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160 sections with “Reasonable payment”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …rposes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause and are permitted by other Federal law. Reasonable compensation means, with respect to a regularly employed officer or employee of any person, compensation that is consistent with the normal…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …r may submit to an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer, in such form and reasonable detail as the representative may require, an invoice or voucher supported by a statement of the claimed allowable cost for performing this …
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …ithdraw funds from the special account only to pay for properly allocable, allowable, and reasonable costs for direct materials, direct labor, and indirect costs. Other withdrawals require approval in writing by the administering office. De…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …ptance in the solicitation and resulting contract, if required to afford the Government a reasonable opportunity to inspect and test the supplies furnished or to evaluate the services performed. The contracting officer must document in the …
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    …ollowing conditions: (1) Agency and legislative liaison by own employees. (i) Payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action if the payment is for agency and l…
  • FAR 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    … the TCO's examination of the data indicate that the requested partial payment is proper, reasonable payments may be authorized in the discretion of the TCO up to— (1) 100 percent of the contract price, adjusted for undelivered acceptable …
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …for progress payment purposes in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause: (i) Costs that are not reasonable, allocable to this contract, and consistent with sound and generally accepted accounting principles and practices. (ii) Costs incurred by …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …d through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition. Activity Address Code (AAC) means a distinct six-position …
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    … making award, the contracting officer must determine that the proposed price is fair and reasonable. (1) Whenever possible, base price reasonableness on competitive quotations or offers. (2) If only one response is received, include a st…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …he objective of proposal analysis is to ensure that the final agreed-to price is fair and reasonable. (1) The contracting officer is responsible for evaluating the reasonableness of the offered prices. The analytical techniques and procedu…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … (2) The total compensation for individual employees or job classes of employees must be reasonable for the work performed; however, specific restrictions on individual compensation elements apply when prescribed. (3) The compensation mus…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    … eliminated. (d) Excessive inventory. If the inventory allocated to the contract exceeds reasonable requirements (including a reasonable accumulation of inventory for continuity of operations), the contracting officer should, in addition t…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …e award has been made, or, if no award has been made, to all parties who appear to have a reasonable prospect of receiving award if the protest is denied. The agency shall furnish copies of the protest submissions to such parties with instr…
  • FAR 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    … “influencing or attempting to influence,” “officer or employee of an agency,” “person,” “reasonable compensation,” and “regularly employed” are defined in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled “Limitation on Payments to Influence Ce…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …supplies or services. The Government must exercise its postacceptance rights (1) within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and (2) before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the i…
  • FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.
    …he Government determines that— (i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable. (A) For domestic construction material that is not a critical item or does not contain critical components. (1) The cost of a particular …
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …unts are not susceptible of exact statement by the Contractor. (2) Claims, together with reasonable incidental expenses, based upon the liabilities of the Contractor to third parties arising out of performing this contract, that are not kn…
  • FAR 52.232-28 Invitation To Propose Performance-Based Payments.
    …conditions of the performance-based payments must— (i) Comply with FAR 32.1004; (ii) Be reasonable and consistent with all other technical and cost information included in the offeror's proposal; and (iii) Their total shall not exceed 90…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …t to be paid or remaining to be paid because of the termination. The amount may include a reasonable allowance for profit on work done. However, the agreed amount, whether under this paragraph (f) or paragraph (g) of this clause, exclusive …
  • DFARS 227.7103-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …S.C. 3782, the Government has the right to challenge asserted restrictions when there are reasonable grounds to question the validity of the assertion and continued adherence to the assertion would make it impractical to later procure compe…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …ented, and timely cost estimates that are an acceptable basis for negotiation of fair and reasonable prices; (3) Is consistent with and integrated with the Contractor's related management systems; and (4) Is subject to applicable financia…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …he internal control over information in contractor business systems, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of such information will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A reasona…
  • FAR 3.801 Definitions.
    …ade for purposes specified in paragraph 3.802(a) and are permitted by other Federal law. Reasonable compensation means, with respect to a regularly employed officer or employee of any person, compensation that is consistent with the normal…
  • FAR 49.108-5 Recognition of judgments and arbitration awards.
    …e to the terminated portion of the prime contract, if— (1) The prime contractor has made reasonable efforts to include in the subcontract a termination clause described in 49.502(e), 49.503(c), or a similar clause excluding payment of anti…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … in contract price. The Government must exercise its postacceptance rights— (1) Within a reasonable period of time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and (2) Before any substantial change occurs in the conditi…
  • FAR 52.216-26 Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization.
    …r may submit to an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer, in such form and reasonable detail as the representative may require, an invoice or voucher supported by a statement of the claimed allowable cost incurred by the Cont…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …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) Contractor's righ…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    …cing payment has been successfully accomplished. The Contractor shall give the Government reasonable opportunity to examine and verify the Contractor's records and to examine and verify the Contractor's performance of this contract for admi…
  • FAR 52.237-6 Incremental Payment by Contractor to Government.
    …shall receive title to such property as the Contracting Officer determines to be fair and reasonable for that increment of payment. Upon receipt of the Contractor's final payment, all title that has not passed to the Contractor shall vest i…
  • FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges.
    …ph (e)(1)(iii) of this clause, the ACO shall use the appraisal rental rate to determine a reasonable rental charge. (ii) Rental charges shall be determined by multiplying the rental time by the appraisal rental rate expressed as a rate per…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …bcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish and shall require subcontractors to furnish all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties. (e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the Gove…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …or any part of the amount to be paid because of the termination. The amount may include a reasonable allowance for profit on work done. However, the agreed amount, whether under this paragraph (f) or paragraph (g) of this clause, exclusive …
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …act before the effective date of the termination, and those costs that may continue for a reasonable time with the approval of or as directed by the Contracting Officer; however, the Contractor shall discontinue these costs as rapidly as pr…
  • DFARS 232.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …g officer may specify a longer period because the period specified in the contract is not reasonable or practical, such change should be coordinated with the Government offices responsible for acceptance or approval and for payment. Reasons…
  • DFARS 252.236-7004 Payment for mobilization and demobilization.
    … believes that the percentages in paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this clause do not bear a reasonable relation to the cost of the work in this contract. (1) Failure to justify such price to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer will r…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …he internal control over information in contractor business systems, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of such information will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A reasona…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …to estimate accurately the extent or duration of the work or to anticipate costs with any reasonable degree of confidence. See 12.207(b) for the use of time-and-material contracts for certain commercial services. (1) Government surveillanc…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …owned small business concerns, factors such as unavailability of anticipated sources or unreasonable prices may frustrate achievement of the contractor's subcontracting goals. The contracting officer may consider any of the following, thoug…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …by a third party under the False Claims Act in which the United States did not intervene, reasonable costs incurred by the contractor or subcontractor in connection with such a proceeding that are not otherwise unallowable by regulation or …
  • FAR 32.908 Contract clauses.
    …the clause to specify a period longer than 14 days if required to afford the Government a reasonable opportunity to adequately inspect the work and to determine the adequacy of the Contractor's performance under the contract. (2) As author…

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