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27 sections with “Subsistence”

  • DFARS 246.408-70 Subsistence.
    …, capable of assuring wholesomeness and quality in food, to perform quality assurance for subsistence contract items. The designation may— (1) Include medical service personnel of the military departments; and (2) Be on a reimbursable bas…
  • FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …to produce or perform, use the clause with its Alternate I. (3) If the contract includes subsistence for both Government use and resale in the same Schedule, and similar products may be acquired on a brand-name basis, use the clause with i…
  • FAR 52.216-21 Requirements.
    …hin its own capabilities. Alternate II (APR 1984). If the requirements contract includes subsistence for both Government use and resale in the same Schedule, and similar products may be acquired on a brand-name basis, add the following par…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or service group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) PSG 88, Live Animals; (4) PSG 89, Subsistence; (5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneou…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    … proposed (see 6.302-1(a)(2)(i); (9) The proposed contract action is made for perishable subsistence supplies, and advance notice is not appropriate or reasonable; (10) The proposed contract action is made under conditions described in 6.…
  • FAR 5.301 General.
    …r 8.4, except see paragraph (a)(2) of this section; (4) The award is made for perishable subsistence supplies; (5) The award is for utility services, other than telecommunications services, and only one source is available; (6) The contr…
  • FAR 9.104-2 Special standards.
    …ied) and shall apply to all offerors. (b) Contracting officers shall award contracts for subsistence only to those prospective contractors that meet the general standards in 9.104-1 and are approved in accordance with agency sanitation sta…
  • FAR 11.701 Supply contracts.
    …e and it may be an increase, a decrease, or a combination of both; however, contracts for subsistence items may use other applicable terms of variation in quantity. (b) There should be no standard or usual variation percentage. The overrun…
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    …ng (including design, construction, and conversion), ship overhaul, and ship repair. (3) Subsistence items. (4) Supplies or services requiring special contract forms prescribed elsewhere in this regulation that are inconsistent with the u…
  • FAR 14.403 Recording of bids.
    …of coal or petroleum products or by the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia for perishable subsistence items. (d) If an invitation for bids is cancelled before the time set for bid opening, this fact shall be recorded together with a statem…
  • FAR 15.204 Contract format.
    …for the following: (a) Construction and architect-engineer contracts (see part 36). (b) Subsistence contracts. (c) Supplies or services contracts requiring special contract formats prescribed elsewhere in this part that are inconsistent …
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    …, such as border crossing fees, levies, or worker welfare funds; (xi) Transportation and subsistence costs— (A) While in transit, including, but not limited to, airfare or costs of other modes of transportation, terminal fees, and travel …
  • FAR 31.205-43 Trade, business, technical, and professional activity costs.
    …ngs, conventions, symposia, etc., including rental of meeting facilities, transportation, subsistence, and incidental costs; (2) Costs of attendance by contractor employees, including travel costs (see 31.205-46); and (3) Costs of attenda…
  • FAR 31.205-44 Training and education costs.
    … of regular working hours. (c) Costs of tuition, fees, training materials and textbooks, subsistence, salary, and any other payments in connection with full-time graduate level education are unallowable for any portion of the program that …
  • FAR 38.101 General.
    …tment of Veterans Affairs awards schedule contracts for certain medical and nonperishable subsistence items. (e) When establishing Federal Supply Schedules, GSA, or an agency delegated that authority, is responsible for complying with all …
  • FAR 46.403 Government contract quality assurance at destination.
    …pection; (2) Necessary testing equipment is located only at destination; (3) Perishable subsistence supplies purchased within the United States, except that those supplies destined for overseas shipment will normally be inspected for cond…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) PSG 88, Live Animals; (4) PSG 89, Subsistence; (5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneou…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …, such as border crossing fees, levies, or worker welfare funds; (xi) Transportation and subsistence costs— (A) While in transit, including, but not limited to, airfare or costs of other modes of transportation, terminal fees, and travel …
  • FAR 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture.
    …or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) PSG 88, Live Animals; (4) PSG 89, Subsistence; (5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneou…
  • FAR 52.232-3 Payments Under Personal Services Contracts.
    …his contract. The Government shall also pay the Contractor (a) a per diem rate in lieu of subsistence for each day the Contractor is in a travel status away from home or regular place of employment in accordance with Federal Travel Regulati…
  • DFARS 213.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
    (b) Individual purchases for subsistence may be made at any dollar value; however, the contracting officer must satisfy the competition requirements of FAR Part 6 for any action not using simplified acquisition procedures.
  • DFARS 213.402 Conditions for use.
    …implified acquisition threshold for— (i) Brand-name commercial product commissary resale subsistence; and (ii) Medical supplies for direct shipment overseas.
  • DFARS 217.7303 Solicitation provision.
    …n (e.g., the information was obtained under other acquisitions); (3) The contract is for subsistence, clothing or textiles, fuels, or supplies purchased and used outside the United States; (4) The contracting officer determines that it wo…
  • DFARS 225.7202 Exception.
    …struction, ores, natural gas, utilities, petroleum products and crudes, timber (logs), or subsistence.
  • DFARS 225.7501 Policy.
    … by a foreign end product or construction material, including determinations that— (i) A subsistence product is perishable and delivery from the United States would significantly impair the quality at the point of consumption; (ii) An end…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …orized for a Government employee, including actual transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence for travel between home or place of business and official duty station. (iii) Coordinate with the civilian personnel office on benefits, …
  • DFARS 242.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    …ontractor locations involved solely in performance of airlift or sealift contracts); (O) Subsistence supplies; (P) Ballistic missile sites (contract administration offices may perform supporting administration of these contracts at missil…

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.