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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    As prescribed in 225.7902-5(b), use the following clause: Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract (JUN 2013) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Approved Community” means the U.S. Government, U.S. entit…
  • DFARS 252.225-7046 Exports by Approved Community Members in Response to the Solicitation.
    As prescribed in 225.7902-5(a), use the following provision: Exports by Approved Community Members in Response to the Solicitation (JUN 2013) (a) Definitions. The definitions of “Approved Community”, “defense articles”, “Defense Trade Coo…
  • FAR 4.1302 Acquisition of approved products and services for personal identity verification.
    (a) In order to comply with FIPS PUB 201, agencies must purchase only approved personal identity verification products and services. (b) Agencies may acquire the approved products and services from the GSA, Federal Supply Schedule 70, Spec…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ring nature, as defined by State law, if applicable, that are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide those services; (2) Professional services of an architectural or engineering natur…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …raph (c) of this section. (iii) The documentation or justification must be completed and approved at the time the requirement for a brand-name item is determined. In addition, the justification for a brand-name item is required at the orde…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …. (ii) Requirements for use of items peculiar to one manufacturer shall be justified and approved using the format(s) and requirements from paragraphs (b)(2)(ii)(A), (B), and (C) of this section, modified to show the brand-name justificati…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …ing plans. Changes required to update master subcontracting plans are not effective until approved by the contracting officer. A master subcontracting plan, when incorporated in an individual plan, shall apply to that contract throughout th…
  • FAR 25.400 Scope of subpart.
    …ered by— (1) The World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA), as approved by Congress in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. L. 103-465); (2) Free Trade Agreements (FTA), consisting of— (i) USMCA (United States…
  • FAR 46.710 Contract clauses.
    …n a fixed-price supply contract is contemplated and the use of a warranty clause has been approved under agency procedures. If the contractor's design rather than the Government's design will be used, insert the word “design” before “materi…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ed into individual subcontracting plans, provided the master subcontracting plan has been approved. Reduced payment means a payment that is for less than the amount agreed upon in a subcontract in accordance with its terms and conditions, …
  • FAR 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees.
    …n the applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is approved. (b) Trainees. (1) Except as provided in 29 CFR 5.16, trainees will not be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for the wor…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …r this contract. (c) If the Contractor is participating in a Hometown Plan (41 CFR 60-4) approved by the U.S. Department of Labor in a covered area, either individually or through an association, its affirmative action obligations on all w…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    … 2021) The Government will pay the Contractor as follows upon the submission of vouchers approved by the Contracting Officer or the authorized representative: (a) Hourly rate. (1) Hourly rate means the rate(s) prescribed in the contract f…
  • FAR 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction.
    …ignation, or prescription, of the Contracting Officer is intended and similarly the words approved, acceptable, satisfactory, or words of like import shall mean approved by, or acceptable to, or satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, unle…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …the following clause: Subcontracts (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Approved purchasing system means a Contractor's purchasing system that has been reviewed and approved in accordance with Part 44 of the Federal Acquis…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …act, only for performing this contract, unless otherwise provided for in this contract or approved by the Contracting Officer. (2) Modifications or alterations of Government property are prohibited, unless they are— (i) Reasonable and nec…
  • DFARS 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    …An alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)). (v) Use alternate III of the clause in lieu of Alternate I of the clause in solicitati…
  • DFARS 225.7503 Contract clauses.
    …an alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)), unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan. (4) Use the alterna…
  • DFARS 234.201 Policy.
    …actor, in writing, that the contractor's earned value management system is acceptable and approved; or (B) If the contracting officer finds that there are one or more material weaknesses due to the contractor's failure to meet one or more …
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …raph (a)(1)(i) of this section, from suppliers identified by the Contractor as contractor-approved suppliers, provided that— (A) For identifying and approving such contractor-approved suppliers, the contractor uses established counterfeit …
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    …or intentional failure to perform in accordance with the requirements of the Contractor's approved comprehensive subcontracting plan or willful or intentional action to frustrate the plan. Subcontract means any agreement (other than one in…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …or. It also includes any operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Flight means any flight approved in writing by the Government flight representative, to include taxi test made in the performance of this contract, or flight for the purpose …
  • DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts.
