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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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133 sections with “assignment”: the first 40

  • FAR 32.304-5 Assignment of claims under contracts.
    …ncy shall generally require a contractor that is provided a guaranteed loan to execute an assignment of claims under defense production contracts (including any contracts entered into during the term of the guaranteed loan that are eligible…
  • FAR 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims.
    As prescribed in 32.806(a)(1), insert the following clause: Assignment of Claims (MAY 2014) (a) The Contractor, under the Assignment of Claims Act, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3727, 41 U.S.C. 6305 (hereafter referred to as the Act), may assign …
  • DFARS 252.232-7008 Assignment of claims (overseas).
    As prescribed in 232.806(a)(1), use the following clause: Assignment of Claims (Overseas) (JUN 1997) (a) No claims for monies due, or to become due, shall be assigned by the Contractor unless— (1) Approved in writing by the Contracting O…
  • DFARS 208.7002 Assignment authority.
    …d to a single department, agency, or the General Services Administration (GSA). Commodity assignments are made— (1) To the departments and agencies, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics); (2) To GSA, through agreement w…
  • FAR 52.232-24 Prohibition of Assignment of Claims.
    As prescribed in 32.806(b), insert the following clause: Prohibition of Assignment of Claims (MAY 2014) The assignment of claims under the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 “(31 U.S.C. 3727, 41 U.S.C. 6305)” is prohibited for this contract…
  • FAR 32.1105 Assignment of claims.
    The use of EFT payment methods is not a substitute for a properly executed assignment of claims in accordance with Subpart 32.8. EFT information that shows the ultimate recipient of the transfer to be other than the contractor, in the absen…
  • DFARS 227.7010 Assignments.
    (a) The clause at 252.227-7011 is an example which may be used in contracts of assignment of patent rights to the Government. (b) To facilitate proof of contracts of assignments, the acknowledgement of the contractor should be executed bef…
  • DFARS 252.227-7011 Assignments.
    As prescribed at 227.7010, insert the following clause in assignments. Assignment (AUG 1984) The Contractor hereby conveys to the Government, as represented by the Secretary of ____________, the entire right, title, and interest in and to…
  • FAR 42.602 Assignment and location.
    …uditor, and overall cost effectiveness. (b) A decision to initiate or discontinue a CACO assignment should be based on such factors as (1) the benefits of coordination and liaison at the corporate level, (2) the volume of Government sales,…
  • FAR 49.108-8 Assignment of rights under subcontracts.
    …ct terminated because of termination of the prime contract. The TCO shall not require the assignment unless it is in the Government's interest. (b) The termination for convenience clauses (except the short-form clauses) also provide the Go…
  • DFARS 208.7006 Coordinated acquisition assignments.
    See PGI 208.7006 for coordinated acquisition assignments.
  • DFARS 227.7009 Patent releases, license agreements, and assignments.
    …ains clauses for use in patent release and settlement agreements, license agreements, and assignments, executed by the Government, under which the Government acquires rights. Minor modifications of language (e.g., pluralization of “Secretar…
  • FAR 18.123 Assignment of claims.
    The use of the no-setoff provision may be appropriate to facilitate the national defense in the event of a national emergency or natural disaster. (See 32.803(d).)
  • FAR 42.102 Assignment of contract audit services.
    (a) As provided in agency procedures or interagency agreements, contracting officers may request audit services directly from the responsible audit agency cited in the Directory of Federal Contract Audit Offices. The audit request should in…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    (a) Delegating functions. As provided in agency procedures, contracting officers may delegate contract administration or specialized support services, either through interagency agreements or by direct request to the cognizant CAO listed in…
  • FAR 42.1105 Assignment of criticality designator.
    Contracting officers shall assign a criticality designator to each contract in the space for designating the contract administration office, as follows:
  • FAR 46.408 Single-agency assignments of Government contract quality assurance.
    (a) Government-wide responsibility for quality assurance support for acquisitions of certain commodities is assigned as follows: (1) For drugs, biologics, and other medical supplies—the Food and Drug Administration; (2) For food, except s…
  • DFARS 208.7003-1 Assignments under integrated materiel management (IMM).
    (a) Acquire all items assigned for IMM from the IMM manager except— (1) Items purchased under circumstances of unusual and compelling urgency as defined in FAR 6.302-2. After such a purchase is made, the requiring activity must send one co…
  • DFARS 208.7003-2 Assignments under coordinated acquisition.
