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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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55 sections with “SF 26”: the first 40

  • FAR 14.408-1 General.
    …e made by mailing or otherwise furnishing a properly executed award document to the successful bidder. (2) When a notice of award is issued, it shall be followed as soon as possible by the formal award. (3) When more than one award result…
  • FAR 53.214 Sealed bidding.
    …racting by sealed bidding (except for construction and architect-engineer services): (a) SF 26 (Rev. 12/2022), Award/Contract. SF 26 is prescribed for use in awarding sealed bid contracts for supplies or services in which bids were obtaine…
  • FAR 53.215-1 Solicitation and receipt of proposals.
    …ct-engineer services, or acquisitions made using simplified acquisition procedures): (a) SF 26 (Rev. 3/2013), Award/Contract. SF 26, prescribed in 53.214(a), may be used in entering into negotiated contracts in which the signature of both …
  • FAR 15.504 Award to successful offeror.
    The contracting officer shall award a contract to the successful offeror by furnishing the executed contract or other notice of the award to that offeror. (a) If the award document includes information that is different than the latest sig…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …int when agency needs are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and th…
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    …ceptance of a bid on the award portion of Standard Form 33, Solicitation Offer and Award (SF 33), Standard Form 26, Award/Contract (SF 26), or Standard Form 1447, Solicitation/Contract (SF 1447), incorporates Section K, Representations, cer…
  • FAR 15.509 Forms.
    Optional Form 307, Contract Award, Standard Form (SF) 26, Award/Contract, or SF 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, may be used to award negotiated contracts in which the signature of both parties on a single document is appropriate. Note ho…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ty to be considered for the original order. (D) It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee. (E) For orders exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase …
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    … are— (1) Performed by the contractor; (2) Performed by the subcontractors; or (3) Transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control. Materials means— (1) Direct materials, including su…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …BA, the contracting officer, or any other interested party may protest the apparent successful offeror's certified HUBZone status (see 13 CFR 126.800). (2) The Director of SBA's Office of the HUBZone Program will determine whether the conc…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …creased pension costs resulting from the withdrawal of assets from a pension fund and transfer to another employee benefit plan fund, or transfer of assets to another account within the same fund, are unallowable except to the extent author…
  • FAR 41.601 Utility services forms.
    …n an areawide contract, a purchase order, or an interagency agreement, the Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award; SF 26, Award/Contract; or SF 1447, Solicitation/Contract, shall be used. (b) The contracting officer shall inc…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …of (e.g., division, plant, or product line). Commercial product means a product that satisfies the definition of “commercial product” in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Commercial service means a service that satisfies the def…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …xtent the Contractor was legally obligated to do so at contract award. The license is transferable only with the written approval of the agency, except when transferred to the successor of that part of the Contractor's business to which the…
  • FAR 53.245 Government property.
    …tilization, and disposal of Government property and in accounting for this property: (a) SF 120 (GSA), Report of Excess Personal Property, and SF 120-A (GSA), Continuation Sheet (Report of Excess Personal Property). See 45.602-3 and 41 CFR…
  • DFARS 252.225-7046 Exports by Approved Community Members in Response to the Solicitation.
    … (DTC) Treaty”, “export”, “Implementing Arrangement”, “qualifying defense articles”, “transfer”, and “U.S. DoD Treaty-eligible requirements” in DFARS clause 252.225-7047 apply to this provision. (b) All contract line items in the contempla…
  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    … the scope of the DTC Treaties as defined in 22 CFR 126.16(g) and 22 CFR 126.17(g). “Transfer” means the movement of previously exported defense articles within the Approved Community. “United Kingdom Community member” means a United King…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    … Contractor was legally obligated to do so at the time of contract award; and (C) Is transferable only with the approval of the agency, except when transferred to the successor of that part of the Contractor's business to which the inventi…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …t (DFARS) 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items, clause of this contract. Ineligible transferee means an individual, an entity, or a country— (1) Excluded from Federal programs by the General Services Administration as identified in the S…
  • FAR 41.204 GSA areawide contracts.
