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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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42 sections with “Impracticable”: the first 40

  • FAR 4.2104 Waivers.
    …ter, in which prior notice and consultation with the ODNI and prior notice to the FASC is impracticable and would severely jeopardize performance of mission-critical functions, the head of an agency may grant a waiver without meeting the no…
  • FAR 25.202 Exceptions.
    …nstruction materials without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute: (1) Impracticable or inconsistent with public interest. The head of the agency may determine that application of the restrictions of the Buy American stat…
  • DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data.
    … asserted restriction and that continued adherence to the asserted restriction would make impracticable the subsequent competitive acquisition of the item or process to which the technical data relates, the Contracting Officer will follow t…
  • FAR 1.501-2 Opportunity for public comments.
    …Register. Each of these notices shall include— (1) The text of the revision or, if it is impracticable to publish the full text, a summary of the proposal; (2) The address and telephone number of the individual from whom copies of the rev…
  • FAR 1.501-3 Exceptions.
    …d not be solicited when urgent and compelling circumstances make solicitation of comments impracticable prior to the effective date of the coverage, such as when a new statute must be implemented in a relatively short period of time. In suc…
  • FAR 7.203 Solicitation provision.
    …ernment already has the data; (b) The data is otherwise readily available; or (c) It is impracticable for the Government to vary its future requirements.
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …e metric system of measurement in its acquisitions, except to the extent that such use is impracticable or is likely to cause significant inefficiencies or loss of markets to United States firms. Requiring activities are responsible for est…
  • FAR 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
    …luation of the solicitation; (2) In the judgment of the contracting officer, it would be impracticable for prospective contractors to obtain the documents in reasonable time to respond to the solicitation; or (3) A prospective contractor …
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    … (d) Written solicitations. If obtaining electronic or oral quotations is uneconomical or impracticable, the contracting officer should issue paper solicitations for contract actions likely to exceed $25,000. The contracting officer shall i…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …tions to defer make-or-buy decisions when categorization of some items or work efforts is impracticable at the time of submission. (viii) Any other information the contracting officer requires in order to evaluate the program. (f) Evaluat…
  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    … each award. If the number of items or other factors makes listing any stated unit prices impracticable at that time, only the total contract price need be furnished in the notice. However, the items, quantities, and any stated unit prices …
  • FAR 15.609 Limited use of data.
    …ection. The return letter will state that the proposal cannot be considered because it is impracticable for the Government to comply with the legend and that the agency will consider the proposal if it is resubmitted with the proper legend.…
  • FAR 16.206-2 Application.
    …involved and short performance period make the use of any other fixed-price contract type impracticable. (a) A ceiling price shall be negotiated for the contract at a level that reflects a reasonable sharing of risk by the contractor. The …
  • FAR 17.202 Use of options.
    …e basic quantity is a learning or testing quantity and (ii) competition for the option is impracticable once the initial contract is awarded. (d) In recognition of (1) the Government's need in certain service contracts for continuity of op…
  • FAR 17.203 Solicitations.
    … the option cannot be evaluated under 17.206, or (2) future competition for the option is impracticable. (g) Solicitations that require the offering of an option at prices no higher than those for the initial requirement shall— (1) Specif…
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    …ject is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that a project labor agreement would be impracticable. (ii) Market research indicates that requiring a project labor agreement on the project would substantially reduce the number of potent…
  • FAR 22.807 Exemptions.
    …ontracts of the same type may also be exempted if the Deputy Assistant Secretary finds it impracticable to act upon each request individually or if group exemptions will contribute to convenience in the administration of E.O. 11246. (b) Th…
  • FAR 22.1305 Waivers.
    …Groups or categories of contracts if a waiver is in the national interest and it is— (i) Impracticable to act on each request individually; and (ii) Determined that the waiver will substantially contribute to convenience in administering …
  • FAR 22.1403 Waivers.
    …Groups or categories of contracts if a waiver is in the national interest and it is— (i) Impracticable to act on each request individually; and (ii) Determined that the waiver will substantially contribute to convenience in administering …
  • FAR 23.107-3 Energy-consuming products and water-consuming products.
    …se items that use no more than one watt in their standby power consuming mode. When it is impracticable to meet the one-watt requirement, agencies shall purchase items with the lowest standby wattage practicable; and (2) When contracting f…
  • FAR 25.206 Noncompliance.
