48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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178 sections with “Limitation of Cost”: the first 40
- FAR 32.704 Limitation of cost or funds.(a)(1) When a contract contains the clause at 52.232-20, Limitation of Cost; or 52.232-22, Limitation of Funds, the contracting officer, upon learning that the contractor is approaching the estimated cost of the contract or the limit of the…
- FAR 32.706-2 Clauses for limitation of cost or funds.(a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.232-20, Limitation of Cost, in solicitations and contracts if a fully funded cost-reimbursement contract is contemplated, whether or not the contract provides for payment of a fee. …
- FAR 52.232-20 Limitation of Cost.… designation may be substituted for “Schedule” wherever that word appears in the clause: Limitation of Cost (APR 1984) (a) The parties estimate that performance of this contract, exclusive of any fee, will not cost the Government more tha…
- DFARS 232.704 Limitation of cost or funds.
- FAR 36.205 Statutory cost limitations.…uction shall not be awarded at a cost to the Government— (1) In excess of statutory cost limitations, unless applicable limitations can be and are waived in writing for the particular contract; or (2) Which, with allowances for Government…
- DFARS 252.236-7006 Cost limitation.As prescribed in 236.570(b)(4), use the following provision: Cost Limitation (JAN 1997) (a) Certain items in this solicitation are subject to statutory cost limitations. The limitations are stated in the Schedule. (b) An offer which does…
- FAR 37.113-1 Waiver of cost allowability limitations.(a) The head of the agency may waive the 31.205-6(g)(6) cost allowability limitations on severance payments to foreign nationals for contracts that— (1) Provide significant support services for (i) members of the armed forces stationed or …
- FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.…BZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference. (b)(1) Limitations on subcontracting. A small business concern subject to the limitations on subcontracting is required to comply with the following: (i) Fo…
- FAR 19.809-2 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.(a) Limitations on subcontracting. To be awarded a contract or order under the 8(a) program, the 8(a) participant is required to perform— (1) For services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost incurred for personnel with i…
- FAR 36.609-1 Design within funding limitations.…o that construction costs will not exceed a contractually specified dollar limit (funding limitation). If the price of construction proposed in response to a Government solicitation exceeds the construction funding limitation in the archite…
- FAR 52.215-22 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges—Identification of Subcontract Effort.As prescribed in 15.408(n)(1), use the following provision: Limitations on Pass-Through Charges—Identification of Subcontract Effort (OCT 2009) (a) Definitions. Added value, excessive pass-through charge, subcontract, and subcontractor, a…
- FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.As prescribed in 19.507(e), insert the following clause: Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) (a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside. (b) Definition. Similarly situated entity, as used in th…
- FAR 52.236-22 Design Within Funding Limitations.As prescribed in 36.609-1(c), insert the following clause: Design Within Funding Limitations (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor shall accomplish the design services required under this contract so as to permit the award of a contract, using st…
- FAR 52.237-9 Waiver of Limitation on Severance Payments to Foreign Nationals.As prescribed in 37.113-2(b), use the following clause: Waiver of Limitation on Severance Payments to Foreign Nationals (DEC 2022) (a) Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3744(b) or 41 U.S.C. 4304(b)(1), as applicable, the cost allowability limitations…
- FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.As prescribed in 46.805, insert the following clause: Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items (FEB 1997) (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (e) below, and notwithstanding any other provision of this contract, the Contractor…
- DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.…ricing FMS contracts, except as noted in paragraphs (c) and (e) of this section. (c) The limitations for all contractors described in 231.205-18(c)(iii) and (iv) do not apply to FMS contracts, except as provided in 225.7303-5. The allowabi…
- DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors.As prescribed in 204.7403(a), use the following clause: Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer software means computer programs, …
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.…ftware for performance of a Government contract that contains the clause at 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends. Developed means that— (1) A computer progr…
- DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.…ftware for performance of a Government contract that contains the clause at 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends. Detailed manufacturing or process data mean…
- FAR 32.700 Scope of subpart.…describes basic requirements for contract funding and (b) prescribes procedures for using limitation of cost or limitation of funds clauses. Detailed acquisition funding requirements are contained in agency fiscal regulations.
