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106 sections with “agency authorization”: the first 40

  • FAR 51.202 Authorization.
    (a) The contracting officer may authorize a cost-reimbursement contractor to obtain interagency fleet management system (IFMS) vehicles and related services, if the contracting officer has— (1) Determined that the authorization will accomp…
  • FAR 51.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources.
    …ll request, in writing, as applicable— (1) A FEDSTRIP activity address code, through the agency's central contact point for matters involving activity address codes, from the General Services Administration (GSA), FXS, Washington, DC 20406…
  • DFARS 252.251-7001 Use of Interagency Fleet Management System (IFMS) vehicles and related services.
    As prescribed in 251.205, use the following clause: Use of Interagency Fleet Management System (IFMS) Vehicles and Related Services (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor, if authorized use of IFMS vehicles, shall submit requests for five or fewer…
  • FAR 52.251-2 Interagency Fleet Management System Vehicles and Related Services.
    As prescribed in 51.205, insert the following clause: Interagency Fleet Management System Vehicles and Related Services (JAN 1991) The Contracting Officer may issue the Contractor an authorization to obtain interagency fleet management sy…
  • FAR 1.404 Class deviations.
    Class deviations affect more than one contract action. When an agency knows that it will require a class deviation on a permanent basis, it should propose a FAR revision, if appropriate. Civilian agencies, other than NASA, must furnish a co…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … be created, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated. Acquisition begins at the point when agency needs are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of con…
  • FAR 3.104-5 Disqualification.
    …cation notice. In addition to submitting the contact report required by 3.104-3(c)(1), an agency official who must disqualify himself or herself pursuant to 3.104-3(c)(1)(ii) must promptly submit written notice of disqualification from furt…
  • FAR 11.603 Procedures.
    …ty. (c) Rated orders shall be placed in accordance with the provisions of the DPAS. (d) Agency heads shall ensure compliance with the DPAS by contracting activities within their agencies. (e) Agency heads shall provide contracting activi…
  • FAR 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
    …t price technically acceptable source selection process shall only be used when— (1) The agency can comprehensively and clearly describe the minimum requirements in terms of performance objectives, measures, and standards that will be used…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    … million (including all options) may be awarded to a single source unless the head of the agency determines in writing that— (i) The task or delivery orders expected under the contract are so integrally related that only a single source ca…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …or consent of the individual, unless otherwise authorized by law. (3) If the contracting agency receives a complaint or is notified that the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division has received a complaint, the contracting officer shal…
  • FAR 32.304-2 Certificate of eligibility.
    …onsequence, when— (1) The contract financing office requests it; (2) Another interested agency requests it; or (3) The application for a loan guarantee relates to a contract or subcontract within the cognizance of the contracting officer…
  • FAR 32.402 General.
    ….102-3(b)(4). (b) Advance payments may be provided on any type of contract; however, the agency shall authorize advance payments sparingly. Except for the contracts described in 32.403(a) and (b), advance payment is the least preferred met…
  • FAR 41.101 Definitions.
    …nection, or change in service. Authorization means the document executed by the ordering agency and the utility supplier to order service under an areawide contract. Connection charge means all nonrecurring costs, whether refundable or no…
  • FAR 41.201 Policy.
    …ontract.) (c) Specific operating and management details, such as procedures for internal agency contract assistance and review, delegations of authority, and approval thresholds, may be prescribed by an individual agency subject to complia…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    (a) Delegating functions. As provided in agency procedures, contracting officers may delegate contract administration or specialized support services, either through interagency agreements or by direct request to the cognizant CAO listed in…
  • FAR 49.108-4 Authorization for subcontract settlements without approval or ratification.
    …ractors (the TCO shall obtain the advice and recommendations of (A) the appropriate audit agency relating to the adequacy of the contractor's audit administration, including personnel, and (B) the cognizant plant clearance officer relating …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …id to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the aw…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …c) of this clause, and to the reservations and conditions deemed to be appropriate by the agency. (ii) Upon request, the Contractor shall provide the filing date, serial number and title, a copy of the patent application (including an Engl…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …tiyear acquisitions specifically authorized by law (10 U.S.C. 3501). (b) The head of the agency may enter into a multiyear contract for supplies if, in addition to the conditions listed in FAR 17.105-1(b), the use of such a contract will p…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    … so at the time of contract award; and (C) Is transferable only with the approval of the agency, except when transferred to the successor of that part of the Contractor's business to which the invention pertains. (ii) The agency— (A) May…
  • FAR 8.705-2 Direct-order process.
