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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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68 sections with “Representations”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    As prescribed in 4.1202(a), insert the following provision: Annual Representations and Certifications (MAR 2026) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is _______ [insert NAICS code]. (…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    As prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), insert the following provision: Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (OCT 2025) The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offero…
  • DFARS 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications.
    As prescribed in 204.1202, use the following provision: Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (OCT 2025) Substitute the following paragraphs (b), (d), and (e) for paragraphs (b) and (d) of the provision at FAR 52.204-8: …
  • FAR 14.201-5 Part IV—Representations and instructions.
    The contracting officer shall prepare the representations and instructions as follows: (a) Section K, Representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders. Include in this section those solicitation provisions that require repr…
  • FAR 15.204-5 Part IV—Representations and Instructions.
    The contracting officer shall prepare the representations and instructions as follows: (a) Section K, Representations, certifications, and other statements of offerors. Include in this section those solicitation provisions that require rep…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    As prescribed in 19.309(a)(1), insert the following provision: Small Business Program Representations (FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a s…
  • DFARS 252.225-7049 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services—Representations.
    …g provision: Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services—Representations (DEC 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Covered foreign country, foreign entity, government of a covered foreign coun…
  • FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.
    As prescribed in 4.1202(b), insert the following clause: Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014) The Contractor's representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the Sys…
  • FAR 3.405 Misrepresentations or violations of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees.
    (a) Government personnel who suspect or have evidence of attempted or actual exercise of improper influence, misrepresentation of a contingent fee arrangement, or other violation of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees shall report the matt…
  • FAR 19.301 Representations and rerepresentations.
  • DFARS 214.201-5 Part IV—Representations and instructions.
    (c) Include an evaluation factor regarding supply chain risk (see subpart 239.73) when acquiring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a cov…
  • FAR 4.1201 Policy.
    (a) Offerors and quoters are required to complete electronic annual representations and certifications in SAM accessed via https://www.sam.gov as a part of required registration (see FAR 4.1102). (b)(1) All registrants are required to revi…
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    …ractor has reason to question the representation, it may accept a subcontractor's written representations of its size and socioeconomic status as a small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ligible for award of a contract. (2)(i) Unless the Contractor has reason to question the representations, it may accept a subcontractor's written representations of its size and socioeconomic status as a small business, small disadvantaged…
  • 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 4.2103 Procedures.
    (a) Representations. (1)(i) If the offeror selects “does not” in paragraphs (c)(1) and/or (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26 or in paragraphs (v)(2)(i) and/or (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3, the contracting officer may rely on t…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    …articular acquisition. (d) List of documents and attachments. Include if necessary. (e) Representations and instructions—(1) Representations and certifications. Insert those solicitation provisions that require representations, certificat…
  • FAR 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror.
    …HUBZone small business concern at the time of initial offer. (e) Multiple-award contract representations: (1) A business that represents as a small business concern at the time of its initial offer for the contract (whether or not the off…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …isfactory to the administering office, to the extent that the security is available. (o) Representations. The Contractor represents the following: (1) The balance sheet, the profit and loss statement, and any other supporting financial st…
  • DFARS 225.772-3 Procedures.
    …252.225-7049, Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services—Representations, the contracting officer— (1) Shall forward the information regarding the offeror through agency channels to the address at PGI 225.7…
  • FAR 19.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
    …ractor has reason to question the representation, it may accept a subcontractor's written representations of its size and socioeconomic status as a small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … (7) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address; (8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications …
  • FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
    …on(s) required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to…
  • 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 223.501-70 Disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions.
    …contractors, greenhouse gas emission information that may otherwise be provided in annual representations and certifications in response to the following provisions: (i) FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management. (ii) FAR 52.204-8, Annual…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …006 (see subpart 4.14), into SAM; (2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM; (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fi…
  • FAR 4.1200 Scope.
    …is subpart prescribes policies and procedures for requiring submission and maintenance of representations and certifications via the System for Award Management (SAM) to— (a) Eliminate the administrative burden for contractors of submittin…
  • FAR 8.405-5 Small business.
    …er in accordance with 19.102(b)(3). Ordering activities should rely on the small business representations made by schedule contractors at the contract level (but see section 19.301-2(b)(3) concerning rerepresentation for an order). (c) Ord…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …e specific acquisition in accordance with 12.302. (2) The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services This provision provides a single, consolidated list of representations …
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    … (SF 26), or Standard Form 1447, Solicitation/Contract (SF 1447), incorporates Section K, Representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders, in the resultant contract even though not physically attached. The representations a…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …mpetition. (9) Small business. The contracting officer should rely on the small business representations at the contract level (but see 19.301-2(b)(3) for order rerepresentations). (c) Limitation on ordering period for task-order contract…
  • FAR 19.304 Small disadvantaged business status.
    …ed business concern (SDB) concern. (b) The provision at 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, or 52.212-3(c)(5), Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, is used to collect SDB dat…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …006 (see subpart 4.14), into SAM; (2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM; (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fi…
  • FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    … Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) …
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …of the following provisions listed in this paragraph electronically as part of its annual representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov, the contracting officer shall consider this information instead of requiring the offeror to…
  • FAR 4.203 Taxpayer identification information.
    …payer Identification, or paragraph (l) of the solicitation provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications— Commercial Products and Commercial Services, the contracting officer shall, unless otherwise provided in agency pr…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    … the solicitation that the offeror or quoter has altered or annotated. (11) Contractor's representations and certifications (see 4.1201(c)). (12) Preaward survey reports or reference to previous preaward survey reports relied upon. (13) …
  • FAR 4.805 Storage, handling, and contract files.
    …ernate media and copies reproduced from the record copy are accurate, complete, and clear representations of the originals. When original documents have been converted to alternate media for storage, the requirements in Table 4-1 of this se…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    … in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements except for— (1) Purchases under the micro-purchase threshold that use a Governmentwide commercial pur…
  • FAR 9.109-4 Certification by the offeror.
    … is required to submit the certification with the offer. It is not included in the annual representations and certifications in the System for Award Management. (c) The contracting officer may rely on an offeror's certification unless the …

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