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57 sections with “Special Termination Costs”: the first 40

  • DFARS 249.501-70 Special termination costs.
    (a) The clause at 252.249-7000, Special Termination Costs, may be used in an incrementally funded contract when its use is approved by the agency head. (b) The clause is authorized when— (1) The contract term is 2 years or more; (2) The …
  • DFARS 252.249-7000 Special termination costs.
    As prescribed in 249.501-70, use the following clause: Special Termination Costs (DEC 1991) (a) Definition. Special termination costs, as used in this clause, means only costs in the following categories as defined in part 31 of the Feder…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    Contract terminations generally give rise to the incurrence of costs or the need for special treatment of costs that would not have arisen had the contract not been terminated. The following cost principles peculiar to termination situation…
  • DFARS 252.239-7011 Special construction and equipment charges.
    As prescribed in 239.7411(b), use the following clause: Special Construction and Equipment Charges (DEC 1991) (a) The Government will not directly reimburse the Contractor for the cost of constructing any facilities or providing any equip…
  • FAR 31.205-33 Professional and consultant service costs.
    …hose services rendered by persons who are members of a particular profession or possess a special skill and who are not officers or employees of the contractor. Examples include those services acquired by contractors or subcontractors in or…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … business with a Small Business Teaming Arrangement) due to— (i) The diversity, size, or specialized nature of the elements of the performance specified; (ii) The aggregate dollar value of the anticipated award; (iii) The geographical di…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … shall apply terms similar to this clause to any advance payments to subcontractors. (b) Special account. Until (1) the Contractor has liquidated all advance payments made under the contract and related interest charges and (2) the adminis…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …of another article when put into use. Equipment does not include material, real property, special test equipment or special tooling. Government-furnished property means property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government…
  • DFARS 239.7408-1 General.
    (a) Special construction normally involves a common carrier giving a special service or facility related to the performance of the basic telecommunications service requirements. This may include— (1) Moving or relocating equipment; (2) P…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    … this clause; the SBIR/STTR data rights legend at paragraph (g)(6) of this clause; or the special license rights legend at paragraph (g)(7) of this clause; and a notice of copyright as prescribed under 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402. (1) General mar…
  • FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
    …ers may increase administrative costs and workload for both offerors and the Government, especially for large or complex acquisitions. The head of a contracting activity may authorize the use of a solicitation requesting only multiyear pric…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …al services. (6)(i) Compensation costs for certain individuals give rise to the need for special consideration. Such individuals include: (A) Owners of closely held corporations, members of limited liability companies, partners, sole prop…
  • FAR 42.705-2 Auditor determination procedure.
    …iv) The contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) and auditor agree that special circumstances require auditor determination. (b) Procedures. (1) The contractor shall submit to the cognizant contracting officer (or cogniza…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …performing on, or in connection with, the contract whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(c). (iii) Also includes any person working on, or in connection with, the contract and individually r…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    … principles and practices. (i) Parts, materials, inventories, and work in process; (ii) Special tooling and special test equipment to which the Government is to acquire title; (iii) Nondurable (i.e., noncapital) tools, jigs, dies, fixtur…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …required to be furnished to the Government, and (iii) the jigs, dies, fixtures, and other special tools and tooling acquired or manufactured for this contract, the cost of which the Contractor has been or will be reimbursed under this contr…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …cinity of U.S. Armed Forces and who routinely are collocated with the U.S. Armed Forces (especially in non-permissive environments). Personnel collocated with U.S. Armed Forces shall be afforded CAAF status through a letter of authorization…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … (g)(3) of this clause; the limited rights legend at paragraph (g)(4) of this clause; the special license rights legend at paragraph (g)(5) of this clause; and a notice of copyright as prescribed under 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402. (1) General mar…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …)(3) of this clause; the restricted rights legend at paragraph (g)(4) of this clause; the special license rights legend at paragraph (g)(5) of this clause; and a notice of copyright as prescribed under 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402. (1) General mar…
  • DFARS 252.239-7007 Cancellation or Termination of Orders.
