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104 sections with “General Services Administration”: the first 40

  • FAR 7.403 General Services Administration assistance and OMB guidance.
    (a) When requested by an agency, the General Services Administration (GSA) will assist in rent, lease, or purchase decisions by providing information such as— (1) Pending price adjustments to Federal Supply Schedule contracts; (2) Recent …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … assigned to identify specific agency offices, units, activities, or organizations by the General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies. Adequate evidence means information suff…
  • FAR 47.205 Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.
    … (BOA's) (see subpart 16.7) unless agency regulations prescribe otherwise. However, it is generally more economical and efficient for most agencies to make use of term contracts and basic ordering agreements that have been executed by agenc…
  • DFARS 252.251-7001 Use of Interagency Fleet Management System (IFMS) vehicles and related services.
    …it requests for five or fewer vehicles and related services in writing to the appropriate General Services Administration (GSA) Regional Customer Service Bureau, Attention: Motor Equipment Activity. Submit requests for more than five vehicl…
  • FAR 47.103-1 General.
    …n as possible following the end of the month, in one package for postpayment audit to the General Services Administration, Transportation Audit Division (QMCA), Crystal Plaza 4, Room 300, 2200 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.. The specif…
  • FAR 52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services.
    …lly, certain of these supplies are available from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the General Services Administration (GSA), or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Contractor shall obtain mandatory supplies or services to be pr…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …iptions can be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a copy of specifications, stan…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) in substantial quantities to the general public in the course of normal business operations; (ii) The services will be furnished at prices which are, or are based on, established cat…
  • DFARS 204.805 Disposal of contract files.
    (1) The sources of the period for which contract files must be retained are General Records Schedule 3 (Procurement, Supply, and Grant Records) and General Records Schedule 6 (Accountable Officers' Accounts Records). Copies of the General R…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …the item or component must have been constructed or the process practiced. Workability is generally established when the item, component, or process has been analyzed or tested sufficiently to demonstrate to reasonable people skilled in the…
  • FAR 6.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    …s a competitive procedure if award results from— (i) A broad agency announcement that is general in nature identifying areas of research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals, and soliciting the participation of all offerors…
  • FAR 13.302-1 General.
    …cept as provided under the unpriced purchase order method (see 13.302-2), purchase orders generally are issued on a fixed-price basis. See 12.207 for acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. (b) Purchase orders shall— (…
  • FAR 8.401 Definitions.
    …s authorized to place orders, or establish blanket purchase agreements (BPA), against the General Services Administration's (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contracts. A list of eligible ordering activities is available at http://www.gsa.gov/s…
  • FAR 8.1102 Presolicitation requirements.
    …sential to the agency's mission; (3) Internal approvals have been received; and (4) The General Services Administration has advised that it cannot furnish the vehicles. (b) With respect to requirements for leasing motor vehicles for a pe…
  • FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
    (a) The General Services Administration (GSA)— (1) Operates the web-based System for Award Management (SAM), which contains exclusion records; and (2) Provides technical assistance to Federal agencies in the use of SAM. (b) An exclusion …
  • FAR 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
    (a) Solicitations citing requirements documents listed in the General Services Administration (GSA) Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, available on the DoD Acquisition Streamlining and Standardizati…
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    (a) Generally, a contract should contain only one data rights clause. However, where more than one is needed, the contract should distinguish the portion of contract performance to which each pertains. (b)(1) Insert the clause at 52.227-14…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …the time of travel as set forth in the— (i) Federal Travel Regulation, prescribed by the General Services Administration, for travel in the contiguous United States, available on a subscription basis from the Superintendent of Documents, U…
  • FAR 38.201 Coordination requirements.
    …or awarding Federal Supply Schedule contracts shall coordinate and obtain approval of the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service (FSS) before— (1) Establishing new schedules; (2) Discontinuing existing schedules; (3) Ch…
  • FAR 41.301 Requirements.