    Requiring departments must submit to the acquiring department all contracting requirements for items assigned for coordinated acquisition, except— (a) Items obtained through the sources in FAR 8.002(a)(1) (i) through (vii); (b) Items obta…
  • DFARS 211.274-4 Policy for assignment of Government-assigned serial numbers.
    It is DoD policy that contractors apply Government-assigned serial numbers, such as tail numbers/hull numbers and equipment registration numbers, in human-readable format on major end items when required by law, regulation, or military oper…
  • DFARS 242.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    (a)(i) DoD activities shall not retain any contract for administration that requires performance of any contract administration function at or near contractor facilities, except contracts for— (A) The National Security Agency; (B) Researc…
  • DFARS 242.602 Assignment and location.
    (c)(2) If the agencies cannot agree, refer the matter to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy.
  • DFARS 242.1105 Assignment of criticality designator.
    (1) Contracting officers shall— (i) Assign criticality designator A to items with a priority 01, 02, 03, or 06 (if emergency supply of clothing) under DoD Manual 4140.01, Volume 5, DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Delivery …
  • DFARS 246.408 Single-agency assignments of Government contract quality assurance.
  • FAR 32.802 Conditions.
    Under the Assignment of Claims Act, a contractor may assign moneys due or to become due under a contract if all the following conditions are met: (a) The contract specifies payments aggregating $1,000 or more. (b) The assignment is made t…
  • FAR 32.805 Procedure.
    (a) Assignments. (1) Assignments by corporations shall be— (i) Executed by an authorized representative; (ii) Attested by the secretary or the assistant secretary of the corporation; and (iii) Impressed with the corporate seal or accompa…
  • FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management.
    … payment date is a valid date under the rules of the Federal Reserve System. (g) EFT and assignment of claims. If the Contractor assigns the proceeds of this contract as provided for in the assignment of claims terms of this contract, the …
  • DFARS 232.805 Procedure.
    …d— (i) To the administrative contracting officer (ACO), a true copy of the instrument of assignment and an original and three copies of the notice of assignment. The ACO shall acknowledge receipt by signing and dating all copies of the not…
  • FAR 32.806 Contract clauses.
    (a)(1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.232-23, Assignment of Claims, in solicitations and contracts expected to exceed the micro-purchase threshold, unless the contract will prohibit the assignment of claims (see 32.80…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …rs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item. (b) Assignment. The Contractor or its assignee may assign its rights to receive payment due as a result of performance of this contract to a bank, trust c…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …cretion and without limiting any other rights of the Government. (l) Prohibition against assignment. Notwithstanding any other terms of this contract, the Contractor shall not assign this contract, any interest therein, or any claim under …
  • FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.
    … payment date is a valid date under the rules of the Federal Reserve System. (g) EFT and assignment of claims. If the Contractor assigns the proceeds of this contract as provided for in the assignment of claims terms of this contract, the …
  • DFARS 252.227-7012 Patent License and Release Contract.
    …ibed at 227.7012, insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: (Contract No.) Patent License and Release Contract (DEC 2022) This CONTRACT is effective as of the ____ day of [month, year], between …
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    … a group of items of cost, to one or more cost objectives. This term includes both direct assignment of cost and the reassignment of a share from an indirect cost pool. Compensated personal absence means any absence from work for reasons s…
  • FAR 32.803 Policies.
    (a) Any assignment of claims that has been made under the Act to any type of financing institution listed in 32.802(b) may thereafter be further assigned and reassigned to any such institution if the conditions in 32.802(d) and (e) continue…
  • FAR 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    …ercent of partial payments made to subcontractors under this section. (c) Recognition of assignments. When an assignment of claims has been made under the contract, the Government shall not make partial payments to other than the assignee …
  • FAR 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party.
    … the Government's account shall be provided to the Contracting Officer upon request. (e) Assignment of claims. Notwithstanding any other provision of this contract, if any payment is made under this clause, then no payment under this contr…
  • DFARS 232.806 Contract clauses.
    (a)(1) Use the clause at 252.232-7008, Assignment of Claims (Overseas), instead of the clause at FAR 52.232-23, Assignment of Claims, in solicitations and contracts when contract performance will be in a foreign country. (2) Use Alternate …
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …differentiation of that item from any other like item within a part, lot, or batch number assignment. Serialization within the enterprise identifier means each item produced is assigned a serial number that is unique among all the tangible…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    … the time of award. (33) Documents requesting and authorizing modification in the normal assignment of contract administration functions and responsibility. (34) Approvals or disapprovals of requests for waivers or deviations from contrac…

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