    … replacement of foreign construction material incorporated in a building or work would be impracticable, cause undue delay, or otherwise be detrimental to the interests of the Government, the contracting officer may determine in writing tha…
  • FAR 25.603 Exceptions.
    …of the Buy American statute to a particular unmanufactured construction material would be impracticable. (b) Determinations. When a determination is made, for any of the reasons stated in this section, that certain foreign construction mat…
  • FAR 25.607 Noncompliance.
    … replacement of foreign construction material incorporated in a building or work would be impracticable, cause undue delay, or otherwise be detrimental to the interests of the Government, the contracting officer may determine in writing tha…
  • FAR 28.102-1 General.
    …or as much of the work as is to be performed in a foreign country upon finding that it is impracticable for the contractor to furnish such bond, or (2) As otherwise authorized by the Bonds statute or other law. (b)(1) Pursuant to 40 U.S.C…
  • FAR 28.202 Acceptability of corporate sureties.
    …y Department Circular 570 are acceptable if the contracting officer determines that it is impracticable for the contractor to use Treasury listed sureties. (c) Treasury issues supplements to Treasury Department Circular 570, notifying all …
  • FAR 36.516 Quantity surveys.
    …emplated. If it is determined at a level above that of the contracting officer that it is impracticable for Government personnel to perform the original and final surveys, and the Government wishes the contractor to perform these surveys, t…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    …n evaluation of the contractor's purchasing system. Unless segregation of subcontracts is impracticable, this evaluation shall not include subcontracts awarded by the contractor exclusively in support of Government contracts that are compet…
  • FAR 47.305-5 Destination unknown.
    …Carload and Truckload Shipments). (c)(1) When exact destinations are not known and it is impracticable to establish tentative or general delivery places for the purpose of evaluating transportation costs, the contracting officer shall inse…
  • FAR 50.102-3 Limitations on exercise of authority.
    … and (2) The approving authority finds that, at the time the commitment was made, it was impracticable to use normal contracting procedures. (e) The exercise of authority by officials below the secretarial level is subject to the followin…
  • FAR 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts.
    … facilities acquired or established for the conduct of the work, to the extent that it is impracticable for the Contractor to use the facilities in its commercial work, and if the costs are not charged to the contract through overhead or ot…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …ctor's Web site (if one is maintained). If posting at the workplace or on the Web site is impracticable, the Contractor shall provide the relevant contents of the compliance plan to each worker in writing. (ii) The Contractor shall provide…
  • FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.
    …he restriction of the Buy American statute to a particular construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest; or (iii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United Stat…
  • FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …he restriction of the Buy American statute to a particular construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest; or (iii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United Stat…
  • FAR 52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.
    …of the Buy American statute to a particular unmanufactured construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest. (c) Request for determination of inapplicability of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the B…
  • FAR 52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …of the Buy American statute to a particular unmanufactured construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest. (c) Request for determination of inapplicability of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the B…
  • FAR 52.236-16 Quantity Surveys.
    …PR 1984). If it is determined at a level above that of the contracting officer that it is impracticable for Government personnel to perform the original and final surveys, and the Government wishes the contractor to perform these surveys, s…
  • DFARS 217.7402 Exceptions.
    …ed long-lead procurement contracts. (b) If the contracting officer determines that it is impracticable to adhere to the procedures of this subpart for a particular contract action that falls within one of the categories in paragraph (a) of…
  • DFARS 225.7501 Policy.
    …m to the total acquisition; or (v) Use of a particular domestic construction material is impracticable; (b) After receipt of offers— (1) The evaluated low offer (see Subpart 225.5) is an offer of an end product that— (i) Is a qualifying…
  • DFARS 227.7103-12 Government right to establish conformity of markings.
    …ting officer may correct or strike the nonconformity at that person's expense. When it is impracticable to return technical data for correction, contracting officers may unilaterally correct any nonconforming markings at Government expense.…
  • DFARS 227.7203-12 Government right to establish conformity of markings.
    …cting officer may correct or strike the nonconformity at the person's expense. When it is impracticable to return computer software or computer software documentation for correction, contracting officers may unilaterally correct any nonconf…

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.