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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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64 sections with “advance notice”: the first 40

  • FAR 36.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.
    (a) Advance notices and solicitations should be distributed to reach as many prospective offerors as practicable. Contracting officers may send notices and solicitations to organizations that maintain, without charge to the public, display …
  • FAR 47.208-1 Advance notice.
    …n agency) storage and distribution points, depots, and other receiving activities require advance notice of shipments en route from contractors' plants. Generally, this notification is required only for classified material; sensitive, contr…
  • DFARS 236.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.
    See PGI 236.211 for instructions on reporting data for definitization of requests for equitable adjustment.
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    As prescribed in 32.412(a), insert the following clause: Advance Payments (MAY 2001) (a) Requirements for payment. Advance payments will be made under this contract (1) upon submission of properly certified invoices or vouchers by the Con…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    (a) Research and development (R&D) advance notices. Contracting officers may transmit to the GPE advance notices of their interest in potential R&D programs whenever market research does not produce a sufficient number of concerns to obtain…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …ly action in assisting displaced workers; (ii) Give affected employees maximum practical advance notice of the employment reduction and inform them of the facilities and services available to them through the local State Employment Service…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …2)(i); (9) The proposed contract action is made for perishable subsistence supplies, and advance notice is not appropriate or reasonable; (10) The proposed contract action is made under conditions described in 6.302-3, or 6.302-5 with reg…
  • FAR 14.205 Presolicitation notices.
    …rawings, plans, and specifications. The return date of the notice must be sufficiently in advance of the mailing date of the invitation for bids to permit an accurate estimate of the number of bid sets required. Bid sets shall be sent to co…
  • FAR 23.303 Notice of radioactive materials.
    …ntracting officer is required to specify in the clause at 52.223-7, the number of days in advance of delivery that the contractor will provide notification. The determination of the number of days should be done in coordination with the ins…
  • FAR 36.213-2 Presolicitation notices.
    …xceed the simplified acquisition threshold. These notices shall be issued sufficiently in advance of the invitation for bids to stimulate the interest of the greatest number of prospective bidders. (b) Presolicitation notices must— (1) De…
  • FAR 52.223-7 Notice of Radioactive Materials.
    …MB No. 9000-0107). * The Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days required in advance of delivery of the item or completion of the servicing to assure that required licenses are obtained and appropriate personnel are notified to…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other comparable professionals who have advanced degrees in counseling or related academic disciplines and who meet all requirements for State licensure and board certification requirements,…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …product that evolved from a product described in paragraph (1) of this definition through advances in technology or performance and that is not yet available in the commercial marketplace, but will be available in the commercial marketplace…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …or corrective action, the contracting officer should give the prime contractor reasonable advance notice before determining to reduce the prime contract price. (1) When a prime contractor includes defective subcontract data in arriving at …
  • FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects.
    Advance notices and solicitations shall state the magnitude of the requirement in terms of physical characteristics and estimated price range. In no event shall the statement of magnitude disclose the Government's estimate. Therefore, the e…
  • FAR 47.207-2 Duration of contract and time of performance.
    …tractor for accomplishing delivery under regular or priority service; and (iii) How much advance notice the contractor will be given for regular pickup services and, if applicable, priority pickup services.
  • FAR 47.208-2 Contract clause.
    …he clause at 52.247-68, Report of Shipment (REPSHIP), in solicitations and contracts when advance notice of shipment is required for safety or security reasons, or where carload or truckload shipments will be made to DoD installations or, a…
  • FAR 50.205-3 Authorization of offers contingent upon SAFETY Act designation or certification before contract award.
    …rtification; (2) To the contracting officer's knowledge, the Government has not provided advance notice so that potential offerors could have obtained SAFETY Act designations/ certifications for their offered technologies before release of…
  • FAR 52.219-11 Special 8(a) Contract Conditions.
    …contract; provided, however, that the ____ [insert name of contracting agency] shall give advance notice to the SBA before it issues a final notice terminating the right of a subcontractor to proceed with further performance, either in whol…
  • FAR 52.219-17 Section 8(a) Award.
