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42 sections with “Government Accountability Office”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    As prescribed in 45.107(a), insert the following clause: Government Property (SEP 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Cannibalize means to remove parts from Government property for use or for installation on other Government p…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    As prescribed in 245.107(4), use the following clause: Management and Reporting of Government Property (Jan 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— As is means that the Government makes no warranty with respect to the serviceabili…
  • FAR 1.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.
    …nt, as used in this subsection, means an agreement that is not binding solely because the Government representative who made it lacked the authority to enter into that agreement on behalf of the Government. (b) Policy. (1) Agencies should …
  • FAR 7.302 Policy.
    (a) The Circular provides that it is the policy of the Government to— (1) Perform inherently governmental activities with Government personnel; and (2) Subject commercial activities to the forces of competition. (b) As provided in the Ci…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    (a) Contracts shall not be used for the performance of inherently governmental functions. (b) Agency decisions which determine whether a function is or is not an inherently governmental function may be reviewed and modified by appropriate …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …all not be used unless the particular brand-name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or…
  • FAR 33.102 General.
    …tests are submitted before or after award and whether filed directly with the agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. (See 19.302 for protests of small business status, 19.305 for protests of…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    … Contractor, sold to third parties, returned to suppliers, delivered to or stored for the Government, or otherwise properly accounted for, and that all proceeds and retention credits have been used in arriving at this agreement. (2) The Co…
  • FAR 50.102-3 Limitations on exercise of authority.
    …ed to amounts appropriated or to contract authorization); and (4) That will obligate the Government for any amount over $150 million, unless the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services are notified in writing of the proposed obligati…
  • DFARS 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.
    …y. (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 services. Covered foreign entity means any of the follo…
  • DFARS 252.209-7012 Prohibition Relating to Conflicts of Interest in Consulting Services—Certification.
    …cy. (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 services. Covered foreign entity means any of the follo…
  • DFARS 252.239-7017 Notice of Supply Chain Risk.
    …ation of such system (see 10 U.S.C. 3252). (b) In order to manage supply chain risk, the Government may use the authorities provided by 10 U.S.C. 3252. In exercising these authorities, the Government may consider information, public and no…
  • DFARS 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk.
    …tractor shall mitigate supply chain risk in the provision of supplies and services to the Government. (c) In order to manage supply chain risk, the Government may use the authorities provided by 10 U.S.C. 3252. In exercising these authorit…
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    … paragraph (d)(1) or a direction under paragraph (d)(2) of this section is a claim by the Government for the purposes of 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. (e) Authorizes contracting officers to order that sums withheld under paragra…
  • FAR 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    (a) Government members of the Team must be empowered to make acquisition decisions within their areas of responsibility, including selection, negotiation, and administration of contracts consistent with the Guiding Principles. In particular…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evalu…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Cannibalize means to remove parts from Government property for use or for installation on other Government property. Contractor-acquired property means property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the cont…
  • FAR 45.201 Solicitation.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert a listing of the Government property to be offered in all solicitations where Government-furnished property is anticipated (see 45.102). The listing shall include at a minimum— (1) The name, part nu…
  • FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management.
    …ity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the sam…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …ity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management (SAM) records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for t…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …e or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. Predecessor means an entity that i…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    …es on the premises of United States diplomatic, consular, military or other United States Government missions outside the United States (18 U.S.C. 7(9)). (f) Processing and departure points. The Contractor shall require its personnel who a…
  • DFARS 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings.
    …the procurement (10 U.S.C. 3014). (b) Postaward debriefing. (1) Upon timely request, the Government will provide a written or oral postaward debriefing to successful or unsuccessful offerors for contract awards valued at $15 million or mor…
  • DFARS 252.216-7010 Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders.
    …s and Delivery Orders (Oct 2025) (a) Postaward debriefing. (1) Upon timely request, the Government will provide a written or oral postaward debriefing for task orders or delivery orders valued at $15 million or more to the Contractor, reg…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …rt functions away from the close proximity of, and do not reside with, U.S. Armed Forces. Government-furnished support to non-CAAF is typically limited to force protection, emergency medical care, and basic human needs (e.g., bottled water,…
  • FAR 5.503 Procedures.
    … place orders unless the award/order is made by using electronic commerce or by using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card for micropurchases. (b) Rates. Advertisements may be paid for at rates not over the commercial rates charged …
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …accordance with subpart 8.6. The completed evaluation shall not be released to other than Government personnel and the contractor whose performance is being evaluated during the period the information may be used to provide source selection…
  • FAR 50.103-3 Contract adjustment.
    …nd (iv) The contractor has sought the same, or a similar or related, adjustment from the Government Accountability Office or any other part of the Government, or anticipates doing so. (b) Contractor certification. A contractor seeking a c…
  • FAR 3.903 Policy.
    …gress or a representative of a committee of Congress. (2) An Inspector General. (3) The Government Accountability Office. (4) A Federal employee responsible for contract oversight or management at the relevant agency. (5) An authorized …
  • FAR 4.602 General.
    …vides— (1) A basis for recurring and special reports to the President, the Congress, the Government Accountability Office, Federal executive agencies, and the general public; (2) A means of measuring and assessing the effect of Federal co…
  • FAR 33.101 Definitions.
    …rning the award of the contract. Protest venue means protests filed with the agency, the Government Accountability Office, or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. U.S. District Courts do not have any bid protest jurisdiction.
  • FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest.
    …hat are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgmen…
  • FAR 53.109 Forms prescribed by other regulations.
    …thetical notation after the form number. For example, SF 1165, which is prescribed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), is identified as SF 1165(GAO).
  • DFARS 203.903 Policy.
    … funding from or has oversight over contracts awarded for or on behalf of DoD. (iii) The Government Accountability Office. (iv) A DoD employee responsible for contract oversight or management. (v) An authorized official of the Department…
  • DFARS 204.805 Disposal of contract files.
    …y the Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council. Forward requests for deviations to both the Government Accountability Office and the National Archives and Records Administration. (3) Hold completed contract files in the office responsible fo…
  • DFARS 239.7305 Exclusion and limitation on disclosure.
    …al authorized under such authority shall be subject to review in a bid protest before the Government Accountability Office or in any Federal court; and (2) The authorized individual shall— (i) Notify appropriate parties of action taken un…
  • FAR 45.602-3 Screening.
    …cated. (ii) If the contractor has expressed an interest in using the property on another Government contract, the plant clearance officer shall contact the contracting officer for that contract. If the contracting officer concurs with the …
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …ability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282), as amended by section 6202 of the Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-252), requires the Contractor to report information on subcontract awards. The law requires a…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …to the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), in writing. If the Contractor wishes the Government to protect the data and information as privileged or confidential, the Contractor must mark the documents with the appropriate legends befo…
  • FAR 25.702-1 Definitions.
    …demonstrate— (i) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan; (ii) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of th…

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.