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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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190 sections with “Make item”: the first 40

  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …as necessary to ensure the lowest overall cost and technical risk to the Government. When make-or-buy programs are required, the Government may reserve the right to review and agree on the contractor's make-or-buy program when necessary to …
  • FAR 52.215-9 Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program.
    As prescribed in 15.408(a), insert the following clause: Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program (OCT 1997) (a) The Contractor shall perform in accordance with the make-or-buy program incorporated in this contract. If the Contractor p…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …der means a written order, signed by the contracting officer, directing the contractor to make a change that the Changes clause authorizes the contracting officer to order without the contractor's consent. Chief Acquisition Officer means a…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …ted, are responsive to the invitation and may not be used to permit correction of bids to make them responsive. This authority is in addition to that in 14.407-2 or that may be otherwise available. (a) If a bidder requests permission to co…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ccordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may not assign its rights to receive payment under this contr…
  • FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
    …tives of these reports and (2) the data reported. (f) Availability. The Contractor shall make available at its office at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …ng clause: Allowable Cost and Payment (AUG 2018) (a) Invoicing. (1) The Government will make payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but (except for small business concerns) not more often than once every 2 weeks, in…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …s of the advance payment terms; (B) Comply with any material term of this contract; (C) Make progress or maintain a financial condition adequate for performance of this contract; (D) Limit inventory allocated to this contract to reasonab…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …502-4(a), insert the following clause: Progress Payments (NOV 2021) The Government will make progress payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but not more frequently than monthly, in amounts of $2,500 or more approve…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …JAN 2017) Notwithstanding any other payment clause in this contract, the Government will make invoice payments under the terms and conditions specified in this clause. The Government considers payment as being made on the day a check is da…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    …(JAN 2017) Notwithstanding any other payment terms in this contract, the Government will make invoice payments under the terms and conditions specified in this clause. The Government considers payment as being made on the day a check is da…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …(JAN 2017) Notwithstanding any other payment terms in this contract, the Government will make invoice payments under the terms and conditions specified in this clause. The Government considers payment as being made on the day a check is da…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …ing Officer) after receiving a notice specifying the default. Default includes failure to make progress in the work so as to endanger performance. (b) The Contracting Officer shall terminate by delivering to the Contractor a Notice of Term…
  • DFARS 215.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    … See PGI 215.407-2 for guidance on factors to consider when deciding whether to request a make-or-buy plan and for factors to consider when evaluating make-or-buy plan submissions. (e) Program requirements—(1) Items and work included. The …
  • DFARS 252.216-7001 Economic Price Adjustment-Nonstandard Steel Items.
    …e current steel index. (3) Upon request of the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall make available all records used in the computation of the labor indices. (4) Upon receipt of the statement, the Contracting Officer will compute the …
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …tem means the Contractor's system or systems for purchasing and subcontracting, including make-or-buy decisions, the selection of vendors, analysis of quoted prices, negotiation of prices with vendors, placing and administering of orders, a…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …g Standards. (v) Review to determine whether any cost data or pricing data, necessary to make the offeror's proposal suitable for negotiation, have not been either submitted or identified in writing by the offeror. If there are such data, …
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.215-9, Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program, in solicitations and contracts when it is contemplated that a make-or- buy program wi…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …t officials to accept supplies or services, perform contract administration functions, or make payment prior to fulfilling their responsibilities; and (4) Except for a contract for the purchase of a commercial product or commercial service…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …t terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment. (D) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed …
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …osal received. (B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (iii) Acceptable evidence to est…
  • FAR 52.236-16 Quantity Surveys.
    …pleted and in place. (b) The Government shall conduct the original and final surveys and make the computations based on them. The Contractor shall conduct the surveys for any periods for which progress payments are requested and shall make…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …tracting Officer— (i) Pay the Government the amount it would have cost the Contractor to make correction, repair, or replacement before the loss or damage occurred; or (ii) Provide other equitable relief. (e) This clause shall not limit …
  • DFARS 208.602-70 Acquisition of items for which FPI has a significant market share.
    … and (ii) Include FPI in the solicitation process, consider a timely offer from FPI, and make an award in accordance with the policy at FAR 8.602(a)(4)(ii) through (v). (2) When acquiring an item for which FPI does not have a significant …
  • DFARS 222.101-4 Removal of items from contractors' facilities affected by work stoppages.
    …es with military personnel. On receipt of such concurrences, the commander may proceed to make necessary arrangements to move the material. (v) If agreement for removal of the needed items cannot be reached following any of the procedures …
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …oses only and does not impose any obligation on the Government to request any services or make any payment. 8. Advance payments are authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2396(a)(3). 9. Submit invoices to: ____________ (name and address of activity). S…
  • DFARS 242.7502 Policy.
    …stem criteria in the clause at 252.242-7006, the contracting officer shall— (A) Promptly make an initial written determination on any material weaknesses and notify the contractor, in writing, providing a description of each material weakn…
  • DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data.
    …f the 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 fol…
  • DFARS 252.236-7007 Additive or deductive items.
    …ductive items. (i) If adding another item from the bid schedule list of priorities would make the award exceed the available funds for all offerors, the Contracting Officer will skip that item and go to the next item from the bid schedule …
  • DFARS 252.239-7007 Cancellation or Termination of Orders.
    …foreseeable reuse of the facilities and equipment by the Contractor. The Contractor shall make allowance for the cost of dismantling, removal, reconditioning, and disposal of the facilities and equipment when necessary either for the sale o…
  • DFARS 252.246-7006 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items.
    … Installation means the date a unit is inserted into a higher level assembly in order to make that assembly operational. Issuing agency means an organization responsible for assigning a globally unique identifier to an enterprise, as indi…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …)(ii)(B); (B) The contracting officer shall— (1) Provide a fair notice of the intent to make a purchase, including a clear description of the supplies to be delivered or the services to be performed and the basis upon which the selection …
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    …gress payments) is endangered by the contractor's financial condition, or by a failure to make progress, the contracting officer shall require the contractor to make additional operating or financial arrangements adequate for completing the…
  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    …or all first article tests. After each request for additional tests, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tes…
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    … submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tes…
  • FAR 52.211-6 Brand name or equal.
    … this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by— (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive da…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …posal received. (ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (3) Acceptable evidence to estab…
  • FAR 52.213-1 Fast Payment Procedure.
    …may be accepted by the payment office for fast payment. If the payment office declines to make fast payment, the Contractor shall be paid in accordance with procedures applicable to invoices to which the Fast Payment clause does not apply. …
  • FAR 52.227-21 Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment—Major Systems.
    …rcent of the amount of this contract, whichever is less, if the Contractor fails to— (i) Make timely delivery of the technical data; (ii) Provide the declaration required by paragraph (b)(1) of this clause; (iii) Make the corrections req…
  • FAR 52.232-28 Invitation To Propose Performance-Based Payments.
    … (a) The Government invites the offeror to propose terms under which the Government will make performance-based contract financing payments during contract performance. The Government will consider performance-based payment financing terms…

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