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123 sections with “administrative procedures”: the first 40

  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    … be sent— (i) To the contractor, the contractor's identified counsel for purposes of the administrative proceedings, or the contractor's agent for service of process; and (ii) For each specifically named affiliate, to the affiliate itself…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    … exclusions and all similar actions taken by Federal, State, or local agencies, including administrative agreements that affect only those agencies; (iii) All criminal and civil proceedings not included in the notice of suspension that gre…
  • DFARS 203.905 Procedures for investigating complaints.
    …tion in 203.903, or has been previously addressed in another Federal or State judicial or administrative proceeding initiated by the complainant, the DoD Inspector General will investigate the complaint. (2) If the DoD Inspector General in…
  • DFARS 227.7006 Investigation and administrative disposition of claims.
    An investigation and administrative determination (denial or settlement) of each claim shall be made in accordance with instructions and procedures established by each Department, subject to the following: (a) When the procurement responsi…
  • 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 4.804-5 Procedures for closing out contract files.
    …a) The contract administration office is responsible for initiating (automated or manual) administrative closeout of the contract after receiving evidence of its physical completion. At the outset of this process, the contract administratio…
  • 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…
  • 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 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …the performance of this contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as these terms are defined in part 541 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as revised. It includes all…
  • 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 9.406-1 General.
    …dual) cooperated fully with Government agencies during the investigation and any court or administrative action. (5) Whether the contractor (including an individual) has paid or has agreed to pay all criminal, civil, and administrative lia…
  • 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 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
    …s and other benefits. However, the preparation and evaluation of dual offers may increase administrative costs and workload for both offerors and the Government, especially for large or complex acquisitions. The head of a contracting activi…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …protect prevailing labor standards (41 U.S.C. 6707(b)). See 29 CFR 4.123 for a listing of administrative exemptions, tolerances, and variations. Requests for limitations, variances, tolerances, and exemptions from the Service Contract Labor…
  • FAR 31.110 Indirect cost rate certification and penalties on unallowable costs.
    …fication of the indirect cost rates proposed for final payment purposes. See 42.703-2 for administrative procedures regarding the certification provisions and the related contract clause prescription. (b) If unallowable costs are included …
  • 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 42.1701 Procedures.
    …FPRA's) may be requested by the contracting officer or the contractor or initiated by the administrative contracting officer (ACO). In determining whether or not to establish such an agreement, the ACO should consider whether the benefits t…
  • 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 204.1103 Procedures.
    …y other time before issuing a modification other than a unilateral modification making an administrative change, ensure that— (i) The contractor's record is active in the SAM database; and (ii) The contractor's unique entity identifier (U…
  • 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 1.000 Scope of part.
    …ntation, maintenance, administration, and deviation. Subparts 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 prescribe administrative procedures for maintaining the FAR System.
  • 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 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 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …ect labor hours at specified fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit; and (2) Actual cost for materials (except as provided for in 31.205-26(e) and (f)). (c) Application. A time-and…
  • FAR 22.403-6 Department of Labor regulations involving construction.
    …ge and Hour Division, in enforcement cases under the various labor statutes, and by which Administrative Law Judge hearings are held; (5) Part 7, relating to rules of practice by which contractors and other interested parties may appeal to…
  • 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 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …re 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 Accounting Standards (see 48 CFR 3…
  • 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…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …hapter 31, subchapter IV); (B) Other than individuals employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR part 541; and (C) Regardless of the contractual relationship alleged t…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …discipline should be commensurate with the size and nature of a given task. (b) Minimize administrative operating costs. (1) In order to ensure that maximum efficiency is obtained, rules, regulations, and policies should be promulgated onl…
  • FAR 1.301 Policy.
    …fect beyond the internal operating procedures of the agency or have a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors. However, publication is not required for issuances that merely implement or supplement higher level …
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …re than official responsibility, knowledge, perfunctory involvement, or involvement on an administrative or peripheral issue. Participation may be substantial even though it is not determinative of the outcome of a particular matter. A find…
  • FAR 4.1601 Policy.
    …ay assign a new PIID by issuing a contract modification. (ii) Continued use of a PIID is administratively burdensome (e.g., for implementations of new agency contract writing systems). In this instance, the contracting officer may assign a…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …er documents are to be released or withheld), and the approval of agency responses to the administrative appeals of denials of Freedom of Information Act requests. (14) The conduct of administrative hearings to determine the eligibility of…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    In order to minimize delays in contract awards, administrative determinations may be made as described in this 14.407-3 in connection with mistakes in bids alleged after opening of bids and before award. The authority to permit correction o…
  • 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 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    …held or suspended—(1) Forwarding wage underpayments to the Secretary of Labor. Upon final administrative determination, if the contractor or subcontractor has not made restitution, the contracting officer must follow the Department of Labor…
  • FAR 22.1004 Department of Labor responsibilities and regulations.
    … (f) Safe and sanitary working conditions (29 CFR part 1925); (g) Rules of practice for administrative proceedings enforcing service contract labor standards (29 CFR part 6); and (h) Practice before the Administrative Review Board (29 CF…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    …the agency suspending and debarring, the responsibility to— (A) Expeditiously conduct an administrative proceeding, allowing the contractor the opportunity to respond to the report; (B) Make a final determination as to whether the allegat…

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.