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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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286 sections with “alternate I clause”: the first 40

  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …C. 4505. (1) Use the basic clause as prescribed in 204.1705(a)(i) and (ii). (2) Use the alternate I clause as prescribed in 204.1705(a)(i) and (iii). (O) Use the provision at 252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Ri…
  • DFARS 219.708 Contract clauses.
    (b)(1)(A) Use the basic, alternate I, or alternate II clause at 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts), in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acq…
  • DFARS 225.7503 Contract clauses.
    …tire acquisition is exempt from the Balance of Payments Program— (a) Use the basic or an alternate of the clause at 252.225-7044, Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material, in solicitations and contracts for construction to be perf…
  • DFARS 234.7101 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    (a) Use the basic or the alternate of the provision at 252.234-7003, Notice of Cost and Software Data Reporting System, in any solicitation that includes the basic or the alternate of the clause at 252.234-7004, Cost and Software Data Repor…
  • FAR 11.404 Contract clauses.
    …nd to allow an offeror to propose an alternative delivery schedule. The clauses and their alternates may be used in solicitations and contracts for other than construction and architect-engineering substantially as shown, or they may be cha…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …ion may not be tailored except in accordance with subpart 1.4. Use the provision with its Alternate I in solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard. (3) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions— Commercial Products …
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …hin the competitive range, the contracting officer shall use the basic provision with its Alternate I. (2) If the Government would be willing to accept alternate proposals, the contracting officer shall alter the basic clause to add a para…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …e items of significant value, the contracting officer shall use the clause with— (1) Its Alternate I, if a fixed-price incentive contract is contemplated; or (2) Its Alternate II, if a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract is contemplated. (b…
  • FAR 16.307 Contract clauses.
    …Construction Contracts, the contracting officer shall use the clause at 52.216-7 with its Alternate I. (3) If the contract is with an educational institution, the contracting officer shall use the clause at 52.216-7 with its Alternate II. …
  • FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … Government activity's internal capability to produce or perform, use the clause with its Alternate I. (3) If the contract includes subsistence for both Government use and resale in the same Schedule, and similar products may be acquired o…
  • FAR 19.708 Contract clauses.
    …bidding rather than by negotiation, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I; (ii) Contracting by negotiation, and subcontracting plans are required with initial proposals as provided for in 19.705-2(d), the contra…
  • FAR 22.505 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …containing the clause 52.222-34, Project Labor Agreement. (2) Use the provision with its Alternate I if the agency will require the submission of a project labor agreement from only the apparent successful offeror, prior to contract award.…
  • FAR 27.201-2 Contract clauses.
    …lete performance and delivery are outside the United States. (2) Use the clause with its Alternate I in all R&D solicitations and contracts for which the primary purpose is R&D work, except that this alternate shall not be used in construc…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …pplication file when a Government employee is a co-inventor. (3) Use the clause with its Alternate I if the Government must grant a foreign government a sublicense in subject inventions pursuant to a specified treaty or executive agreement…
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    … (see 27.408). (2) If an agency determines, in accordance with 27.404-2(b), to adopt the alternate definition of “Limited Rights Data” in paragraph (a) of the clause, use the clause with its Alternate I. (3) If a contracting officer deter…
  • FAR 32.412 Contract clause.
    …ence concerning cost disallowances, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I. (c) If a cost-reimbursement contract is contemplated, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate II. (d) If the ag…
  • FAR 43.205 Contract clauses.
    …nd no supplies are to be furnished, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I. (3) If the requirement is for services (other than architect-engineer services, transportation, or research and development) and supplie…
  • FAR 46.710 Contract clauses.
    The clauses and alternates prescribed in this section may be used in solicitations and contracts in which inclusion of a warranty is appropriate (see 46.709 for warranties for commercial products and commercial services). However, because o…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …ering effort of a specified level), the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I (but see subparagraph (e)(2) below). (2) The value engineering program requirement may be specified by the Government in the solicitation…
  • FAR 50.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    …certification for the solicited technologies. (2) Use the provision at 52.250-3 with its Alternate I when contingent offers are authorized in accordance with 50.205-3. (3) Use the provision at 52.250-3 with its Alternate II when offers pr…
  • FAR 52.105 Procedures for using alternates.
