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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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42 sections with “Federal contract awards”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …, perquisites or property) for the executive exceeds $10,000. (b) Section 2(d)(2) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282), as amended by section 6202 of the Government Funding Transparency Act o…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …ed in 3.808(b), insert the following clause: Limitation on Payments To influence Certain Federal Transactions (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agency means executive agency as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation …
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ts and Commercial Services (MAR 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…
  • 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 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 52.219-9 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 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation.
    …a) This representation shall be completed if the Offeror received $7.5 million or more in Federal contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year. The representation is optional if the Offeror received less than $7.5 million in Federal con…
  • 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 19.1506 Women-Owned Small Business Program sole-source awards.
    …igned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are underrepresented in Federal procurement; (2) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more EDWOSB concern…
  • FAR 23.501 Policy.
    …r to better understand both direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions that result from Federal activities, offerors that are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and received $7.5 million or more in Federal contract awards…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …lished under “arm's length” labor-management agreements negotiated under the terms of the Federal Labor Relations Act or similar state statutes are otherwise allowable, the costs are reasonable unless, as applied to work in performing Gover…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …des an investigation. (b) Costs incurred in connection with any proceeding brought by: A Federal, State, local, or foreign government for a violation of, or failure to comply with, law or regulation by the contractor or subcontractor (incl…
  • FAR 38.101 General.
    (a) The Federal Supply Schedule program, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 152(3), provides Federal agencies with a simplified process of acquiring commercial supplies and commercial services in varying quantities while obtaining volume discounts. Inde…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    …nformation. Gender identity has the meaning given by the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and is found at www.dol.gov/ofccp/LGBT/LGBT_FAQs.html. Sexual orientation has the meaning given by the Departme…
  • FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification.
    …ces and Certification (a) Any contract in excess of the lower CAS threshold specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 30.201-4(b) resulting from this solicitation will be subject to the requirements of the Cost Accounting Standards…
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    … agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government prime Contractor or subcontractor calling for supplies or services required for performance of the contract or subcontract. (b) Te…
  • FAR 4.1403 Contract clause.
    …b) The clause is not prescribed for contracts that are not required to be reported in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) (see subpart 4.6).
  • FAR 19.504 Orders under multiple-award contracts.
    …ion to the ordering procedures for a multiple-award contract (for orders placed under the Federal Supply Schedules Program, see 8.405-5; for orders placed under all other multiple-award contracts, see 16.505). (b) Orders under set-aside co…
  • 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 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …s and Commercial Services) (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses that are incorporated by reference: (1) The clauses listed below implement provisions of law or Executiv…
  • DFARS 233.171 Reporting requirement for protests of solicitations or awards.
    …ard or proposed award that have been filed at both the GAO and the United States Court of Federal Claims.
  • FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    … require that acquisition be made from a specified source or through another agency: (1) Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR)—18 U.S.C. 4124 (see subpart 8.6). (2) Qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely disabled—41 U.S…
  • 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 5.301 General.
    …rtain contract actions greater than the simplified acquisition threshold as follows— (i) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements supported by a limited-source justification (excluding brand name) in accordance w…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort term contracts as cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts. (iii) Federal socioeconomic programs. This factor measures the degree of support given by the prospective contractor to Federal socioeconomic programs, such…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …(vi) Real estate services, including real property appraisal services, related to housing Federal agencies or disposing of real property owned by the Government. (vii) Relocation services, including services of real estate brokers and appr…
  • FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …s equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to— (i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to pro…
  • FAR 52.226-1 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises.
    … a member of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo or community that is recognized by the Federal Government as eligible for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1452(c) and any “Native” as defined i…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …luding policies, procedures, and estimating and budgeting practices, that comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. (e) Material weaknesses. (1) The Contracting Officer will provi…
  • DFARS 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings.
    …iefing date offered to the protestor under a timely debriefing request in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.506 unless an earlier debriefing date is negotiated as a result. (3) Within 5 days after a postaward debriefi…
  • DFARS 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns.
    …a member of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community that is recognized by the Federal Government as eligible for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1452(c); and (2) Any “Native” as def…
  • FAR 4.1402 Procedures.
    … at http://www.fsrs.gov. (b) When contracting officers report the contract action to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) in accordance with FAR subpart 4.6, certain data will then pre-populate from FPDS, to assist contractors in com…
  • FAR 4.1601 Policy.
    …tify solicitation and contract actions in designated support and reporting systems (e.g., Federal Procurement Data System, System for Award Management), in accordance with regulations, applicable authorities, and agency policies and procedu…
  • FAR 14.201-8 Price-related factors.
    …lowest aggregate cost to the Government, including the assumed administrative costs. (d) Federal, State, and local taxes (see part 29). (e) Origin of supplies, and, if foreign, the application of the Buy American statute or any other proh…
  • FAR 16.500 Scope of subpart.
    …cts under any other provision of law. Therefore, GSA regulations and the coverage for the Federal Supply Schedule program in subpart 8.4 and part 38 take precedence over this subpart. (d) The statutory multiple award preference implemented…
  • FAR 19.601 General.
    … not extend to questions concerning regulatory requirements imposed and enforced by other Federal agencies. (c) The COC program is applicable to all Government acquisitions except for 8(a) sole-source awards. A contracting officer shall, u…
  • FAR 19.800 General.
    …this subpart, an 8(a) contractor is an 8(a) participant that is currently performing on a Federal contract or order that was set aside for 8(a) participants. (b) Contracts may be awarded to the SBA for performance by eligible 8(a) particip…
  • FAR 31.205-1 Public relations and advertising costs.
    …ciated 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 47.101 Policies.
    …AO. Specific responsibilities and details on transportation management are located in the Federal Management Regulation at 41 CFR parts 102-117 and 102-118. (For the Department of Defense, DoD 4500.9-R, Defense Transportation Regulation.) …
  • FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation.
    …tem for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”. (c) Representations. (1) The Offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does not…

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