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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    (a) An individual surety is acceptable for all types of bonds except position schedule bonds. Assets pledged by an individual surety shall meet the eligibility requirements of Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Per 31 U.S.C. 9310, ind…
  • FAR 28.203-5 Exclusion of individual sureties.
    (a) An individual may be excluded from acting as a surety on bonds submitted by offerors on procurement by the executive branch of the Federal Government, by the acquiring agency's head or designee utilizing the procedures in subpart 9.4. T…
  • FAR 52.228-11 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets.
    As prescribed in 28.203-4(b), insert the following clause: Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (FEB 2021) (a) The Contractor shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a performance bond or a payment bond— (1) A pledg…
  • FAR 52.228-17 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee).
    As prescribed in 28.203-4(a), insert the following provision: Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee) (FEB 2021) (a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee— (1) A pledge of ass…
  • DFARS 252.225-7057 Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.
    …ibed in 225.7021-4(a), use the following provision: Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China (Aug 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Covered contract and covered entity ha…
  • DFARS 252.237-7017 Individual laundry.
    As prescribed in 237.7101(f), use the following clause: Individual Laundry (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor shall provide laundry service under this contract on both a unit bundle and on a piece-rate bundle basis for individual personnel. (…
  • DFARS 252.225-7058 Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.
    …cribed in 225.7021-4(b), use the following clause: Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work In the People's Republic of China (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered contract means any DoD contract o…
  • DFARS 252.215-7006 Use of Employees or Individual Subcontractors Who Are Members of the Selected Reserve.
    As prescribed in 215.370-3, use the following clause: Use of Employees or Individual Subcontractors Who Are Members of the Selected Reserve (MAR 2022) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Selected Reserve has the meaning given that te…
  • FAR 9.703 Contracting with individual pool members.
    (a) Pool members may submit individual offers, independent of the pool. However, the contracting officer shall not consider an independent offer by a pool member if that pool member participates in a competing offer submitted by the pool. …
  • FAR 28.204 Alternatives in lieu of corporate or individual sureties.
    …ny of the types of security listed in 28.204-1 through 28.204-3 instead of a corporate or individual surety for the bond. When any of those types of security are deposited, a statement shall be incorporated in the bond form pledging the sec…
  • DFARS 239.7303 Authorized individuals.
    (a) Subject to 239.7304, the following individuals are authorized to take the actions authorized by 239.7305: (1) The Secretary of Defense. (2) The Secretary of the Army. (3) The Secretary of the Navy. (4) The Secretary of the Air Force…
  • FAR 1.403 Individual deviations.
    Individual deviations affect only one contract action, and, unless 1.405(e) is applicable, may be authorized by the agency head. The contracting officer must document the justification and agency approval in the contract file.
  • FAR 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.
    …nreasonableness of price includes not only the total price of the bid, but the prices for individual line items as well. (g) Any bid may be rejected if the prices for any line items or subline items are materially unbalanced (see 15.404-1(…
  • DFARS 201.403 Individual deviations.
    (1) Individual deviations, except those described in 201.402(1) and paragraph (2) of this section, must be approved in accordance with the department/agency plan prescribed by 201.304(4). (2) Contracting officers outside the United States …
  • FAR 28.203 Individual sureties.
  • DFARS 225.872-4 Individual determinations.
    If the offer of an end product from a qualifying country source listed in 225.872-1(b), as evaluated, is low or otherwise eligible for award, prepare a determination and findings exempting the acquisition from the Buy American statute and t…
  • DFARS 225.7021 Disclosure requirements for employment transparency regarding individuals who perform work in the People's Republic of China.
    See PGI 225.7021 for additional procedures regarding disclosures.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …operation or maintenance of the system. Affiliates means associated business concerns or individuals if, directly or indirectly either one controls or can control the other; or third party controls or can control both, except as follows: …
  • FAR 3.104-7 Violations or possible violations.
    …documentation supporting a determination that there is no impact on the procurement to an individual designated in accordance with agency procedures. (i) If that individual concurs, the contracting officer may proceed with the procurement.…
  • FAR 4.102 Contractor's signature.
    (a) Individuals. A contract with an individual shall be signed by that individual. A contract with an individual doing business as a firm shall be signed by that individual, and the signature shall be followed by the individual's typed, sta…
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    …l should consider factors such as the following (some of the factors below could apply to individuals such as contractors that are individuals, and are so marked): (1) Whether the contractor had effective standards of conduct and internal …
  • FAR 13.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.
    … BPA. (3) Purchase limitation. A statement that specifies the dollar limitation for each individual purchase under the BPA (see 13.303-5(b)). (4) Individuals authorized to purchase under the BPA. A statement that a list of individuals aut…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …. See 13 CFR 121.406(b)(2). (4) Waiver of nonmanufacturer rule. (i) The SBA may grant an individual or a class waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule to allow a nonmanufacturer to provide an end item of an other than small business without reg…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …nd women-owned small business concerns, as a percentage of total subcontract dollars. For individual subcontracting plans only, a contracting officer may require the goals referenced in paragraph (a)(1) of this section to be calculated as a…
  • FAR 24.101 Definitions.
    …(including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency. Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Maintain means maintain, collect, use, or diss…
  • FAR 24.102 General.
    …n an agency contracts for the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals on behalf of the agency to accomplish an agency function the agency must apply the requirements of the Act to the contractor and its emplo…
  • FAR 25.703-4 Waiver.
    …llowing sufficient time for review and approval. (b) Agencies may request a waiver on an individual or class basis; however, waivers are not indefinite and can be cancelled, if warranted. (1) A class waiver may be requested only when the …
  • FAR 28.203-3 Release of security interest.
    …on with legal counsel, the contracting officer shall release the security interest on the individual surety's assets using the Optional Form 91, Release of Personal Property from Escrow, or a similar release as soon as possible consistent w…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …phs (g), (h), (j), (k), (m), and (o) of this subsection). (2) The total compensation for individual employees or job classes of employees must be reasonable for the work performed; however, specific restrictions on individual compensation …
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …mentality of a local government. Officer or employee of an agency includes the following individuals who are employed by an agency: (1) An individual who is appointed to a position in the Government under Title 5, United States Code, incl…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    … Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent Contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization. Full cooper…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and (ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshol…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ludes Indian-owned economic enterprises that meet the requirements of 25 U.S.C. 1452(e). Individual subcontracting plan means a subcontracting plan that covers the entire contract period (including option periods), applies to a specific co…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …own Plan (41 CFR 60-4) approved by the U.S. Department of Labor in a covered area, either individually or through an association, its affirmative action obligations on all work in the plan area (including goals) shall comply with the plan f…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …equirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV); (B) Other than individuals employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR part 541; and (C) Regar…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    … provisions; (C) Regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the individual and the employer; and (ii) Includes any person performing work on or in connection with the contract and individually registered in a bona…
  • FAR 52.224-2 Privacy Act.
    …tions and contracts, when the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an agency function: Privacy Act (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor agrees to— (1) Comply with the Privacy Act of 1…
  • DFARS 225.7018-4 Nonavailability determination.
    (a) Individual nonavailability determinations. (1) The head of the contracting activity is authorized to make a nonavailability determination described in 225.7018-3(d) on an individual basis (i.e., applies to only one contract). (2) The s…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    … within their fields of specialization. (B) Sources for personal services contracts with individuals under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 1091 shall be selected through the procedures in this section. These procedures do not apply to contracts…
  • DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).
    …finition. As used in this clause— Summary Subcontract Report (SSR) Coordinator means the individual who is registered in the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) at the Department of Defense level and is responsible for acknow…

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