    (a) The FAR accommodates a major variation in a provision or clause by use of an alternate. The FAR prescribes alternates to a given provision or clause in the FAR subject text where the provision or clause is prescribed. The alternates to …
  • DFARS 217.208-70 Additional clauses.
    (a) Use the basic or the alternate of the clause at 252.217-7000, Exercise of Option to Fulfill Foreign Military Sales Commitments, in solicitations and contracts when an option may be used for foreign military sales requirements. Do not us…
  • DFARS 237.7101 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …age in paragraph (e) of the clause, not to exceed eight percent. (e) Use the basic or an alternate of the clause at 252.237-7016, Delivery Tickets, in all solicitations and contracts for laundry and dry cleaning services. (1) Use the basi…
  • DFARS 247.574 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Use the basic or one of the alternates of the clause at 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercia…
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …ficer shall check the applicable provisions at 52.204-8(c)(2). Use the provision with its Alternate I in solicitations issued after October 1, 2028, that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one North American Industry Cl…
  • FAR 14.201-7 Contract clauses.
    … available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, use the clause with its Alternate I in all solicitations and contracts. (ii)(A) In the case of a bilateral contract modification that will use funds appropriated or otherwis…
  • DFARS 204.1705 Contract clauses.
    (a)(i) Use the basic or the alternate of the clause at 252.204-7023, Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services, in solicitations, contracts, agreements, and orders, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for…
  • DFARS 215.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … data will be required or when using the provision at 252.215-7008— (i) Use the basic or alternate of the provision at 252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, in lie…
  • DFARS 223.7106 Contract clause.
    Use the basic or the alternate of the clause at 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials, in all solicitations and contracts which require, may require, or permit contractor access to a D…
  • DFARS 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    (1) Use the basic or the alternate of the provision at 252.225-7000, Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate, instead of the provision at FAR 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate, in any solicitation, including solicitations usin…
  • DFARS 229.402-70 Additional provisions and clauses.
    (a) Use the basic or the alternate of the clause at 252.229-7001, Tax Relief, in solicitations and contracts when a contract will be awarded to a foreign concern for performance in a foreign country. (1) Use the basic clause in solicitatio…
  • DFARS 235.072 Additional contract clauses.
    …t, and evaluation or training that use live vertebrate animals. (b) Use the basic or the alternate of the clause at 252.235-7003, Frequency Authorization, in solicitations and contracts for developing, producing, constructing, testing, or …
  • DFARS 239.7411 Contract clauses.
    … 252.239-7012, Title to Telecommunication Facilities and Equipment. (c) Use the basic or alternate of the clause at 252.239-7013, Term of Agreement and Continuation of Services, in basic agreements for telecommunications services. (1) Use…
  • DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
    … 25.105 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation). [List as necessary] (End of provision) Alternate I. As prescribed in 225.1101(9) and (9)(ii), use the following provision, which does not use the phrases “Bahraini end product,” “Free Trade…
  • FAR 4.404 Contract clause.
    …tional institution is contemplated, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I. (c) If a construction or architect-engineer contract where employee identification is required for security reasons is contemplated, the…
  • FAR 4.2306 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …ecified at 4.2304(a)(2) apply, then the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I. (2) In Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, and multi-agency contracts— (i) Where FASCSA orders are applied …
  • FAR 13.302-5 Clauses.
    …52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, used with the appropriate Alternate (see 25.1101(b)(1)), instead of the clause at 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies. (ii) When acquiring supplies for use outside the United Stat…
  • FAR 19.309 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …as applied this part in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). (2) Use the provision with its Alternate I in solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard. (3) Use the provision with its Alternate II in solicitations that will result i…
  • FAR 19.507 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …)(3), as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). Use the clause at 52.219-6 with its Alternate I when including FPI in the competition in accordance with 19.502-7. (d) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.219-7, Notic…
  • FAR 32.502-4 Contract clauses.
    …stomary rate. (b) If the contractor is a small business concern, use the clause with its Alternate I. (c) If the contract is a letter contract, use the clause with its Alternate II. (d) If the contractor is not a small business concern, …

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.