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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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320 sections with “Maintain”: the first 40

  • FAR 6.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
    … Agencies may exclude a particular source from a contract action in order to establish or maintain an alternative source or sources for the supplies or services being acquired if the agency head determines that to do so would— (1) Increase…
  • DFARS 206.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
    (a) Agencies may use this authority to totally or partially exclude a particular source from a contract action. (b) The determination and findings (D&F) and the documentation supporting the D&F shall identify the source to be excluded from…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ts outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. Commercial component means any component that is a commerc…
  • FAR 4.703 Policy.
    …ontain significant information not shown on the record copy. Original records need not be maintained or produced in an audit if the contractor or subcontractor provides photographic or electronic images of the original records and meets the…
  • FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
    …it is necessary to award the contract to a particular source or sources in order— (i) To maintain a facility, producer, manufacturer, or other supplier available for furnishing supplies or services in case of a national emergency or to ach…
  • FAR 24.301 Privacy training.
    … who— (1) Have access to a system of records; (2) Create, collect, use, process, store, maintain, disseminate, disclose, dispose, or otherwise handle personally identifiable information on behalf of the agency; or (3) Design, develop, ma…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …ls and Basic Records (JUL 2021) (a) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be maintained by the Contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period of 3 years thereafter for all laborers and mechanics working at …
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …an Native (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and maintaining identifiable tribal affiliations through membership and participation or community identification). (2) Asian and Pacific Islander (all p…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    … plan means a plan to which more than one employer is required to contribute and which is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between one or more employee organizations and more than one employer. Paid sick …
  • FAR 52.224-3 Privacy Training.
    … who— (1) Have access to a system of records; (2) Create, collect, use, process, store, maintain, disseminate, disclose, dispose, or otherwise handle personally identifiable information on behalf of an agency; or (3) Design, develop, mai…
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    …xcept as provided in subparagraph (a)(2) of this clause, the Contractor shall provide and maintain workers' compensation, employer's liability, comprehensive general liability (bodily injury), comprehensive automobile liability (bodily inju…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …ith which the supplies, materials, or other property are commingled. The Contractor shall maintain adequate accounting control over the property on its books and records. (3) If, at any time during the progress of the work on the contract,…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …operty in the possession of a Contractor. Property records means the records created and maintained by the contractor in support of its stewardship responsibilities for the management of Government property. Provide means to furnish, as i…
  • DFARS 252.217-7005 Inspection and manner of doing work.
    …cess costs incurred. (3) As specified in the job order, the Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government. (4) The Contractor shall maintain complete records of all inspection work and shall make …
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …nt with the need to fulfill the production plan. (b) General. The Contractor shall— (1) Maintain an MMAS that— (i) Reasonably forecasts material requirements; (ii) Ensures that costs of purchased and fabricated material charged or alloc…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …s, and expediting delivery of materials. (b) General. The Contractor shall establish and maintain an acceptable purchasing system. Failure to maintain an acceptable purchasing system, as defined in this clause, may result in disapproval of…
  • FAR 24.101 Definitions.
    …ns a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Maintain means maintain, collect, use, or disseminate. Operation of a system of records means performance of any of the activities associated with ma…
  • FAR 36.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.
    (a) Establishing offices. Agencies shall maintain offices or permanent evaluation boards, or arrange to use the offices or boards of other agencies, to receive and maintain data on firms wishing to be considered for Government contracts. Ea…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ring changes, subcontractors, tests, management of engineering resources, reliability and maintainability, data control systems, configuration management, and independent research and development. (42) Review and evaluate for technical ade…
  • FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.
    …ts outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. (b) Contractors shall ensure that the CAGE code is maintai…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …rate representation of a concern's size and ownership characteristics for the purposes of maintaining a small, veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business sou…
  • FAR 52.247-3 Capability To Perform a Contract for the Relocation of a Federal Office.
