48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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265 sections with “Public Contracts”: the first 40
- FAR 5.705 Publicizing postaward.Follow usual publication procedures at 5.301, except that the following supersede the exceptions at 5.301(b)(2) through (7): (a)(1) Publicize the award notice for any action exceeding $500,000, funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Ac…
- FAR 31.205-1 Public relations and advertising costs.(a) Public relations means all functions and activities dedicated to— (1) Maintaining, protecting, and enhancing the image of a concern or its products; or (2) Maintaining or promoting reciprocal understanding and favorable relations with…
- DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).…c) A mentor firm, under the Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program established under section 831 of Public Law 101-510, as amended, may count toward its small disadvantaged business goal, subcontracts awarded to— (1) Protégé firms which are qualifie…
- DFARS 252.225-7058 Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.…ing clause: Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work In the People's Republic of China (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered contract means any DoD contract or subcontract with a value in excess of…
- FAR 1.110 Positive law codification.(a) Public Law 107-217 revised, codified, and enacted as title 40, United States Code, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, certain general and permanent laws of the United States. (b) Public Law 111-350 revised, codified, and enacted as…
- FAR 5.704 Publicizing preaward.(a)(1) Follow the publication procedures at 5.201. (2) In addition, notices of proposed contract actions are required for orders exceeding $25,000, funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act, which are issued under task or delivery ord…
- FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…. 4706(d)(1) and 10 U.S.C. 3841(d)(1), GAO Access to Contractor Employees, section 871 of Public Law 110-417 (see 52.214-26 and 52.215-2). (7) 41 U.S.C. chapter 65, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $10,0…
- FAR 52.228-10 Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance.…ated services when the contracting officer determines that vehicular liability or general public liability insurance required by law is not sufficient: Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor, at the…
- DFARS 235.070-2 Indemnification under contracts involving both research and development and other work.… contracts may provide for indemnification under the authority of both 10 U.S.C. 3861 and Public Law 85-804. Public Law 85-804 will apply only to work to which 10 U.S.C. 3861 does not apply. Actions under Public Law 85-804 must also comply …
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…ncluding any individual assigned under section 502(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) to be temporarily in charge of such a mission or office. Claim means a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracti…
- FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.…ctions expected to exceed $20,000, but not expected to exceed $25,000, by displaying in a public place, or by any appropriate electronic means, an unclassified notice of the solicitation or a copy of the solicitation satisfying the requirem…
- FAR 5.205 Special situations.…competition. Advance notices must not be used where security considerations prohibit such publication. Advance notices will enable potential sources to learn of R&D programs and provide these sources with an opportunity to submit informatio…
- FAR 5.301 General.…the award of any subcontracts. However, the dollar threshold is not a prohibition against publicizing an award of a smaller amount when publicizing would be advantageous to industry or to the Government. (2) Certain contract actions greate…
- FAR 9.109-3 Exception.…ute of supply to support operations in Afghanistan are Afghanistan, Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekis…
- FAR 12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items.…ion of COTS items: (a)(1) The portion of 41 U.S.C. 8302, American Materials Required for Public Use, paragraph (a)(1) that reads “substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States…
- FAR 16.505 Ordering.…ion at 2.101 of “consolidation” or “bundling”. (9) In accordance with section 1427(b) of Public Law 108-136 (40 U.S.C. 1103 note), orders placed under multi-agency contracts for services that substantially or to a dominant extent specify p…
- FAR 22.402 Applicability.…ubcontractor under a contract otherwise subject to this subpart; and (iv) To painting of public buildings or public works, whether performed in connection with the original construction or as alteration or repair of an existing structure. …
- FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.…ed that the limitation, variation, tolerance, or exemption is necessary and proper in the public interest or to avoid the serious impairment of Government business, and is in accord with the remedial purpose of the Service Contract Labor St…
- FAR 27.302 Policy.… unduly encumbering future research and discovery; (4) Promote the commercialization and public availability of the inventions made in the United States by United States industry and labor; (5) Ensure that the Government obtains sufficien…
- FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.… of the data for which permission is requested, as well as a statement as to the intended publication or dissemination media or other purpose for which the permission is requested. Generally, a contracting officer should grant the contracto…
