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133 sections with “additional costs”: the first 40

  • DFARS 246.470-1 Assessment of additional costs.
    …subsection, the quality assurance representative (QAR) may believe that the assessment of additional costs is warranted. If so, the representative shall recommend that the contracting officer take the necessary action and provide a recommen…
  • FAR 31.205-31 Plant reconversion costs.
    …costs caused by such removal. However, in special circumstances where equity so dictates, additional costs may be allowed to the extent agreed upon before costs are incurred. Care should be exercised to avoid duplication through allowance a…
  • DFARS 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government's obligation.
    … will state (1) the estimated date when that point will be reached and (2) an estimate of additional funding, if any, needed to continue performance of applicable line items up to the next scheduled date for allotment of funds identified in…
  • FAR 27.406-2 Additional data requirements.
    …asible to ascertain all the data requirements at contract award. The clause at 52.227-16, Additional Data Requirements, may be used to enable the subsequent ordering by the contracting officer of additional data first produced or specifical…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    … a failure to make progress, the contracting officer shall require the contractor to make additional operating or financial arrangements adequate for completing the contract without loss to the Government. (2) If the contracting officer co…
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    …he first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first arti…
  • FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.
    …ntract type selected must be used to meet the agency need. (ii) Discuss the Government's additional risks and the burden to manage the contract type selected (e.g., when a cost-reimbursement contract is selected, the Government incurs addi…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …ted the E.O. or 29 CFR part 13. (iv) The Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division may additionally direct that payments due on the contract or any other contract between the contractor and the Federal Government be withheld as may be ne…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …cting officer's statement shall set forth findings, actions, and recommendations, and any additional evidence or information not provided in the protest file that may be necessary to determine the merits of the protest; and (C) A list of p…
  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    …n Government request, shall repeat any or all first article tests. After each request for additional tests, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for …
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …ach classification in which work is performed. (4) The wage determination (including any additional classifications and wage rates conformed under paragraph (c) of this clause) and the Construction Wage Rate Requirements (Davis-Bacon Act) …
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … after the written notice to the Contractor, the Government may take any of 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 o…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …rmance parameters on sustainment during the development of capabilities requirements. For additional guidance see PGI 207.105(b)(14)(ii)(2); (iii) Address the merits of including a priced contract option for the future delivery of technica…
  • DFARS 236.270 Expediting construction contracts.
    …he completion date of a contract funded by a Military Construction Appropriations Act, if additional costs are involved. This approval authority may not be redelegated. The approval authority must— (1) Certify that the additional expenditu…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …n total costs are greater than the firm-fixed-price or ceiling price of the contract, the additional development costs necessary to complete development shall not be considered when determining whether development was at Government, private…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …n total costs are greater than the firm-fixed-price or ceiling price of the contract, the additional development costs necessary to complete development shall not be considered when determining whether development was at government, private…
  • DFARS 252.227-7025 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends.
    …tractor is a covered Government support contractor, the Contractor is also subject to the additional terms and conditions at paragraph (b)(5) of this clause. (2) GFI marked with government purpose rights legends. The Contractor shall use t…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …ontract performance. (v) Cost-control and other past accomplishments. This factor allows additional profit opportunities to a prospective contractor that has previously demonstrated its ability to perform similar tasks effectively and econ…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …ensation for personal services is allowable subject to the following general criteria and additional requirements contained in other parts of this cost principle: (1) Compensation for personal services must be for work performed by the emp…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …cludes: (1) Subcontracted technical effort which is for the sole purpose of developing an additional source for an existing product, or (2) development effort for manufacturing or production materials, systems, processes, methods, equipment…
  • FAR 31.205-27 Organization costs.
    … resulting in alterations in the rights and interests of security holders, whether or not additional capital is raised. (b) The cost of activities primarily intended to provide compensation will not be considered organizational costs subje…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …cheduling results in time savings and more effective use of personnel that would outweigh additional travel costs. (d) Costs of contractor-owned or leased automobiles, as used in this paragraph, include the costs of lease, operation (inclu…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …fees and limits the allowable recovery to 80 percent or less of the stated legal fees, no additional limitation need be applied. The amount of reimbursement allowed for legal costs in connection with any proceeding described in paragraph (c…
  • FAR 52.232-22 Limitation of Funds.
    …ed the allotted amount will cover. The parties contemplate that the Government will allot additional funds incrementally to the contract up to the full estimated cost to the Government specified in the Schedule, exclusive of any fee. The Co…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …tities after VECP acceptance that are due to contract modifications, exercise of options, additional orders, and funding of subsequent year requirements on a multiyear contract. Collateral costs, as used in this clause, means agency cost o…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …rements, the contracting officer shall prepare a written determination explaining that no additional contractors capable of fulfilling the requirements could be identified despite reasonable efforts to do so. The determination must clearly …
  • FAR 15.308 Source selection decision.
    … judgments and tradeoffs made or relied on by the SSA, including benefits associated with additional costs. Although the rationale for the selection decision must be documented, that documentation need not quantify the tradeoffs that led to…
  • FAR 15.402 Pricing policy.
    …using the following order of preference in determining the type of data required: (i) No additional data from the offeror, if the price is based on adequate price competition, except as provided by 15.403-3(b). (ii) Data other than certif…
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    … where necessary, its authority to negotiate or amend, its authority to pay any necessary additional costs, and its authority under any contract provision authorizing changes, cancellation and termination).
  • FAR 47.301-1 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    …ce. In determining total transportation charges, contracting officers shall also consider additional costs arising from factors such as the use of special equipment, excess blocking and bracing material, or circuitous routing.
  • FAR 47.305-3 F.o.b. origin solicitations.
    …s inland, coastwise, or intercoastal water transportation, and the contractor would incur additional costs to make delivery f.o.b. a wharf in that city to accommodate water routing specified by the Government. (iv) The contractor's plant d…
  • FAR 47.305-7 Quantity analysis, direct delivery, and reduction of crosshauling and backhauling.
    …ing activity shall consider the acquisition of carload or truckload quantities. (2) When additional quantities of the supplies being acquired can be transported at lower unit transportation costs or with a relatively small increase in tota…
  • DFARS 217.7301 Policy.
    … or other suppliers of items. This enhances competition and potentially avoids payment of additional costs for no significant added value.
  • DFARS 232.7101 Policy and procedures.
    …nability to perform will adversely affect national security or will result in significant additional costs to the Government. Follow the procedures at PGI 232.7101(b) for reviewing the contractor's rationale and submitting the required noti…
  • DFARS 252.217-7016 Plant protection.
    …ous mischief, theft, vandalism, and fire. (b) The Contractor shall also provide whatever additional safeguards are necessary to protect the plant and work in process from espionage, sabotage, and enemy action. (1) The Government shall rei…
  • DFARS 252.239-7004 Orders for Facilities and Services.
    …es are overtime pay or special shipment. When authorized, expediting charges shall be the additional costs incurred by the Contractor and the subcontractor. The Government shall pay expediting charges only when— (1) They are provided for i…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ssigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. Emergency, as used i…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    … selection of contract type. For other than firm-fixed-price contracts, see 16.103(d) for additional documentation guidance. Acquisition personnel shall document the acquisition plan with findings that detail the particular facts and circum…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …er responsible for placing the order. (2) For orders over $750,000, see subpart 17.5 for additional requirements for interagency acquisitions. (c) Acquisition planning. Orders placed under a Federal Supply Schedule contract— (1) Are not …
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    …(1) Periodically furnish through the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE) a notice seeking additional sources or products for qualification unless the contracting officer determines that such publication would compromise the national securit…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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