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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ted data following the procedures in 10 CFR 1045.21; and (2) Must be protected against unauthorized disclosure according to Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information, April 17, 1995, or classified in accordance with t…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …in accordance with the wages and fringe benefits determined by the Secretary of Labor, or authorized representative, as specified in any wage determination attached to this contract. (2)(i) If a wage determination is attached to this contr…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …as-a-service, and platform-as-a-service. Compromise means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system, in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, de…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …ther than Federal officials without the prior consent of the individual, unless otherwise authorized by law. (3) If the contracting agency receives a complaint or is notified that the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division has receive…
  • FAR 32.411 Agreement for special account at a financial institution.
    …t on written directions from the Contracting Officer, the administering office, or a duly authorized representative of either. The financial institution is not liable to any party to this agreement for any action that complies with the writ…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …pursuant to paragraph (e)(1) of this clause available for inspection and transcription by authorized representatives of the Administrator. The Contractor shall also make such records available upon request of the Contracting Officer. (3) T…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …g. The Contracting Officer will, upon his or her own action or upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor, withhold or cause to be withheld from the Contractor under this or any other Federal contract wi…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …rty means all tangible property, both real and personal. Property Administrator means an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer appointed in accordance with agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requir…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    Authorized aftermarket manufacturer means an organization that fabricates an electronic part under a contract with, or with the express written authority of, the original component manufacturer based on the original component manufacturer's…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …0 U.S.C. 129b. Personal service contracts for expert and consultant services must also be authorized by a determination and findings (D&F) in accordance with department/agency regulations. (A) Generally, the D&F should authorize one contra…
  • DFARS 252.223-7002 Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives.
    …tor's facilities, personnel, and safety program documentation. The Contractor shall allow authorized Government representatives to evaluate safety programs, implementation, and facilities. (c) Noncompliance with the manual. (1) If the Cont…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ubmitted, either actually or by specific identification, to the Contracting Officer or an authorized representative. As later data come into your possession, it should be submitted promptly to the Contracting Officer in a manner that clearl…
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …on Wage Rate Requirements statute. (2) The Contractor and its subcontractors shall allow authorized representatives of the Contracting Officer or the Department of Labor to inspect, copy, or transcribe records maintained under paragraph (d…
  • DFARS 219.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …nd civic assistance means any of the following activities carried out in conjunction with authorized military operations in a foreign country: (A) Medical, surgical, dental, and veterinary care provided in areas of a country that are rural…
  • DFARS 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.
    … Defense-wide Sharing and Use of Supplier and Product Performance Information (PI). (ii) Authorized representatives of the Offeror for which the assessment was conducted may access SPRS to view their own summary level scores, in accordance…
  • DFARS 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.
    …, Defense-wide Sharing and Use of Supplier and Product Performance Information (PI). (2) Authorized representatives of the Contractor for which the assessment was conducted may access SPRS to view their own summary level scores, in accorda…
  • FAR 22.1022 Withholding of contract payments.
    …rtment of Labor for disbursement to the underpaid employees on order of the Secretary (or authorized representatives), an Administrative Law Judge, or the Administrative Review Board. In addition, the Department of Labor has given blanket a…
  • FAR 22.2106 Prohibited acts.
    …R part 13 (see 29 CFR 13.6(b)); or (c) Fail to make and maintain or to make available to authorized representatives of the Wage and Hour Division records for inspection, copying, and transcription as required by 29 CFR 13.25, or otherwise …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …submitting one SSR in eSRS for all contracts covered by its commercial plan. A Contractor authorized to use a commercial subcontracting plan shall include in its subcontracting goals and in its SSR all indirect costs, with the exception of …
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    … clause available for inspection, copying, or transcription by the Contracting Officer or authorized representatives of the Contracting Officer or the Department of Labor. The Contractor or subcontractor shall permit the Contracting Officer…
  • FAR 52.230-2 Cost Accounting Standards.
    …spute under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. (c) The Contractor shall permit any authorized representatives of the Government to examine and make copies of any documents, papers, or records relating to compliance with the requireme…
  • FAR 52.230-3 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices.
