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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 9.502 Applicability.
    …cluding nonprofit organizations created largely or wholly with Government funds. (b) The applicability of this subpart is not limited to any particular kind of acquisition. However, organizational conflicts of interest are more likely to o…
  • FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …. 40118(g) is applicable to the acquisition of commercial services (see 47.405). (c) The applicability of the following laws have been modified in regard to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commerci…
  • FAR 12.504 Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …s at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. (c) The applicability of the following laws have been modified in regard to subcontracts at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial …
  • FAR 12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items.
    … any laws listed in sections 12.503 and 12.504 are also inapplicable or modified in their applicability to contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of COTS items. In addition, the following laws are not applicable to contracts for the …
  • FAR 22.402 Applicability.
    …he subject of research, experiment, or development (see paragraph (b) of this section for applicability of this subpart to research and development contracts or portions thereof involving construction, alteration, or repair of a public buil…
  • FAR 22.1003-7 Questions concerning applicability of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.
    If the contracting officer questions the applicability of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute to an acquisition, the contracting officer shall request the advice of the agency labor advisor. Unresolved questions shall be submitted …
  • FAR 25.002 Applicability of subparts.
    The following table shows the applicability of the subparts. Subpart 25.5 provides comprehensive procedures for offer evaluation and examples.
  • FAR 25.302-3 Applicability.
    …://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/designated_areas_of_combat_operations.html. (c) When the applicability requirements of this subsection are met, contractors and subcontractors must comply with 32 CFR part 159, whether the contract is for th…
  • FAR 25.604 Preaward determination concerning the inapplicability of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American statute.
    …ion, an offeror may request from the contracting officer a determination concerning the inapplicability of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American statute for specifically identified construction materials. The time for submitt…
  • FAR 30.201-1 CAS applicability.
    …) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1502(b)(1)(B), the threshold for determining the tentative applicability of CAS at the contract level is the amount set forth in 10 U.S.C. 3702(a)(1)(A), as adjusted for inflation in accordance with 41 U.S.C. …
  • DFARS 212.102 Applicability.
    …ommercial product or commercial service (see paragraph (a)(iii) of this section); or (B) Applicability of one of the following statutes that provide for treatment as a commercial product or commercial service and use of FAR part 12 procedu…
  • DFARS 212.371 Inapplicability of certain provisions and clauses to contracts for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.
    …er 13, 1994, not expressly authorized in law, are not applicable or are modified in their applicability to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items: (a) FAR 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems. (b) 2…
  • DFARS 212.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … roller bearings as end items, see 225.7009-3 (section 8065 of Pub. L. 107-117). (c) The applicability of the following laws has been modified in regard to contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services: (i) …
  • DFARS 212.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items.
    … 12.503, FAR 12.504, 212.503, or 212.504 are also not applicable or are modified in their applicability to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items. In addition to the laws listed at FAR 12.505 as specifically not applicable to COTS item…
  • DFARS 239.7408-2 Applicability of construction labor standards for special construction.
    …f a public building or public work, the construction labor standards may apply. Determine applicability under FAR 22.402. (b) Each CSA or other type contract which is subject to construction labor standards under FAR 22.402 shall cite that…
  • FAR 1.104 Applicability.
    The FAR applies to all acquisitions as defined in part 2 of the FAR, except where expressly excluded.
  • FAR 3.201 Applicability.
    This subpart applies to all executive agencies, except that coverage concerning exemplary damages applies only to the Department of Defense (10 U.S.C. 4651) .
  • FAR 3.403 Applicability.
    This subpart applies to all contracts. Statutory requirements for negotiated contracts are, as a matter of policy, extended to sealed bid contracts.
  • FAR 4.702 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to records generated under contracts that contain one of the following clauses: (1) Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding (52.214-26). (2) Audit and Records—Negotiation (52.215-2). (b) This subpart is not mandatory on…
  • FAR 4.1002 Applicability.
