48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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923 sections with “Provision”: the first 40

  • FAR 4.1804 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    (a) Insert the provision at 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting, in all solicitations that include— (1) 52.204-6, Unique Entity Identifier; or (2) 52.204-7, System for Award Management. (b) Insert the provision at …
  • FAR 9.104-7 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters, in solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (b) The contracting o…
  • FAR 11.204 Solicitation provisions.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.211-1, Availability of Specifications Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, in solicitations that cite s…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …to the maximum extent practicable, include only those clauses— (1) Required to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services; or (2) Determined to be consistent…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    (a) The provisions prescribed in this subsection apply to preparation and submission of bids in general. See other FAR parts for provisions and clauses related to specific acquisition requirements. (b) Insert in all invitations for bids th…
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    When contracting by negotiation— (a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition, in all competitive solicitations where the Government intends to award a contract withou…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … part 31. (h) Facilities Capital Cost of Money. The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.215-16, Facilities Capital Cost of Money, in solicitations expected to result in contracts that are subject to the cost principles for…
  • FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …tions and contracts when an indefinite-quantity contract is contemplated. (f) Insert the provision at 52.216-27, Single or Multiple Awards, in solicitations for indefinite-quantity contracts that may result in multiple contract awards. Mod…
  • FAR 17.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Insert a provision substantially the same as the provision at 52.217-3, Evaluation Exclusive of Options, in solicitations when the solicitation includes an option clause and does not include one of the provisions prescribed in paragraph…
  • FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …tract subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute that will contain option provisions by which the contracting officer may extend the term of the contract, and the contracting officer determines the most appropriate contract …
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … when 52.222-41 applies) in the resultant contract if— (i) The solicitation includes the provision at— (A) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair …
  • FAR 27.202-5 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    (a)(1) Insert a solicitation provision substantially the same as the provision at 52.227-6, Royalty Information, in— (i) Any solicitation that may result in a negotiated contract for which royalty information is desired and for which certi…
  • FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ll provide for contract financing, the contracting officer shall construct a solicitation provision and contract clause. This solicitation provision shall be constructed in accordance with 32.204 or 32.205. If the procedure at 32.205 is use…
  • FAR 41.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …date requirements that are peculiar to the contracting situation, this section prescribes provisions and clauses on a “substantially the same as” basis (see 52.101) which permits the contracting officer to prepare and utilize variations of …
  • FAR 50.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    (a) Insert the provision at 52.250-2, SAFETY Act Coverage Not Applicable, in solicitations if— (1) The agency consulted with DHS on a questionable case of SAFETY Act applicability to an acquisition in accordance with 50.205-1(a), and after…
  • FAR 52.102 Incorporating provisions and clauses.
    (a) Provisions and clauses should be incorporated by reference to the maximum practical extent, rather than being incorporated in full text, even if they— (1) Are used with one or more alternates or on an optional basis; (2) Are prescribe…
  • FAR 52.103 Identification of provisions and clauses.
    (a) Whenever any FAR provision or clause is used without deviation in a solicitation or contract, whether it is incorporated by reference or in full text, it shall be identified by number, title, and date. This identification shall also be …
  • FAR 52.104 Procedures for modifying and completing provisions and clauses.
    (a) The contracting officer must not modify provisions and clauses unless the FAR authorizes their modification. For example— (1) “The contracting officer may use a period shorter than 60 days (but not less than 30 days) in paragraph (x) o…
  • FAR 52.107 Provisions and clauses prescribed in subpart 52.1.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, in solicitations in order to incorporate provisions by reference. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at…
  • FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.
    As prescribed in 52.107(a), insert the following provision: Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if…
  • FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions.
    As prescribed in 52.107(e), insert the following provision in solicitations that include any FAR or supplemental provision with an authorized deviation. Whenever any FAR or supplemental provision is used with an authorized deviation, the co…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … is in support of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301. (f) The following additional provisions and clauses apply to DoD solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial…
  • DFARS 215.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ing data. (2) When contracting with the Canadian Commercial Corporation— (i)(A) Use the provision at 252.215-7003, Requirement for Submission of Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Canadian Commercial Corporation— (1) In lieu …
  • DFARS 225.7703-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Use the provision at 252.225-7023, Preference for Products or Services from Afghanistan, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that pro…
  • DFARS 229.402-70 Additional provisions and clauses.
    …, in solicitations and contracts when contract performance will be in Italy. (2) Use the provision at 252.229-7012, Tax Exemptions (Italy)—Representation, in solicitations that contain the clause at 252.229-7003, Tax Exemptions (Italy). If…
  • FAR 4.607 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    (a) Insert the provision at 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business), in all solicitations that— (1) Are not set aside for small business concerns; (2) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and (3) Are for contra…
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    (a) Insert the provision at 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, in solicitations, except for solicitations for commercial products or commercial services issued under part 12. The contracting officer shall check the applica…
  • FAR 19.309 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a)(1) Insert the provision at 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, in solicitations exceeding the micro-purchase threshold when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or i…
  • FAR 22.505 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …ent is used for a construction project, the contracting officer shall— (a)(1) Insert the provision at 52.222-33, Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement, in solicitations containing the clause 52.222-34, Project Labor Agreement. …
  • FAR 22.810 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, in the solicitation and contract; and (2) The provision at 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports, in the solicitation. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.…
  • FAR 22.1505 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of 22.1503, insert the provision at 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products, in all solicitations that are expected to exceed the micro-purchase threshold a…
  • FAR 25.1103 Other provisions and clauses.
    … anticipating translation into another language. (c) Foreign currency offers. Insert the provision at 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, in solicitations that permit the use of other than a specified currency. Insert in the …
  • FAR 28.101-2 Solicitation provision or contract clause.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert a provision or clause substantially the same as the provision at 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, in solicitations or contracts that require a bid guarantee or similar guarantee. For example, the contracting…
  • FAR 30.201-3 Solicitation provisions.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.230-1, Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification, in solicitations for proposed contracts subject to CAS as specified in 48 CFR 9903.201. (b) If an award to an educatio…
  • FAR 32.502-3 Solicitation provisions.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.232-13, Notice of Progress Payments, in invitations for bids and requests for proposals that include a Progress Payments clause. (b)(1) Under the authority of the statutes cited …
  • FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …nds Transfer—System for Award Management, in solicitations and contracts that include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, or an agency clause that requires a contractor to be registered in SAM and maintain registration u…
  • FAR 34.203 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert a provision that is substantially the same as the provision at FAR 52.234-2, Notice of Earned Value Management System—Preaward Integrated Baseline Review , in solicitations for contracts that require…
  • DFARS 204.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    When using the provision at FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications— (1) Use the provision with 252.204-7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications; and (2) When the provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for A…
  • DFARS 216.203-4-70 Additional provisions and clauses.
    …roval is obtained at a level above the contracting officer. (2) Use the price adjustment provision at 252.216-7007, Economic Price Adjustment—Basic Steel, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, or Copper Mill Products—Representation, in solicitations th…
  • DFARS 232.102-70 Provisional delivery payments.
    (a) The contracting officer may establish provisional delivery payments to pay contractors for the costs of supplies and services delivered to and accepted by the Government under the following contract actions if undefinitized: (1) Letter…

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