48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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63 sections with “United Nations”: the first 40
- FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.… a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States (MAY 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Chief of mission means the principal officer in charge of a diplomatic mission of …
- DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.…following clause: Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States (Aug 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Combatant Commander means the commander of a unified or specified combatant comman…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…the site of such building or work as is described in the foregoing sentence, or under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the Housing Act of 1949 in the construction or development of the project. Bundling— (1) Means a subset of con…
- FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.…accomplished when any equipment, materials, or commodities, located within or outside the United States, that may be transported by ocean vessel are— (1) Acquired for a U.S. Government agency account; (2) Furnished to, or for the account …
- FAR 25.003 Definitions.…aterial that is the product of any country to which the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) column 2 rates of duty apply (i.e., Afghanistan, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam). (4) Certain of the following: textiles …
- FAR 31.603 Requirements.…eeding or similar proceeding (including filing of any false certification) brought by the United States where the contractor is found liable or has pleaded nolo contendere to a charge of fraud or similar proceeding (including filing of a fa…
- FAR 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements—Certification.…s undertaken in any arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament agreement to which the United States is a party, or is not adhering to its arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament commitments in which the United States is a partici…
- FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.…at furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) Policy. The United States Government has adopted a policy prohib…
- FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.…al. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical components is at FAR 25.105. Critical item means a domestic construc…
- FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.…al. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical components is at FAR 25.105. Critical item means a domestic construc…
- FAR 52.250-3 SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification.…ful. (2) Causes harm, including financial harm, to a person, property, or entity, in the United States, or in the case of a domestic United States air carrier or a United States-flag vessel (or a vessel based principally in the United Stat…
- FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.…ful. (2) Causes harm, including financial harm, to a person, property, or entity, in the United States, or in the case of a domestic United States air carrier or a United States-flag vessel (or a vessel based principally in the United Stat…
- DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.…al. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical components is at FAR 25.105. Critical item means domestic constructi…
- DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.…al. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical components is at FAR 25.105. Critical item means domestic constructi…
- FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.…13. Parent, sexual assault, spouse, and stalking have the meaning given in 29 CFR 13.2. United States means the 50 States and the District of Columbia. (b) Executive Order 13706. (1) This contract is subject to E.O. 13706 and the regulat…
- FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.… payment shall not be construed as a waiver of any Government rights. (h) Preference for United States industry. Unless provided otherwise, neither the Contractor nor any assignee shall grant to any person the exclusive right to use or sel…
- FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.…ice of the item, shall be the inland transportation costs from the point of origin in the United States to the port of loading, port handling charges at the port of loading, and ocean shipping costs from the United States port of loading (s…
- DFARS 201.403 Individual deviations.…he department/agency plan prescribed by 201.304(4). (2) Contracting officers outside the United States may deviate from prescribed nonstatutory FAR and DFARS clauses when— (i) Contracting for support services, supplies, or construction, w…
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…mponent, or process be actually reduced to practice within the meaning of Title 35 of the United States Code. Developed exclusively at private expense means development was accomplished entirely with costs charged to indirect cost pools, c…
- DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.…omponent or process be actually reduced to practice within the meaning of Title 35 of the United States Code; (2) A computer program has been successfully operated in a computer and tested to the extent sufficient to demonstrate to reasona…
- FAR 9.109-4 Certification by the offeror.…s undertaken in any arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament agreement to which the United States is a party, or is not adhering to its arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament commitments in which the United States is a partici…
- FAR 26.403 Procedures.…ss food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States. (2) Costs. (i) In any case in which a contractor enters into a contract with an executive agency under which apparently wholesome food…
- FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.…scribed by agency supplemental regulations, if— (i) The contractor is not located in the United States or does not have a place of business located in the United States or is subject to the control of a foreign government; (ii) There are …
- FAR 27.304-1 General.…quests for greater rights if the contracting officer determines that the interests of the United States and the general public will be better served. In making these determinations, the contracting officer shall consider at least the follow…
- FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.…nce payments to foreign nationals employed under a service contract performed outside the United States are unallowable to the extent that such payments exceed amounts typically paid to employees providing similar services in the same indus…
- FAR 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.…idered necessary to meet delivery or other requirements. (h) The award shall specify the United States ports of loading that afford the lowest overall cost to the overseas destination. (i) When supplies will be from origins outside CONUS …
- FAR 47.504 Exceptions.…— (A) Contingency operations; (B) Exercises; or (C) Forces deployed in connection with United Nations or North Atlantic Treaty Organization humanitarian or peacekeeping operations.
- FAR 47.507 Contract clauses.…(i) Contingency operations; (ii) Exercises; or (iii) Forces deployed in connection with United Nations or North Atlantic Treaty Organization humanitarian or peacekeeping operations. (b) The contracting officer may insert in solicitations…
- FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.…orkers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “United States” means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands…
- FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.…the following additional actions: (i) Withdraw by checks payable to the Treasurer of the United States, signed only by the countersigning agency, all or any part of the balance in the special account and apply the amounts to reduce outstan…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…se at 252.225-7039, Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States, as prescribed in 225.302-6, to comply with section 862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-181)…
- DFARS 225.1070 Clause deviations in overseas contracts.…overnments of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries or other allies or with United Nations or NATO organizations.
- DFARS 225.7501 Policy.Acquire only domestic end products for use outside the United States, and use only domestic construction material for construction to be performed outside the United States, including end products and construction material for foreign milit…
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.… in the performance of this contract. Government purpose means any activity in which the United States Government is a party, including cooperative agreements with international or multi-national defense organizations or sales or transfers…
- FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.… the concern is not at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more women who are United States citizens; (ii) The protest presents evidence that the concern is not at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more economical…
- FAR 25.103 Exceptions.…uired, either as end items or components, are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality. (1) Class determinations. (i) A nonavailabi…
- FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.…gulation, prescribed by the General Services Administration, for travel in the contiguous United States, available on a subscription basis from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402, Stock …
- FAR 32.803 Policies.…f contract performance. However, in the event an offeror is significantly indebted to the United States, the contracting officer should consider whether the inclusion of the no-setoff commitment in a particular contract is in the best inter…
- FAR 52.226-6 Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations.…me food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States. (c) Costs. (1) The Contractor, including any subcontractors, shall assume the responsibility for all the costs and the logistical supp…
- FAR 52.247-47 Evaluation—F.o.b. Origin.… methods of transportation by regulated common carrier for shipment within the contiguous United States. (b) To evaluate offers, the Government will consider only these methods to establish the cost of transportation between offeror's ship…
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.