    …ate is required by the State or the District of Columbia, the Contractor as carrier shall maintain facilities, equipment, and a business address within the jurisdiction in which the move is to take place. However, if the move is to originat…
  • DFARS 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.
    …pliance with CMMC requirements. (d) Requirements. The Contractor shall— (1)(i) Have and maintain for the duration of the contract a current CMMC status at the following CMMC level, or higher: ___[Contracting Officer insert: CMMC Level 1 (…
  • DFARS 252.209-7012 Prohibition Relating to Conflicts of Interest in Consulting Services—Certification.
    … (iv) Any other provision of law. (4) Any entity included on any of the following lists maintained by the Department of Commerce (see the Export Administration Regulations at 15 CFR subchapter C): (i) The Entity List in supplement no. 4 …
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    …e or otherwise or resulting from risks with respect to which the Contractor has failed to maintain insurance, if available, as required or approved by the Contracting Officer. (3) The Government does not assume risk of and will not pay for…
  • FAR 28.203-3 Release of security interest.
    …te. See section 1.110 and section 28.102-1, paragraph (a). The security interest shall be maintained for the later of— (i) 1 year following final payment; (ii) Until completion of any warranty period (applicable only to performance bonds)…
  • FAR 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.
    …rts, components, subassemblies, etc., have an acceptable quality control system; and (4) Maintaining substantiating evidence, when required by the contract, that the supplies or services conform to contract quality requirements, and furnis…
  • FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
    …hour, or price redeterminable contract, or any combination of these, the Contractor shall maintain and the Contracting Officer, or an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer, shall have the right to examine and audit all record…
  • FAR 52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes.
    …re certain to occur as a result of a change in ownership. (b) The Contractor shall— (1) Maintain current, accurate, and complete inventory records of assets and their costs; (2) Provide the ACO or designated representative ready access t…
  • FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.
    …tion project and is an agreement described in 29 U.S.C. 158(f). (b) The Contractor shall maintain in a current status throughout the life of the contract the project labor agreement entered into prior to the award of the contract. (c) Sub…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …lishment of any conformable wage rate(s) is the concept that a pay relationship should be maintained between job classifications based on the skill required and the duties performed. (B) In the case of a contract modification, an exercise …
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …nvention identification, disclosures, and reports. (1) The Contractor shall establish and maintain active and effective procedures to educate its employees in order to assure that subject inventions are promptly identified and disclosed to …
  • FAR 52.228-5 Insurance—Work on a Government Installation.
    …rnment Installation (JAN 1997) (a) The Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire performance of this contract, at least the kinds and minimum amounts of insurance required in the schedule or elsewhere in …
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …ystem or subsystem; (ii) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 4328, to emphasize reliability and maintainability in weapon system design, ensure that reliability and maintainability are included in the performance attributes of the key performance…
  • DFARS 227.7108 Contractor data repositories.
    …t require, as a minimum, the data repository management contractor to— (1) Establish and maintain adequate procedures for protecting technical data delivered to or stored at the repository from unauthorized release or disclosure; (2) Esta…
  • DFARS 242.302 Contract administration functions.
    …nistration responsibilities on contracts for ammunition and explosives. (56) Within DoD, maintaining surveillance of aircraft flight and ground operations is accomplished by incorporating into the contract, task order, or delivery order th…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    … system criteria in paragraph (d) of this clause, and provides for a system that— (1) Is maintained, reliable, and consistently applied; (2) Produces verifiable, supportable, documented, and timely cost estimates that are an acceptable ba…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    … data is required, the information shall be provided in the form in which it is regularly maintained by the Offeror or prospective subcontractor in its business operations. (3) If the Offeror redacts data that identifies the customer (see …
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    … Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) web-based system, to enter and maintain the data for all CAAF and, as designated by the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) or the Combatant Commander, non-CAAF…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …, fairness, and openness. (1) An essential consideration in every aspect of the System is maintaining the public's trust. Not only must the System have integrity, but the actions of each member of the Team must reflect integrity, fairness, …

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.