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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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97 sections with “Publication”: the first 40

  • FAR 1.105-1 Publication and code arrangement.
    (a) The FAR is published in— (1) The daily issue of the Federal Register; (2) Cumulated form in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and (3) A separate edition available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far. (b) The FAR is …
  • FAR 1.303 Publication and codification.
    (a) Agency-wide acquisition regulations shall be published in the Federal Register as required by law, shall be codified under an assigned chapter in Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, and shall parallel the FAR in format, arrangement, …
  • FAR 27.404-4 Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.
    (a) In contracts for basic or applied research with universities or colleges, agencies shall not place any restrictions on the conduct of or reporting on the results of unclassified basic or applied research, except as provided in applicabl…
  • FAR 30.102 Cost Accounting Standards Board publication.
    Copies of the CASB Standards and Regulations are printed in title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, chapter 99, and may be obtained by writing the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402, or…
  • DFARS 201.303 Publication and codification.
    (a)(i) The DFARS is codified under chapter 2 in title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. (ii) To the extent possible, all DFARS text (whether implemental or supplemental) is numbered as if it were implemental. Supplemental numbering is used …
  • FAR 5.203 Publicizing and response time.
    …e GPE (see 5.201). All publicizing and response times are calculated based on the date of publication. The publication date is the date the notice appears on the GPE. The notice must be published at least 15 days before issuance of a solici…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …ey a clear understanding of the subject invention. The disclosure shall also identify any publication, on sale (i.e., sale or offer for sale), or public use of the subject invention, or whether a manuscript describing the subject invention …
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    … made, but in any event before any on sale (i.e., sale or offer for sale), public use, or publication of the subject invention known to the Contractor. The disclosure shall identify the contract under which the subject invention was made an…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …ufficient technical detail to convey a clear understanding of the invention; and (C) Any publication, on sale (i.e., sale or offer for sale), or public use of the invention and whether a manuscript describing the invention has been submitt…
  • FAR 7.107-5 Notifications.
    …er making the determination; the solicitation may not be publicized prior to 7 days after publication of the notice of the agency determination; and (2) The determination that consolidation is necessary and justified with the publication o…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …orm Customs and Practice (UCP) for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. ____ (Insert version in effect at the time of ILC issuance, e.g., “Publication 600, 2006 edition”) and to the extent not inconsistent …
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …prescribed in 227.7103-6(b)(1), add the following paragraph (m) to the basic clause: (m) Publication for sale. (1) This paragraph only applies to technical data in which the Government has obtained unlimited rights or a license to make an …
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …prescribed in 227.7203-6(a)(2), add the following paragraph (m) to the basic clause: (m) Publication for sale. (1) This paragraph only applies to computer software or computer software documentation in which the Government has obtained unl…
  • 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 22.1018 Notification to contractors and employees.
    … is fully informed. (b) At the time of award, furnish the contractor Department of Labor Publication WH-1313, Notice to Employees Working on Government Contracts, for posting at a prominent and accessible place at the worksite before contr…
  • DFARS 246.406 Foreign governments.
    …tual Acceptance of Government Quality Assurance and Usage of the Allied Quality Assurance Publications— (A) Contains the processes, procedures, terms, and conditions under which one NATO member nation will perform quality assurance for ano…
  • FAR 1.201-1 The two councils.
    …ecretariat (see 1.201-2) the information required under paragraphs 1.501-2(b) and (e) for publication in the Federal Register of a notice soliciting comments on a proposed revision to the FAR; (3) Considering all comments received in respo…
  • FAR 1.301 Policy.
    … or have a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors. However, publication is not required for issuances that merely implement or supplement higher level issuances that have previously undergone the public comment…
  • FAR 5.301 General.
    …olicited research proposal that demonstrates a unique and innovative research concept and publication of any notice would disclose the originality of thought or innovativeness of the proposed research or would disclose proprietary informati…
  • FAR 9.203 QPL's, QML's, and QBL's.
    ….mil. (c) Instructions concerning qualification procedures are included in the following publications: (1) Federal Standardization Manual, FSPM-0001. (2) Department of Defense Manual 4120.24, Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Procedu…
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    …rmal requests for information in appropriate technical or scientific journals or business publications. (iv) Querying the Governmentwide database of contracts and other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies availabl…
  • FAR 13.302-5 Clauses.
    …)(2)) for subscriptions or other charges for newspapers, magazines, periodicals, or other publications (i.e., any publication printed, microfilmed, photocopied, or magnetically or otherwise recorded for auditory or visual usage). (c) The c…
  • FAR 22.404-1 Types of wage determinations.
    … Wage Determinations at SAM.gov website. General wage determinations are effective on the publication date of the wage determination or upon receipt of the wage determination by the contracting agency, whichever occurs first. “Publication” …
  • FAR 51.104 Furnishing assistance to contractors.
    …, the Optional Form 347, or the agency-approved forms; (2) A completed GSA Form 457, FSS Publications Mailing List Application, so that the contractor will automatically receive current copies of required publications; or (3) A completed …
  • DFARS 201.301 Policy.
    …sued in the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI). (b) When Federal Register publication is required for any policy, procedure, clause, or form, the department or agency requesting Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Su…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …he security requirements in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations” (available via the inte…
  • DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    …se upon agreement of the Secretary of State; (4) Peace operations, consistent with Joint Publication 3-07.3; or (5) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the Combatant Commander. (c) Requirements. The Contra…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …ted States in— (i) Contingency operations; (ii) Peace operations, consistent with Joint Publication 3-07.3; or (iii) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the Combatant Commander or as directed by the Secret…
  • FAR 1.101 Purpose.
    The Federal Acquisition Regulations System is established for the codification and publication of uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all executive agencies. The Federal Acquisition Regulations System consists of the Federal …
  • FAR 3.103-2 Evaluating the certification.
    …ent. (ii) The fact that a firm has informed prospective customers of proposed or pending publication of new or revised price lists for items being acquired by the Government. (iii) The fact that a firm has sold the same items to commercia…
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    …meland Security is responsible for issuance and maintenance of this Manual. The following publications implement the program: (1) National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) (32 CFR part 117). (2) DoD Manual 5220.22, Vo…
  • FAR 4.1300 Scope of subpart.
    …sonal Identity Verification as required by— (a) Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201, “Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors”; and (b) Office of Management and Budget (OM…
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    …contracts to newspapers, trade journals, magazines, or other mass communication media for publication without cost to the Government. (4) Placing paid advertisements in newspapers or other communications media, subject to the following lim…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …cited research proposal that demonstrates a unique and innovative concept (see 2.101) and publication of any notice complying with 5.207 would improperly disclose the originality of thought or innovativeness of the proposed research, or wou…
  • 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 5.501 Definitions.
    …e prepared for placement in communication media, regardless of the number of placements. Publication means— (1) The placement of an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, trade or professional journal, or any other printed medium; or (2…
  • FAR 5.502 Authority.
    (a) Newspapers. Authority to approve the publication of paid advertisements in newspapers is vested in the head of each agency (44 U.S.C. 3702). This approval authority may be delegated (5 U.S.C. 302 (b)). Contracting officers shall obtain …
  • FAR 5.503 Procedures.
    …ce for advertising shall be accompanied by a copy of the advertisement or an affidavit of publication furnished by the publisher, radio or television station, or advertising agency concerned (44 U.S.C. 3703). Paying offices shall retain the…
  • FAR 5.504 Use of advertising agencies.
    … producing and placing advertisements when a significant number will be placed in several publications and in national media. Services of advertising agencies include, but are not limited to, counseling as to selection of the media for plac…
  • 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 (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.