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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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45 sections with “assignments”: the first 40

  • 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…
  • DFARS 227.7010 Assignments.
    …f assignment of patent rights to the Government. (b) To facilitate proof of contracts of assignments, the acknowledgement of the contractor should be executed before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths (35 U.S.C…
  • 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 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 246.408 Single-agency assignments of Government contract quality assurance.
  • 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 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …ntial pay. (1) Differential allowances for additional income taxes resulting from foreign assignments are allowable. (2) Differential allowances for additional income taxes resulting from domestic assignments are unallowable. (However, pay…
  • DFARS 208.7000 Scope of subpart.
    …g responsibility is assigned through— (a) The Coordinated Acquisition Program (commodity assignments are listed in PGI 208.7006); or (b) The Integrated Materiel Management Program (assignments are in DoD 4140.26-M, Defense Integrated Mate…
  • 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 1.301 Policy.
    …cy guidance at any organizational level (e.g., designations and delegations of authority, assignments of responsibilities, work-flow procedures, and internal reporting requirements). (b) Agency heads shall establish procedures to ensure th…
  • FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …and Commercial Services, implement statutory requirements and shall not be tailored— (1) Assignments; (2) Disputes; (3) Payment (except as provided in subpart 32.11); (4) Invoice; (5) Other compliances; (6) Compliance with laws unique…
  • FAR 27.304-1 General.
    …rights, agencies shall follow the procedures set forth in 37 CFR 401.6. (h) Licenses and assignments under contracts with nonprofit organizations. If the contractor is a nonprofit organization, paragraph (i) of the clause at 52.227-11 prov…
  • FAR 27.305-1 Goals.
    …ent in filed patent applications are documented by formal instruments such as licenses or assignments; and (5) Expeditious commercial utilization of subject inventions is achieved. (b) If a subject invention is made under a contract funde…
  • FAR 27.305-3 Securing invention rights acquired by the Government.
    …trument to that effect. (b) Agencies may, by supplemental instructions, develop suitable assignments, licenses, and other papers evidencing any rights of the Government in patents or patents applications. These instruments should be record…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …irectors authorizing and adopting coverage, including types of risks, limits of coverage, assignments of safety and loss control, and legal service responsibilities; (2) If available, the corporate insurance manual and organization chart d…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    … the costs to return employees, who are released from employment upon completion of field assignments pursuant to their employment agreements, are not subject to the refund or credit requirement of paragraph (d).
  • FAR 32.304-5 Assignment of claims under contracts.
    …nder a major contract, the increased protection of the loan that would be provided by the assignments under additional, relatively smaller contracts is not considered necessary by the agency. (3) The assignment of claims would create an ad…
  • 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 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    …ights, patent infringements, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all r…
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    …ights, patent infringements, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all r…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …ights, patent infringements, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all r…
  • FAR 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, with settlement limited to fee.
    …ights, patent infringements, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all r…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … giving precedence in the following order: (1) the schedule of supplies/services; (2) The Assignments, Disputes, Payments, Invoice, Other Compliances, Compliance with Laws Unique to Government Contracts, and Unauthorized Obligations paragra…
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …otal allowable cost is increased or decreased as a consequence of (i) payments made under assignments or (ii) claims excepted from the release as required by paragraph (h)(2) of the Allowable Cost and Payment clause. (3) If this contract i…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …rtunities for promotion. (13) Ensure that seniority practices, job classifications, work assignments, and other personnel practices, do not have a discriminatory effect by continually monitoring all personnel and employment-related activit…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …) by the same means of delivery. 4. This Letter of Credit is transferable. Transfers and assignments of proceeds are to be effected without charge to either the beneficiary or the transferee/assignee of proceeds. Such transfer or assignmen…
  • DFARS 227.7000 Scope.
    …icy, procedures, and instructions for use of clauses with respect to processing licenses, assignments, and infringement claims.
  • DFARS 227.7001 Policy.
    …rior to suit against the United States. This subpart 227.70 does not apply to licenses or assignments acquired by the Department of Defense under the Patent Rights clauses.
  • DFARS 227.7011 Procurement of rights in inventions, patents, and copyrights.
    …27-7010 shall be required and suggested clauses, respectively, for license agreements and assignments made under this paragraph. The instructions at 227.7009-3 and 227.7010 concerning the applicability and use of those clauses shall be foll…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …ng both direct and indirect cost reductions, that result from restructuring activities. Reassignments of cost to future periods are not restructuring savings. (c) Limitations on cost allowability. Restructuring costs associated with extern…
  • DFARS 252.227-7000 Non-estoppel.
    …ed at 227.7009-1, insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: Non-Estoppel (OCT 1966) The Government reserves the right at any time to contest the enforceability, validity, scope of, or the title t…
  • DFARS 252.227-7001 Release of past infringement.
    …at 227.7009-2(a), insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: Release of Past Infringement (SEP 2019) The Contractor hereby releases each and every claim and demand which the Contractor now has or …
  • DFARS 252.227-7002 Readjustment of payments.
    …at 227.7009-2(b), insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: Readjustment of Payments (SEP 2019) (a) If any license, under substantially the same patents and authorizing substantially the same act…
  • DFARS 252.227-7003 Termination.
    …at 227.7009-2(c), insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: Termination (AUG 1984) Notwithstanding any other provision of this contract, the Government shall have the right to terminate the withi…
  • DFARS 252.227-7004 License grant.
    …at 227.7009-3(a), insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: License Grant (AUG 1984) (a) The Contractor hereby grants to the Government an irrevocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable, and paid up …
  • DFARS 252.227-7005 License term.
    …009-3(b), insert one of the following clauses in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: License Term (OCT 2001) Alternate I (AUG 1984). The license hereby granted shall remain in full force and effect for the full term of e…
  • DFARS 252.227-7006 License grant—running royalty.
    …at 227.7009-4(a), insert the following clause in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: License Grant—Running Royalty (AUG 1984) (a) The Contractor hereby grants to the Government, as represented by the Secretary of _______…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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