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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 5.504 Use of advertising agencies.
    (a) General. Basic ordering agreements may be placed with advertising agencies for assistance in producing and placing advertisements when a significant number will be placed in several publications and in national media. Services of advert…
  • FAR 9.107 Surveys of nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program.
    …ee), as authorized by 41 U.S.C. chapter 85, determines what supplies and services Federal agencies are required to purchase from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies serving people who are blind or have other severe disabilities (see…
  • FAR 8.714 Communications with the central nonprofit agencies and the Committee.
    (a) The addresses of the central nonprofit agencies are: (1) National Industries for the Blind, 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1691, (703) 310-0500; and (2) NISH, 8401 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA 22182, (571) 226-4660. (b)…
  • FAR 27.304-2 Contracts placed by or for other Government agencies.
    … the requesting agency's clause is the responsibility of the requesting agency unless the agencies agree otherwise. However, the awarding agency may not alter the requesting agency's clause without prior approval of the requesting agency. …
  • DFARS 252.227-7010 License to other Government agencies.
    …use in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: License to Other Government Agencies (AUG 1984) The Contractor hereby agrees to grant a separate license under the patents, applications for patents, and improvements referred t…
  • DFARS 225.170 Acquisition from or through other Government agencies.
    Contracting activities must apply the evaluation procedures in subpart 225.5 when using Federal supply schedules.
  • FAR 1.301 Policy.
    …2) need not be publicized for public comment. (c) When adopting acquisition regulations, agencies shall ensure that they comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) as implemented in 5 CFR part 1320 (see 1.105) and th…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …, units, activities, or organizations by the General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies. Adequate evidence means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that …
  • FAR 4.603 Policy.
    …109-282), all unclassified Federal award data must be publicly accessible. (b) Executive agencies shall use FPDS to maintain publicly available information about all unclassified contract actions exceeding the micro-purchase threshold, and…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    (a) Actions required to be reported to FPDS. (1) As a minimum, agencies must report the following contract actions over the micro-purchase threshold, regardless of solicitation process used, and agencies must report any modification to thes…
  • FAR 5.203 Publicizing and response time.
    Whenever agencies are required to publicize notice of proposed contract actions under 5.201, they must proceed as follows: (a) An agency must transmit a notice of proposed contract action to the GPE (see 5.201). All publicizing and respons…
  • FAR 9.402 Policy.
    (a) Agencies shall solicit offers from, award contracts to, and consent to subcontracts with responsible contractors only. Debarment and suspension are discretionary actions that, taken in accordance with this subpart, are appropriate means…
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    (a) Investigation and referral. Agencies shall establish procedures for the prompt reporting, investigation, and referral to the suspending and debarring official of matters appropriate for that official's consideration. (b) Decision-makin…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    (a) Investigation and referral. Agencies shall establish procedures for the prompt reporting, investigation, and referral to the suspending and debarring official of matters appropriate for that official's consideration. (b) Decision-makin…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …requirements of 10 U.S.C. 3206(a), 10 U.S.C. 3453, 41 U.S.C. 3306(a), and 41 U.S.C. 3307, agencies shall— (1) Specify needs using market research in a manner designed to— (i) Promote full and open competition (see part 6), or maximum prac…
  • FAR 22.101-1 General.
    (a) Agencies shall maintain sound relations with industry and labor to ensure (1) prompt receipt of information involving labor relations that may adversely affect the Government acquisition process and (2) that the Government obtains neede…
  • FAR 23.107-2 Biobased products.
    …Program is to increase the purchase and use of biobased products (as defined in 2.101) by agencies. (c) Applicability. (1) This section applies to contract actions involving a biobased product in a USDA-designated product category if— (i)…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …idential Memorandum on Government Patent Policy to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies dated February 18, 1983, and Executive Order 12591, Facilitating Access to Science and Technology dated April 10, 1987, it is the policy and …
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    …821). When acquiring services, including those acquired under supply contracts or orders, agencies must— (1) Use performance-based acquisition methods to the maximum extent practicable, except for— (i) Architect-engineer services acquired…
  • FAR 39.101 Policy.
    (a)(1) In acquiring information technology, agencies shall identify their requirements pursuant to— (i) OMB Circular A-130, including consideration of security of resources, protection of privacy, national security and emergency preparedne…
  • FAR 42.1502 Policy.
