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104 sections with “Subcontractor compliance”: the first 40

  • FAR 32.112-1 Subcontractor assertions of nonpayment.
    …ons 2091 and 8105 of Pub. L. 103-355 (10 U.S.C. 4601 note prec.), upon the assertion by a subcontractor or supplier of a Federal contractor that the subcontractor or supplier has not been paid in accordance with the payment terms of the sub…
  • FAR 45.502 Subcontractor and alternate prime contractor locations.
    (a) To ensure subcontractor compliance with Government property administration requirements, and with prime contractor consent, the property administrator assigned to the prime contract may request support property administration from anoth…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …rams, and is found at www.dol.gov/ofccp/LGBT/LGBT_FAQs.html. (b) If the Contractor, or a subcontractor at any tier, subcontracts a portion of the work involving any construction trade, each such subcontract in excess of $10,000 shall inclu…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …mum wage determination. Prices will be adjusted only for increased labor costs (including subcontractor labor costs) as a result of an increase in the annual E.O. minimum wage, and for associated labor costs (including those for subcontract…
  • DFARS 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.
    … or transmit FCI or CUI and that are used in performance of the contract; (4) Ensure all subcontractors and suppliers complete prior to subcontract award, and maintain on an annual basis, an affirmation, by the affirming official (see 32 C…
  • DFARS 252.234-7001 Notice of Earned Value Management System.
    …) Describe the proposed procedure for administration of the EVMS guidelines as applied to subcontractors; and (E) Describe the process the offeror will use to determine subcontractor compliance with ANSI/EIA-748. (ii) The offeror shall pr…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    … small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns as subcontractors in Government contracts is a matter of national interest with both social and economic benefits. When a contractor fails to make a good…
  • FAR 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.
    …mbating Trafficking in Persons, and to monitor, detect, and terminate the contract with a subcontractor engaging in prohibited activities identified at paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; and (2) Aft…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or surplus. Labor surplus area concern means a concern that together with its first-tier subcontractors will perform substantially in labor surplus areas. Performance is substantially in labor surplus areas if the costs incurred under the …
  • FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    …or debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded, is proposed as a subcontractor for any subcontract subject to Government consent (see subpart 44.2), contracting officers shall not consent to subcontracts with such c…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …templated that certified cost or pricing data will be required from the contractor or any subcontractor (see 15.403-4). (c) Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications. The contracting officer shall, when con…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …ed business (including ANCs and Indian tribes) and women-owned small business concerns as subcontractors; (2) A statement of the total dollars planned to be subcontracted and a statement of the total dollars planned to be subcontracted to …
  • FAR 22.406-6 Payrolls and statements.
    …s after the regular payment date of the payroll week covered, for the contractor and each subcontractor, (1) copies of weekly payrolls applicable to the contract, and (2) weekly payroll statements of compliance. The contractor may use the D…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …nment solicitations and contracts shall— (a) Prohibit contractors, contractor employees, subcontractors, subcontractor employees, and their agents from— (1) Engaging in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performan…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    …E.O. 13627, or the policies of this subpart if— (1) The contractor, contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or agent engages in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; (…
  • FAR 25.206 Noncompliance.
    …o include proposed corrective action; and (c) If the review reveals that a contractor or subcontractor has used foreign construction material without authorization, take appropriate action, including one or more of the following: (1) Proc…
  • FAR 25.607 Noncompliance.
    …o include proposed corrective action; and (c) If the review reveals that a contractor or subcontractor has used foreign construction material without authorization, take appropriate action, including one or more of the following: (1) Proc…
  • FAR 30.607 Subcontract administration.
    …r a determination of noncompliance is required at the subcontract level, the CFAO for the subcontractor shall furnish a copy of the negotiation memorandum or the determination to the CFAO for the contractor of the next higher-tier subcontra…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …osts of the services of accountants, consultants, or others retained by the contractor or subcontractor to assist it; costs of employees, officers, and directors; and any similar costs incurred before, during, and after commencement of a ju…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …ner stated in the electronic notice. (b) Cessation of work and notification to immediate subcontractors. You shall take the following steps: (1) Stop all work, make no further shipments, and place no further orders relating to the contrac…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …siness segment; and similar positions). Subcontract means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract. Subcontractor means any supplier, distributor, ve…
  • FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.