    …spute under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. (c) The Contractor shall permit any authorized representatives of the Government to examine and make copies of any documents, papers, and records relating to compliance with the requirem…
  • FAR 52.230-4 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices—Foreign Concerns.
    …spute under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. (c) The Contractor shall permit any authorized representatives of the U.S. Government to examine and make copies of any documents, papers, and records relating to compliance with the req…
  • FAR 52.230-5 Cost Accounting Standards—Educational Institution.
    …pute under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes). (c) The Contractor shall permit any authorized representatives of the Government to examine and make copies of any documents, papers, or records relating to compliance with the requireme…
  • FAR 52.241-5 Contractor's Facilities.
    …aintenance and repair of such facilities, shall be the obligation of the Contractor. (c) Authorized representatives of the Contractor will be allowed access to the facilities on Government premises at reasonable times to perform the obliga…
  • DFARS 227.7103-14 Conformity, acceptance, and warranty of technical data.
    …y the requirements the data must satisfy to be acceptable. Contracting officers, or their authorized representatives, are responsible for determining whether technical data tendered for acceptance conform to the contractual requirements. (…
  • DFARS 227.7108 Contractor data repositories.
    … procedures for protecting technical data delivered to or stored at the repository from unauthorized release or disclosure; (2) Establish and maintain adequate procedures for controlling the release or disclosure of technical data from the…
  • DFARS 227.7203-14 Conformity, acceptance, and warranty of computer software and computer software documentation.
    …e requirements the software must satisfy to be acceptable. Contracting officers, or their authorized representatives, are responsible for determining whether computer software tendered for acceptance conforms to the contractual requirements…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …the crewmembers have not been approved in advance and in writing by the GFR, who has been authorized in accordance with the combined regulation/instruction entitled “Contractor's Flight and Ground Operations”; (3) Occurs in the course of t…
  • DFARS 252.241-7001 Government access.
    As prescribed in 241.501-70(b), use the following clause: Government Access (DEC 1991) Authorized representatives of the Government may have access to the Contractor's on-base facilities upon reasonable notice or in case of emergency. (E…
  • FAR 1.602-2 Responsibilities.
    …he COR duties. See 7.104(e). A COR— (1) Shall be a Government employee, unless otherwise authorized in agency regulations; (2) Shall be certified and maintain certification in accordance with the current Office of Management and Budget me…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …nd Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210. The Administrator or an authorized representative will approve, modify, or disapprove every additional classification action within 30 days of receipt and so advise the Contr…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …n concerning the operation of the Contractor's business. The Contractor shall provide the authorized Government representatives proper facilities for inspection of the Contractor's books, records, and accounts. (n) Other security. The term…
  • DFARS 239.7304 Determination and notification.
    The individuals authorized in 239.7303 may exercise the authority provided in 239.7305 only after— (a) Obtaining a joint recommendation by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Chief Information Officer of …
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …and disbursement of fees, royalties, duties, fines, taxes, and other public funds, unless authorized by statute, such as 31 U.S.C. 3718 (relating to private collection contractors and private attorney collection services), but not including…
  • FAR 22.201 General.
    …oned or who have served their terms; (3) Federal prisoners; or (4) Nonfederal prisoners authorized to work at paid employment in the community under the laws of a jurisdiction listed in the Executive order if— (i) The worker is paid or i…
  • FAR 25.702-1 Definitions.
    …erce. Marginalized populations of Sudan means— (1) Adversely affected groups in regions authorized to receive assistance under section 8(c) of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act (Pub. L. 109-344) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and (2) Margi…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …nsure that appropriate management and technical controls are in place to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to the data and the information safeguarded in accordance with 42.1503(d). (g) Agencies shall use the past performan…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    …rty means all tangible property, both real and personal. Property Administrator means an authorized representative of the contracting officer appointed in accordance with agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requir…
  • FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor.
    …o, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands who are authorized to work at paid employment in the community under the laws of such jurisdiction, if— (i) The worker is paid or is in an approved work trai…

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.