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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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90 sections with “agent of the Government”: the first 40

  • FAR 29.303 Application of State and local taxes to Government contractors and subcontractors.
    (a) Prime contractors and subcontractors shall not normally be designated as agents of the Government for the purpose of claiming immunity from State or local sales or use taxes. Before any activity contends that a contractor is an agent of…
  • DFARS 252.227-7025 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends.
    …ry rights. The Contractor agrees— (1) To indemnify and hold harmless the Government, its agents, and employees from every claim or liability, including attorneys fees, court costs, and expenses, arising out of, or in any way related to, th…
  • FAR 22.605 Rulings and interpretations of the statute.
    …warded to a prime contractor contains a provision whereby the prime contractor is made an agent of the Government, the prime contractor is required to include the stipulations of the statute in contracts in excess of $20,000 awarded for and…
  • FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.
    …f paragraph (d) of this clause. (h) Liability for change of EFT information by financial agent. The Government is not liable for errors resulting from changes to EFT information provided by the Contractor's financial agent. (i) Payment in…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent Contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organizati…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …) Use the clause at 252.223-7009, Prohibition of Procurement of Fluorinated Fire-Fighting Agent for Use on Military Installations, as prescribed at 223.7404 to comply with section 322(b), (c), and (d) of the National Defense Authorization A…
  • DFARS 252.203-7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies.
    …on this contract; (2) On the board of directors of the Contractor; (3) As a consultant, agent, or representative for the Contractor; or (4) In any other capacity with the authority to influence, advise, or control the decisions of the Co…
  • DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors.
    …ry rights. The Contractor agrees— (1) To indemnify and hold harmless the Government, its agents, and employees from any claim or liability, including attorneys' fees, court costs, and expenses, arising out of, or in any way related to, the…
  • DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.
    …egulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material); (5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title 9 of such Code, or part 73 of title 42 of such Code; …
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …ntory. The Contractor may not knowingly sell the inventory to any person or that person's agent, employee, or household member if that person— (1) Is a civilian employee of DoD or the U.S. Coast Guard; (2) Is a member of the Armed Forces …
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …bit contractors, contractor employees, subcontractors, subcontractor employees, and their agents from— (1) Engaging in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; (2) Procuring commercial sex a…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    … (1) Acts of fraud or corruption or attempts to defraud the Government or to corrupt its agents; (2) Acts which constitute a cause for debarment or suspension under 9.406-2(a) and 9.407-2(a); and (3) Acts which violate the False Claims A…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … in the United States and does not have an office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the United States; □ Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government; □ Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Fede…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …e, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent's authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office. (3) Submi…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …: Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organizati…
  • FAR 3.103-2 Evaluating the certification.
    …aph (b)(2) of the certificate, an individual may use a blanket authorization to act as an agent for the person(s) responsible for determining the offered prices if— (i) The proposed contract to which the certificate applies is clearly with…
  • FAR 3.204 Treatment of violations.
    … determine, after notice and hearing under agency procedures, whether the contractor, its agent, or another representative, under a contract containing the Gratuities clause— (1) Offered or gave a gratuity (e.g., an entertainment or gift) …
  • FAR 9.405 Effect of listing.
    …r voluntarily excluded, are also excluded from conducting business with the Government as agents or representatives of other contractors. (b) Contractors and other entities that have an active exclusion record in SAM because they have been…
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization. Coercion means— (1) Threats of serious harm to or physical…
  • FAR 46.505 Transfer of title and risk of loss.
    …all not be liable for loss of or damage to supplies caused by the negligence of officers, agents, or employees of the Government acting within the scope of their employment. (e) The policy expressed in (a) through (d) above is specified in…
  • FAR 52.207-1 Notice of Standard Competition.
    …resolution of any contest, or the expiration of the time for filing a contest, only legal agents for directly interested parties shall have access to the certified standard competition form, the agency tender, and public reimbursable tender…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … hydrofluorocarbons or refrigerant blends containing hydrofluorocarbons as a foam blowing agent; or contracts for construction of buildings or facilities. (xvii) 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (E.O. 14057, 7 U.S.C.…
  • FAR 52.236-3 Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work.
    …esentation made concerning conditions which can affect the work by any of its officers or agents before the execution of this contract, unless that understanding or representation is expressly stated in this contract. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    …zed representative of the Government by which the Government assumes for itself, or as an agent of another, ownership of existing supplies, or approves specific services as partial or complete performance of the contract. Supplies means th…
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    …zed representative of the Government by which the Government assumes for itself, or as an agent of another, ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of the con…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …zed representative of the Government by which the Government assumes for itself, or as an agent of another, ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of the con…
  • FAR 52.246-20 Warranty of Services.
    …zed representative of the Government by which the Government assumes for itself, or as an agent of another, ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services, as partial or complete performance of the contract. (…
  • FAR 4.102 Contractor's signature.
    …shall verify that the corporation is authorized to participate in the joint venture. (e) Agents. When an agent is to sign the contract, other than as stated in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, the agent's authorization to bind t…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    …t if— (1) The contractor, contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or agent engages in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; (2) The contractor, contractor employee, su…
  • FAR 25.703-4 Waiver.
    …hreshold at 25.703-2(a)(2) with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates, the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, provid…
  • FAR 52.247-21 Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage.
    …or other equipment by, or the action of, the Contractor or the Contractor's employees and agents. (b) The Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, shall maintain adequate public liability and property damage insurance during the continuanc…
  • DFARS 252.228-7007 Public Aircraft and State Aircraft Operations—Liability.
    …or other equipment by, or the action of, the Contractor or the Contractor's employees and agents. (2) The Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, shall maintain adequate public liability and property damage insurance, including hull insur…
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    … either in whole or in part from the negligence or fault of the Contractor, its officers, agents, or employees in the performance of work under this contract. (b) For the purpose of this clause, all cargo loaded or unloaded under this cont…
  • FAR 3.104-5 Disqualification.
    (a) Contacts through agents or other intermediaries. Employment contacts between the employee and the offeror, that are conducted through agents, or other intermediaries, may require disqualification under 3.104-3(c)(1). These contacts may …
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    …'s identified counsel for purposes of the administrative proceedings, or the contractor's agent for service of process; and (ii) For each specifically named affiliate, to the affiliate itself, the affiliate's identified counsel for purpose…
  • FAR 28.001 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Attorney-in-fact means an agent, independent agent, underwriter, or any other company or individual holding a power of attorney granted by a surety (see also power of attorney at 2.101). Bid means any response to a s…
  • FAR 28.102-1 General.
    …n and enters into a tripartite escrow agreement with the financial institution, as escrow agent, and all of the suppliers of labor and material. The escrow agreement shall establish the terms of payment under the contract and of resolution …
  • FAR 32.303 General.
    … CFR 1949-53), as amended, all actions and operations of Federal Reserve Banks, as fiscal agents, are subject to the supervision of the Federal Reserve Board. The Federal Reserve Board is authorized to prescribe the following, after consult…
  • FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures.
    …ime Contractor employee, as used in this clause, means any officer, partner, employee, or agent of a prime Contractor. Subcontract, as used in this clause, means a contract or contractual action entered into by a prime Contractor or subcon…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … indemnity. The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, employees and agents against liability, including costs, for actual or alleged direct or contributory infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any United States …

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.