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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.
    (a) The contracting officer's determination is final unless appealed as follows: (1) An appeal of a contracting officer's NAICS code designation and the applicable size standard shall be served and filed within 10 calendar days after the i…
  • FAR 9.504 Contracting officer responsibilities.
    (a) Using the general rules, procedures, and examples in this subpart, contracting officers shall analyze planned acquisitions in order to— (1) Identify and evaluate potential organizational conflicts of interest as early in the acquisitio…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …c) The Small Business Act requires each agency with contracting authority to establish an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (see section 15(k) of the Small Business Act). For the Department of Defense, in accordance wit…
  • FAR 27.203-1 General.
    …se at 52.227-10, Filing of Patent Applications—Classified Subject Matter, the contracting officer shall ascertain the proper security classification of the patent application. If the application contains classified subject matter, the contr…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …ng any contract using the clause at 252.228-7001, Ground and Flight Risk, the contracting officer should obtain a preaward survey of the offeror's proposed aircraft flight and ground operations facility. If the offeror proposed subcontracti…
  • DFARS 239.7602-1 General.
    …s), Terms of Service (TOS), or other similar legal instruments or agreements. Contracting officers shall incorporate any applicable service provider terms and conditions into the contract by attachment or other appropriate mechanism. Contra…
  • FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …he meaning given in 13 CFR 127.102. (b)(1) For sole source acquisitions, the contracting officer or SBA may protest the offeror's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern or as a WOSB concern elig…
  • FAR 42.703-2 Certificate of indirect costs.
    …s proposal for final indirect cost rates and a waiver is not appropriate, the contracting officer may unilaterally establish the rates. (2) Rates established unilaterally should be— (i) Based on audited historical data or other available …
  • DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.
    …ubchapter VIII of chapter 53 of Title 5, United States Code; or (C) In a general or flag officer position compensated at a rate of pay for grade O-7 or above under section 201 of Title 37, United States Code; or (ii) Serves or served in D…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    …e, on the basis of Department of advice from the Department of Justice, a U.S. Attorney's office, State attorney general's office, or a State or local prosecutor's office, that substantial interests of the Government in pending or contempla…
  • FAR 12.403 Termination.
    …when terminating contracts for commercial products or commercial services and contracting officers shall follow the procedures in this section. Contracting officers may continue to use part 49 as guidance to the extent that part 49 does not…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …existence of a mistake but is not clear and convincing, an official above the contracting officer, unless otherwise provided by agency procedures, may make a determination permitting the bidder to withdraw the bid. (d) If the evidence does…
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    …en in 13 CFR 134.1002(b). (b) General. (1) For sole source acquisitions, the contracting officer, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or SBA may protest the apparently successful offeror's service-disabled veteran-owned small business…
  • FAR 27.305-2 Administration by the Government.
    …ed in 27.304-2 should be coordinated with the appropriate agency. (b)(1) The contracting officer administering the contract (or other representative specifically designated in the contract for this purpose) is responsible for receiving inv…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …ce of a contract. (1) Generally, the contractor must obtain permission of the contracting officer prior to asserting rights in any copyrighted work containing data first produced in the performance of a contract. However, contractors are no…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …, or others retained by the contractor or subcontractor to assist it; costs of employees, officers, and directors; and any similar costs incurred before, during, and after commencement of a judicial or administrative proceeding which bears …
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …signated in the solicitation or, in the absence of such a designation, to the contracting officer, so it is received no later than 1 day after the protest is filed with the GAO. The GAO may dismiss the protest if the protester fails to furn…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …nment has paid the prime contractor. (c)(1) The Offeror, upon request by the Contracting Officer, shall submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan, where applicable, that separately addresses subcontracting with small business, veteran-own…
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    …bodily injury and property damage) insurance, and such other insurance as the Contracting Officer may require under this contract. (2) The Contractor may, with the approval of the Contracting Officer, maintain a self-insurance program; pro…
  • DFARS 227.7004 Requirements for filing an administrative claim for patent infringement.
    …002, must be actually communicated to and received by a Department, agency, organization, office, or field establishment within the Department of Defense. Claims must be in writing and should include the following: (1) An allegation of inf…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …(3) of this section), shall be in accordance with agency procedures. (D) The contracting officer must ensure that the requiring activity provides a copy of the approval with the purchase request. (E) The contracting officer must provide a…
  • DFARS 250.103-3 Contract adjustment.
    (a) Contractor requests should be filed with the procuring contracting officer (PCO). However, if filing with the PCO is impractical, requests may be filed with an authorized representative, an administrative contracting officer, or the Off…
  • FAR 3.204 Treatment of violations.
    …Gratuities clause— (1) Offered or gave a gratuity (e.g., an entertainment or gift) to an officer, official, or employee of the Government; and (2) Intended by the gratuity to obtain a contract or favorable treatment under a contract (inte…
  • FAR 12.404 Warranties.
    …judgment that the item would be appropriate for that particular purpose. (3) Contracting officers should consult with legal counsel prior to asserting any claim for a breach of an implied warranty. (b) Express warranties. 41 U.S.C. 3307(e…
  • FAR 29.201 General.
    …uels. (b) Sometimes the law exempts the Federal Government from these taxes. Contracting officers should solicit prices on a tax-exclusive basis when it is known that the Government is exempt from these taxes, and on a tax-inclusive basis …
  • FAR 29.302 Application of State and local taxes to the Government.
    …ions from State and local taxation that may be available. If appropriate, the contracting officer shall provide a Standard Form 1094, U.S. Tax Exemption Form (see part 53), or other evidence listed in 29.305(a) to establish that the purchas…
  • DFARS 203.903 Policy.
    …ight over contracts awarded for or on behalf of DoD. (iii) The Government Accountability Office. (iv) A DoD employee responsible for contract oversight or management. (v) An authorized official of the Department of Justice or other law e…
  • FAR 3.907-3 Procedures for filing complaints.
    …riminatory act; and (5) The specific nature and date of the reprisal. (c) A contracting officer who receives a complaint of reprisal of the type described in 3.907-2 shall forward it to the Office of Inspector General and to other designa…
  • FAR 29.304 Matters requiring special consideration.
    …xes. (3) The clause prescribed at 29.401-2 requires contractors to submit to contracting officers by November 30 of each year a certified statement disclosing North Carolina State and local sales and use taxes paid during the 12-month peri…
  • DFARS 229.101 Resolving tax problems.
    …l Counsels of the Navy and Air Force, and for the Army, the Chief, Contract Law Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General. For additional information on the designated legal counsels, see PGI 229.101(a). (b) For information on fuel ex…

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.