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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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40 sections with “Major defense acquisition program”

  • DFARS 252.209-7008 Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program.
    …llowing provision: Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program (DEC 2010) (a) Definitions. “Major subcontractor” is defined in the clause at 252.209-7009, Organizational Conflict…
  • DFARS 252.209-7009 Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program.
    …rescribed in 209.571-8(b), use the following clause: Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program (MAY 2019) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Major subcontractor means a subcontractor that is awarded a sub…
  • DFARS 209.571 Organizational conflicts of interest in major defense acquisition programs.
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 3208(d)(1) from requiring offers for development or production of major systems that would enable the Government to use technical data to competitively reprocure identical items or components of the system if the ite…
  • DFARS 234.004 Acquisition strategy.
    …818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-364), for major defense acquisition programs at Milestone B— (A) The milestone decision authority shall select, with the advice of the contracting officer, the…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …urce(s), and discuss why full and open competition cannot be obtained. (ii) Identify the major components or subsystems. Discuss component breakout plans relative to these major components or subsystems. Describe how competition will be so…
  • DFARS 209.571-1 Definitions.
    …ith system responsibility means a prime contractor for the development or production of a major system, if the prime contractor is not expected at the time of award to perform a substantial portion of the work on the system and the major su…
  • DFARS 209.571-6 Identification of organizational conflicts of interest.
    When evaluating organizational conflicts of interest for major defense acquisition programs or pre-major defense acquisition programs, contracting officers shall consider— (a) The ownership of business units performing systems engineering …
  • DFARS 209.571-7 Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts.
    …all obtain advice on systems architecture and systems engineering matters with respect to major defense acquisition programs or pre-major defense acquisition programs from Federally Funded Research and Development Centers or other sources i…
  • DFARS 209.571-8 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …on at 252.209-7008, Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program, if the solicitation includes the clause at 252.209-7009, Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisit…
  • DFARS 235.006 Contracting methods and contract type.
    (b)(i) For major defense acquisition programs as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201— (A) Follow the procedures at 234.004; and (B) Notify the milestone decision authority of an intent not to exercise a fixed-price production option on a developmen…
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    …th separately by— (A) North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code; (B) Major defense acquisition program, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201; (C) Contract number, if the contract is for maintenance, overhaul, repair, servicing…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … (see 9.505-1(b)) to ensure the effective operation and maintenance of a weapon system or major system as defined in OMB Circular No. A-109 or to provide direct support of a weapon system that is essential to research, development, producti…
  • FAR 48.102 Policies.
    …ram requirement clause (52.248-1, Alternates I or II) in initial production contracts for major systems programs (see definition of major system in 34.001) and for contracts for major systems research and development except where the contra…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ice of the Secretary of Defense. (For emergency acquisition flexibilities, see 218.270.) Major defense acquisition program is defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201. Material weakness means a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in the internal c…
  • DFARS 234.7101 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …e at 252.234-7004, Cost and Software Data Reporting System, in solicitations that include major defense acquisition programs as follows: (1) Use the basic clause in solicitations and contracts for major defense acquisition programs that ex…
  • DFARS 209.571-3 Policy.
    It is DoD policy that— (a) Agencies shall obtain advice on major defense acquisition programs and pre-major defense acquisition programs from sources that are objective and unbiased; and (b) Contracting officers generally should seek to r…
  • DFARS 211.274-2 Policy for item unique identification.
    …; (iv) Item of special tooling or special test equipment, as defined at FAR 2.101, for a major defense acquisition program that is designated for preservation and storage in accordance with the requirements of section 815 of the National D…
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    …(including machine tools) manufactured in the United States, in source selections for all major defense acquisition programs as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201. (iii) See 247.573-2(c) for additional evaluation factors required in solicitations f…
  • DFARS 234.001-70 Definitions.
    …es with the earned value management system guidelines in the ANSI/EIA-748. Production of major defense acquisition program means the production and deployment of a major system that is intended to achieve an operational capability that sat…
  • DFARS 234.7001 Definition.
