48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.… Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.215-9, Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program, in solicitations and contracts when it is contemplated that a make-or- buy program will …
- FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges.As prescribed in 45.107(c), insert the following clause: Use and Charges (APR 2012) (a) Definitions. Definitions applicable to this contract are provided in the clause at 52.245-1, Government Property. Additional definitions as used in th…
- DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.… be subject to the same academic regulations, and have the same privileges, including the use of all facilities and equipment as any other students enrolled in the institution. (d) Upon enrolling each student under this agreement, the Cont…
- DFARS 247.271-3 Solicitation provisions, schedule formats, and contract clauses.…roperty for movement or storage, or for performance of intra-city or intra-area movement, use the following provisions, clauses, and schedules. Revise solicitation provisions and schedules, as appropriate, if using negotiation rather than s…
- FAR 13.302-5 Clauses.…hase order (and each purchase order modification (see 13.302-3)) shall incorporate all clauses prescribed for the particular acquisition. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.213-2, Invoices, in purchase orders that au…
- FAR 45.107 Contract clauses.…as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, the contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.245-1, Government Property, in— (i) All cost-reimbursement and time-and-material type solicitations and contracts, and labor-hour solicitat…
- FAR 52.236-14 Availability and Use of Utility Services.As prescribed in 36.514, insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract or a fixed-price dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contract is contemplated, the contract is to b…
- DFARS 239.7411 Contract clauses.(a) In addition to other appropriate FAR and DFARS clauses, use the following clauses in solicitations, contracts, and basic agreements for telecommunications services. Modify the clauses only if necessary to meet the requirements of a gove…
- DFARS 252.239-7011 Special construction and equipment charges.As prescribed in 239.7411(b), use the following clause: Special Construction and Equipment Charges (DEC 1991) (a) The Government will not directly reimburse the Contractor for the cost of constructing any facilities or providing any equip…
- FAR 47.207-6 Rates and charges.…i) Otherwise tendered to the Government. (2) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-17, Charges. (b) The contracting officer shall include in the solicitation a tabulation listing each required service and the basis for…
- FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.…erwise provided in (d) below, the cost principles and procedures in subpart 31.2 shall be used in the pricing of contracts and contract modifications in this category if cost analysis is performed as required by 15.404-1(c). (c) In additio…
- FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.… extend to all defects discovered during the warranty period, but do not include damage caused by the Government. When a warranty for the entire item is not advisable, a warranty may be required for a particular aspect of the item that may …
- FAR 47.303-12 Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation.(a) Explanation of delivery term. Ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation means free of expense to the Government delivered on the designated dock or pier or in the warehouse at the specified port of importation. (b) Contractor re…
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.As prescribed in 12.301(b)(3), insert the following clause: Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that c…
- FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).As prescribed in 13.302-5(d), insert the following clause: Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services) (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisi…
- FAR 52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.As prescribed in 15.408(n)(2), use the following clause: Limitations on Pass-Through Charges (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Added value means that the Contractor performs subcontract management functions that the Con…
- FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent.As prescribed in 27.201-2(a)(1), insert the following clause: Authorization and Consent (JUN 2020) (a) The Government authorizes and consents to all use and manufacture, in performing this contract or any subcontract at any tier, of any i…
- FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.As prescribed in 32.111(a)(7), insert the following clause: Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts (NOV 2021) The Government will pay the Contractor as follows upon the submission of vouchers approved by the Contractin…
- FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.As prescribed in 46.710(c)(1), the contracting officer may insert a clause substantially as follows: Warranty of Systems and Equipment Under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria (MAY 2001) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause—…
- FAR 52.247-40 Ex Dock, Pier, or Warehouse, Port of Importation.As prescribed in 47.303-12(c), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when the delivery term is ex dock, pier, or warehouse, port of importation: Ex Dock, Pier, or Warehouse, Port of Importation (APR 1984) (a) The term…
