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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • 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 27.305-2 Administration by the Government.
    …a) Agencies should establish and maintain appropriate follow-up procedures to protect the Government's interest and to check that subject inventions are identified and disclosed, and when appropriate, patent applications are filed, and that…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    As prescribed at 27.303(e), insert the following clause: Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government (DEC 2007) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Invention means any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise p…
  • 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…
  • 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 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …restriction in this paragraph (a)(1) shall not apply to— (i) Contractors that furnish at Government request specifications or data regarding a product they provide, even though the specifications or data may have been paid for separately o…
  • FAR 32.607-2 Deferment of collection.
    …anted to small business concerns and financially weak contractors, balancing the need for Government security against loss and undue hardship on the contractor. (f) The deferment agreement shall not provide that a claim of the Government w…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …sert the following clause: Allowable Cost and Payment (AUG 2018) (a) Invoicing. (1) The Government will make payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but (except for small business concerns) not more often than once e…
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    …ees, and must be represented by final judgments or settlements approved in writing by the Government. These liabilities are for— (i) Loss of or damage to property (other than property owned, occupied, or used by the Contractor, rented to t…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …may be made only by check of the Contractor countersigned by the Contracting Officer or a Government countersigning agent designated in writing by the Contracting Officer. (c) Use of funds. The Contractor may withdraw funds from the specia…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …es. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering supplies under this contract and shall tender to the Government for acceptance only supplies that have been inspected in accordanc…
  • DFARS 252.223-7002 Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives.
    …quirements included in the schedule of this contract. (2) The Contractor shall allow the Government access to the Contractor's facilities, personnel, and safety program documentation. The Contractor shall allow authorized Government repres…
  • FAR 42.505 Postaward subcontractor conferences.
    …cting postaward conferences with subcontractors. However, the prime contractor may invite Government representatives to a conference with subcontractors, or the Government may request that the prime contractor initiate a conference with sub…
  • FAR 52.241-6 Service Provisions.
    …y inspect and test Contractor-installed meters at intervals not exceeding __ year(s). The Government has the right to have representation during the inspection and test. (2) At the written request of the Contracting Officer, the Contractor…
  • DFARS 246.471 Authorizing shipment of supplies.
    … of the contract administration office signs or stamps the shipping papers that accompany Government source-inspected supplies to release them for shipment. This is done for both prime and subcontracts. (2) An alternative procedure (see pa…
  • 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 3.801 Definitions.
    …an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any covered Federal action. Local government means a unit of government in a State and, if chartered, established, or otherwise recognized by a State for the performance of a governmen…
  • 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 8.602 Policy.
    …e FPI item is comparable to supplies available from the private sector that best meet the Government's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery. This is a unilateral determination made at the discretion of the contracting offi…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …rs for or is awarded, or reasonably may be expected to submit offers for or be awarded, a Government contract, including a contract for carriage under Government or commercial bills of lading, or a subcontract under a Government contract; o…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    …eral's office, or a State or local prosecutor's office, that substantial interests of the Government in pending or contemplated legal proceedings based on the same facts as the suspension would be prejudiced, agencies shall also— (i) Affor…
  • FAR 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.
    …responsible for submitting bids, and any modifications or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the invitation for bid (IFB) by the time specified in the IFB. They may use any transmission method authorized by the …
  • FAR 15.102 Oral presentations.
    (a) Oral presentations by offerors as requested by the Government may substitute for, or augment, written information. Use of oral presentations as a substitute for portions of a proposal can be effective in streamlining the source selectio…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …ing systems, and management. These reviews are accomplished by a multi-functional team of Government contracting, contract administration, pricing, audit, and engineering representatives. The objective of should-cost reviews is to promote b…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …s and subcontracts. (ii) For unilateral changes, the increased or decreased costs to the Government for each of the following groups: (A) Fixed-price contracts and subcontracts. (B) Flexibly-priced contracts and subcontracts; and (4) Wh…
  • FAR 30.605 Processing noncompliances.
    …determine that— (1) The contemplated contract price or cost adjustments will protect the Government from the payment of increased costs, in the aggregate; (2) The net effect of the contemplated contract price or cost adjustments will not …
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …re otherwise allowable, the costs are reasonable unless, as applied to work in performing Government contracts, the costs are unwarranted by the character and circumstances of the work or discriminatory against the Government. The applicati…
  • FAR 32.411 Agreement for special account at a financial institution.
    …red into this ____ day of ____________, 20____, between the United States of America (the Government), represented by the Contracting Officer executing this agreement, ________ [Insert the name of the Contractor], a ________ [Insert the nam…
  • 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 46.101 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government, for itself or as agent of another, assumes ownership of existing identified supplies tendered or approves specific se…
  • FAR 46.403 Government contract quality assurance at destination.
    (a) Government contract quality assurance that can be performed at destination is normally limited to inspection of the supplies or services. Inspection shall be performed at destination under the following circumstances— (1) Supplies are …
  • FAR 49.606 Granting subcontract settlement authorization.
    …of subsection 49.108-4 and those stated below, to settle, without further approval of the Government, all subcontracts and purchase orders terminated by you as a result of a Government contract being terminated or modified (1) for the conve…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any covered Federal action. Local government means a unit of government in a State and, if chartered, established, or otherwise recognized by a State for the performance of a governmen…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing. (e) Multiple offers. Offerors are en…
  • 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 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or…
  • FAR 52.214-7 Late submissions, modifications, and withdrawals of bids.
    …responsible for submitting bids, and any modifications or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the invitation for bids (IFB) by the time specified in the IFB. If no time is specified in the IFB, the time for recei…
  • FAR 52.214-23 Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding.
    …or submitting technical proposals, and any modifications or revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the request for technical proposals by the time specified in the invitation for bids (IFB). If no time is specified in…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …dresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and (v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an…
  • FAR 52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.
    …ontract management functions that the Contracting Officer determines are a benefit to the Government (e.g., processing orders of parts or services, maintaining inventory, reducing delivery lead times, managing multiple sources for contract …

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.