- FAR 31.107 Contracts with State, local, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments.…e, local, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments, except contracts with— (1) Publicly financed educational institutions subject to subpart 31.3; or (2) Publicly owned hospitals and other providers of medical care subject to re…
- FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.…ere is no employer to whom such an individual could submit the required disclosures. Non-public information means any Government or third-party information that— (1) Is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.…
- FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.…port information on subcontract awards. The law requires all reported information be made public, therefore, the Contractor is responsible for notifying its subcontractors that the required information will be made public. (c) Nothing in t…
- FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.…l contract information. Federal contract information means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…h is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management an…
- FAR 52.222-48 Exemption From Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Certification.…ntractor in the case of an exempt subcontractor) in substantial quantities to the general public in the course of normal business operations; (2) The services will be furnished at prices which are, or are based on, established catalog or m…
- FAR 52.222-51 Exemption From Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements.…rposes, and are sold or traded by the Contractor in substantial quantities to the general public in the course of normal business operations. (b) The services shall be furnished at prices which are, or are based on, established catalog or …
- FAR 52.222-52 Exemption From Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Certification.…ded by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) to the general public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business operations; (2) The contract services are furnished at prices that are, or are base…
- FAR 52.222-53 Exemption From Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements.…egularly to non-Governmental customers, and are provided by the Contractor to the general public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business operations. (b) The contract services are furnished at prices that are, or are base…
- FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.… benefits are, to the extent permitted by law or Government regulations, available to the public on reasonable terms. Subject invention means any invention of the Contractor made in the performance of work under this contract. (b) Contrac…
- FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.… benefits are, to the extent permitted by law or Government regulations, available to the public on reasonable terms. Subject invention, means any invention of the Contractor made in the performance of work under this contract. (b) Owners…
- DFARS 227.7106 Contracts for special works.…ke and distribute copies of that work, to prepare derivative works, to perform or display publicly any portion of the work, and to permit others to do so for government purposes. Grant permission only when the Government's requirements cann…
- DFARS 237.102-71 Limitation on service contracts for military flight simulators.…ough the use of service employees as defined in 41 U.S.C. 6701. (b) Under Section 832 of Public Law 109-364, as amended by Section 883(b) of Public Law 110-181, DoD is prohibited from entering into a service contract to acquire a military …
- DFARS 249.7000 Terminated contracts with Canadian Commercial Corporation.…www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/ga-sm/index-eng.html, “Termination for Convenience Process, Public Works and Government Services Canada.” (b) Contracting officers shall ensure that the Canadian Commercial Corporation submits termination sett…
- DFARS 250.104-3-70 Indemnification under contracts involving both research and development and other work.…officer shall insert an appropriate clause using the authority of both 10 U.S.C. 3861 and Public Law 85-804. (a) The use of Public Law 85-804 is limited to work which cannot be indemnified under 10 U.S.C. 3861 and is subject to compliance …
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…changes to technical data furnished to the Contractor by the Government; (vii) Otherwise publicly available or have been released or disclosed by the Contractor or subcontractor without restrictions on further use, release or disclosure, o…
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.…y used for nongovernmental purposes which— (1) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the public; (2) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the public; (3) Has not been offered, sold, leased, or licensed to the public but will b…
- DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.…y used for nongovernmental purposes which— (1) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the public; (2) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the public; (3) Has not been offered, sold, leased, or licensed to the public but will b…
- DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).…invention are, to the extent permitted by law or Government regulations, available to the public on reasonable terms. Subject invention means any invention of the Contractor made in the performance of work under this contract. (b) Contrac…
- FAR 8.402 General.…ractors. In addition, the GSA schedule contracting office issues Federal Supply Schedules publications that contain a general overview of the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program and address pertinent topics. Ordering activities may reques…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.