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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …the subcontractor a notice conforming to the standards of paragraph (g) of this clause as soon as practicable upon ascertaining the cause giving rise to a withholding, but prior to the due date for subcontractor payment; (2) Contracting Of…
  • FAR 37.602 Performance work statement.
    …atement (PWS) may be prepared by the Government or result from a Statement of objectives (SOO) prepared by the Government where the offeror proposes the PWS. (b) Agencies shall, to the maximum extent practicable— (1) Describe the work in …
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …fication required by paragraph (b) of this clause to the Contracting Officer and MARAD as soon as it is known that supplies will be transported by sea; and (2) Comply with all the terms and conditions of this clause. (j) Subcontracts. In …
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    …nment would be seriously injured, financially or otherwise, if the requirement is not met sooner than would be possible if prices were established before the work began). The contracting officer shall proceed with pricing as soon as practic…
  • FAR 19.815 Release and notification requirements for non-8(a) procurement.
    …he performance work statement (PWS), statement of work (SOW), or statement of objectives (SOO) for the new contract requirement; and the values of the existing 8(a) contract(s) and the new contract requirement. (e)(1) When a contracting of…
  • FAR 32.604 Demand for payment.
    …ontracting officer shall take the following actions: (1) Issue the demand for payment as soon as the contracting officer has determined that an actual debt is due the Government and the amount. (2) Issue the demand for payment even if— (…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    … positive evaluations, prepared under this subpart shall be provided to the contractor as soon as practicable after completion of the evaluation. The contractor will receive a CPARS-system generated notification when an evaluation is ready …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ntractor shall investigate and report to the Government all incidents of property loss as soon as the facts become known. Such reports shall, at a minimum, contain the following information: (1) Date of incident (if known). (2) The data e…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …d by the Contracting Officer. (ii)(A) The Contractor shall implement NIST SP 800-171, as soon as practical, but not later than December 31, 2017. For all contracts awarded prior to October 1, 2017, the Contractor shall notify the DoD Chief…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …Offeror agree to a different format and change this provision to use Alternate I. (2) As soon as practicable after agreement on price, but before contract award (except for unpriced actions such as letter contracts), the Offeror shall subm…
  • DFARS 252.237-7019 Training for Contractor Personnel Interacting with Detainees.
    …ified in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause— (1) Prior to interacting with detainees, or as soon as possible if, for compelling reasons, the Contracting Officer authorizes interaction with detainees prior to receipt of such training; and (2)…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ng areas of the United States, or their political subdivisions. Statement of Objectives (SOO) means a Government-prepared document incorporated into the solicitation that states the overall performance objectives. It is used in solicitatio…
  • FAR 3.104-6 Ethics advisory opinions regarding prohibitions on a former official's acceptance of compensation from a contractor.
    …on. (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a request containing complete information, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the agency ethics official should issue an opinion on whether the proposed conduct would violate 41 U.S.C. 2104. (d)(…
  • FAR 3.801 Definitions.
    …iates agency consideration of such person shall be considered to be regularly employed as soon as he or she is employed by such person for 130 working days. State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, an outlying ar…
  • FAR 3.1103 Procedures.
    … contracting officer any personal conflict-of-interest violation by a covered employee as soon as identified. This report shall include a description of the violation and the proposed actions to be taken by the contractor in response to the…
  • FAR 4.804-2 Closeout of the contracting office files if another office administers the contract.
    …therwise specified by agency regulation. (b) All other contract files shall be closed as soon as practicable after the contracting officer receives a contract completion statement from the contract administration office. The contracting of…
  • FAR 4.1301 Policy.
    …es, and shall ensure that contractors return such identification to the issuing agency as soon as any of the following occurs, unless otherwise determined by the agency: (i) When no longer needed for contract performance. (ii) Upon comple…
  • FAR 5.404-1 Release procedures.
    …ill process the acquisition; (5) Modifications to the original release are publicized as soon as possible, in the same manner as the original; and (6) Each release— (i) Is coordinated in advance with small business, public information, a…
  • FAR 7.104 General procedures.
    (a) Acquisition planning should begin as soon as the agency need is identified, preferably well in advance of the fiscal year in which contract award or order placement is necessary. In developing the plan, the planner shall form a team con…
  • FAR 8.706 Purchase exceptions.
    … services within the time required, and commercial sources can provide them significantly sooner in the quantities required; or (2) The quantity required cannot be produced or provided economically by the AbilityOne participating nonprofit…
  • FAR 9.407-4 Period of suspension.
