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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “Rental period”

  • FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges.
    …at 52.245-1, Government Property. Additional definitions as used in this clause include: Rental period means the calendar period during which Government property is made available for nongovernmental purposes. Rental time means the number…
  • FAR 52.207-5 Option To Purchase Equipment.
    …quipment (FEB 1995) (a) The Government may purchase the equipment provided on a lease or rental basis under this contract. The Contracting Officer may exercise this option only by providing a unilateral modification to the Contractor. The …
  • FAR 52.247-66 Returnable Cylinders.
    …n the contract. Any cylinder not returned within the loan period shall be charged a daily rental beginning with the first day after the loan period expires, to and including the day the cylinders are delivered to the Contractor (if the orig…
  • FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.
    …trolled by the contractor or the subcontractor at any tier, or obtained from a commercial rental source, and furnished for use under Government contracts. (i) Allowable ownership and operating costs shall be determined as follows: (A) Act…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    …acts for which the special tooling, or special machinery and equipment was acquired. (e) Rental under unexpired leases. Rental costs under unexpired leases, less the residual value of such leases, are generally allowable when shown to have…
  • FAR 7.401 Acquisition considerations.
    … be compared in the analysis shall include, at a minimum— (i) Purchase; (ii) Short-term rental or lease; (iii) Long-term rental or lease; (iv) Interagency acquisition (see 2.101); and (v) Agency acquisition agreements, if applicable, w…
  • FAR 31.205-11 Depreciation.
    …nd procedures followed in the same segment on non-Government business. (d) Depreciation, rental, or use charges are unallowable on property acquired from the Government at no cost by the contractor or by any division, subsidiary, or affili…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    …ortionately adjusted to reflect payments only for the actual time of the relocation. (8) Rental differential payments covering situations where relocated employees retain ownership of a vacated home in the old location and rent at the new …
  • FAR 4.804-4 Physically completed contracts.
    …) The Government has given the contractor a notice of complete contract termination. (b) Rental, use, and storage agreements are considered to be physically completed when— (1) The Government has given the contractor a notice of complete …
  • FAR 25.403 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.
    … 25.408). (b) Thresholds. (1) To determine whether the acquisition of products by lease, rental, or lease-purchase contract (including lease-to-ownership, or lease-with-option-to purchase) is covered by the WTO GPA or an FTA, calculate the…
  • FAR 29.304 Matters requiring special consideration.
    …d in light of possible tax consequences. (c) Indefinite-delivery contracts for equipment rental may require the contractor to furnish equipment in any of the States. Since leased equipment remains the contractor's property, States and loca…
  • FAR 31.205-43 Trade, business, technical, and professional activity costs.
    …ganizing, setting up, and sponsoring the meetings, conventions, symposia, etc., including rental of meeting facilities, transportation, subsistence, and incidental costs; (2) Costs of attendance by contractor employees, including travel co…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …th the clause at 52.245-9, Use and Charges; (iv) Ensure payment by the contractor of any rental due; and (v) Modify contracts to reflect the addition of Government-furnished property and ensure appropriate consideration. (31) Perform pro…
  • FAR 49.502 Termination for convenience of the Government.
    … termination. Examples of services where this clause may be appropriate are contracts for rental of unreserved parking space, laundry and drycleaning, etc. (d) Research and development contracts. The contracting officer shall insert the cl…
  • DFARS 232.072-3 Cash flow forecasts.
    …oling; (3) Amounts and timing of fixed cash charges such as debt installments, interest, rentals, taxes, and indirect costs; (4) Estimated amounts and timing of payments for projected labor, both direct and indirect; (5) Reasonableness o…
  • DFARS 235.015-70 Special use allowances for research facilities acquired by educational institutions.
    …he research facility to determine the amount of the special use allowance; (ii) Consider rental costs for similar space in the area where the research facility is or will be located to establish the annual special use allowance; (iii) Do …

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