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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    …es of opinion between contracting officers and contractors in construction contract labor standards enforcement include— (1) Misclassification of workers; (2) Hours of work; (3) Wage rates and payment; (4) Payment of overtime; (5) With…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    As prescribed in 22.1006(a), insert the following clause: Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Contractor when this clause is used in any subcontract, shall be deemed to refer to the subcon…
  • FAR 36.701 Standard and optional forms for use in contracting for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements.
    (a) Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair), shall be used to solicit and submit offers, and award construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contracts expected to ex…
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    … the contract file. (See 4.1201(c).) Award by acceptance 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 144…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ct cost rates and forward pricing rates, if applicable, and administering cost accounting standards for all contracts in a business unit. Combatant commander means the commander of a unified or specified combatant command established in ac…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …ds at which design-to-cost and life-cycle-cost techniques will be used. (l) Establishing standard acquisition plan formats, if desired, suitable to agency needs. (m) Waiving requirements of detail and formality, as necessary, in planning …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …e required capabilities or performance characteristics of the supplies or the performance standards of the services being acquired and state how they are related to the need. (5) Delivery or performance-period requirements. Describe the ba…
  • FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.
    Conduct labor standards investigations when available information indicates such action is warranted. In addition, the Department of Labor may conduct an investigation on its own initiative or may request a contracting agency to do so. (a)…
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …)(1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards, in solicitations and contracts (except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section) if the contract is subject to the Service Contract …
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …CO) has the authority to take definitive action. (11) In connection with Cost Accounting Standards (see 48 CFR 30.601 and 48 CFR chapter 99)— (i) Determine the adequacy of the contractor's disclosure statements; (ii) Determine whether di…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …) (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …eration, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation. (2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or h…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …le charges the Contractor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Government using its standard record keeping system, have resulted from the termination. The Contractor shall not be required to comply with the cost accounting standards …
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …es: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] __ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). __ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C…
  • FAR 53.222 Application of labor laws to Government acquisitions (SF's 307, 1413, 1445, 1446, WH-347).
    …ional Classification and Rate. (See 22.406-3(a) and 22.1019.) (g) SF 1445 (12/96), Labor Standards Interview. (See 22.406-7(b).) (h) SF 1446 (Rev. 4/2013), Labor Standards Investigation Summary Sheet. (See 22.406-8(d).) (i) Form WH-347 (…
  • FAR 12.102 Applicability.
    …cts or commercial services— (1) At or below the micro-purchase threshold; (2) Using the Standard Form 44 (see 13.306); (3) Using the imprest fund (see 13.305); (4) Using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as a method of purchas…
  • FAR 12.204 Solicitation/contract form.
    (a)(1) The contracting officer shall use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, if— (i) The acquisition is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; (ii) A paper…
  • FAR 12.303 Contract format.
    …2 shall be assembled, 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 contra…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    …g format should 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…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …all defined-contribution pension plans in compliance with 48 CFR 9904.412—Cost Accounting Standard for Composition and Measurement of Pension Cost, and 48 CFR 9904.413—Adjustment and Allocation of Pension Cost. Pension costs are allowable s…
  • FAR 41.601 Utility services forms.
    …under other than 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 of…
  • FAR 45.602-3 Screening.
    …ce of an inventory disposal schedule. The plant clearance officer shall determine whether standard or special screening is appropriate and initiate screening actions. (a) Standard screening. The standard screening period is 46 days. (1) F…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …1303(a) on the date of award of this contract). (viii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67) (Applies to service contracts over $2,500 that are subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute…
  • FAR 19.811-1 Sole source.
    … be required in a contract with a business concern. The contracting officer shall use the Standard Form 26 as the award form, except for construction contracts, in which case the Standard Form 1442 shall be used as required in 36.701(a). (…
  • FAR 22.1019 Additional classes of service employees.
    …n the determination (see paragraph (c) of the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards). The contractor shall initiate the conforming procedure before unlisted classes of employees perform contract work. The contractor shall su…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …rification. (3) Each Contractor request for progress payment shall: (i) Be submitted on Standard Form 1443, Contractor's Request for Progress Payment, or the electronic equivalent as required by agency regulations, in accordance with the …
  • DFARS 209.104-1 General standards.
    (e) For cost-reimbursement or incentive type contracts, or contracts which provide for progress payments based on costs or on a percentage or stage of completion, the prospective contractor's accounting system and related internal controls …
  • DFARS 213.270 Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …ance is entirely outside the United States and its outlying areas. (2) The purchase is a Standard Form 44 purchase for aviation fuel or oil. (3) The purchase is an overseas transaction by a contracting officer in support of a contingency …
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …actor-approved suppliers, the contractor uses established counterfeit prevention industry standards and processes (including inspection, testing, and authentication), such as the DoD-adopted standards at https://assist.dla.mil; (B) The con…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    …h (e) of this clause do not apply unless the Contractor is subject to the Cost Accounting Standards under 41 U.S.C. chapter 15, as implemented in regulations found at 48 CFR 9903.201-1. (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Authorized …
  • FAR 22.406-7 Compliance checking.
    …contracts covered by this subpart as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the labor standards requirement of the contract. (b) Regular compliance checks. Regular compliance checking includes the following activities: (1) Employee in…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    … postaward management of major subcontract programs; (h) Compliance with Cost Accounting Standards in awarding subcontracts; (i) Appropriateness of types of contracts used (see 16.103); (j) Management control systems, including internal …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …mall business concern. (7) Assign each subcontract the NAICS code and corresponding size standard that best describes the principal purpose of the subcontract. (f) A master subcontracting plan on a plant or division-wide basis that contai…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …y. (8) Provide or arrange housing that fails to meet the host country housing and safety standards; or (9) If required by law or contract, fail to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document in w…
  • FAR 52.225-12 Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …on material. (2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.…
  • FAR 52.225-24 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …on material. (2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the Offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer and a separate cost comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.22…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …sociated with such treatment or transportation. (iii) Medical or dental care beyond this standard is not authorized. (3) Contractor personnel must have a Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT)-generated letter of author…
  • FAR 3.909-1 Prohibition.
    …ohibition in paragraph (a) of this section does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312 (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement), Form 4414 (Sensitive Compartmented Information Nondisclosure Agreement), or any ot…
  • FAR 8.405-5 Small business.
    … schedule contractor, an ordering agency may only take credit if the awardee meets a size standard that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System code assigned to the order in accordance with 19.102(b)(3). Ordering ac…
  • FAR 10.001 Policy.
    …meet all or part of the applicable information and communication technology accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194.1 (see subpart 39.2). (b) When conducting market research, agencies should not request potential sources to submit more than…

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.