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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 53.300 Listing of Standard, Optional, and Agency forms.
    …s subpart identifies, in numerical sequence, Standard Forms (SF), Optional Forms (OF) and agency forms that are specified by the FAR for use in acquisitions. (a) You can access the forms in Table 53-1 at the GSA Forms Library at https://ww…
  • DFARS 253.303 Agency forms.
    DoD forms are available at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/.
  • FAR 13.307 Forms.
    …are solicited electronically or orally, the SF 1449; SF 18, Request for Quotations; or an agency form/automated format may be used. Each agency request for quotations form/automated format should conform with the SF 18 or SF 1449 to the max…
  • DFARS 201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    …R or DFARS. (1)(i) Approval of the USD(A&S) is required before including in a department/agency or component supplement, or any other contracting regulation document such as a policy letter or clause book, any policy, procedure, clause, or…
  • FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms.
    … carries the Standard or Optional Form number and edition date. (b) Unless prohibited by agency regulations, any data required to be submitted on an agency unique form prescribed by an agency supplement to the FAR may be submitted on a com…
  • FAR 53.107 Obtaining forms.
    …rom the General Services Administration (GSA) Forms Library at https://www.gsa.gov/forms. Agency forms are available from the prescribing agency.
  • FAR 1.301 Policy.
    …a)(1) Subject to the authorities in paragraph (c) below and other statutory authority, an agency head may issue or authorize the issuance of agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the FAR and incorporate, together with …
  • 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 4.1602 Identifying the PIID and supplementary PIID.
    …purchase orders. (3) Delivery and task orders. For delivery and task orders placed by an agency under a contract (e.g., indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts, multi-agency contracts (MAC), Governmentwide acquisition cont…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …ontracts shall not be used for the performance of inherently governmental functions. (b) Agency decisions which determine whether a function is or is not an inherently governmental function may be reviewed and modified by appropriate Offic…
  • FAR 8.406-2 Inspection and acceptance.
    …ntract indicates that mandatory source inspection is required by the schedule contracting agency; or (ii) A schedule item is covered by a product description, and the ordering activity determines that the schedule contracting agency's insp…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …le opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. The Small Business Administration (SBA) counsels and assists small business concerns and assis…
  • FAR 19.811-1 Sole source.
    (a) The contract to be awarded by the agency to the SBA shall be prepared in accordance with agency procedures and in the same detail as would be required in a contract with a business concern. The contracting officer shall use the Standard…
  • FAR 22.805 Procedures.
    …d clearance request action should be based on the location of the recruiting and training agency in the United States. (4) The contracting officer does not need to request a preaward clearance if— (i) The specific proposed contractor is l…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    … of this section, the contracting officer— (1) Shall promptly notify, in accordance with agency procedures, the agency Inspector General, the agency debarring and suspending official, and if appropriate, law enforcement officials with juri…
  • FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    … and contracts that include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, or an agency clause that requires a contractor to be registered in SAM and maintain registration until final payment, unless— (i) Payment will be made thro…
  • FAR 39.205 Exemptions.
    (a) Allowable exemptions. An agency may grant an exemption for the following: (1) Undue burden. When an agency determines the acquisition of ICT conforming with all the applicable ICT accessibility standards would impose an undue burden on…
  • 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 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …o so at contract award. The license is transferable only with the written 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 Contractor's lic…
  • FAR 53.108 Recommendations concerning forms.
    …rms prescribed or referenced in this regulation. Recommendations from within an executive agency shall be submitted to the cognizant council in accordance with agency procedures. Recommendations from other than executive agencies should be …
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …t and who chooses to do so; or (B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracting agency, designated by the agency head in accordance with agency procedures, from the requirement to provide return transportation or pay for the cost …
  • 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 32.304-1 Application for guarantee.
    …rd will transmit the application and the list of contracts to the interested guaranteeing agency, so that the agency can determine the eligibility of the contractor. (c) To expedite the process, the Federal Reserve Bank may, pursuant to in…
  • FAR 41.601 Utility services forms.
    …ring utility services under other than an areawide contract, a purchase order, or an interagency agreement, the Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award; SF 26, Award/Contract; or SF 1447, Solicitation/Contract, shall be used. …
  • 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 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…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …t and who chooses to do so; or (B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracting agency from the requirement to provide return transportation or pay for the cost of return transportation; (iii) The requirements of paragraph (b)(7)…
  • FAR 52.225-8 Duty-Free Entry.
    …or supplies to be accorded duty-free entry shall consign the shipments to the contracting agency in care of the Contractor and shall include the— (1) Delivery address of the Contractor (or contracting agency, if appropriate); (2) Governme…
  • FAR 53.109 Forms prescribed by other regulations.
    …are specified by the FAR for use in acquisition. For each of these forms, the prescribing agency is identified by means of a parenthetical notation after the form number. For example, SF 1165, which is prescribed by the Government Accountab…
  • FAR 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
    …tion from suppliers as specified in 13.307(b). SF 1449, as prescribed in 53.212, or other agency forms/automated formats, may also be used to obtain price, cost, delivery, and related information from suppliers as specified in 13.307(b). (…
  • FAR 4.1301 Policy.
    …nate an official responsible for verifying contractor employee personal identity. (d)(1) Agency procedures for the return of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) products shall ensure that Government contractors account for all forms of Go…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    (a) General. Agency procedures must ensure that, when specifying due dates, contracting officers give full consideration to the time reasonably required by Government officials to fulfill their administrative responsibilities under the cont…
  • FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel.
    …ity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011) (a) The Contractor shall comply with agency personal identity verification procedures identified in the contract that implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Offi…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …t to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide co…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …ayments for contract financing on the __ [Contracting Officer insert day as prescribed by agency head; if not prescribed, insert “30th”] day after the designated billing office receives a proper payment request. In the event that the Gover…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …ent and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship. (2)(i) A worker performs on a contract if the worker directly performs the specific services calle…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …ent and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship. (2)(i) An employee performs “on” a contract if the employee directly performs the specific service…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …3, Contractor's Request for Progress Payment, or the electronic equivalent as required by agency regulations, in accordance with the form instructions and the contract terms; and (ii) Include any additional supporting documentation request…
  • FAR 13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
    … (b) Individual purchases shall not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. However, agency regulations may establish a higher threshold consistent with the following: (1) The simplified acquisition threshold and the $9 million limita…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …its Alternate I when contracting without adequate price competition or when prescribed by agency regulations. (g) Pension Adjustments and Asset Reversions. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.215-15, Pension Adjustments a…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.