- FAR 50.102-3 Limitations on exercise of authority.…authority by officials below the secretarial level is subject to the following additional limitations: (1) The action shall not— (i) Release a contractor from performance of an obligation over $90,000; (ii) Result in an increase in cost …
- FAR 52.216-26 Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization.…costs of those subcontractors. (3) Eighty-five percent of all other approved costs. (b) Limitation of reimbursement. To determine the amounts payable to the Contractor under this letter contract, the Contracting Officer shall determine al…
- FAR 52.232-22 Limitation of Funds.… designation may be substituted for “Schedule” wherever that word appears in the clause: Limitation of Funds (APR 1984) (a) The parties estimate that performance of this contract will not cost the Government more than (1) the estimated co…
- FAR 52.243-2 Changes—Cost-Reimbursement.…t be obligated to continue performance or incur costs beyond the point established in the Limitation of Cost or Limitation of Funds clause of this contract. (End of clause) Alternate I (APR 1984). If the requirement is for services and no…
- DFARS 225.7305 Limitation of liability.…r when the foreign customer will assume the risk for loss or damage under the appropriate limitation of liability clause(s) (see FAR Subpart 46.8). Consider the costs of necessary insurance, if any, obtained by the contractor to cover the r…
- DFARS 252.227-7025 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends.…escribed in 227.7103-6(c), 227.7104-4(b)(4), or 227.7203-6(d), use the following clause: Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked With Restrictive Legends (JAN 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this …
- DFARS 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government's obligation.As prescribed in 232.706-70, use the following clause: Limitation of Government's Obligation (APR 2014) (a) Contract line item(s) [Contracting Officer insert after negotiations] is/are incrementally funded. For this/these item(s), the sum…
- DFARS 252.249-7000 Special termination costs.…hich subcontractors may be entitled in the event of termination. (b) Notwithstanding the Limitation of Cost/Limitation of Funds clause of this contract, the Contractor shall not include in its estimate of costs incurred or to be incurred, …
- FAR 13.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.…ted only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the 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…
- FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.(a) The Secretary of Labor may provide reasonable limitations and may make rules and regulations allowing reasonable variations, tolerances, and exemptions to and from any or all provisions of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute ot…
- FAR 42.707 Cost-sharing rates and limitations on indirect cost rates.(a) Cost-sharing arrangements, when authorized, may call for the contractor to participate in the costs of the contract by accepting indirect cost rates lower than the anticipated actual rates. In such cases, a negotiated indirect cost rate…
- FAR 43.105 Availability of funds.…cts that— (1) Are conditioned on availability of funds (see 32.703-2); or (2) Contain a limitation of cost or funds clause (see 32.704). (b) The certification required by paragraph (a) above shall be based on the negotiated price, except…
- FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.…ount to prior fiscal year and budgetary data. (B) General organizational information and limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. See 31.205-6(p). Additional salary reference information is available at …
- DFARS 212.271 Limitation on acquisition of right-hand drive passenger sedans.10 U.S.C. 2253(a)(2) limits the authority to purchase right-hand drive passenger sedans to a cost of not more than $55,000 per vehicle.
- DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.The following limitations and prohibitions apply when considering the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection procedures. (a) Limitations. (1) In accordance with section 813 of the National Defense Authorization Ac…
- DFARS 252.235-7001 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Cost Reimbursement.…omply with the Government's directions, and execute any authorizations required. (g) The Limitation of Cost clause of this contract does not apply to the Government's obligations under this clause. The obligations under this clause are exc…
- DFARS 252.247-7002 Revision of prices.…accordance with this clause. (c) Demand for negotiation. (1) At any time, subject to the limitations specified in this clause, either the Contracting Officer or the Contractor may deliver to the other a written demand that the parties nego…
- FAR 15.404-4 Profit.…ntracting officer shall not negotiate a price or fee that exceeds the following statutory limitations, imposed by 10 U.S.C. 3322(b) and 41 U.S.C. 3905): (A) For experimental, developmental, or research work performed under a cost-plus-fixe…
- FAR 16.306 Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts.…the Government has established reasonably firm performance objectives and schedules. (c) Limitations. No cost-plus-fixed-fee contract shall be awarded unless the contracting officer complies with all limitations in 15.404-4(c)(4)(i) and 16…
- FAR 16.405-1 Cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts.…vide for a low minimum fee that may be a zero fee or, in rare cases, a negative fee. (c) Limitations. No cost-plus-incentive-fee contract shall be awarded unless all limitations in 16.301-3 are complied with.
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.