48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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14 sections with “agency supplemental regulations”

  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    … information is not required elsewhere in the contract, and unless otherwise specified by agency supplemental regulations, the contracting officer may modify 52.227-11(e) or otherwise supplement the clause to require the contractor to do on…
  • 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 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … before November 29, 1989. 10 U.S.C. 3744(b) and 41 U.S.C. 4304(b) permit the head of the agency to waive these cost allowability limitations under certain circumstances (see 37.113 and the solicitation provision at 52.237-8). (h) Backpay.…
  • FAR 52.101 Using part 52.
    …isions or clauses that supplement the FAR are— (A) Prescribed and included in authorized agency acquisition regulations issued within an agency to satisfy the specific needs of the agency as a whole; (B) Prescribed and included in a regul…
  • 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 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 202.101 Definitions.
    …tration office also means a contract management office of the Defense Contract Management Agency. Contract manufacturer means a company that produces goods under contract for another company under the label or brand name of that company. …
  • 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 27.300 Scope of subpart.
    …r a Government contract or subcontract for experimental, developmental, or research work. Agency policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, and contract clauses may be specified in agency supplemental regulations as permitted by law, in…
  • 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 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…
  • DFARS 201.303 Publication and codification.
    …s. (D) An example of DFARS numbering is in Table 1-1, DFARS Numbering. (iii) Department/agency and component supplements must parallel the FAR and DFARS numbering, except department/agency supplemental numbering uses subsection numbering …
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …gainst Contingent Fees. 4. FAR 52.204-1, Approval of Contract, if required by department/agency procedures. 5. FAR 52.215-2, Audit and Records—Negotiation. 6. FAR 52.215-8, Order of Precedence—Uniform Contract Format. 7. Conflicts Betwe…
  • FAR 23.107-4 Products that contain, use, or are manufactured with ozone-depleting substances or products that contain or use high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons.
    …tection of Stratospheric Ozone (40 CFR part 82). (b) Program. The EPA SNAP Program. (c) Agency programs. Agencies shall implement cost-effective programs to minimize the procurement of materials and substances that contribute to the deple…

FAR (chapter 1)

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