    … and conditions of the contract; provided, however that the contracting agency shall give advance notice to the SBA before it issues a final notice terminating the right of the subcontractor to proceed with further performance, either in wh…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …g subcontracts: (e)(1) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer reasonably in advance of placing any subcontract or modification thereof for which consent is required under paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this clause, including th…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …ity assurance at source, and if requested by the Government, the Contractor shall furnish advance notification of the time (i) when Contractor inspection or tests will be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract…
  • DFARS 252.204-7010 Requirement for Contractor To Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol.
    …e conducted, at least 30 days prior to the assessment; (iii) Provide the Contractor with advance notice of the credentials of the DoD officials who will conduct the assessment; and (iv) To the maximum extent practicable, conduct the asses…
  • DFARS 252.219-7009 Section 8(a) direct award.
    …the terms and conditions of the contract; provided that the contracting office shall give advance notice to the SBA before it issues a final notice terminating performance, either in whole or in part, under the contract. The contracting off…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …amount, product or service(s) to be provided, contract performance period, rate ceilings, advance approval requirements, pre-contract cost allowability limitations, and billing limitations. (v) The Contractor shall update the billings on a…
  • FAR 52.222-7 Withholding of Funds.
    …uirements, which is held by the same Prime Contractor, so much of the accrued payments or advances as may be considered necessary to pay laborers and mechanics, including apprentices, trainees, and helpers, employed by the Contractor or any…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …r any other Federal contract with the same Contractor, so much of the accrued payments or advances as may be considered necessary to pay employees the full amount owed to compensate for any violation of the requirements of E.O. 13706, 29 CF…
  • DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.
    …thout any further analysis by the contracting officer. (4) Costs that are the subject of advance agreement under the appropriate provisions of FAR part 31; or where the advance understanding places a limit on the amounts of cost that will …
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    … impose any obligation on the Government to request any services or make any payment. 8. Advance payments are authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2396(a)(3). 9. Submit invoices to: ____________ (name and address of activity). Schedule Provisions 1.…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …e policies or certificates of insurance or references to them. (13) Documents supporting advance or progress payments. (14) Progressing, expediting, and production surveillance records. (15) Quality assurance records. (16) Property admi…
  • FAR 8.712 Specification changes.
    …on or description cited in the order. (b) The contracting activity shall provide 90-days advance notification to the Committee and the central nonprofit agency on actions that affect supplies on the Procurement List and shall permit them t…
  • FAR 9.207 Changes in status regarding qualification requirements.
    … the standards specified for qualification, an agency may take appropriate action without advance notification. The agency shall, however, promptly notify the affected parties if a product or source is removed from a QPL, QML, or QBL, or wi…
  • FAR 9.307 Government administration procedures.
    …the contract, the contract administration office shall provide that activity with as much advance notification as is feasible of the forthcoming shipment, and— (1) Advise that activity of the contractual requirements for testing and approv…
  • FAR 13.302-1 General.
    … if required by part 46. When inspection and acceptance will be performed at destination, advance copies of the purchase order or equivalent notice shall be furnished to the consignee(s) for material receipt purposes. Receiving reports shal…
  • FAR 13.302-5 Clauses.
    … officer shall insert the clause at 52.213-2, Invoices, in purchase orders that authorize advance payments (see 31 U.S.C. 3324(d)(2)) for subscriptions or other charges for newspapers, magazines, periodicals, or other publications (i.e., an…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …14.407-3 prevents an agency from submitting doubtful cases to the Comptroller General for advance decision.
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    …he particular contract: (i) Requiring a project labor agreement on the project would not advance the Federal Government's interests in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. The exception shall be based on one or more of …
  • FAR 28.204-3 Irrevocable letter of credit.
    …ess the issuer provides the beneficiary written notice of non-renewal at least 60 days in advance of the current expiration date, the ILC is automatically extended without amendment for one year from the expiration date, or any future expir…
  • FAR 31.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs.
    …equirements of this subsection. (e) Existing procedures should be utilized to resolve in advance any significant questions or disagreements concerning the interpretation or application of this subsection.
  • FAR 32.006-4 Procedures.
    …s remedy coordination official finds substantial evidence that a contractor's request for advance, partial, or progress payments under a contract awarded by that agency is based on fraud, the remedy coordination official shall recommend tha…

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.