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57 sections with “adequate security”: the first 40

  • FAR 32.202-4 Security for Government financing.
    (a) Policy. (1) 10 U.S.C. 3805and 41 U.S.C. 4505 require the Government to obtain adequate security for Government financing. The contracting officer shall specify in the solicitation the type of security the Government will accept. If the …
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … the supplies, materials, or other property are commingled. The Contractor shall maintain adequate accounting control over the property on its books and records. (3) If, at any time during the progress of the work on the contract, it becom…
  • DFARS 232.202-4 Security for Government financing.
    (a)(2) When determining whether an offeror's financial condition is adequate security, see 232.072-2 and 232.072-3 for guidance. It should be noted that an offeror's financial condition may be sufficient to make the contractor responsible f…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …mation and Cyber Incident Reporting (MAY 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Adequate security means protective measures that are commensurate with the consequences and probability of loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or…
  • FAR 28.201 Requirements for security.
    (a) Agencies shall obtain adequate security for bonds (including coinsurance and reinsurance agreements) required or used with a contract for supplies or services (including construction). Acceptable forms of security include (1) corporate …
  • FAR 32.409-3 Security, supervision, and covenants.
    …dvances in a special account, if the official approving the advance determines that other adequate security exists to protect the Government's interest. (f) The requirements of this 32.409-3 do not apply when using letters of credit if an …
  • DFARS 252.232-7012 Performance-Based Payments—Whole-Contract Basis.
    … or a combination of the following alternative forms of security sufficient to constitute adequate security for the performance-based payments and so specify in the contract, consistent with FAR 32.202-4: (A) A paramount lien on assets. (…
  • DFARS 252.232-7013 Performance-Based Payments—Deliverable-Item Basis.
    … or a combination of the following alternative forms of security sufficient to constitute adequate security for the performance-based payments and so specify in the contract, consistent with FAR 32.202-4: (A) A paramount lien on assets. (…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …protect, repair, and maintain) Government property in its possession. The system shall be adequate to satisfy the requirements of this clause. In doing so, the Contractor shall initiate and maintain the processes, systems, procedures, recor…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …e budget estimates, explain how they were derived, and discuss the schedule for obtaining adequate funds at the time they are required (see subpart 32.7). (7) Product or service descriptions. Explain the choice of product or service descri…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …Government, the contracting officer may provide for conditional payment upon provision of adequate security, or other adequate assurance, and agreement by the contractor or subcontractor or subcontractor to repay all unallowable costs, plus…
  • FAR 32.202-1 Policy.
    …ng is in the best interest of the Government (see paragraph (e) of this subsection); (5) Adequate security is obtained (see 32.202-4); (6) Prior to any performance of work under the contract, the aggregate of commercial advance payments s…
  • FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ollowing— (i) A statement that the contractor's financial condition has been accepted as adequate security for commercial financing payments; and (ii) A statement that the contracting officer may exercise the Government's rights to requir…
  • FAR 32.402 General.
    …t be authorized if other types of financing are reasonably available to the contractor in adequate amounts. Loans and credit at excessive interest rates or other exorbitant charges, or loans from other Government agencies, are not considere…
  • FAR 37.302 Bonds or other security.
    …e bond or other security (see 28.103) in an amount that the contracting officer considers adequate to (a) ensure completion of the work, (b) protect property to be retained by the Government, (c) protect property to be provided as compensat…
  • FAR 52.228-2 Additional Bond Security.
    …ernment; (c) The contract price is increased so that the penal sum of any bond becomes inadequate in the opinion of the Contracting Officer; or (d) An irrevocable letter of credit (ILC) used as security will expire before the end of the p…
  • FAR 52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ces. (c) Security for Government financing. In the event the Contractor fails to provide adequate security, as required in this contract, no financing payment shall be made under this contract. Upon receipt of adequate security, financing …
  • FAR 52.232-30 Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … Security for installment payment financing. In the event the Contractor fails to provide adequate security as required in this contract, no financing payment shall be made under this contract. Upon receipt of adequate security, financing p…
  • DFARS 204.7302 Policy.
