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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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67 sections with “SF 44”: the first 40

  • FAR 13.306 SF 44, Purchase Order—Invoice—Voucher.
    The SF 44, Purchase Order—Invoice—Voucher, is a multipurpose pocket-size purchase order form designed primarily for on-the-spot, over-the-counter purchases of supplies and nonpersonal services while away from the purchasing office or at iso…
  • DFARS 213.306 SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher.
    … may be made for— (A) Fuel and oil. U.S. Government fuel cards may be used in lieu of an SF 44 for fuel, oil, and authorized refueling-related items (see PGI 213.306 for procedures on use of fuel cards); (B) Overseas transactions by contr…
  • FAR 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
    … contracts or agreements, and orders from required sources of supplies and services: (a) SF 18 (Rev. 6/95), Request for Quotations, or SF 1449 (Rev. NOV 2021), Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. SF…
  • FAR 53.222 Application of labor laws to Government acquisitions (SF's 307, 1413, 1445, 1446, WH-347).
    …se in connection with the application of labor laws: (a) [Reserved] (b) [Reserved] (c) SF 308 (DOL) (Rev. 2/2013), Request for Wage Determination and Response to Request. (See 22.404-3 (a) and (b).) (d) [Reserved] (e) SF 1413 (Rev. 4/2…
  • FAR 53.232 Contract financing (SF 1443).
    SF 1443 (NOV 2021), Contractor's Request for Progress Payment. SF 1443 is prescribed for use in obtaining contractors' requests for progress payments.
  • FAR 13.307 Forms.
    (a) Commercial products and commercial services. For use of the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, see 12.204. (b) Other than commercial products and commercial services. (1) Except when q…
  • DFARS 253.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
    (f) DoD uses the DD Form 1155, Order for Supplies or Services, instead of OF 347; and OF 336, Continuation Sheet, instead of OF 348. Follow the procedures at PGI 253.213(f) for use of forms.
  • 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 14.201-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …llows: (a) Section A, Solicitation/contract form. (1) Prepare the invitation for bids on SF 33, or the SF 1447, unless otherwise permitted by this regulation. The SF 33 is the first page of the solicitation and includes Section A of the un…
  • 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 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 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 45.602-3 Screening.
    …roperty reported on the inventory disposal schedule for: Other use within the agency; transfer of educationally useful equipment to other Federal agencies that have expressed a need for the property; and transfer of educationally useful equ…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …t or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show— (1) The solicitation number; (2) The …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …TIN on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract. (x) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information. (A) The Contractor shall include EFT banking information on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract. …
  • 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 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 53.249 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 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…
  • FAR 12.303 Contract format.
    …mbled, to the maximum extent practicable, using the following format: (a) Standard Form (SF) 1449; (b) Continuation of any block from SF 1449, such as— (1) Block 10 if an incentive subcontracting clause is used (the contracting officer s…
  • FAR 18.201 Contingency operation.
    …supplies or services are to be used to support a contingency operation. (See 2.101.) (d) SF 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher. The normal threshold for the use of the SF 44 is at or below the micro-purchase threshold. Agencies may, howeve…
  • FAR 22.406-3 Additional classifications.
    …ents, shall require that the contractor submit to the contracting officer, Standard Form (SF) 1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate, which, along with other pertinent data, contains the proposed additional cl…
  • 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 218.201 Contingency operation.
    …r a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation. See 213.305-3(d)(iii)(A). (6) Standard Form (SF) 44, Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher. SF 44s may be used for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold for overseas transactions …
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    …ronic means, an unclassified notice of the solicitation or a copy of the solicitation satisfying the requirements of 5.207(c). The notice must include a statement that all responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received,…
  • FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …the solicitation and contract. The contracting officer shall indicate in Block 27a of the SF 1449 if addenda are attached. These addenda may include, for example, a continuation of the schedule of supplies/services to be acquired from block…
  • 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 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …Any sum not paid to an employee because of inability to do so within 3 years shall be transferred into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. (3) Termination. Contracting officers may consider the failure of a contrac…
  • 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 52.212-5 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 52.232-7 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 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.
    …ment stating that the technology to be procured either affirmatively or presumptively satisfies the technical criteria necessary to be deemed a qualified anti-terrorism technology. A pre-qualification designation notice authorizes offeror(s…
  • DFARS 225.7022-4 Exceptions.
    …shold made using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card; or (b) Purchases using the SF 44 in accordance with 213.306.
  • FAR 5.503 Procedures.
    …ortunity to participate in these acquisitions. (2) The contracting officer shall use the SF 1449 for paper solicitations. The SF 1449 shall be used to make awards or place orders unless the award/order is made by using electronic commerce …
  • 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 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …15, Period for Acceptance of Bids, in invitations for bids (IFB's) that are not issued on SF 33 or SF 1447 except IFB's (1) for construction work or (2) in which the Government specifies a minimum acceptance period. (j) Insert the provisio…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    … be used to the maximum practical extent: (a) Solicitation/contract form. Standard Form (SF) 1447, Solicitation/Contract, shall be used as the first page of the solicitation. (b) Contract schedule. Include the following for each line item…
  • FAR 22.1019 Additional classes of service employees.
    …ed classes of employees perform contract work. The contractor shall submit Standard Form (SF) 1444, Request For Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate. The contracting officer shall review the proposed classification and rate a…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …termines that there was very little likelihood that the third party would have been successful on the merits. (ii) In the event of disposition by consent or compromise of a proceeding brought by a whistleblower for alleged reprisal in acco…

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