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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 52.225-7 Waiver of Buy American Statute for Civil Aircraft and Related Articles.
    …t the following provision: Waiver of Buy American Statute for Civil Aircraft and Related Articles (FEB 2016) (a) Definition. Civil aircraft and related articles, as used in this provision, means— (1) All aircraft other than aircraft to b…
  • DFARS 252.237-7015 Loss or damage (weight of articles).
    As prescribed in 237.7101(d), use the following clause: Loss or Damage (Weight of Articles) (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor shall— (1) Be liable for return of the articles furnished for service under this contract; and (2) Indemnify the G…
  • DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.
    …bed in 225.7003-5(a)(2), use the following clause: Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Alloy means a metal consisting of a mixture of a basic meta…
  • DFARS 252.237-7014 Loss or damage (count-of-articles).
    As prescribed in 237.7101(c), use the following clause: Loss or Damage (Count-of-Articles) (DEC 1991) (a) The count-of-articles will be— (1) The count of the Contracting Officer; or (2) The count agreed upon as a result of a joint count…
  • FAR 52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment.
    … the following clause in solicitations and contracts: Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment (JUN 2020) If this contract is for the manufacture or furnishing of materials, supplies, articles or equipment in an amount t…
  • DFARS 252.237-7012 Instruction to offerors (count-of-articles).
    …rescribed in 237.7101(a), use the following provision: Instruction to Offerors (Count-of-Articles) (DEC 1991) (a) The Offeror shall include unit prices for each item in a lot. Unit prices shall include all costs to the Government of provi…
  • FAR 25.104 Nonavailable articles.
    (a) The following articles have been determined to be nonavailable in accordance with 25.103(b)(1)(i): (b) This list will be published in the Federal Register for public comment no less frequently than once every five years. Unsolicited re…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …e Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procu…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …t article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed; and (ii) Is not excluded from duty-free treatment for Caribbean countries under 19 U.S.C. 2703(b). (A) For t…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …e Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procu…
  • FAR 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.
    …t article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the…
  • FAR 52.225-5 Trade Agreements.
    …t article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed; and (ii) Is not excluded from duty-free treatment for Caribbean countries under 19 U.S.C. 2703(b). (A) For t…
  • FAR 52.236-5 Material and Workmanship.
    … following clause: Material and Workmanship (APR 1984) (a) All equipment, material, and articles incorporated into the work covered by this contract shall be new and of the most suitable grade for the purpose intended, unless otherwise sp…
  • DFARS 225.7017-1 Definitions.
    …t article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed, provided that the photovoltaic device is not subsequently substantially transformed outside of a Caribbean Bas…
  • DFARS 237.7101 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Use the provision at 252.237-7012, Instruction to Offerors (Count-of-Articles), in solicitations for laundry and dry cleaning services to be provided on a count-of-articles basis. (b) Use the provision at 252.237-7013, Instruction to O…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    …f cost of components in paragraph (1)(ii)(A) of this definition. End product means those articles, materials, and supplies to be acquired under this contract for public use. Foreign end product means an end product other than a domestic e…
  • DFARS 252.225-7010 Commercial Derivative Military Article—Specialty Metals Compliance Certificate.
    … given in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals” (DFARS 252.225-7009). (b) The offeror shall list in this paragraph any commercial derivative military articles …
  • DFARS 252.225-7017 Photovoltaic Devices.
    …t article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed, provided that the photovoltaic device is not subsequently substantially transformed outside of Bahrain. Carib…
  • DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …t article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the…
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    …t article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …he building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that a…
  • DFARS 252.225-7046 Exports by Approved Community Members in Response to the Solicitation.
    …licitation (JUN 2013) (a) Definitions. The definitions of “Approved Community”, “defense articles”, “Defense Trade Cooperation (DTC) Treaty”, “export”, “Implementing Arrangement”, “qualifying defense articles”, “transfer”, and “U.S. DoD Tr…
  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    …ralia Community list accessible at http://pmddtc.state.gov/treaties/index.html. “Defense articles” means articles, services, and related technical data, including software, in tangible or intangible form, listed on the United States Muniti…
  • DFARS 252.237-7016 Delivery tickets.
    …copies required and in the form approved by the Contracting Officer, when it receives the articles to be serviced. (b) The Contractor shall include one copy of each delivery ticket with its invoice for payment. (End of clause) Alternate …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …s requirement. (12) Assurances that the Offeror will make a good faith effort to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the small business concerns that it used in…
  • DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
    …he building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that a…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …sting, excavating, clearing, and landscaping. The manufacture or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment (whether or not a Federal or State agency acquires title to such materials, articles, supplies, or equipment during t…
  • FAR 4.2303 FASCSA orders.
    …roducts or services produced or provided by a source, including contractor use of covered articles or sources, if that prohibition is established by an applicable FASCSA order issued by the Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of De…
  • FAR 25.103 Exceptions.
    …an statute. (b) Nonavailability. The Buy American statute does not apply with respect to articles, materials, or supplies if articles, materials, or supplies of the class or kind to be acquired, either as end items or components, are not m…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …tors. (6)(i) The Contractor has received $__________ for work and services performed, or articles delivered, under the contract before the effective date of termination. The Government confirms the right of the Contractor, subject to parag…
  • FAR 49.606 Granting subcontract settlement authorization.
    …This authorization does not extend to the disposition of Government-furnished material or articles completed but undelivered under the subcontract or purchase order, as these require screening and approval of disposal actions by the Governm…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …y fixed fee paid or payable under the contract; (ii) Require delivery of any undelivered articles and shall have the right to make an equitable reduction in any fixed fee paid or payable under the contract; or (iii) Terminate the contract…
  • DFARS 225.7902-2 Purpose.
    The DTC Treaties permit the export of certain U.S. defense articles, technical data, and defense services, without U.S. export licenses or other written authorization under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) into and within…
  • DFARS 252.227-7008 Computation of royalties.
    … hereinafter stated, royalties shall accrue to the Contractor under this agreement on all articles or materials embodying, or manufactured by the use of, any or all inventions claimed under any unexpired United States patent licensed herein…
  • FAR 12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items.
    …an Materials Required for Public Use, paragraph (a)(1) that reads “substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States,” Buy American—Supplies, domestic content test, except as provi…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …racts to them; (12) Assurances that the offeror will make a good faith effort to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the small business concerns that the offero…
  • FAR 25.105 Critical components and critical items.
    (a) The following is a list of articles that have been determined to be a critical component or critical item and their respective preference factor(s). (1)-(2) [Reserved] (b) The list of articles and preference factors in paragraph (a) o…
  • FAR 25.202 Exceptions.
    …ercial quantities of a satisfactory quality. The determinations of nonavailability of the articles listed at 25.104(a) and the procedures at 25.103(b)(1) also apply if any of those articles are acquired as construction materials. A determin…
  • FAR 25.603 Exceptions.
    …ercial quantities of a satisfactory quality. The determinations of nonavailability of the articles listed at 25.104(a) and the procedures at 25.103(b)(1) also apply if any of those articles are acquired as construction materials. (ii) Unre…
  • FAR 25.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    … the provision at 52.225-7, Waiver of Buy American Statute for Civil Aircraft and Related Articles, in solicitations for civil aircraft and related articles (see 25.407), if the acquisition value is less than $174,000. (e) Insert the claus…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.