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40 sections with “administrative contracting officers”

  • FAR 42.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.
    … (1) Business units of a multidivisional corporation under the cognizance of a corporate administrative contracting officer (see subpart 42.6), with that officer responsible for the determination, assisted, as required, by the administrati…
  • DFARS 242.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.
    (a) Applicability and responsibility. (1) The corporate administrative contracting officer and individual administrative contracting officers shall jointly decide how to conduct negotiations. Follow the procedures at PGI 242.705-1(a)(1) whe…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …nitoring and reporting, data collection, budgeting, accounting, performance auditing, and administrative technical support for conferences and training programs. (2) Studies, analyses and evaluations, i.e., contracted services that provide…
  • FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.
    …cer by a notice and order of the date OHA received the appeal, the docket number, and the Administrative Judge assigned to the case. The contracting officer's response to the appeal, if any, shall include argument and evidence (see 13 CFR p…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    (a) Definitions. As used in this subsection— Costs include, but are not limited to, administrative and clerical expenses; the costs of legal services, whether performed by in-house or private counsel; the costs of the services of accountan…
  • FAR 43.204 Administration.
    … or both can be agreed upon in advance, only a supplemental agreement need be issued, but administrative changes and changes issued pursuant to a clause giving the Government a unilateral right to make a change (e.g., an option clause) init…
  • DFARS 219.702-70 Statutory requirements for the Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans.
    …prehensive subcontracting plans on a corporate, division, or plant-wide basis will reduce administrative burdens while enhancing subcontracting opportunities for small and small disadvantaged business concerns. This program is referred to a…
  • DFARS 219.7103-2 Contracting officer responsibilities.
    … if the mentor firm proposes such an agreement, or delegate authority to negotiate to the administrative contracting officer (see FAR 31.109). (b) Modify (without consideration) applicable contract(s) to incorporate the clause at 252.232-7…
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …formation may not be relevant to a determination of present responsibility, e.g., a prior administrative action such as debarment, suspension, voluntary exclusion, or administrative agreement, that has expired or otherwise been resolved, or…
  • FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    …s requirements under varying circumstances. (b) Generally, these differences are settled administratively at the project level by the contracting agency. If necessary, these differences may be settled with assistance from the Department of…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial…
  • DFARS 215.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …rmination of price reasonableness. The contracting officer may consult with the cognizant administrative contracting officers (ACOs) as they may have information about pending sales. (C) Volume and completeness of transaction data. Data mu…
  • DFARS 242.708 Quick-closeout procedure.
    (a) Defense Contract Management Agency administrative contracting officers are authorized to negotiate the settlement of direct and indirect costs for a specific contract, task order, or delivery order to be closed in advance of the determi…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …the contracts of a contracting office, an agency, or several agencies. (e) The cognizant administrative contracting officer (ACO), or other contracting officer established in part 42, shall negotiate advance agreements except that an advan…
  • FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … acceptance of a contract item. The installment payment arrangement is designed to reduce administrative costs. However, if a contract will have a large number of deliveries, the administrative costs may increase to the point where installm…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …ntified may obtain information for the evaluation of performance from the program office, administrative contracting office, audit office, end users of the product or service, and any other technical or business advisor, as appropriate; and…
  • FAR 4.201 Procedures.
    …ins a Cost Accounting Standards clause, provide one copy of the contract to the cognizant administrative contracting officer and mark the copy “FOR COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION ONLY” (see 30.601(b)); (e) Provide one copy of eac…
  • FAR 9.206-1 General.
    …ies (not including NASA); or (2) Any qualification requirement established by statute or administrative action prior to October 19, 1984, for DOD or NASA. Qualification requirements established after the above dates must comply with 9.202(…
  • FAR 11.603 Procedures.
    … specific official actions (Ratings Authorizations, Directives, Letters of Understanding, Administrative Subpoenas, Demands for Information, and Inspection Authorizations) to implement or enforce the provisions of the DPAS (see 15 CFR 700.6…
  • FAR 13.500 General.
