48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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359 sections with “Firm”: the first 40
- FAR 36.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.…r arrange to use the offices or boards of other agencies, to receive and maintain data on firms wishing to be considered for Government contracts. Each office or board shall be assigned a jurisdiction by its parent agency, making it respons…
- FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.As prescribed in 22.810(f), insert the following clause: Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction (APR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered area means the geographical area described in the solicitati…
- DFARS 252.236-7010 Overseas military construction—Preference for United States firms.…use the following provision: Overseas Military Construction—Preference for United States Firms (JAN 1997) (a) Definition. “United States firm,” as used in this provision, means a firm incorporated in the United States that complies with t…
- DFARS 252.236-7011 Overseas architect-engineer services—Restriction to United States firms.…e following provision: Overseas Architect-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms (JAN 1997) (a) Definition. United States firm, as used in this provision, means a firm incorporated in the United States that complies with the…
- FAR 16.403-1 Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts.(a) Description. A fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract specifies a target cost, a target profit, a price ceiling (but not a profit ceiling or floor), and a profit adjustment formula. These elements are all negotiated at the outset.…
- FAR 36.607 Release of information on firm selection.…, the contracting officer may release information identifying only the architect-engineer firm with which a contract will be negotiated for certain work. The work should be described in any release only in general terms, unless information …
- FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.As prescribed in 22.810(b), insert the following provision: Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999) (a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity cla…
- FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance.As prescribed in 22.810(d), insert the following provision: Affirmative Action Compliance (APR 1984) The offeror represents that (a) it □ has developed and has on file, □ has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment,…
- DFARS 216.403-1 Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts.…tracting officer shall give particular consideration to the use of fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts, especially for acquisitions moving from development to production. (2) The contracting officer shall pay particular attention…
- DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism.As prescribed in 209.409, use the following clause: Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country That Is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (MAY 2019) (a) Unless the Government determines that there is a…
- DFARS 236.602-70 Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.…, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq), shall be awarded only to United States firms or to joint ventures of United States and host nation firms.
- DFARS 252.237-7026 Postaward Transparency Requirements for Firms that Support Department of Defense Audits.…ibed in 237.270(e)(4), use the following clause: Postaward Transparency Requirements for Firms That Support Department of Defense Audits (OCT 2022) (a) Prior to each contract action under this contract (including renewal or modification),…
- FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.…ormance can be suspended until an (AA/GC&BD) decision is rendered. (5) If the AA/GC&BD affirms the decision of the HUBZone Program Director, finding the protested concern is ineligible, and contract award has occurred— (i) The contracting…
- FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.…der whether performance can be suspended until an OHA decision is rendered. (5) If OHA affirms the SBA Director for Government Contracting's determination finding the protested concern is ineligible, then— (i) The contracting officer shal…
- FAR 26.204 Justification for expenditures to other than local firms.…expenditure of Federal funds, under an emergency response contract not awarded to a local firm, must be justified in writing in the contract file. The justification should include consideration for the scope of the major disaster or emergen…
- FAR 36.208 Concurrent performance of firm-fixed-price and other types of construction contracts.…cost adjustment features shall not be permitted concurrently, at the same work site, with firm-fixed-price, lump sum, or unit price contracts except with the prior approval of the head of the contracting activity.
- FAR 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.No contract for the construction of a project shall be awarded to the firm that designed the project or its subsidiaries or affiliates, except with the approval of the head of the agency or authorized representative.
- FAR 52.216-16 Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target.As prescribed in 16.406(a), insert the following clause: Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target (JAN 2022) (a) General. The supplies or services identified in the Schedule as Items ___ [Contracting Officer insert Schedule line item numbers]…
- DFARS 252.237-7025 Preaward Transparency Requirements for Firms Offering to Support Department of Defense Audits—Representation and Disclosure.…ed in 237.270(e)(3), use the following provision: Preaward Transparency Requirements For Firms Offering To Support Department of Defense Audits—Representation and Disclosure (OCT 2022) (a) Representation. The Offeror represents that withi…
- FAR 6.208 Set-asides for local firms during a major disaster or emergency.(a) To fulfill the statutory requirements relating to 42 U.S.C. 5150, contracting officers may set aside solicitations to allow only offerors residing or doing business primarily in the area affected by such major disaster or emergency to c…
- FAR 16.202 Firm-fixed-price contracts.
- FAR 16.207 Firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort term contracts.
- FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.(a) Definition. Interested party, as used in this section, has the meaning given in 13 CFR 134.1002(b). (b) General. (1) For sole source acquisitions, the contracting officer, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or SBA may protest the…
- FAR 22.804 Affirmative action programs.
- FAR 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.
- DFARS 225.771 Prohibition on contracting or subcontracting with a firm that is owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism.
- DFARS 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.
- FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.… type selection. Discuss the rationale for the selection of contract type. For other than firm-fixed-price contracts, see 16.103(d) for additional documentation guidance. Acquisition personnel shall document the acquisition plan with findin…
- FAR 12.207 Contract type.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, agencies shall use firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. (b)(1) A time…
- FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.…e contractor with the greatest incentive for efficient and economical performance. (b) A firm-fixed-price contract, which best utilizes the basic profit motive of business enterprise, shall be used when the risk involved is minimal or can …
- FAR 16.403-2 Fixed-price incentive (successive targets) contracts.…arget profit. (iii) An initial profit adjustment formula to be used for establishing the firm target profit, including a ceiling and floor for the firm target profit. (This formula normally provides for a lesser degree of contractor cost r…
- FAR 19.812 Contract administration.…ence if the 8(a) contractor to which it was awarded transfers ownership or control of the firm or if the contract is transferred or novated for any reason to another firm, unless the Administrator of the SBA waives the requirement for contr…
- FAR 23.107-1 Products containing recovered materials.…mount paid will exceed $10,000; or (ii) The agency intends to establish or continue an affirmative procurement program as described in paragraph (d) of this section in the following fiscal year. (d) Agency affirmative procurement program.…
- FAR 23.107-2 Biobased products.…mount paid will exceed $10,000; or (ii) The agency intends to establish or continue an affirmative procurement program in the following fiscal year. (d) Agency affirmative procurement program. An agency shall establish an affirmative proc…
- FAR 28.204-3 Irrevocable letter of credit.…ire presentation of no document other than a written demand and the ILC (and letter of confirmation, if any), expire only as provided in paragraph (f) of this subsection, and be issued/confirmed by an acceptable federally insured financial …
- FAR 36.602-4 Selection authority.… final selection. This final selection shall be a listing, in order of preference, of the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work. If the firm listed as the most preferred is not the firm recommended as the most highly qu…
- FAR 36.606 Negotiations.…e conducted in accordance with part 15 of this chapter, beginning with the most preferred firm in the final selection (see 15.404-4(c)(4)(i) on fee limitation). (b) The contracting officer should ordinarily request a proposal from the firm…
- FAR 36.609-1 Design within funding limitations.…ation exceeds the construction funding limitation in the architect-engineer contract, the firm shall be solely responsible for redesigning the project within the funding limitation. These additional services shall be performed at no increas…
- FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.…n (FAR) in effect on the date of this contract. (c) Submitting data for establishing the firm fixed price or a final profit adjustment formula. (1) Within __ [Contracting Officer insert number of days] days after the end of the month in wh…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…mall, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business trade associations). A firm may rely on the information contained in SAM as an accurate representation of a concern's size and ownership characteristics for the purposes of …
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.