    …tor), less any costs the government may have directly reimbursed the Contractor under the Special Construction and Equipment Charges clause of this agreement/contract. Net salvage value means the salvage value less the cost of removal. (b…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …g activity may consider, among other factors, the following: (i) Past performance. (ii) Special features of the supply or service required for effective program performance. (iii) Trade-in considerations. (iv) Probable life of the item …
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …shall tailor the type of information and level of detail requested in accordance with the specialized resources available at the buying activity and the magnitude and complexity of the required analysis. Field pricing assistance is generall…
  • FAR 17.106-1 General.
    … include such costs, where applicable, as plant or equipment relocation or rearrangement, special tooling and special test equipment, preproduction engineering, initial rework, initial spoilage, pilot runs, allocable portions of the costs o…
  • DFARS 217.171 Multiyear contracts for services.
    …ification of aircraft, ships, vehicles, and other highly complex military equipment; (3) Specialized training requiring high-quality instructor skills (e.g., training for pilots and aircrew members or foreign language training); (4) Base …
  • DFARS 227.7103-7 Use and nondisclosure agreement.
    … release, disclosure, or authorized use of technical data or computer software subject to special license rights, modify paragraph (1)(d) of the use and nondisclosure agreement in paragraph (c) of this section to enter the conditions, consi…
  • DFARS 242.7502 Policy.
    …m. (b) The cognizant contracting officer, in consultation with the auditor or functional specialist, shall— (1) Determine the acceptability of a contractor's accounting system and approve or disapprove the system; and (2) Pursue correcti…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …or other methods of alternative dispute resolution. (3) The command of military forces, especially the leadership of military personnel who are members of the combat, combat support, or combat service support role. (4) The conduct of fore…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …ined in FAR 2.101) and results in the lowest overall cost alternative (considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc.) to meet the Government's needs. Although GSA has already negotiated fair and reasonable pricing, orderin…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … (e) Technical analysis. (1) The contracting officer should request that personnel having specialized knowledge, skills, experience, or capability in engineering, science, or management perform a technical analysis of the proposed types and…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …sts. List all other costs not otherwise included in the categories described above (e.g., special tooling, travel, computer and consultant services, preservation, packaging and packing, spoilage and rework, and Federal excise tax on finishe…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …ndex.htm. In particular, see the following: (1) General Note 3(c), Products Eligible for Special Tariff treatment. (2) General Note 17, Products of Countries Designated as Beneficiary Countries under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trad…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …7, contracting officers and contractors should seek advance agreement on the treatment of special or unusual costs and on statistical sampling methodologies at 31.201-6(c). However, an advance agreement is not an absolute requirement and th…
  • FAR 41.205 Separate contracts.
    …act file with the following information: (1) The number of available suppliers. (2) Any special equipment, service reliability, or facility requirements and related costs. (3) The utility supplier's rates, connection charges, and termina…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …nts on assigned contracts when prescribed in agency acquisition regulations. (15) Manage special bank accounts. (16) Ensure timely notification by the contractor of any anticipated overrun or underrun of the estimated cost under cost-reim…
  • FAR 47.301-1 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    …ors' plants. (b) Contracting officers shall request transportation office participation especially before making an initial acquisition of supplies that are unusually large, heavy, high, wide, or long; have sensitive or dangerous character…
  • FAR 49.402-3 Procedure for default.
    …a copy of any cure notice or show cause notice to the contracting office's small business specialist and the Small Business Administration Area Office nearest the contractor. The contracting officer should, whenever practicable, consult wit…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …a State for the performance of a governmental duty, including a local public authority, a special district, an intrastate district, a council of governments, a sponsor group representative organization, and any other instrumentality of a lo…
  • FAR 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts.
    …sts incurred for the assembly, training, and transportation to and from the job site of a specialized work force; and (4) Costs not amortized solely because the cancellation had precluded anticipated benefits of Contractor or subcontractor…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …gress payments liquidated late in period of performance); (ii) Some costs are covered by special financing provisions, such as advance payments; or (iii) The contract is multiyear and there are special funding arrangements. (3) The porti…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    … for State licensure and board certification requirements, if any, within their fields of specialization. (B) Sources for personal services contracts with individuals under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 1091 shall be selected through the proc…

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