    …riod pending the completion of an investigation and any ensuing legal proceedings, unless sooner terminated by the suspending and debarring official or as provided in this section. (b) If legal proceedings are not initiated within 12 month…
  • FAR 11.101 Order of precedence for requirements documents.
    …1) Documents mandated for use by law. (2) Performance-oriented documents (e.g., a PWS or SOO). (See 2.101.) (3) Detailed design-oriented documents. (4) Standards, specifications and related publications issued by the Government outside t…
  • FAR 12.403 Termination.
    …52.2124 entitled “Excusable Delay” requires contractors notify the contracting officer as soon as possible after commencement of any excusable delay. In most situations, this requirement should eliminate the need for a show cause notice pri…
  • FAR 14.403 Recording of bids.
    …alent), shall be completed and certified as to its accuracy by the bid opening officer as soon after bid opening as practicable. Where bid items are too numerous to warrant complete recording of all bids, abstract entries for individual bid…
  • FAR 14.408-1 General.
    … 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 results from any single invitation for bids, separate award documents shall be sui…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    … one or more potential offerors, that information must be made available to the public as soon as practicable, but no later than the next general release of information, in order to avoid creating an unfair competitive advantage. Informatio…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …ement. Contracting officers shall evaluate and negotiate proposed make-or-buy programs as soon as practicable after their receipt and before contract award. (1) When the program is to be incorporated in the contract and the design status o…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ng rates/factors, identify the agreement, include a copy, and describe its nature. H. As soon as practicable after final agreement on price or an earlier date agreed to by the parties, but before the award resulting from the proposal, you …
  • FAR 15.505 Preaward debriefing of offerors.
    …b) The contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable, but may refuse the request for a debriefing if, for compelling reasons, it is not in the best interests of the Government to cond…
  • FAR 19.1505 Set-aside procedures.
    …jects a recommendation by SBA's PCR— (1) The contracting officer shall notify the PCR as soon as practicable; (2) SBA shall notify the contracting officer of its intent to appeal the contracting officer's decision no later than five busin…
  • FAR 22.805 Procedures.
    … as feasible before award for the conduct of necessary compliance evaluation by OFCCP. As soon as the apparently successful offeror can be determined, the contracting officer shall process a preaward clearance request in accordance with age…
  • FAR 22.1018 Notification to contractors and employees.
    … ensure that service employees are notified of minimum wages and fringe benefits. (a) As soon as possible after contract award, inform the contractor of the labor standards requirements of the contract relating to the Service Contract Labo…
  • FAR 22.1309 Actions because of noncompliance.
    The contracting officer must take necessary action as soon as possible upon notification by the appropriate agency official to implement any sanctions imposed on a contractor by the Department of Labor for violations of the clause at 52.222…
  • FAR 22.1407 Actions because of noncompliance.
    The contracting officer shall take necessary action, as soon as possible upon notification by the appropriate agency official, to implement any sanctions imposed on a contractor by the Department of Labor for violations of the clause at 52.…
  • FAR 26.504 Policy.
    …tion, the contractor shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section as soon as possible, but in any case, by a date prior to when performance is expected to be completed.
  • FAR 28.203-3 Release of security interest.
    …g the Optional Form 91, Release of Personal Property from Escrow, or a similar release as soon as possible consistent with the conditions in subparagraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section. A surety's assets pledged in support of a payment bon…
  • FAR 30.202-6 Responsibilities.
    … the required Disclosure Statement and the CFAO shall make a determination of adequacy as soon as possible after the award. (c) The cognizant auditor is responsible for conducting reviews of Disclosure Statements for adequacy and complianc…
  • FAR 30.603-2 Unilateral and desirable changes.
    …g rationale. (2) The CFAO shall promptly evaluate the contractor's request and shall, as soon as practical, notify the contractor in writing whether the request is or is not approved. (3) The CFAO shall not approve a date for the retroact…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …ned a desirable change, the CFAO shall promptly evaluate the contractor's request and, as soon as practical, notify the contractor in writing whether the change is a desirable change or the request is denied. (2) If the CFAO determines the…
  • FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    …ing arrangements must permit acceptance and payment for discrete portions of the work, as soon as accepted (see 32.906(c)). (e)(1) Progress payments based on a percentage or stage of completion are authorized by the statutes cited in 32.10…

FAR (chapter 1)

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