48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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48 sections with “basic records”: the first 40
- FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Payrolls and Basic Records (JUL 2021) (a) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be maintained by the Contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period …
- FAR 25.1001 Waiver of right to examination of records.…al Services, prescribed at 12.301(b)(4), implement 10 U.S.C. 3841 and 41 U.S.C. 4706. The basic clauses authorize examination of records by the Comptroller General. (1) Insert the appropriate basic clause, whenever possible, in negotiated …
- FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.…, substitute the following paragraphs (d)(1) and (g) for paragraphs (d)(1) and (g) of the basic clause: (d) Comptroller General or Inspector General. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, an appropriate Inspector General appoin…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…vices for R&D activities), or systems. These services are normally closely related to the basic responsibilities and mission of the agency originating the requirement for the acquisition of services by contract. Included are efforts that su…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…dvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns, with a separate part for the basic contract and separate parts for each option (if any). The subcontracting plan shall be included in and made a part of the resultant contract. Th…
- FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.…m to work over 40 hours in any workweek unless they are paid at least 1 and 1/2 times the basic rate of pay for each hour worked over 40 hours. (b) Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages. The responsible Contractor and s…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.… in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except— (1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) PSG 88, Live Animals; (4) PSG 89, Subsistence; (5) PSC 941…
- FAR 52.214-26 Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding.…7(a)(2),substitute the following paragraphs (c) and (e) for paragraphs (c) and (e) of the basic clause: (c) The Comptroller General of the United States, an appropriate Inspector General appointed under section 3 or 8G of the Inspector Gen…
- FAR 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.…ee 15.403-5(b)(1)), substitute the following paragraph (b)(1) for paragraph (b)(1) of the basic provision: (b)(1) The offeror shall submit certified cost or pricing data, data other than certified cost or pricing data, and supporting attac…
- FAR 52.215-21 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.…and 15.403-5(b)(1), substitute the following paragraph (b)(1) for paragraph (b)(1) of the basic clause. (b)(1) The Contractor shall submit certified cost or pricing data, data other than certified cost or pricing data, and supporting attac…
- FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.…07(a)(2), substitute the following paragraph (b)(1)(iii) for paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of the basic clause: (b)(1)(iii) The amount of progress and other payments to the Contractor's subcontractors that either have been paid, or that the Contra…
- FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.…g cost disallowances, add the following sentence, if appropriate, to paragraph (b) of the basic clause: However, for this contract, countersignature on behalf of the Government will not be required unless it is determined necessary by the …
- FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).…ract is for construction, substitute the following paragraph (g) for paragraph (g) of the basic clause: (g) If the Contractor and Contracting Officer fail to agree on the whole amount to be paid the Contractor because of the termination of…
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…th its Alternate III if submission via electronic media is required; and (4) Replace the basic provision with its Alternate IV if certified cost or pricing data are not expected to be required because an exception may apply, but data other…
- FAR 22.406-4 Apprentices and trainees.… apprentices and trainees made available pursuant to the clause at 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records, to ensure that the contractor has complied with the clause at 52.222-9, Apprentices and Trainees. (b) If a contractor has classified e…
- FAR 22.406-6 Payrolls and statements.(a) Submission. In accordance with the clause at 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records, the contractor must submit or cause to be submitted, within 7 calendar days after the regular payment date of the payroll week covered, for the contracto…
- FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.… Wage Rate Requirements. (2) 52.222-7, Withholding of Funds. (3) 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records. (4) 52.222-9, Apprentices and Trainees. (5) 52.222-10, Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements. (6) 52.222-11, Subcontracts (Labor…
- FAR 52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards).…he clause is included in this contract); (3) Apprentices and Trainees; (4) Payrolls and Basic Records; (5) Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements; (6) Withholding of Funds; (7) Subcontracts (Labor Standards); (8) Contract Terminati…
- FAR 52.222-12 Contract Termination—Debarment.… Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation, Apprentices and Trainees, Payrolls and Basic Records, Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements, Subcontracts (Labor Standards), Compliance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements and Rela…
- FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.…ring program requirement, substitute the following paragraph (a) for paragraph (a) of the basic clause: (a) General. The Contractor shall (1) engage in a value engineering program, and submit value engineering progress reports, as specifie…
- FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…ussions with offerors within the competitive range, the contracting officer shall use the basic provision with its Alternate I. (2) If the Government would be willing to accept alternate proposals, the contracting officer shall alter the b…
- FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.… (c) For multiyear contracts or contracts containing options, the cumulative value of the basic contract and all options is considered in determining whether a subcontracting plan is necessary. If a subcontracting plan is necessary and the …
- FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.…egistration in SAM during contract performance and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement. The Contractor is responsible for the currency, accuracy and completeness …
- FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.… Alternate I (JULY 2014). As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4)(i), delete paragraph (d) from the basic clause, redesignate paragraph (e) as paragraph (d), and revise the reference to “paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this clause” in the redesig…
- FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.…e I (FEB 2024). As prescribed in 19.309(a)(2), add the following paragraph (c)(10) to the basic provision: (c)(10) [Complete if offeror represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision. The offeror shall check the …
- FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.…bed in 27.303(e) (4), add the following sentence at the end of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of the basic clause: The license will include the right of the Government to sublicense foreign governments, their nationals, and international organization…
- FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.…012). As prescribed in 45.107(a)(2), substitute the following for paragraph (h)(1) of the basic clause: (h)(1) The Contractor assumes the risk of, and shall be responsible for, any loss of Government property upon its delivery to the Contr…
- FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.…ed, substitute paragraphs (g), (h), and (l) below for paragraphs (g), (h), and (l) of the basic clause. (g) The Contractor shall remove supplies rejected or required to be corrected. However, the Contracting Officer may require or permit c…
- DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.Basic. As prescribed in 215.408(5)(i) and (5)(i)(A), use the following provision: Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Basic (MAY 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this provisi…
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…e I (JAN 2025). As prescribed in 227.7103-6(b)(1), add the following paragraph (m) to the basic clause: (m) Publication for sale. (1) This paragraph only applies to technical data in which the Government has obtained unlimited rights or a …
- DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).…(DEC 2007). As prescribed in 227.303(2)(ii), add the following paragraph (b)(2)(v) to the basic clause: (v) The license shall include the right of the Government to sublicense foreign governments, their nationals, and international organiz…
- FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…Entity Code Maintenance, as prescribed in 4.1804(c). (5) Insert the clause at 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems, in solicitations and contracts (except for acquisitions of COTS items), as prescribed in…
- FAR 14.201-7 Contract clauses.…Audit and Records-Sealed Bidding, in solicitations and contracts as follows: (1) Use the basic clause if— (i) The acquisition will not use funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 200…
- FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.…mall business concerns. (c) Documentation of good faith effort. If, at completion of the basic contract or any option, or in the case of a commercial plan, at the close of the fiscal year for which the plan is applicable, a contractor has …
- FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.…is subsection, one-time-only pension supplements not available to all participants of the basic plan are not allowable as pension costs, unless the supplemental benefits represent a separate pension plan and the benefits are payable for lif…
- FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management.…ed in 4.1105(a)(2), substitute the following paragraph (b)(1) for paragraph (b)(1) of the basic provision: (b)(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM as soon as possible. If registration is not possible when submitting an offer …
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…mplated, substitute the following paragraphs (a), (e), (i), (l), and (m) for those in the basic clause. (a) Inspection/Acceptance. (1) The Government has the right to inspect and test all materials furnished and services performed under th…
- FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).…rcial products). (2) Listed below are additional clauses that may apply: (i) 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (NOV 2021) (Applies to contracts when the contractor or a subcontractor at any tier may h…
- FAR 52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.…bed in 15.408(n)(2)(iii), substitute the following paragraph (b) for paragraph (b) of the basic clause: (b) General. The Government will not pay excessive pass-through charges. The Contracting Officer has determined that there will be no e…
- FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.… and the General Schedule) or from other wage determinations issued in the same locality. Basic to the establishment of any conformable wage rate(s) is the concept that a pay relationship should be maintained between job classifications bas…
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.