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82 sections with “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.225-7049 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services—Representations.
    …ract for commercial satellite services may be awarded to— (1)(i) A foreign entity if the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy reasonably believes that— (A) The foreign ent…
  • DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.
    …e United States Munitions List set forth in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations; (2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No.…
  • DFARS 252.225-7051 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services.
    …ation, estate, trust, corporation or division of a corporation, or organization organized under the laws of a foreign state if either its principal place of business is outside the United States or its equity securities are primarily traded…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    … costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract; (4) The contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on fu…
  • DFARS 252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders.
    …enterprise is organized for profit or nonprofit purposes; which has an agreement with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to furnish procurement technical assistance to business entities (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4…
  • FAR 6.304 Approval of the justification.
    … or flag officer; or (ii) If a civilian, is serving in a position in a grade above GS-15 under the General Schedule (or in a comparable or higher position under another schedule). (4) For a proposed contract over $90 million or, for DoD, …
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …nlimited rights in technical data. (B) If the contracting officer makes a determination, under paragraphs (b)(1)(A) (1) and (2) of this section, for a competitive solicitation, 10 U.S.C. 3208(d)(2) requires that the evaluation of items dev…
  • DFARS 252.204-7000 Disclosure of information.
    …c, Technical and Engineering Information, in effect on the date of contract award and the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) memoranda on Fundamental Research, dated May 24, 2010, and on Contracted Fundament…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …e United States Munitions List set forth in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations; (2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No.…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …incidental information technology. FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems o…
  • FAR 52.214-27 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding.
    …he modification, except that this clause does not apply to a modification if an exception under FAR 15.403-1(b) applies. (b) If any price, including profit, negotiated in connection with any modification under this clause, was increased by…
  • FAR 52.215-11 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.
    … modification, except that this clause does not apply to any modification if an exception under FAR 15.403-1(b) applies. (b) If any price, including profit or fee, negotiated in connection with any modification under this clause, or any co…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …ce performed by Contractor personnel subject to this clause is not active duty or service under 38 U.S.C. 106 note. (c) Support. (1)(i) The Combatant Commander will develop a security plan for protection of Contractor personnel in location…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    Orders placed or BPAs established under Federal Supply Schedules are exempt from the requirements in part 6. However, an ordering activity must justify its action when restricting consideration in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b) of thi…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    (a) General. (1) In general, the contracting officer does not synopsize orders under indefinite-delivery contracts; except see 16.505(a)(4) and (11), and 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D). (2) Individual orders shall clearly describe all services to be …
  • DFARS 225.772-2 Prohibitions.
    …ot award a contract for commercial satellite services to— (a)(1) A foreign entity if the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy reasonably believes that— (i) The foreign ent…
  • DFARS 239.7304 Determination and notification.
    …e authority provided in 239.7305 only after— (a) Obtaining a joint recommendation by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, on the basis of a risk asse…
  • DFARS 206.304 Approval of the justification.
    (a)(4) The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) may delegate this authority to— (A) An Assistant Secretary of Defense; or (B) For a defense agency, an officer or employee serving in, assigned, or detailed to that agenc…
  • DFARS 212.272 Preference for certain commercial products and commercial services.
    … contracting activity, the combatant commander of the combatant command concerned, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (as applicable). (ii) For contracts in an amount above the simplified acquisition threshol…
  • DFARS 225.772-4 Exception.
    (a) The prohibitions in 225.772-2(a) and (b) do not apply if— (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, without power of redelegation, determines that it is in the nat…
  • DFARS 225.7004-6 Waiver of restrictions.
    …en DoD and a foreign country, or would impede the reciprocal procurement of defense items under a memorandum of understanding providing for reciprocal procurement of defense items under 225.872, and that country does not discriminate agains…
  • DFARS 234.004 Acquisition strategy.
    …items for the acquisition of production of major defense acquisition programs, unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)), or the milestone decision authority when the milestone decision authority is th…
  • DFARS 252.222-7006 Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements.
    …h supplies or services for performance of this contract or a higher-tier subcontract thereunder. (b) The Contractor— (1) Agrees not to— (i) Enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or omission has occurred. Advisory and assistance services means those services provided under contract by nongovernmental sources to support or improve: organizational policy development; decision-making; management and administration; pr…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …icipation by small businesses; (6) Assists small business concerns in obtaining payments under their contracts, late payment interest penalties, or information on contractual payment provisions; (7) Has supervisory authority over agency p…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …incidental information technology. FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems o…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … Advance Payments (MAY 2001) (a) Requirements for payment. Advance payments will be made under this contract (1) upon submission of properly certified invoices or vouchers by the Contractor, and approval by the administering office, ____ […
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …horized aftermarket manufacturer means an organization that fabricates an electronic part under a contract with, or with the express written authority of, the original component manufacturer based on the original component manufacturer's de…
  • DFARS 209.104-1 General standards.
    …government when access to proscribed information is required to perform the contract. (A) Under 10 U.S.C. 4874(a), no DoD contract under a national security program may be awarded to an entity controlled by a foreign government if that enti…
  • DFARS 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.
    …nment of the Russian Federation or any entity sanctioned by the Secretary of the Treasury under Executive Order 13662, Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine. (iii) The government of any country if…
  • DFARS 219.800 General.
    …ss Administration (SBA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), the SBA has delegated to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) its authority under paragraph 8(a)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) to ente…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …ms specifically for commissary resale. (6) Acquisitions of items for test and evaluation under the foreign comparative testing program (10 U.S.C. 2350a(g)). However, this exception does not apply to any acquisitions under follow-on product…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    … means a transaction whereby assets or operations of two or more companies not previously under common ownership or control are combined, whether by merger, acquisition, or sale/purchase of assets. (2) External restructuring activities mea…
  • DFARS 234.7002 Policy.
    …ystems. (1) A DoD major weapon system may be treated as a commercial product, or acquired under procedures established for the acquisition of commercial products, only if— (i) The Secretary of Defense determines that— (A) The major weapon…
  • DFARS 237.102-71 Limitation on service contracts for military flight simulators.
    …the United States through the use of service employees as defined in 41 U.S.C. 6701. (b) Under Section 832 of Public Law 109-364, as amended by Section 883(b) of Public Law 110-181, DoD is prohibited from entering into a service contract t…
  • DFARS 242.771-3 Responsibilities.
    …e Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in connection with 10 U.S.C. 3763(c); the Defense Contract Management Agency or the milita…
  • FAR 17.703 Policy.
    …ncipal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting at: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), Defense Pricing and Contracting, Contract Policy, Room 3B938, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Washing…
  • FAR 52.209-14 Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus.
    …aragraph (b) of this clause— (1) The institution will be ineligible for further payments under this and any other contracts with this agency and any other covered agency, except for contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshol…
  • DFARS 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …(see PGI 201.170-2(a)) for all procurements with an estimated value of $1 billion or more under major defense acquisition programs for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) is the milestone decision…
  • DFARS 217.7404-3 Definitization schedule.
    …y without power of redelegation, the commander of the combatant command concerned, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment that it is in the best interests of the military department or the defense agency, the comb…

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