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  • DFARS 252.217-7028 Over and above work.
    As prescribed in 217.7702, use a clause substantially as follows: Over and Above Work (DEC 1991) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— (1) Over and above work means work discovered during the course of performing overhaul, maintenance…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …icelists. For establishing BPAs and for orders under BPAs see 8.405-3. (b) Statements of Work (SOWs). All Statements of Work shall include a description of work to be performed; location of work; period of performance; deliverable schedule…
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …avoid allegations of favoritism in the award of production contracts. (3) In development work, it is normal to select firms that have done the most advanced work in the field. These firms can be expected to design and develop around their …
  • FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work.
    …nsert the following provision: Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work (MAY 2014) (a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined i…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    As prescribed in 22.1906, insert the following clause: Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “United States” means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Pu…
  • FAR 52.236-1 Performance of Work by the Contractor.
    … inserting the appropriate percentage consistent with the complexity and magnitude of the work and customary or necessary specialty subcontracting (see 36.501(a)).] Performance of Work by the Contractor (APR 1984) The Contractor shall per…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 252.236-7003 Payment for mobilization and preparatory work.
    …bed in 236.570(b)(2), use the following clause: Payment for Mobilization and Preparatory Work (JAN 1997) (a) The Government will make payment to the Contractor under the procedures in this clause for mobilization and preparatory work unde…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …obtain permission of the contracting officer prior to asserting rights in any copyrighted work containing data first produced in the performance of a contract. However, contractors are normally authorized, without prior approval of the cont…
  • FAR 22.404-3 Procedures for requesting wage determinations.
    …t is located. (2) The name of the project and a sufficiently detailed description of the work to indicate the types of construction involved (e.g., building, heavy, highway, residential, or other type). (3) Any available pertinent wage pa…
  • FAR 52.228-5 Insurance—Work on a Government Installation.
    As prescribed in 28.310, insert the following clause: Insurance—Work on a Government Installation (JAN 1997) (a) The Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire performance of this contract, at least the k…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …all offerors capable of satisfying the Government's needs (see 6.102(d)(2)). Building or work means construction activity as distinguished from manufacturing, furnishing of materials, or servicing and maintenance work. The terms include, w…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    … not all inclusive: (1) Services that involve or relate to budget preparation, including workload modeling, fact finding, efficiency studies, and should-cost analyses, etc. (2) Services that involve or relate to reorganization and plannin…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …er the BPA are so integrally related that only a single source can reasonably perform the work; (B) The BPA provides only for firm-fixed priced orders for— (1) Products with unit prices established in the BPA; or (2) Services with prices…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …overing all line items for each element of cost. F. Whenever you have incurred costs for work performed before submission of a proposal, you must identify those costs in your cost/price proposal. G. If you have reached an agreement with G…
  • FAR 19.502-8 Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.
    …the SBA, written notice shall be furnished to the appropriate SBA representative within 5 working days of the contracting officer's receipt of the recommendation. (b) The SBA PCR (or, if a PCR is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) may appeal the…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …ent of its plans to place 8(a) contracts with the SBA for specific quantities of items or work, including 8(a) contracts that are reserved in accordance with 19.503. The notification, referred to as an offering letter, shall identify the ti…
  • FAR 22.404-5 Expiration of project wage determinations.
    …cting by sealed bidding: (1) If a project wage determination for the primary site of the work expires before bid opening, or if it appears before bid opening that a project wage determination may expire before award, the contracting office…
  • FAR 22.807 Exemptions.
    …, $10,000. (Note: Government bills of lading, regardless of amount, are not exempt.) (2) Work outside the United States. Contracts are exempt from the requirements of E.O. 11246 for work performed outside the United States by employees who…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    … terms and conditions of employment, including wages and fringe benefits, the location of work, the living conditions, housing and associated costs (if employer or agent provided or arranged), any significant costs to be charged to the empl…
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …mply with the requirements in paragraph (e)(2) of 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 to furnish payroll records, until such time as the noncompliance is corrected. (b) Complaints. (1) Complaints may…
  • FAR 22.2105 Paid sick leave for Federal contractors and subcontractors.
    …o permit an employee to accrue not less than 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked on or in connection with a contract covered by the E.O. (see 29 CFR 13.5(a)(1)). (2) Contractors are required to inform each employee, in writ…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …ts clause in all solicitations and contracts for experimental, developmental, or research work as prescribed in this section. (2) This section also applies to solicitations or contracts for construction work or architect-engineer services …
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    …r acquired under the contract, unless the contract is— (i) For the production of special works of the type set forth in 27.405-1, although in these cases insert the clause at 52.227-14, Rights in Data—General, and make it applicable to dat…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …n other parts of this cost principle: (1) Compensation for personal services must be for work performed by the employee in the current year and must not represent a retroactive adjustment of prior years' salaries or wages (but see paragrap…
  • FAR 31.205-41 Taxes.
    …emption from a tax is attributable to Government contract activity, taxes charged to such work in excess of that amount resulting from application of the preferential treatment are unallowable. These provisions intend that tax preference at…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …ents Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts, is as follows: (i) The due date for work or services completed by the contractor is the later of the following two events: (A) The 30th day after the designated billing office receives …
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    …urces that appear qualified, as a result of— (1) Present and past performance of similar work; (2) Professional stature and reputation; (3) Relative position in a particular field of endeavor; (4) Ability to acquire and retain the profe…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …ffective on the date and in the manner stated in the electronic notice. (b) Cessation of work and notification to immediate subcontractors. You shall take the following steps: (1) Stop all work, make no further shipments, and place no fur…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    …ontract provisions relevant to the request. (2) A history of performance indicating when work under the contracts or commitments began, the progress made to date, an exact statement of the contractor's remaining obligations, and the contra…
  • FAR 52.204-2 Security Requirements.
    …fort compatible with the Contractor's established policies to continue the performance of work under the contract in compliance with the change in security classification or requirements. If, despite reasonable efforts, the Contractor deter…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … convenience. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall immediately stop all work hereunder and shall immediately cause any and all of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease work. Subject to the terms of this contract, the C…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … 22.1303(a) on the date of award of this contract). (vi) 52.222-36, Equal Employment for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793) (Applies to contracts over the threshold specified in FAR 22.1408(a) on the date of award of this…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ons. (v) Records of internal guidance and encouragement provided to buyers through— (A) Workshops, seminars, training, etc.; and (B) Monitoring performance to evaluate compliance with the program's requirements. (vi) On a contract-by-co…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …owing clause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements (AUG 2018) (a) Definition—Site of the work—(1) Means— (i) The primary site of the work. The physical place or places where the construction called for in the contract will remain when wor…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …c records relating thereto shall be maintained by the Contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period of 3 years thereafter for all laborers and mechanics working at the site of the work. Such records shall contain the n…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …ml. (b) If the Contractor, or a subcontractor at any tier, subcontracts a portion of the work involving any construction trade, each such subcontract in excess of $10,000 shall include this clause and the Notice containing the goals for mi…
  • FAR 52.222-32 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method).
    …and the accompanying increases or decreases in social security and unemployment taxes and workers' compensation insurance, but will not otherwise include any amount for general and administrative costs, overhead, or profit. (e) The Contrac…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …yee which is not listed therein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination) so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., approp…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …ned. Employee means an employee of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance. Forced Labor means knowingly providing or obtaini…

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