- FAR 52.249-5 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Educational and Other Nonprofit Institutions).As prescribed in 49.502(d), insert the following clause: Termination for Convenience of the Government (Educational and Other Nonprofit Institutions) (AUG 2016) (a) The Government may terminate performance of work under this contract in w…
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.As prescribed in 227.7102-4(b) and 227.7103-6(a), use the following clause: Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Aug 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer data base means a co…
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.As prescribed in 227.7203-6(a)(1), use the following clause: Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation (Aug 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercial compu…
- 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.As prescribed in 227.7104-4(a)(1), use the following clause: RIGHTS IN OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL TECHNICAL DATA AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE—SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM AND SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM (AUG 2025) (a) Def…
- DFARS 252.239-7004 Orders for Facilities and Services.As prescribed in 239.7411(a), use the following clause: ORDERS FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES (SEP 2019) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Governmental regulatory body means the Federal Communications Commission, any statewide regula…
- FAR 32.604 Demand for payment.…For debts resulting from specific contract terms (e.g., debts resulting from incentive clause provisions, Quarterly Limitation on Payments Statement, Cost Accounting Standards, price reduction for defective pricing), a notification stating …
- FAR 52.236-5 Material and Workmanship.As prescribed in 36.505, insert the following clause: Material and Workmanship (APR 1984) (a) All equipment, material, and articles incorporated into the work covered by this contract shall be new and of the most suitable grade for the pu…
- FAR 52.247-38 F.o.b. Inland Carrier, Point of Exportation.As prescribed in 47.303-10(c), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when the delivery term is f.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation: F.o.b. Inland Carrier, Point of Exportation (FEB 2006) (a) The term f.o.b. in…
- FAR 52.247-39 F.o.b. Inland Point, Country of Importation.As prescribed in 47.303-11(c), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when the delivery term is f.o.b. inland point, country of importation: F.o.b. Inland Point, Country of Importation (APR 1984) (a) The term f.o.b. in…
- DFARS 245.302 Contracts with foreign governments or international organizations.(1) General. (i) Approval. A contractor may use Government property on work for foreign governments and international organizations only when approved in writing by the contracting officer having cognizance of the property. The contracting…
- FAR 52.215-22 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges—Identification of Subcontract Effort.As prescribed in 15.408(n)(1), use the following provision: Limitations on Pass-Through Charges—Identification of Subcontract Effort (OCT 2009) (a) Definitions. Added value, excessive pass-through charge, subcontract, and subcontractor, a…
- DFARS 232.611 Contract clause.(a) The Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), may exempt the contracts in FAR 32.611(a)(2) through (5) and other contracts, in excep…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)) unless the context in which the word or term is used clearly requires a different meaning or another FAR part, subpart, or section provides a different definition for the particular part or portion …
- FAR 12.403 Termination.(a) General. The clause at 52.212-4 permits the Government to terminate a contract for commercial products or commercial services either for the convenience of the Government or for cause. However, the paragraphs in 52.212-4 entitled “Termi…
- FAR 35.014 Government property and title.…m. (3) If title to equipment is vested in the contractor, depreciation, amortization, or use charges are not allowable with respect to that equipment under any existing or future Government contract or subcontract. (4) If the contract is …
- FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.…te (see subpart 33.2); prepare findings of fact and issue decisions under the Disputes clause on matters in which the administrative contracting officer (ACO) has the authority to take definitive action. (11) In connection with Cost Accoun…
- FAR 45.201 Solicitation.…on and instructions for physical inspection. (b) When Government property is offered for use in a competitive acquisition, solicitations should specify that the contractor is responsible for all costs related to making the property availab…
- FAR 47.104-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts.…at initially bears the freight charges. Therefore, 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712 rates may be used for shipments moving on commercial bills of lading in cost reimbursement contracts under which the transportation costs are direct and allowable …
- FAR 47.303-6 F.o.b. destination.…'s conveyance, at a specified delivery point where the consignee's facility (plant, warehouse, store, lot, or other location to which shipment can be made) is located; and (2) Supplies shall be delivered to the destination consignee's whar…
- FAR 47.303-10 F.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation.…cuments required for (i) exportation or (ii) importation at destination. (c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-38, F.o.b. Inland Carrier, Point of Exportation, when th…
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.