subpart 19.8, or set-asides under the HUBZone Program (see FAR 19.13…
  • DFARS 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    …5-7000, Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate, instead of the provision at FAR 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate, in any solicitation, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial pr…
  • DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.
    …e, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Selling expenses (not otherwise limited by FAR Part 31), such as— (i) Maintaining international sales and service organizations; (ii) Sales commissions and fees in accordance with FAR Subpart…
  • DFARS 226.7200 Scope of subpart.
    …rec.). Nothing in this subpart supersedes the requirement to use the mandatory sources in FAR part 8 or the small business programs in FAR part 19.

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.