    …rders for specific supplies or services directly to an AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency. The written authorization remains valid until it is revoked by the central nonprofit agency or the Committee. The central nonprofit agency sha…
  • FAR 9.402 Policy.
    …rocedures for coordinating their debarment or suspension actions. (d) When more than one agency has an interest in the debarment or suspension of a contractor, the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee, established under Executive…
  • FAR 32.303 General.
    … to amounts annually authorized by Congress on the maximum obligation of any guaranteeing agency under any loan, discount, advance, or commitment in connection therewith, entered into under section 301. (See 50 U.S.C. App. 2091 for statutor…
  • FAR 32.905 Payment documentation and process.
    …tion Number (TIN). The contractor must include its TIN on the invoice only if required by agency procedures. (See 4.9 TIN requirements.) (ix) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information. (A) The contractor must include EFT banking…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …graphs (a)(5), (a)(9), (a)(11), and (a)(12) of this section, unless the cognizant Federal agency (see 2.101) has designated the contracting officer to perform these functions. (1) Review the contractor's compensation structure. (2) Review…
  • FAR 46.317 Reporting nonconforming items.
    …nforming Items, in solicitations and contracts—as follows: (1) For an acquisition by any agency, including the Department of Defense, of— (i) Any items that are subject to higher-level quality standards in accordance with the clause at 52…
  • FAR 50.205-4 Authorization of awards made presuming SAFETY Act designation or certification after contract award.
    …5-3(a) are met; (2) The chief of the contracting office (or other official designated in agency procedures) approves the action; and (3) The contracting officer advises DHS of the timelines for potential award and consults DHS as to when …
  • FAR 51.203 Means of obtaining service.
    (a) Authorized contractors shall submit requests for interagency fleet management system (IFMS) vehicles and related services in writing to the appropriate GSA regional Federal Supply Service Bureau, Attention: Regional fleet manager, excep…
  • FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or s…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …f the employees' authorized representatives or the employees themselves together with the agency recommendation), and all pertinent information to the Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor. The Wage and Hour Division will approve…
  • DFARS 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.
    …r. (ii) The contracting officer's representative. (iii) The Defense Contract Management Agency. (iv) The Defense Contract Audit Agency. (v) The DoD Office of Inspector General or any subcomponent of that office. (vi) The Government Acc…
  • DFARS 217.7404-1 Authorization.
    …lain the need to begin performance before definitization, including the adverse impact on agency requirements resulting from delays in beginning performance. (b) Including requirements for non-urgent spare parts and support equipment in a …
  • DFARS 223.7305 Authorization and approval.
    …) Corrosion performance difference of alternative materials or processes as determined by agency corrosion subject matter experts. (b) However, unless an exception in 223.7304 applies, the incorporation of hexavalent chromium in items acqu…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …st also be authorized by a determination and findings (D&F) in accordance with department/agency regulations. (A) Generally, the D&F should authorize one contract at a time; however, an authorizing official may issue a blanket D&F for clas…
  • DFARS 251.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources.
    …rm 1155 when requisitioning from the Department of Veterans Affairs. (f) The authorizing agency is also responsible for promptly considering requests of the DoD supply source for authority to refuse to honor requisitions from a contractor …
  • FAR 5.502 Authority.
    …pprove the publication of paid advertisements in newspapers is vested in the head of each agency (44 U.S.C. 3702). This approval authority may be delegated (5 U.S.C. 302 (b)). Contracting officers shall obtain written authorization in accor…
  • FAR 25.607 Noncompliance.
    …minating the contract for default. Also consider preparing and forwarding a report to the agency suspending and debarring official in accordance with subpart 9.4. If the noncompliance appears to be fraudulent, refer the matter to other appr…
  • FAR 32.001 Definitions.
    …ease and rental payments. Customary contract financing means that financing deemed by an agency to be available for routine use by contracting officers. Most customary contract financing arrangements should be usable by contracting officer…
  • FAR 32.304-4 Guarantee amount and maturity.
    The agency may change the guarantee amount or maturity date, within the limitations at 32.304-3, as follows: (a) If the contractor enters into additional defense production contracts after the application for, but before authorization of, …

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.