    …ement or any other written statement that the contractor requires any of its employees or subcontractors to sign regarding nondisclosure of contractor information, except that it does not include confidentiality agreements arising out of ci…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price: (11) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …tely stop all work hereunder and shall immediately cause any and all of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease work. Subject to the terms of this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a percentage of the contract price reflecting the pe…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …ies and services purchased directly for the contract and associated financing payments to subcontractors, provided payments determined due will be made— (1) In accordance with the terms and conditions of a subcontract or invoice; and (2) …
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    … (e)(1) Unless the Contractor has reason to question the representation, it may accept a subcontractor's written representations of its size and socioeconomic status as a small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small bu…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government prime Contractor or subcontractor calling for supplies or services required for performance of the contract or subcontract. Total contract dollars means the final antici…
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …y Standards—Overtime Compensation (MAY 2018) (a) Overtime requirements. No Contractor or subcontractor employing laborers or mechanics (see Federal Acquisition Regulation 22.300) shall require or permit them to work over 40 hours in any wo…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …orms. The Prime Contractor is responsible for the submission of copies of payrolls by all subcontractors. Contractors and subcontractors shall maintain the full social security number and current address of each covered worker, and shall pr…
  • FAR 52.222-24 Preaward On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Evaluation.
    …e will result from this solicitation, the prospective Contractor and its known first-tier subcontractors with anticipated subcontracts of $10 million or more shall be subject to a preaward compliance evaluation by the Office of Federal Cont…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …diaries/affiliates of the employer; (F) Any agent or employee of such entities; and (G) Subcontractors at all tiers. Severe forms of trafficking in persons means— (1) Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fr…
  • FAR 52.222-53 Exemption From Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements.
    …mercial customers. (e)(1) Except for services identified in FAR 22.1003-4(d)(1)(iv), the subcontractor for exempt services shall be selected for award based on other factors in addition to price or cost with the combination of other factor…
  • FAR 52.230-2 Cost Accounting Standards.
    …djustment of the contract price or cost allowance, as appropriate, if the Contractor or a subcontractor fails to comply with an applicable Cost Accounting Standard, or to follow any cost accounting practice consistently and such failure res…
  • FAR 52.230-5 Cost Accounting Standards—Educational Institution.
    …djustment of the contract price or cost allowance, as appropriate, if the Contractor or a subcontractor fails to comply with an applicable Cost Accounting Standard, or to follow any cost accounting practice consistently and such failure res…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …sts incurred under this contract whether or not actually paid, plus financing payments to subcontractors (see paragraph (j) of this clause), less the sum of all previous progress payments made by the Government under this contract. The Cont…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …plier) for the purpose of performing this contract the following: (1) Prompt payment for subcontractors. A payment clause that obligates the Contractor to pay the subcontractor for satisfactory performance under its subcontract not later t…
  • DFARS 204.7302 Policy.
    (a)(1) Contractors and subcontractors are required to provide adequate security on all covered contractor information systems. (2) Contractors required to implement NIST SP 800-171, in accordance with the clause at 252.204-7012, Safeguardi…
  • DFARS 222.406-1 Policy.
    …ages and fringe benefits payments, payrolls, and statements; (3) Differentiation between subcontractors and suppliers; (4) Additional classifications; (5) Benefits to be realized by contractors and subcontractors in keeping complete work…
  • DFARS 252.209-7009 Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program.
    …or Defense Acquisition Program (MAY 2019) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Major subcontractor means a subcontractor that is awarded a subcontract that equals or exceeds— (1) Both the certified cost or pricing data threshold and 1…
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    … employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government prime Contractor or subcontractor calling for supplies or services required for performance of the contract or subcontract. (b) Test Program. The Contractor's comprehens…

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