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  • DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
    … to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safet…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    … to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safet…
  • FAR 22.404-2 General requirements.
    …ither include only the rate schedules that apply to the particular types of construction (building, heavy, highway, etc.) or include the entire wage determination and clearly indicate the parts of the work to which each rate schedule shall …
  • FAR 52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.
    … to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safet…
  • FAR 52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …ht to the construction site by the Contractor or subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safet…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …cipation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government's needs (see 6.102(d)(2)). Building or work means construction activity as distinguished from manufacturing, furnishing of materials, or servicing and maintenance work. The term…
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    …ics employed by the construction contractor or construction subcontractor on a particular building or work at the site thereof, including without limitations— (1) Altering, remodeling, installation (if appropriate) on the site of the work …
  • FAR 36.104 Policy.
    … 41 U.S.C. 3309 when entering into a contract for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work, if the contracting officer makes a determination that the procedures are appropriate for use (see subpart 36.3). Other ac…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …The secondary site of the work, if any. Any other site where a significant portion of the building or work is constructed, provided that such site is— (A) Located in the United States; and (B) Established specifically for the performance …
  • FAR 52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards).
    …ics employed by the construction Contractor or construction subcontractor on a particular building or work at the site thereof, including without limitation— (1) Altering, remodeling, installation (if appropriate) on the site of the work o…
  • FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.
    … to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safet…
  • FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …ht to the construction site by the Contractor or subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safet…
  • FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation.
    … installations, unless a construction contract is contemplated: Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984) The Contractor shall use reasonable care to avoid damaging existing buildings, equipment, and vegetat…
  • FAR 22.402 Applicability.
    …actor under a contract otherwise subject to this subpart; and (iv) To painting of public buildings or public works, whether performed in connection with the original construction or as alteration or repair of an existing structure. (2) Th…
  • FAR 22.403-1 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute.
    …rty for construction, alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works within the United States, shall contain a clause (see 52.222-6) that no laborer or mechanic employed directly upon the site …
  • FAR 22.404 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determinations.
    …ntract operations. Determinations are issued for different types of construction, such as building, heavy, highway, and residential (referred to as rate schedules), and apply only to the types of construction designated in the determination…
  • FAR 25.601 Definitions.
    …means any construction material that is not unmanufactured construction material. Public building or public work means a building or work, the construction, prosecution, completion, or repair of which is carried on directly or indirectly b…
  • FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.
    …ix VIII (see 31.108) for construction management or construction, alteration or repair of buildings, bridges, roads, or other kinds of real property. It also includes architect-engineer contracts related to construction projects. It does no…
  • FAR 36.207 Pricing fixed-price construction contracts.
    …rence to unit pricing except when— (1) Large quantities of work such as grading, paving, building outside utilities, or site preparation are involved; (2) Quantities of work, such as excavation, cannot be estimated with sufficient confide…
  • FAR 52.229-2 North Carolina State and Local Sales and Use Tax.
    …tate and Local Sales and Use Tax (APR 1984) (a) Materials, as used in this clause, means building materials, supplies, fixtures, and equipment that become a part of or are annexed to any building or structure erected, altered, or repaired …
  • FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
    …tor all the remaining withheld funds. Also, on completion and acceptance of each separate building, public work, or other division of the contract, for which the price is stated separately in the contract, payment shall be made for the comp…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …nts for partial deliveries that have been accepted by the Government (e.g., each separate building, public work, or other division of the contract for which the price is stated separately in the contract). (A) The due date for making such …
  • DFARS 227.7107-1 Architectural designs and data clauses for architect-engineer or construction contracts.
    …on involving architect-engineer services, is to obtain a unique architectural design of a building, a monument, or construction of similar nature, which for artistic, aesthetic or other special reasons the Government does not want duplicate…
  • DFARS 239.7408-2 Applicability of construction labor standards for special construction.
    …ction includes construction, alteration, or repair (as defined in FAR 22.401) of a public building or public work, the construction labor standards may apply. Determine applicability under FAR 22.402. (b) Each CSA or other type contract wh…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …rdance with subpart 23.1; (2) Comply with the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions (Guiding Principles), for the design, construction, renovation, repair, or deconstruction of Federal buildings (…
  • FAR 23.103 Policy.
    …t savings tools for energy-efficient products are available at https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/save_energy_commercial_buildings/ways_save/energy_efficient_products and https://www.nrel.gov/analysis/tech-lcoe.html. (b) When procuring s…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …o be used as original or replacement equipment in the manufacture, repair, maintenance, rebuilding, modification, or conversion of the aircraft and without regard to whether the aircraft or articles receive duty-free treatment under section…
  • FAR 22.502 Definitions.
    …habilitation, modernization, alteration, conversion, extension, repair, or improvement of buildings, structures, highways, or other real property. Labor organization means a labor organization as defined in 29 U.S.C. 152(5) of which buildi…
  • FAR 23.109 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …bons or refrigerant blends containing hydrofluorocarbons as a foam blowing agent, such as building foam insulation or appliance foam insulation; or (ii) Construction of buildings or facilities.
  • FAR 25.602-1 Section 1605 of the Recovery Act.
    …e used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless the public building or public work is located in the United States and— (1) All of the iron, steel, and manufactured g…
  • FAR 36.001 Definitions.
    …nerated during construction, renovation, demolition, or dismantling of all structures and buildings and associated infrastructure. Diverting means redirecting materials from disposal in landfills or incinerators to recycling or recovery, e…
  • FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.
    …habilitation, modernization, alteration, conversion, extension, repair, or improvement of buildings, structures, highways, or other real property. Labor organization means a labor organization as defined in 29 U.S.C. 152(5) of which buildi…
  • FAR 52.228-11 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets.
    …l be maintained— (1) Contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work of the Federal Government exceeding $150,000 (40 U.S.C. 3131). Until completion of any warranty period, or for 1 year followin…
  • DFARS 222.402-70 Installation support contracts.
    …ruction, alteration, renovation, painting, and repair requirements (i.e., roof shingling, building structural repair, paving repairs, etc.) are subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute. Apply Construction Wage Rate Require…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    … controls to monitor access and distribution (e.g., technical data, specifications, maps, building designs, schedules, etc.), the information shall be made available through the enhanced controls of the GPE, unless an exception in paragraph…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …stainable acquisition requirements, such as a description of high-performance sustainable building practices required, if for design, construction, renovation, repair, or deconstruction (see part 23 and 36.104). (12) For a proposed contrac…
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    …d not be used for acquisition of the following: (1) Construction (see part 36). (2) Shipbuilding (including design, construction, and conversion), ship overhaul, and ship repair. (3) Subsistence items. (4) Supplies or services requiring…
  • FAR 17.200 Scope of subpart.
    …the construction, alteration, or repair (including dredging, excavating, and painting) of buildings, bridges, roads, or other kinds of real property; (b) Architect-engineer services; and (c) Research and development services. However, it…
  • FAR 19.803 Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.
    …pically found in North American Industrial Category System subsector 236 (construction of buildings), subsector 237 (heavy and civil engineering construction), or subsector 238 (specialty trade contractors). (ii) The participant's capacity…
  • FAR 22.400 Scope of subpart.
    …000 for construction, alteration, or repair, including painting and decorating, of public buildings and public works. (See definition of Construction, alteration, or repair in section 22.401.) Labor relations requirements prescribed in othe…

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