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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.
    …national Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations; (2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulatio…
  • FAR 1.101 Purpose.
    The Federal Acquisition Regulations System is established for the codification and publication of uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all executive agencies. The Federal Acquisition Regulations System consists of the Federal …
  • FAR 1.105-2 Arrangement of regulations.
    …raphs, or subdivisions of this regulation. (2) This regulation may be referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulation or the FAR. (3) Using the FAR coverage at 9.106-4(d) as a typical illustration, reference to the— (i) Part would be “…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ord or a term, defined in this section, 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, s…
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    (a) The Federal Supply Schedule program is also known as the GSA Schedules Program or the Multiple Award Schedule Program. The Federal Supply Schedule program is directed and managed by GSA and provides Federal agencies (see 8.004) with a s…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …efense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered fo…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the G…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …at reflects market pricing and contains enough information to make adjustments covered by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.404-1(b)(2)(ii)(B). Uncertified cost data means the subset of “data other than certified cost or pricing data…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …description including policies, procedures, and purchasing practices that comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); (2) Ensure that all applicable purchase order…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …rnment-furnished property, and loss of Government property have the meanings given in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.245-1, Government Property, clause of this contract. Demilitarization means the act of eliminating the functi…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. All days referred to in this clause are calendar days, unless otherwise specified. (However, see paragraph (a)(3) conc…
  • DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration.
    …from costs charged to Government contracts of amounts which are not allowable in terms of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 31, Contract Cost Principles and Procedures, and other contract provisions; (13) Identification of costs by…
  • FAR 1.000 Scope of part.
    This part sets forth basic policies and general information about the Federal Acquisition Regulations System including purpose, authority, applicability, issuance, arrangement, numbering, dissemination, implementation, supplementation, main…
  • FAR 1.303 Publication and codification.
    (a) Agency-wide acquisition regulations shall be published in the Federal Register as required by law, shall be codified under an assigned chapter in Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, and shall parallel the FAR in format, arrangement, …
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …(viii) Utilizing the available services of small business associations; local, state, and Federal small business assistance offices; and other organizations. (ix) Participating in a formal mentor-protégé program with one or more small busi…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … than mailing address; (8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electr…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …mmercial product means a product 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. E…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ance with your Disclosure Statement or CAS (other than a noncompliance that the cognizant Federal agency official has determined to have an immaterial cost impact), and, if yes, an explanation; whether any aspect of this proposal is inconsi…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …eviews to assess the— (i) Extent to which small businesses are receiving a fair share of Federal procurements, including contract opportunities under the programs administered under the Small Business Act; (ii) Adequacy of consolidated or…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …e 13 CFR 126.801(d)(1)), except for orders and blanket purchase agreements placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract (see 8.405 and 19.302(d)(5)); or (iii) By the close of business on the fifth business day after receipt of notificat…
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    … CFR 134.1004(a)(3)(i)), except for orders and blanket purchase agreements placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract (see 8.405 and 19.302(d)(5)); (iii) To be received by close of business on the fifth business day after notification…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …her sexual misconduct may constitute offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Federal law, such as the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, or host nation laws; (iii) That the offenses not covered by the Uniform Code of …
  • DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
    …an institution within the constraints set forth by the IRB and by other institutional and Federal requirements (32 CFR 219.102(h)). (7) Research means a systematic investigation, including research, development, testing, and evaluation, de…
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    …acquisition process. (ix) Reviewing systems such as the System for Award Management, the Federal Procurement Data System, and the Small Business Administration's Dynamic Small Business Search. (c) If market research indicates commercial p…
  • FAR 22.1302 Policy.
    …ing construction) with a contractor that has not submitted the required annual VETS-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-4212 Report), with respect to the preceding fiscal year if the contractor was subject to the repo…
  • FAR 39.103 Modular contracting.
    … facilitates the acquisition of subsequent increments. Pursuant to parts 16 and 17 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, contracting officers shall select the contract type and method appropriate to the circumstances (e.g., indefinite del…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    …er through interagency agreements or by direct request to the cognizant CAO listed in the Federal Directory of Contract Administration Services Components. The delegation should include— (1) The name and address of the CAO designated to pe…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    … in paragraphs (a)(5), (a)(9), (a)(11), and (a)(12) of this section, unless the cognizant Federal agency (see 2.101) has designated the contracting officer to perform these functions. (1) Review the contractor's compensation structure. (2…
  • FAR 52.232-13 Notice of Progress Payments.
    …need for customary progress payments conforming to the regulations in subpart 32.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) will not be considered as a handicap or adverse factor in the award of the contract. The Progress Payments clause…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …ntract. The Contracting Officer 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 …
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. All days referred to in this clause are calendar days, unless otherwise specified. (However, see paragraph (a)(4) of t…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    …Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. All days referred to in this clause are calendar days, unless otherwise specified. (However, see paragraph (a)(3) of t…
  • DFARS 239.7402 Policy.
    …mpetition is justified; (2) Recognizing the regulations, practices, and decisions of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other governmental regulatory bodies on rates, cost principles, and accounting practices; and (3) Making …
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …nce of the Patent Rights-Ownership by the Contractor clause set forth at 52.227-11 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), in all subcontracts for experimental, developmental, or research work to be performed by a small business concer…

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