    (a)(1) Contractors and subcontractors are required to provide adequate security on all covered contractor information systems. (2) Contractors required to implement NIST SP 800-171, in accordance with the clause at 252.204-7012, Safeguardi…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Adequate security means protective measures that are commensurate with the consequences and probability of loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification of information. Contractor attributional/propriet…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …us to public health or safety shall not be disposed of unless rendered innocuous or until adequate safeguards are provided. (i) Contractor inventory located in foreign countries. Consistent with contract terms and conditions, property disp…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …inistration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies. Adequate evidence means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has occurred. Advisory and assistan…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …plies and services; and (2) A description of the supplies, including, when necessary for adequate description, a picture, drawing, diagram, or other graphic representation. (o) Ensuring that agency planners include use of the metric syste…
  • FAR 28.102-2 Amount required.
    …—(1) Performance bonds. Unless the contracting officer determines that a lesser amount is adequate for the protection of the Government, the penal amount of performance bonds must equal— (i) 100 percent of the original contract price; and …
  • FAR 32.410 Findings, determination, and authorization.
    …Treasury Department.) (An advance payment bond is required.)] This security is considered adequate. (5) Advance payments are the only adequate means of financing available to the Contractor, and the amount designated in (2) above is based,…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …or shall keep records or other proof reflecting such distinctions. Only if the Contractor adequately segregates the employee's time will time spent on noncovered work be excluded from hours worked counted toward the accrual of paid sick lea…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …ractor provides poor quality, untimely proposals; (E) The contractor fails to provide an adequate analysis of subcontractor costs; (F) The contractor does not cooperate in the evaluation and negotiation of the proposal; (G) The contracto…
  • DFARS 225.7303 Pricing acquisitions for FMS.
    … in this section. (b) If the foreign government has conducted a competition resulting in adequate price competition (see FAR 15.403-1(b)(1)), the contracting officer shall not require the submission of certified cost or pricing data. The c…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …e to unreasonable conditions include, but are not limited to, the following: (A) Lack of adequate hangar fire suppression or firefighting vehicles; (B) Failure to provide adequate procedures to the GFR; or (C) Systemic failure to comply …
  • DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments.
    …that the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract, including rationale and adequate supporting documentation; and (3) Advice as to whether the inability to perform may adversely affect national security, including rationale …
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    … (D) Financial capability. A determination that the prospective contractor has or can get adequate financial resources to obtain needed facilities, equipment, materials, etc. (E) Accounting system and related internal controls. An assessme…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …mployee of the contracting office who will answer questions on the solicitation; and (3) Adequate citations to each applicable major Federal law or agency rule with which small business concerns must comply in performing the contract. (d)…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …grams whenever market research does not produce a sufficient number of concerns to obtain adequate competition. Advance notices must not be used where security considerations prohibit such publication. Advance notices will enable potential …
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …el when a justification for the brand-name item was not completed for the BPA or does not adequately cover the requirements in the order. (3) Posting. (i) The ordering activity shall post the following information along with the Request fo…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …or suspects that the data furnished were not accurate, complete, and current, or were not adequately verified by the contractor as of the time of negotiation, the contracting officer shall request an audit to evaluate the accuracy, complete…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …e analysis and major changes are unlikely; (vi) Sufficient time is available to plan and adequately conduct the should-cost review; and (vii) Personnel with the required skills are available or can be assigned for the duration of the shou…
  • FAR 17.604 Identifying management and operating contracts.
    …terest of national defense or mobilization readiness, (2) to perform the agency's mission adequately, or (3) because private enterprise is unable or unwilling to use its own facilities for the work. (b) Because of the nature of the work, o…
  • FAR 25.301-2 Government support.
    …sure continuation of essential contractor services; and (2) The contractor cannot obtain adequate support from other sources at a reasonable cost. (b) The contracting officer shall specify in the contract, and in the solicitation if possi…
  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    …Affidavit of Individual Surety, and provide a security interest. One individual surety is adequate support for a bond, provided the net adjusted value of unencumbered assets pledged by that individual surety equals or exceeds the amount of …
  • FAR 32.207 Administration and payment of commercial financing payments.
    …financing payments shall be responsible for determining that the security continues to be adequate. If the contractor's financial condition is the Government's security, this contracting officer is also responsible for monitoring the contra…

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.