    …he contracting officer shall execute the Authorization, and attach it to a Standard Form (SF) 26, Award/Contract, along with any modifications such as connection charges, special facilities, or service arrangements. The contracting officer …
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … the sale of food in the United States). (xx) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (Applies when the payment will be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) and the payment office uses the …
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …ter Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program, as prescribed in 227.7104-4(a)(1). (D) Use the clause at 252.227-7037, Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data, as prescr…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ted abstract, and records of determinations concerning late offers or quotations. Unsuccessful offers or quotations may be maintained separately, if cross-referenced to the contract file. The only portions of the unsuccessful offer or quota…
  • FAR 16.603-4 Contract clauses.
    …encement of Work, except that this clause may be omitted from letter contracts awarded on SF 26; (2) The clause at 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability, with dollar amounts completed in a manner consistent with 16.603-2(d); and (…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …21) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805). __ (59) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332). __ (60) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Man…
  • FAR 52.216-23 Execution and Commencement of Work.
    … contract is contemplated, except that it may be omitted from letter contracts awarded on SF 26: Execution and Commencement of Work (APR 1984) The Contractor shall indicate acceptance of this letter contract by signing three copies of the…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …ge or fringe benefit obligations under those Acts for any paid sick leave provided in satisfaction of the requirements of E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR part 13. (h) Nothing in E.O. 13706 or 29 CFR part 13 shall excuse noncompliance with or superse…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …e— (i) Performed by the Contractor; (ii) Performed by the subcontractors; or (iii) Transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contractor under a common control. (2) The amounts shall be computed by multiplying the…
  • FAR 8.002 Priorities for use of mandatory Government sources.
    (a) Except as required by 8.003, or as otherwise provided by law, agencies shall satisfy requirements for supplies and services from or through the mandatory Government sources and publications listed below in descending order of priority: …
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …nd (ii) Only include restrictive provisions or conditions to the extent necessary to satisfy the needs of the agency or as authorized by law. (2) To the maximum extent practicable, ensure that acquisition officials— (i) State requirement…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … commercial services and is incorporated in the solicitation by reference (see Block 27a, SF 1449). The contracting officer may tailor these instructions or provide additional instructions tailored to the specific acquisition in accordance …
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …R 15.403-4 priced on the basis of adequate price competition. For interorganizational transfers priced at other than the cost of comparable competitive commercial work of the division, subsidiary, or affiliate of the contractor, explain the…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    …to the disposition of the actual residence owned by the employee when notified of the transfer (e.g., brokerage fees, legal fees, appraisal fees, points, and finance charges), except that these costs, when added to the costs described in pa…
  • FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ings contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Subcontract includes a transfer of commercial products or commercial services between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contractor or subcontractor at any tier. (b)…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …ne term and receives a certain number of semester hours credit (or equivalent) upon successful completion. (j) “Curriculum” means a series of courses having a unified purpose and belonging primarily to one major academic field. It will usu…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …valuate and make recommendations regarding alternative technologies or approaches for satisfying broad agency-level missions or objectives. (ii) The performance of general, technical, engineering, or scientific effort having broad applicat…
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    … a cause for debarment exists, the contractor has the burden of demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the suspending and debarring official, its present responsibility and that debarment is not necessary. (c) Debarment constitutes debarmen…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    … the terms of one or more contracts; or (B) A history of failure to perform, or of unsatisfactory performance of, one or more contracts. (ii) Violations of 41 U.S.C. chapter 81, Drug-Free Workplace, as indicated by— (A) Failure to comply…
  • FAR 10.001 Policy.
    … and (3) Use the results of market research to— (i) Determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exist; (ii) Determine if commercial products or commercial services, or, to the extent commercial products suitable …
  • FAR 19.203 Relationship among small business programs.
    …arket research that was done to determine if there are socioeconomic firms capable of satisfying the agency's requirement; and (2) Agency progress in fulfilling its small business goals. (e) Small business set-asides have priority over ac…

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.