48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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86 sections with “System for Award Management (SAM)”: the first 40
- FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management.As prescribed in 4.1105(a)(1), use the following provision. System for Award Management (NOV 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity i…
- FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.As prescribed in 4.1105(b), use the following clause: System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entit…
- FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management.…ibed in 32.1110(a)(1), insert the following clause: Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (a) Method of payment. (1) All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic fund…
- FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.(a) The General Services Administration (GSA)— (1) Operates the web-based System for Award Management (SAM), which contains exclusion records; and (2) Provides technical assistance to Federal agencies in the use of SAM. (b) An exclusion …
- FAR 18.102 System for Award Management.(a) In accordance with 4.1102, contractors are not required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of submission of offers or quotations for— (1) Contracts awarded without providing for full and open competit…
- FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.…egrity information available in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), (available at https://www.cpars.gov , including FAPIIS information from the System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions and the Cont…
- FAR 52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act—Covered Foreign Entities.As prescribed in 40.202-8, insert the following clause: Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act—Covered Foreign Entities (NOV 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Americ…
- FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program.…C. 101(16) and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…anizations, activities (including management and support services for R&D activities), or systems. These services are normally closely related to the basic responsibilities and mission of the agency originating the requirement for the acqui…
- FAR 4.2102 Prohibition.(a) Prohibited equipment, systems, or services. (1) On or after August 13, 2019, agencies are prohibited from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses cove…
- FAR 40.201 Definitions.…ed and maintained by the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) and published in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov (section 1822 of Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.). FASC-prohibited unmanned aircra…
- FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.…ntations and Certifications (MAR 2026) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is _______ [insert NAICS code]. (2) The small business size standard is _______ [insert size standard]. (3)…
- FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.…ensation of the prime contractor. As a part of its annual registration requirement in the System for Award Management (SAM) (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.204-7), the Contractor shall report the names and total compensat…
- FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.…that it “does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services” in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(…
- FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.…7 U.S.C. 153); (3) The processing of information on a Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or (4) Hardware, systems, devices, sof…
- FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded.…ed, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded (see FAR 9.404 for information on the System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions). The notice must include the following: (1) The name of the subcontractor. (2) The Contractor's knowle…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.… Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications…
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…tation provision, contract clause (e.g., 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management, or 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management), or applicable agency procedur…
- FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).…sale of food in the United States). (xx) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (Applies when the payment will be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) and the payment office uses the Syste…
- FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.…. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.…
- FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.…. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…the definition of “commercial service” in FAR 2.101. Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) means the Governmentwide, electronic, web-based system for small business subcontracting program reporting. The eSRS is located at http:…
- FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.…e of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code(s) can be found at https://www.sba…
- DFARS 209.105-1 Obtaining information.(1) For guidance on using the Exclusions section of the System for Award Management, see PGI 209.105-1. (2) A satisfactory performance record is a factor in determining contractor responsibility (see FAR 9.104-1(c)). (i) One source of inf…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.… acquiring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301. (f) The following additional provisions and clau…
- DFARS 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation.…ng or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential comp…
- DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.…s any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service. (b) Prohibition. In accordance with section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91),…
- FAR 4.402 General.…ed, the DD Form 254 shall be completed electronically in the NISP Contract Classification System (NCCS), which is accessible https://www.dcsa.mil/is/nccs/. Nondefense agencies with an existing DD Form 254 information system may use that sys…
- FAR 4.1803 Verifying CAGE codes prior to award.…ficers shall verify the offeror's CAGE code by reviewing the entity's registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Active registrations in SAM have had the associated CAGE codes verified. (b) For entities not required to be regis…
- FAR 19.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.…eran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, or a women-owned small business in the System for Award Management (SAM) if— (A) The subcontractor is registered in SAM; and (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and socioeconom…
- FAR 19.802 Determining eligibility for the 8(a) program.…at https://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm. SBA's designation also appears in the System for Award Management (SAM).
- FAR 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.…shall update the information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) on a semi-annual basis, throughout the life of the contract, by posting the required information in the System for Award Management vi…
- DFARS 252.219-7012 Competition for Religious-Related Services.…e solicitation, the Contracting Officer will verify that the offeror is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database as a nonprofit organization. (End of provision)
- DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.…xcluded from Federal programs by the General Services Administration as identified in the System for Award Management Exclusions located at https://sam.gov; (2) Delinquent on obligations to the U.S. Government under surplus sales contracts…
- FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.…ing the acquisition, such as— (i) Requirements for compatibility with existing or future systems or programs; and (ii) Any known cost, schedule, and capability or performance constraints. (3) Cost. Set forth the established cost goals fo…
- FAR 19.102 Small business size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes.(a) Locating size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes. (1) SBA establishes small business size standards on an industry-by-industry basis. Small business size standards and corresponding North American Industry…
- FAR 32.1108 Payment by Governmentwide commercial purchase card.…e micro-purchase threshold, contracting officers are required to verify by looking in the System for Award Management (SAM) whether the contractor has any delinquent debt subject to collection under the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) at cont…
- FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.… officer shall insert the clause at— (1) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management, in solicitations and contracts that include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, or an agency clause t…
- FAR 34.203 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.…ubstantially the same as the provision at FAR 52.234-2, Notice of Earned Value Management System—Preaward Integrated Baseline Review , in solicitations for contracts that require the contractor to use an Earned Value Management System (EVMS…
- FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.…30-4, 52.230-5, and 52.230-6. (12) Determine the adequacy of the contractor's accounting system. The contractor's accounting system should be adequate during the entire period of contract performance. The adequacy of the contractor's accou…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.