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14 sections with “bilateral agreement”

  • DFARS 225.370 Contracts requiring performance or delivery in a foreign country.
    …r logistics support or base privileges of contractor employees is governed by U.S.-German bilateral agreements. Follow the procedures at Army in Europe Regulation 715-9, available at http://www.eur.army.mil/g1/content/CPD/docper/docper_germ…
  • FAR 41.202 Procedures.
    …t the issuance of a purchase order is not feasible. (d) When obtaining service without a bilateral written contract, the contracting officer shall establish a utility history file on each acquisition of utility service provided by a contra…
  • FAR 43.103 Types of contract modifications.
    Contract modifications are of the following types: (a) Bilateral. A bilateral modification (supplemental agreement) is a contract modification that is signed by the contractor and the contracting officer. Bilateral modifications are used t…
  • DFARS 213.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders.
    …al modifications. (3) A supplemental agreement converts a unilateral purchase order to a bilateral agreement. If not previously included in the purchase order, incorporate the clause at 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications, in t…
  • DFARS 229.170-2 Policy.
    (a) By law, bilateral agreements with foreign governments must include a provision that commodities acquired under contracts funded by U.S. assistance programs shall be exempt from taxation by the foreign government. If taxes or customs dut…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …propriated funds and that, except as otherwise authorized, are in writing. In addition to bilateral instruments, contracts include (but are not limited to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …es of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401, et seq.) or any similar bilateral or multilateral export control agreement. (3) A knowingly false statement regarding a material element of a certification concerning the fo…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate II. (B)(1) In the case of a bilateral contract modification that will use funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, th…
  • FAR 19.811-1 Sole source.
    …A will make every effort to obtain signatures and return the contract, and any subsequent bilateral modification, to the contracting officer within a maximum of 10 working days. (c) Except in procurements where the SBA will make advance pa…
  • FAR 32.604 Demand for payment.
    …. (2) Issue the demand for payment even if— (i) The debt is or will be the subject of a bilateral modification; (ii) The contractor is otherwise obligated to pay the money under the existing contract terms; or (iii) The contractor has a…
  • FAR 41.201 Policy.
    … below the simplified acquisition threshold, agencies shall acquire utility services by a bilateral written contract, which must include the clauses required by 41.501, regardless of whether rates or terms and conditions of service are fixe…
  • DFARS 213.302-5 Clauses.
    (a) Use the clause at 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications, in all bilateral purchase orders. (d) When using the clause at FAR 52.213-4, delete the reference to the clause at FAR 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies. Instead, if the …
  • DFARS 222.7402 Policy.
    …ubsequent DoD appropriations acts for any contract (including task or delivery orders and bilateral modifications adding new work) in excess of $1 million, unless the contractor agrees not to— (1) Enter into any agreement with any of its e…
  • DFARS 222.7405 Contract clause.
    …eements, in all solicitations and contracts (including task orders or delivery orders and bilateral modifications adding new work) valued in excess of $1 million utilizing funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Defense Approp…

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