    …ded in a simplified manner that maximizes efficiency and economy and minimizes burden and administrative costs for both the Government and industry (10 U.S.C. 3205-3208 and chapter 241 and 41 U.S.C. 3305, 3306, and chapter 37, Awarding of C…
  • FAR 14.202-7 Facsimile bids.
    …liability, speed, and capacity of the receiving facsimile equipment; and (5) Adequacy of administrative procedures and controls for receiving, identifying, recording, and safeguarding facsimile bids, and ensuring their timely delivery to t…
  • FAR 15.203 Requests for proposals.
    … (iii) Availability and suitability of electronic commerce methods; and (iv) Adequacy of administrative procedures and controls for receiving, identifying, recording, and safeguarding facsimile proposals, and ensuring their timely delivery…
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …gency concurrently forward the audit report to the requesting contracting officer and the administrative contracting officer (ACO). The completed field pricing assistance results may reference audit information, but need not reconcile the a…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …This subfactor measures the prospective contractor's other indirect costs and general and administrative (G&A) expense, their composition, and how much they contribute to contract performance. Considerations include how labor in the overhea…
  • FAR 16.401 General.
    …ual performance and the conditions under which it was achieved; and (iii) Any additional administrative effort and cost required to monitor and evaluate performance are justified by the expected benefits as documented by a risk and cost be…
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    …se procedures can result in economies in ordering parts for equipment support by reducing administrative lead-time, inventory investment, and inventory obsolescence due to design changes. (c) Limitations. A basic ordering agreement shall n…
  • FAR 17.605 Award, renewal, and extension.
    … (1) The incumbent contractor's overall performance, including, specifically, technical, administrative, and cost performance; (2) The potential impact of a change in contractors on program needs, including safety, national defense, and m…
  • FAR 32.001 Definitions.
    …uch as contract modifications issued pursuant to the Changes clause, or funding and other administrative changes. Contract financing payment means an authorized Government disbursement of monies to a contractor prior to acceptance of suppl…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …ll consideration to the time reasonably required by Government officials to fulfill their administrative responsibilities under the contract. (b) Payment due dates. Except as prescribed in paragraphs (c) through (f) of this section, or as …
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    …over the defects. (ii) The time reasonably required for the Government to take necessary administrative steps and make a timely report of discovery of the defects to the contractor. (iii) The time required to discover and report defective…
  • FAR 48.104-4 Sharing alternative—no-cost settlement method.
    …h one would be in the Government's best interest. Contracting officers should balance the administrative costs of negotiating a settlement against the anticipated savings. A no-cost settlement may be used if, in the contracting officer's ju…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …le contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a Contractor's general and administrative expenses or indirect costs. Month of award means the month in which a contract is signed by the Contracting Officer or the month in wh…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …irect expense rates, including pool, base, and calculated indirect rate. (B) General and Administrative expenses (final indirect cost pool). Schedule of claimed expenses by element of cost as identified in accounting records (Chart of Acco…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    … shall— (1) Be punished by imposition of fine, imprisonment, or both; (2) Be subject to administrative remedies, including suspension and debarment; and (3) Be ineligible for participation in programs conducted under the authority of the…
  • FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program.
    …ure. Work performed by the SDVOSB party or parties to the joint venture must be more than administrative functions. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data—Special Works.
    …rm does not include information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information. Unlimited rights means the rights of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare …
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …ntracting Officer. (4) The hourly rates shall include wages, indirect costs, general and administrative expense, and profit. Fractional parts of an hour shall be payable on a prorated basis. (5) Vouchers may be submitted not more than onc…
  • FAR 52.236-19 Organization and Direction of the Work.
    …tractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer a chart showing the general executive and administrative organization, the personnel to be employed in connection with the work under this contract, and their respective duties. The Contractor…
  • DFARS 201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    …beyond the internal operating procedures of the agency; or (B) Has a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors. (ii) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this section, the USD(A&S) has delegated authority to t…
  • DFARS 242.7203 Review procedures.
    …fying sales to the Government during the contractor's preceding fiscal year; and (2) The administrative contracting officer (ACO), with advice from the auditor, determines an MMAS review is needed based on a risk assessment of the contract…

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.