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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 3.905-2 Enforcement of orders.
    (a) Whenever a contractor or subcontractor fails to comply with an order issued under 3.905-1(a)(2), the head of the agency concerned shall file an action for enforcement of the order in the U.S. district court for a district in which the r…
  • FAR 4.2303 FASCSA orders.
    …f covered articles or sources, if that prohibition is established by an applicable FASCSA order issued by the Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of Defense, or Secretary of Homeland Security (the “issuing official”)(see 41 CFR 201…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    (a) Ordering activities shall use the procedures of this subsection when ordering supplies and services that are listed in the schedules contracts at a fixed price for the performance of a specific task, where a statement of work is not req…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    (a) General. Ordering activities shall use the procedures in this subsection when ordering services priced at hourly rates as established by the schedule contracts. The applicable services will be identified in the Federal Supply Schedule p…
  • FAR 8.406-1 Order placement.
    (a) Ordering activities may place orders orally, except for— (1) Supplies and services not requiring a statement of work exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Services requiring a statement of work (SOW); and (3) Orders con…
  • FAR 8.705-4 Compliance with orders.
    (a) The central nonprofit agency shall inform the ordering office of changes in lead time experienced by its AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies to minimize requests for extensions once the ordering office places an order. (b) The …
  • FAR 13.302-2 Unpriced purchase orders.
    (a) An unpriced purchase order is an order for supplies or services, the price of which is not established at the time of issuance of the order. (b) An unpriced purchase order may be used only when— (1) It is impractical to obtain pricing…
  • FAR 13.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
    …nce, the contracting officer shall require written (see 2.101) acceptance of the purchase order by the contractor. (b) Each purchase order modification shall identify the order it modifies and shall contain an appropriate modification numb…
  • FAR 13.302-4 Termination or cancellation of purchase orders.
    (a) If a purchase order that has been accepted in writing by the contractor is to be terminated, the contracting officer shall process the termination in accordance with— (1) 12.403 and 52.212-4(l) or (m) for commercial products and commer…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    (a) General. (1) In general, the contracting officer does not synopsize orders under indefinite-delivery contracts; except see 16.505(a)(4) and (11), and 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D). (2) Individual orders shall clearly describe all services to be …
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    (a) Description. A basic ordering agreement is a written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency, contracting activity, or contracting office and a contractor, that contains (1) terms and clauses applying to future contrac…
  • FAR 19.504 Orders under multiple-award contracts.
    …t of 2010 (15 U.S.C. 644(r)(2)), contracting officers may, at their discretion, set aside orders placed under multiple-award contracts for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3). (1) The contracting officer shall sta…
  • FAR 19.804-5 Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements.
    (a) The contracting office shall submit an offering letter for, and SBA must accept, each order under a basic ordering agreement (BOA) or a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) issued under part 13 (see 13.303), in addition to the agency offeri…
  • FAR 42.1303 Stop-work orders.
    (a) Stop-work orders may be used, when appropriate, in any negotiated fixed-price or cost-reimbursement supply, research and development, or service contract if work stoppage may be required for reasons such as advancement in the state-of-t…
  • FAR 51.103 Ordering from Government supply sources.
    (a) Contractors placing orders under Federal Supply Schedules shall follow the terms of the applicable schedule and authorization and include with each order— (1) A copy of the authorization (unless a copy was previously furnished to the F…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …in 4.2306(a), insert the following clause: Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts (DEC 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause—…
  • FAR 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures.
    …4.2306(b), insert the following provision: Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures (DEC 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, N…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …in 4.2306(c), insert the following clause: Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition (DEC 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means— (1) Information tec…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …lowing clause: Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)…
  • FAR 52.216-18 Ordering.
    As prescribed in 16.506(a), insert the following clause: Ordering (AUG 2020) (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities…
  • FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations.
    As prescribed in 16.506(b), insert a clause substantially the same as follows: Order Limitations (OCT 1995) (a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than ___ [inser…
  • FAR 52.216-32 Task-Order and Delivery-Order Ombudsman.
    As prescribed in 16.506(j), use the following clause: Task-Order and Delivery-Order Ombudsman (SEP 2019) (a) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 4106(g), the Agency has designated the following task-order and delivery-order Ombudsman for this co…
  • FAR 52.217-11 Reverse Auction—Orders.
