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- FAR 52.222-49 Service Contract Labor Standards—Place of Performance Unknown.…ace of performance was unknown when the solicitation was issued. In addition to places or areas identified in wage determinations, if any, attached to the solicitation, wage determinations have also been requested for the following: ______ …
- FAR 22.1009-4 All possible places of performance not identified.…er believes that there may be offerors interested in performing in unidentified places or areas, the contracting officer may use the following procedures: (a) Include the following information in the synopsis and solicitation: (1) That th…
- FAR 22.1009-3 All possible places of performance identified.(a) If the contracting officer can identify all the possible places or areas of performance (even though the actual place of performance will not be known until the successful offeror is chosen), the contracting officer shall obtain a wage …
- DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.…ther elements. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) Unless otherwise specified, this clause applies to all items in the Schedule. (c) The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only d…
- DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.…ther elements. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. WTO GPA country construction material means a construction material that— (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a WTO GPA coun…
- FAR 22.1009-2 Attempt to identify possible places of performance.The contracting officer should attempt to identify the specific places or geographical areas where the services might be performed. The following may indicate possible places of performance: (a) Locations of previous contractors and their …
- DFARS 247.271-1 Policy.…rd contracts, or exercise option years, before November 1 of each year, if possible. (b) Areas of performance. Define clearly in the solicitation each area of performance. (1) Establish one or more areas; however, hold the number to a min…
- DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.…ther elements. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) This clause implements 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the component test of the Buy American statu…
- DFARS 252.225-7003 Report of Intended Performance Outside the United States and Canada—Submission with Offer.…s, as used in this provision, means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) The Offeror shall submit, with its offer, a report of intended performance outside the United States and Canada if— (1) The offer exceeds…
- DFARS 252.225-7004 Report of Intended Performance Outside the United States and Canada—Submission after Award.…n this clause— United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) Reporting requirement. The Contractor shall submit a report in accordance with this clause, if the Contractor or a first-tier subcontracto…
- DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.…ther elements. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) Domestic preference. This clause implements the Balance of Payments Program by providing a preference for domestic construction material. …
- FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.…omponent improvement, unless the value engineering incentive application is restricted to areas not covered by provisions for product or component improvement; (5) For commercial products (see part 11) that do not involve packaging specifi…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…ans— (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique loc…
- FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.…ll business has manufactured, processed, or produced in the United States or its outlying areas (see paragraph (c)(3) of this section for determining the manufacturer of an end item); (ii) Not exceed 500 employees, or 150 employees for inf…
- FAR 52.203-14 Display of Hotline Poster(s).…ates, as used in this clause, means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) Display of fraud hotline poster(s). Except as provided in paragraph (c)— (1) During contract performance in the United States, the Contra…
- FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.…ans— (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique loc…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply. (1) Small business concern. The…
- FAR 52.236-10 Operations and Storage Areas.As prescribed in 36.510, insert the following clause: Operations and Storage Areas (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor shall confine all operations (including storage of materials) on Government premises to areas authorized or approved by the C…
- DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.…ivered under this contract shall be melted or produced in the United States, its outlying areas, or a qualifying country. (c) Exceptions. The restriction in paragraph (b) of this clause does not apply to— (1) Electronic components. (2)(i…
- DFARS 252.236-7005 Airfield safety precautions.…ield Safety Precautions (DEC 1991) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— (1) Landing areas means— (i) The primary surfaces, comprising the surface of the runway, runway shoulders, and lateral safety zones. The length of each primary s…
- DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.…ans— (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique loc…
- FAR 5.303 Announcement of contract awards.…s when the place of delivery or performance is outside the United States and its outlying areas; and (3) Those for which synopsis was exempted under 5.202(a)(1). (b) Local announcement. Agencies may also release information on contract aw…
- FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.…ng the same meaning) to a product sold in or shipped to the United States or its outlying areas, when the product was not made in the United States or its outlying areas (see Section 202 of the Defense Production Act (Public Law 102-558)); …
- FAR 28.202 Acceptability of corporate sureties.…offered for bonds furnished with contracts performed in the United States or its outlying areas must appear on the list contained in the Department of the Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties (Treasury Department Circular 570), “Companie…
- FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.…subcontractor. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. (b) Code of business ethics and conduct. (1) Within 30 days after contract award, unless the Contracting Officer establishes a longer time per…
- FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.…ans— (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique loc…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…ndian tribe. Only subcontracts involving performance in the United States or its outlying areas should be included in these reports with the exception of subcontracts under a contract awarded by the State Department or any other agency that…
- FAR 52.234-2 Notice of Earned Value Management System—Preaward Integrated Baseline Review.…objective of the IBR is for the Government and the Contractor to jointly assess technical areas, such as the Contractor's planning, to ensure complete coverage of the contract requirements, logical scheduling of the work activities, adequat…
- DFARS 213.270 Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card.…ria: (1) The place of performance is entirely outside the United States and its outlying areas. (2) The purchase is a Standard Form 44 purchase for aviation fuel or oil. (3) The purchase is an overseas transaction by a contracting office…
- DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.…s a COTS item. United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas. U.S.-made end product means an article that— (1) Is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States; or (2) Is substantially transform…
- FAR 16.401 General.…hnical performance. Criteria should motivate the contractor to enhance performance in the areas rated, but not at the expense of at least minimum acceptable performance in all other areas; (iii) Describe how the contractor's performance wi…
- FAR 16.402-4 Structuring multiple-incentive contracts.…t should— (a) Motivate the contractor to strive for outstanding results in all incentive areas; and (b) Compel trade-off decisions among the incentive areas, consistent with the Government's overall objectives for the acquisition. Because…
- FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.…d; and (C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. (vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations. (vii) 52.209-2,…
- FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.…with the designated Government official a current list of all Contractor personnel in the areas of performance. The Contracting Officer will inform the Contractor of the Government official designated to receive this data and the appropriat…
- FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.…vernment accounting source data, as may be required by this contract, particularly in the areas of recognition of acquisitions, loss of Government property, and disposition of material and equipment. (g) Systems analysis. (1) The Governmen…
- DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.…not designated, the clause only applies to performance in the designated area. Designated areas are areas outside the United States of— (1) Contingency operations; (2) Combat operations, as designated by the Secretary of Defense; (3) Oth…
- FAR 3.303 Reporting suspected antitrust violations.… only for contracts awarded by certain agencies, or for contracts in certain geographical areas, or on certain products, and bid high on all other jobs; (6) Establishment by competitors of a collusive price estimating system; (7) The fili…
- FAR 4.1102 Policy.…C. 3015(2); (ii) Contracting officers located outside the United States and its outlying areas, as defined in 2.101, for work to be performed in support of diplomatic or developmental operations, including those performed in support of for…
- FAR 9.407-2 Causes for suspension.…ng the same meaning) to a product sold in or shipped to the United States or its outlying areas, when the product was not made in the United States or its outlying areas (see Section 202 of the Defense Production Act (Public Law 102-558)); …
- FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.…ng officer must avoid situations in which awardees specialize exclusively in one or a few areas within the statement of work, thus creating the likelihood that orders in those areas will be awarded on a sole-source basis; however, each awar…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.