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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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66 sections with “SF 28”: the first 40

  • FAR 28.106-1 Bonds and bond related forms.
    The following Standard Forms (SF's) and Optional Forms (OF's) shall be used, except in foreign countries, when a bid bond, performance or payment bond, or an individual surety is required. The bond forms shall be used as indicated in the in…
  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    …or 31 CFR part 225”. (b)(1) An individual surety shall execute the bond (e.g., bid bond (SF 24), performance bond (SF 25), payment bond (SF 25A)). (2) The net adjusted value of unencumbered assets is their market value minus the margin. T…
  • FAR 53.228 Bonds and insurance.
    ….gsa.gov/forms. All the following forms are authorized for local reproduction, except for SF 25B. (a) SF 24 (Rev. 8/2016) Bid Bond. (See 28.106-1.) (b) SF 25 (Rev. 8/2016) Performance Bond. (See 28.106-1(b).) (c) SF 25A (Rev. 8/2016) Pay…
  • 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 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    …officer, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or SBA may protest the apparently successful offeror's service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) status. For all other acquisitions, any interested party may protest the apparen…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …onsists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a Caribbean Basin country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or …
  • FAR 32.1004 Procedures.
    …d shall be identified in the contract, along with a description of what constitutes successful performance of the event or attainment of the performance criterion. The signing of contracts or modifications, the exercise of options, the pass…
  • FAR 45.602-4 Interagency property transfer costs.
    Agencies whose property is transferred to other agencies shall not be reimbursed for the property in any manner unless the circumstances of FMR 102-36.285 (41 CFR 102-36.285) apply. The agency receiving the property shall pay any transporta…
  • 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 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.
    …onsists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in Bahrain, Morocco, Oman, Panama, or Peru into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of t…
  • FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …onsists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a Caribbean Basin country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed. Commer…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …ncy] [U.S. Government agency's address] 1. We hereby establish this irrevocable and transferable Letter of Credit in your favor for one or more drawings up to United States $____. This Letter of Credit is payable at [issuing financial ins…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … and maintain) Government property in its possession. The system shall be adequate to satisfy the requirements of this clause. In doing so, the Contractor shall initiate and maintain the processes, systems, procedures, records, and methodol…
  • 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…
  • FAR 53.249 Termination of contracts.
    …t https://www.gsa.gov/forms. These forms are authorized for local reproduction except for SF 1034. (1) SF 1034 (GAO), Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other Than Personal. (See 49.302(a).) (2) SF 1435 (Rev. 03/2016), Settlement P…
  • DFARS 225.003 Definitions.
    … determined that— (1) Sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States; or (2) It is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the restr…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    … determined that— (1) Sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States; or (2) It is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the restr…
  • DFARS 252.225-7017 Photovoltaic Devices.
    …onsists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in Bahrain into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from whic…
  • DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …onsists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a Caribbean Basin country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or …
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    …onsists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in Bahrain into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from whic…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …onsists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a Caribbean Basin country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed. Commer…
  • 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 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…
  • DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
    …onsists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in an SC/CASA state into a new and different construction material distinct from the material from which it was transformed. Steel means an a…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …detailed descriptions of circumstances that will result in manual or system generated transfers of parts; (7) Maintain a consistent, equitable, and unbiased logic for costing of material transactions as follows: (i) The Contractor shall m…
  • 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 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.
    …ter submitting a bid, if all of a bidder's assets or that part related to the bid are transferred during the period between the bid opening and the award, the transferee may not be able to take over the bid. Accordingly, the contracting off…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …i) Identification of the bid opening date or the date of notification provided to unsuccessful offerors. (vii) The date the contracting officer received the protest. (viii) A complete address and point of contact for the protested concern…
  • FAR 28.203-2 Substitution of assets.
    …ute asset for that currently pledged by submitting a written request, including a revised SF 28, to the responsible contracting officer. Following the requirements set forth in 28.203-1, the contracting officer may agree to the substitution…
  • 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 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee.
    … The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (inc…
  • DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    (a) Authority. (2)(i) Section 8059 of Pub. L. 101-511 and similar sections in subsequent defense appropriations acts prohibit departments and agencies from entering into contracts for studies, analyses, or consulting services (see FAR subpa…
  • DFARS 227.7104-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ter Software-Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial pro…
  • FAR 41.201 Policy.
    …— (i) Consistent with applicable state law, enter into contracts for the purchase or transfer of electricity to the agency by a non-utility, including a qualifying facility under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; (ii) En…
  • FAR 49.602-2 Inventory forms.
    Standard Form (SF) 1428, Inventory Disposal Schedule, and SF 1429, Inventory Disposal Schedule—Continuation Sheet, shall be used to support settlement proposals submitted on the forms specified in 49.602-1(b) and (d).
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …ficer will withhold from payments due under the contract sufficient funds required to satisfy any Contractor or subcontractor liabilities for unpaid wages and liquidated damages. If amounts withheld under the contract are insufficient to sa…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …ntract work by the unlisted class of employee. The Contractor shall submit Standard Form (SF) 1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate, to the Contracting Officer no later than 30 days after the unlisted class o…
  • FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.
    …n the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality. (c) Request for determination of inapplicability of the Buy American statute. (1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construc…
  • 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)…

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.