    As prescribed in 17.805(b), insert the following clause: Reverse Auction—Orders (AUG 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Reverse auction means the process for obtaining pricing, usually supported by an electronic tool, in whic…
  • FAR 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders.
    As prescribed in 19.507(f)(1), insert the following clause: Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) (a) The Contracting Officer may set aside orders for the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3). (b) The Contracting Officer…
  • FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order.
    …e. The 90-day period stated in the clause may be reduced to less than 90 days. Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989) (a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, o…
  • DFARS 204.1671 Order of application for modifications.
    (a) Circumstances may exist in which the numeric order of the modifications to a contract is not the order in which the changes to the contract actually take effect. (b) In order to determine the sequence of modifications to a contract or …
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    (a) General. (6) Orders placed under indefinite-delivery contracts may be issued on DD Form 1155, Order for Supplies or Services. (S-70) Departments and agencies shall comply with the review, approval, and reporting requirements establish…
  • DFARS 216.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    (c) Limitations. The period during which orders may be placed against a basic ordering agreement may not exceed 5 years. (d) Orders. Follow the procedures at PGI 216.703(d) for issuing orders under basic ordering agreements.
  • DFARS 252.216-7010 Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders.
    As prescribed at 216.506-70(b), use the following clause: Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders (Oct 2025) (a) Postaward debriefing. (1) Upon timely request, the Government will provide a written or oral postaward deb…
  • DFARS 252.217-7004 Job orders and compensation.
    As prescribed in 217.7104(a), use the following clause: Job Orders and Compensation (MAY 2006) (a) The Contracting Officer shall solicit bids or proposals and make award of job orders. The issuance of a job order signed by the Contracting…
  • DFARS 252.239-7007 Cancellation or Termination of Orders.
    As prescribed in 239.7411(a), use the following clause: Cancellation or Termination of Orders (SEP 2019) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Actual nonrecoverable costs means the installed costs of the facilities and equipment, less…
  • DFARS 252.251-7000 Ordering from Government supply sources.
    As prescribed in 251.107, use the following clause: Ordering From Government Supply Sources (AUG 2012) (a) When placing orders under Federal Supply Schedules, Personal Property Rehabilitation Price Schedules, or Enterprise Software Agreem…
  • FAR 8.405 Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedules.
    Ordering activities shall use the ordering procedures of this section when placing an order or establishing a BPA for supplies or services. The procedures in this section apply to all schedules. For establishing BPAs and for orders under BP…
  • FAR 8.705-2 Direct-order process.
    Central nonprofit agencies may authorize ordering offices to transmit orders for specific supplies or services directly to an AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency. The written authorization remains valid until it is revoked by the cent…
  • FAR 13.403 Preparation and execution of orders.
    Priced or unpriced contracts, purchase orders, or BPAs using the fast payment procedure shall include the following: (a) A requirement that the supplies be shipped transportation or postage prepaid. (b) A requirement that invoices be subm…
  • FAR 17.503 Ordering procedures.
    (a) Before placing an order for supplies or services with another Government agency, the requesting agency shall follow the procedures in 17.502-1 and, if under the Economy Act, also 17.502-2. (b) The order may be placed on any form or doc…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …alleged violation. (iii) Evidence that clause 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706, was included in the contract. (iv) Information concerning known settlement negotiations between the parties, if applicable. (v) Any oth…
  • FAR 52.243-6 Change Order Accounting.
    …, the contracting officer may insert a clause, substantially the same as follows: Change Order Accounting (APR 1984) The Contracting Officer may require change order accounting whenever the estimated cost of a change or series of related …
  • DFARS 227.7103-8 Deferred delivery and deferred ordering of technical data.
    …vance of the desired delivery date for such data to permit timely delivery. (b) Deferred ordering. Use the clause at 252.227-7027, Deferred Ordering of Technical Data or Computer Software, when a firm requirement for a particular data item…
  • DFARS 227.7203-8 Deferred delivery and deferred ordering of computer software and computer software documentation.
    …delivery date for such software or documentation to permit timely delivery. (b) Deferred ordering. Use the clause at 252.227-7027, Deferred Ordering of Technical Data or Computer Software, when a firm requirement for software or documentat…

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