    …gov/. (b) Contracts. Except as provided in paragraphs (e), (f), and (h) of this section, agencies shall prepare evaluations of contractor performance for each contract (as defined in FAR part 2) that exceeds the simplified acquisition thre…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    (a)(1) Agencies shall assign responsibility and management accountability for the completeness of past performance submissions. Agency procedures for the past performance evaluation system shall— (i) Generally provide for input to the eval…
  • FAR 45.602-3 Screening.
    … Other use within the agency; transfer of educationally useful equipment to other Federal agencies that have expressed a need for the property; and transfer of educationally useful equipment to schools and nonprofit organizations if a Feder…
  • FAR 47.205 Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.
    (a) All Government agencies may contract for transportation or for transportation-related services and execute basic ordering agreements (BOA's) (see subpart 16.7) unless agency regulations prescribe otherwise. However, it is generally more…
  • FAR 48.102 Policies.
    (a) As required by 41 U.S.C. 1711, agencies shall establish and maintain cost-effective value engineering procedures and processes. Agencies shall provide contractors a substantial financial incentive to develop and submit VECP's. Contracti…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …used in DFARS, means the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the defense agencies. Departments and agencies, as used in DFARS, means the military departments and the defense agencies. The military departments are the Depar…
  • FAR 4.602 General.
    (a) The FPDS provides a comprehensive web-based tool for agencies to report contract actions. The resulting data provides— (1) A basis for recurring and special reports to the President, the Congress, the Government Accountability Office, …
  • FAR 4.1703 Reporting requirements.
    …aragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section. (b) Agency reporting responsibilities. (1) Agencies shall ensure that contractors comply with the reporting requirements of 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements and 52.204-15, Ser…
  • FAR 8.704 Purchase priorities.
    …ent List, at prices established by the Committee, from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies if they are available within the period required. When identical supplies or services are on the Procurement List and the Schedule of Product…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …nsuring that all relevant factors are considered. Subject to the authorities in 1.301(c), agencies making noncompetitive contract awards over $100,000 totaling $50 million or more a year— (i) Shall use a structured approach for determining…
  • FAR 17.503 Ordering procedures.
    …17.502-2. (b) The order may be placed on any form or document that is acceptable to both agencies. The order should include— (1) A description of the supplies or services required; (2) Delivery requirements; (3) A funds citation; (4) A…
  • FAR 23.107-1 Products containing recovered materials.
    …an be made with recovered materials and must also recommend practices to assist procuring agencies in meeting their obligations. (c) Applicability. (1) This section applies to contract actions involving an EPA-designated item, if— (i) The…
  • FAR 23.107-3 Energy-consuming products and water-consuming products.
    …ing energy- and water-consuming products listed in the ENERGY STAR® Program or FEMP— (i) Agencies shall purchase ENERGY STAR® certified or FEMP-designated products; and (ii) For products that consume power in a standby mode and are listed…
  • FAR 26.203 Transition of work.
    (a) In anticipation of potential emergency response requirements, agencies involved in response planning should consider awarding emergency response contracts before a major disaster or emergency occurs to ensure immediate response and reli…
  • FAR 27.402 Policy.
    (a) To carry out their missions and programs, agencies acquire or obtain access to many kinds of data produced during or used in the performance of their contracts. Agencies require data to— (1) Obtain competition among suppliers; (2) Ful…
  • FAR 27.404-4 Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.
    (a) In contracts for basic or applied research with universities or colleges, agencies shall not place any restrictions on the conduct of or reporting on the results of unclassified basic or applied research, except as provided in applicabl…
  • FAR 32.303 General.
    …r suitable means of financing are available. (c) Loan guarantees are not issued to other agencies of the Government. (d) Guaranteed loans are essentially the same as conventional loans made by private financial institutions, except that t…
  • FAR 35.017-1 Sponsoring agreements.
    …for, and the contents of, sponsoring agreements may be as further specified in sponsoring agencies' policies and procedures. (c) As a minimum, the following requirements must be addressed in either a sponsoring agreement or sponsoring agen…
  • FAR 38.101 General.
    (a) The Federal Supply Schedule program, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 152(3), provides Federal agencies with a simplified process of acquiring commercial supplies and commercial services in varying quantities while obtaining volume discounts. Inde…
  • FAR 41.103 Statutory and delegated authority.
    …policies and methods governing the acquisition and supply of utility services for Federal agencies. This authority includes related functions such as managing public utility services and representing Federal agencies in proceedings before F…

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.