    …r contract for another company under the label or brand name of that company. Contractor-approved supplier means a supplier that does not have a contractual agreement with the original component manufacturer for a transaction, but has been…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …ubmitted after such date(s) as expeditiously as possible, however, if a DoD waiver is not approved prior to the shipper's sailing date, this will not of itself constitute a compensable delay under this or any other clause of this contract. …
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …ractor's insurable risks, including the deductible portion of purchased insurance, may be approved when examination of a program indicates that its application is in the Government's interest. Agencies shall not approve a program of self-in…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …for administration (see 31.109). (7) Determine the allowability of costs suspended or disapproved as required (see subpart 42.8), direct the suspension or disapproval of costs when there is reason to believe they should be suspended or dis…
  • FAR 52.216-26 Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization.
    …l allowable costs under this contract at the following rates: (1) One hundred percent of approved costs representing financing payments to subcontractors under fixed-price subcontracts, provided that the Government's payments to the Contra…
  • FAR 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants.
    …fer— (i) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business plan; and (ii) The Offeror is in conformance with the Business Activity Targets set forth in its approved business plan or any reme…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …edit. The amount of the invoice or voucher submitted plus all advance payments previously approved shall not exceed $___ If a letter of credit is used, the Contractor shall withdraw cash only when needed for disbursements acceptable under t…
  • FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.
    …a technology class that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined to be an approved class of approved products for homeland security. Block designation means SAFETY Act designation of a technology class that the DHS has dete…
  • DFARS 215.407-5-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.
    …ify the contractor, in writing, that the contractor's estimating system is acceptable and approved; or (ii) If the contracting officer finds that there are one or more material weaknesses due to the contractor's failure to meet one or more…
  • DFARS 242.7203 Review procedures.
    … promptly notify the contractor, in writing, that the contractor's MMAS is acceptable and approved; or (ii) If the contracting officer finds that there are one or more material weaknesses due to the contractor's failure to meet one or more…
  • DFARS 242.7502 Policy.
    …ify the contractor, in writing, that the contractor's accounting system is acceptable and approved; or (ii) If the contracting officer finds that there are one or more material weaknesses due to the contractor's failure to meet one or more…
  • DFARS 244.305-70 Policy.
    … promptly notify the contractor that the contractor's purchasing system is acceptable and approved; or (ii) If the contracting officer finds that there are one or more material weaknesses due to the contractor's failure to meet one or more…
  • DFARS 245.105 Contractors' property management system compliance.
    …ontractor, in writing, that the contractor's property management system is acceptable and approved; or (ii) If the contracting officer finds that there are one or more material weaknesses due to the contractor's failure to meet one or more…
  • DFARS 252.234-7003 Notice of Cost and Software Data Reporting System.
    …ta Reporting System—Basic (NOV 2014) (a) This solicitation includes— (1) The Government-approved cost and software data reporting (CSDR) plan for the contract, DD Form 2794; and (2) The related Resource Distribution Table. (b) As part o…
  • FAR 1.404 Class deviations.
    …revision, if appropriate. Civilian agencies, other than NASA, must furnish a copy of each approved class deviation to the FAR Secretariat. (a) For civilian agencies except NASA, class deviations may be authorized by agency heads or their d…
  • FAR 6.303-1 Requirements.
    …f a sole-source contract in writing in accordance with 6.303-2; (2) The justification is approved by the appropriate official designated at 6.304; and (3) The justification and related information are made public after award in accordance…
  • FAR 6.304 Approval of the justification.
    … (b) of this section, the justification for other than full and open competition shall be approved in writing— (1) For a proposed contract not exceeding $900,000, the contracting officer's certification required by 6.303-2(b)(12) will serv…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …on, unless the requirement is waived on the basis of a justification that is prepared and approved in accordance with 8.405-6. (2) For services requiring a statement of work. This applies when establishing a BPA that requires services pric…

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.