    … submission of other information required by this part, shall be sent or submitted to the General Services Administration (GSA) region in which service is required. The names and locations of GSA regional offices are available from the Gene…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …ther consideration. In the case of conditional acceptance, amounts withheld from payments generally should be at least sufficient to cover the estimated cost and related profit to correct deficiencies and complete unfinished work. The contr…
  • DFARS 208.7001 Definitions.
    For purposes of this subpart— Acquiring department means the department, agency, or General Services Administration which has contracting responsibility under the Coordinated Acquisition Program. Integrated materiel management means assig…
  • DFARS 209.405 Effect of listing.
    …ded from procurement programs, it must provide written notice of the determination to the General Services Administration (GSA), GSA Suspension and Debarment Official, Office of Acquisition Policy, 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 204…
  • DFARS 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.
    …agement Agency. (iv) The Defense Contract Audit Agency. (v) The DoD Office of Inspector General or any subcomponent of that office. (vi) The Government Accountability Office. Covered contract means a DoD contract involving consulting se…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …ocal purchases that are executed by DoD as a result of the transfer of contracts from the General Services Administration or for which DoD serves as an item manager for products on behalf of the General Services Administration. According to…
  • DFARS 239.7602-1 General.
    (a) Generally, DoD shall acquire cloud computing services using commercial terms and conditions that are consistent with Federal law, and an agency's needs, including those requirements specified in this subpart. Some examples of commercial…
  • DFARS 252.209-7012 Prohibition Relating to Conflicts of Interest in Consulting Services—Certification.
    …nagement Agency. (4) The Defense Contract Audit Agency. (5) The DoD Office of Inspector General or any subcomponent of that office. (6) The Government Accountability Office. Covered contract means a DoD contract involving consulting ser…
  • 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…
  • FAR 4.604 Responsibilities.
    …isition officer of each agency required to report its contract actions must submit to the General Services Administration (GSA), in accordance with FPDS guidance, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an annual certification of…
  • FAR 4.1601 Policy.
    …transition is complete, it shall maintain its 2013 PIID format that is on record with the General Services Administration's Integrated Award Environment Program Office (which maintains a registry of the agency unique identifier scheme). The…
  • FAR 4.1603 Procedures.
    …ency points of contact for obtaining an AAC are on the AAC Contact list maintained by the General Services Administration and can be found at https://community.max.gov/x/24foL”. For Department of Defense (DoD) inquiries, contact the service…
  • FAR 7.107-4 Substantial bundling.
    …ense; (ii) $6 million or more for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Energy; or (iii) $2.5 million or more for all other agencies. (2) These thresholds apply to t…
  • FAR 7.203 Solicitation provision.
    …plies. The provision need not be inserted if the solicitation is for a contract under the General Services Administration's multiple award schedule contract program, or if the contracting officer determines that— (a) The Government already…
  • FAR 8.002 Priorities for use of mandatory Government sources.
    … Disabled (see Subpart 8.7). (v) Wholesale supply sources, such as stock programs of the General Services Administration (GSA) (see 41 CFR 101-26.3), the Defense Logistics Agency (see 41 CFR 101-26.6), the Department of Veterans Affairs (s…
  • FAR 8.703 Procurement List.
    …n, VA 22202-3259, 703-603-7740. Many items on the Procurement List are identified in the General Services Administration (GSA) Supply Catalog and GSA's Customer Service Center Catalogs with a black square and the words “NIB/NISH Mandatory …
  • FAR 11.102 Standardization program.
    …rds Publications (FIPS PUBS). The Federal Standardization Manual may be obtained from the General Services Administration (see address in 11.201(d)(1)). DoD Manual 4120.24 may be obtained from DoD (https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/Issuanc…
  • FAR 11.202 Maintenance of standardization documents.
    …ral Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions should be submitted to the General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service, Office of Acquisition, Washington, DC 20406. Agencies shall submit recommendations for change…
  • FAR 12.401 General.
    This subpart provides— (a) Guidance regarding tailoring of the paragraphs in the clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, when the paragraphs do not reflect the customary practice for a…
  • FAR 14.202-3 Bid envelopes.
    …rm 17, Offer Label, may be furnished with each bid set. The form may be obtained from the General Services Administration (see 53.107).
  • FAR 16.500 Scope of subpart.
    …cedures authorized by part 6. (c) Nothing in this subpart restricts the authority of the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into schedule, multiple award, or task or delivery order contracts under any other provision of law. Th…

FAR (chapter 1)

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