    The policies of this subpart shall apply to the following procurement instruments, to include amendments, modifications, and change orders thereto: (a) Solicitations. (b) Contracts, including, but not limited to, Governmentwide acquisitio…
  • FAR 4.1401 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to all contracts with a value of $40,000 or more. Nothing in this subpart requires the disclosure of classified information. (b) Reporting of subcontract information will be limited to the first-tier subcontractor.
  • FAR 4.1702 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to— (1) All FAIR Act agencies, except DoD as specified in 4.1705; (2) Solicitations, contracts, and orders for services (including construction) that meet or exceed the thresholds at 4.1703; and (3) Contractors a…
  • FAR 4.1902 Applicability.
    This subpart applies to all acquisitions, including acquisitions of commercial products or commercial services, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, when a contractor's information system may contain Federal contract infor…
  • FAR 5.702 Applicability.
    This subpart applies to all actions expected to exceed $25,000 funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act. Unlike subparts 5.2 and 5.3, this subpart includes additional requirements for orders and for actions that are not both fixed-pri…
  • FAR 6.001 Applicability.
    This part applies to all acquisitions except— (a) Contracts awarded using the simplified acquisition procedures of part 13 (but see 13.501 for requirements pertaining to sole source acquisitions of commercial products or commercial service…
  • FAR 7.502 Applicability.
    The requirements of this subpart apply to all contracts for services. This subpart does not apply to services obtained through either personnel appointments, advisory committees, or personal services contracts issued under statutory authori…
  • FAR 8.403 Applicability.
    (a) Procedures in this subpart apply to— (1) Individual orders for supplies or services placed against Federal Supply Schedules contracts; and (2) BPAs established against Federal Supply Schedule contracts. (b) GSA may establish special …
  • FAR 9.102 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to all proposed contracts with any prospective contractor that is located— (1) In the United States or its outlying areas; or (2) Elsewhere, unless application of the subpart would be inconsistent with the laws or…
  • FAR 9.401 Applicability.
    In accordance with Public Law 103-355, Section 2455 (31 U.S.C. 6101, note), and Executive Order 12689, any debarment, suspension or other Governmentwide exclusion initiated under the Nonprocurement Common Rule implementing Executive Order 1…
  • FAR 12.102 Applicability.
    (a) This part shall be used for the acquisition of supplies or services that meet the definitions of commercial product or commercial service at section 2.101. (b) Contracting officers shall use the policies in this part in conjunction wit…
  • FAR 12.501 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to any contract or subcontract at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. (b) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to authorize the waiver of any provision of law with resp…
  • FAR 15.502 Applicability.
    This subpart applies to competitive proposals, as described in 6.102(b), and a combination of competitive procedures, as described in 6.102(c). The procedures in 15.504, 15.506, 15.507, 15.508, and 15.509, with reasonable modification, shou…
  • FAR 17.102 Applicability.
    For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, the authorities cited in 17.101 do not apply to contracts for the purchase of supplies to which 40 U.S.C. 759 applies (information resource management supply contracts).
  • FAR 17.702 Applicability.
    This subpart applies to all acquisitions made by nondefense agencies on behalf of DoD. It does not apply to contracts entered into by a nondefense agency that is an element of the intelligence community for the performance of a joint progra…
  • FAR 17.803 Applicability.
    Reverse auction processes shall not be used for— (a) Design-build construction contracts (see 36.104); (b) Procurements for architect-engineer services subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 11 (see 36.601); (c) Procurements using sealed bidding p…
  • FAR 19.1402 Applicability.
    The procedures in this subpart apply to all Federal agencies that employ one or more contracting officers.
  • FAR 19.1502 Applicability.
    The procedures in this subpart apply to all Federal agencies that employ one or more contracting officers.
  • FAR 22.603 Applicability.
    The requirements in 22.602 apply to contracts (including for this purpose, indefinite-delivery contracts, basic ordering agreements, and blanket purchase agreements) and subcontracts under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, for the man…
  • FAR 22.1003 Applicability.
  • FAR 22.1012 Applicability of revisions to wage determinations.

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