    As used in this subpart— Major weapon system means a weapon system acquired pursuant to a major defense acquisition program.
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …e designation means a combination of letters and numerals assigned by the Government to a major end item, assembly or subassembly, as appropriate, to provide a convenient means of differentiating between items having the same basic name and…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    …al organization, or an organization to which design responsibility has been transferred. Major nonconformance means a nonconformance, other than critical, that is likely to result in failure of the supplies or services, or to materially re…
  • DFARS 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …GI 201.170-2(a)) for all procurements with an estimated value of $1 billion or more under major defense acquisition programs for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) is the milestone decision autho…
  • DFARS 204.470-3 Contract clause.
    …gency Additional Protocol, in solicitations and contracts for research and development or major defense acquisition programs involving— (a) Any fissionable materials (e.g., uranium, plutonium, neptunium, thorium, americium); (b) Other rad…
  • DFARS 209.571-2 Applicability.
    (a) This subsection applies to major defense acquisition programs. (b) To the extent that this section is inconsistent with FAR subpart 9.5, this section takes precedence.
  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    …table source selection process to acquire engineering and manufacturing development for a major defense acquisition program for which budgetary authority is requested beginning in fiscal year 2019. (3) Contracting officers shall make award…
  • DFARS 215.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …ducts or commercial services, except see 234.7002(e) for pricing commercial subsystems of major weapon systems and components and spare parts of major weapon systems and of subsystems of major weapon systems. (B) When applying the commerci…
  • DFARS 216.102 Policies.
    …L. 112-239), use of any cost-reimbursement line item for the acquisition of production of major defense acquisition programs is prohibited, unless the exception at 234.004(2)(ii) applies.
  • DFARS 234.005-2 Mission-oriented solicitation.
    …ly acceptable source selection process for engineering and manufacturing development of a major defense acquisition program for which budgetary authority is requested beginning in fiscal year 2019.
  • DFARS 234.7100 Policy.
    (a) The cost and software data reporting (CSDR) requirement is mandatory for major defense acquisition programs (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201) as specified in DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework and the DoD 5000.04…
  • DFARS 252.249-7002 Notification of Anticipated Contract Termination or Reduction.
    …ed Contract Termination or Reduction (DEC 2022) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Major defense program means a program that is carried out to produce or acquire a major system (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 3041(a)). (b) Scope. This cla…
  • FAR 13.201 General.
    … assistance pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2292 et seq.; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster (42 U.S.C. 5122), the micro-purchase threshold is— (i) $25,000 in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to…
  • DFARS 215.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …her to perform a program or overhead should-cost review. (b) Program should-cost review. Major weapon system should-cost program reviews shall be conducted in a manner that is transparent, objective, and provides for the efficiency of the …
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …g-lead items that are necessary in order to meet a planned delivery schedule for complete major end items that are programmed under the contract to be acquired with funds appropriated for a subsequent fiscal year (including an economic orde…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …ht by employees or ex-employees of the contractor or subcontractor under section 2 of the Major Fraud Act of 1988 where the contractor or subcontractor was found liable or settled. (5) Costs of legal, accounting, and consultant services an…
  • DFARS 215.371-4 Exceptions.
    …provision of international disaster assistance; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster; (3) Small business set-asides under FAR subpart 19.5, set asides offered and accepted into the 8(a) Program under FAR subpart 19.8, o…
  • DFARS 215.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ld-Cost Review, in all solicitations and contracts for the development or production of a major weapon system, as defined in 234.7001.
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …iculum” means a series of courses having a unified purpose and belonging primarily to one major academic field. It will usually include certain required courses and elective courses within established criteria. Examples include Business Adm…
  • DFARS 242.302 Contract administration functions.
    … contract administration functions related to IR&D projects and B&P projects performed by major contractors, see 242.771-3(a). (12) Also perform all payment administration in accordance with any applicable payment clauses. (13)(A) Do not …

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