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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …ng proposed acquisitions to recommend— (i) The set-aside or sole-source award to a small business of selected acquisitions; (ii) New qualified small business sources, including veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small, HU…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications); or (2) Is protected at all times by procedures …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …lopment, production, operation or maintenance of the system. Affiliates means associated business concerns or individuals if, directly or indirectly either one controls or can control the other; or third party controls or can control both,…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …f this section to require SAM registration. (c) Contracting officers shall use the legal business name or “doing business as” name and physical address from the contractor's SAM registration for the provided unique entity identifier to ide…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …be made (see paragraph (b)(21) of this section). The plan must address all the technical, business, management, and other significant considerations that will control the acquisition. The specific content of plans will vary, depending on th…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ability Office, in accordance with the procedures at 33.104. (iii) For protests of small business size status for set-aside orders, see 19.302. (11) Publicize orders funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…
  • FAR 19.501 General.
    (a)(1) The purpose of small business set-asides is to award certain acquisitions exclusively to small business concerns. A “set-aside for small business” is the limiting of an acquisition exclusively for participation by small business conc…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    … (i) When the contractor is not located in the United States or does not have a place of business located in the United States or is subject to the control of a foreign government (see 27.303(e)(1)(i)); (ii) In exceptional circumstances, …
  • FAR 31.205-19 Insurance and indemnification.
    …Any other coverage the contractor maintains in connection with the general conduct of its business. (b) For purposes of applying the provisions of this subsection, the Government considers insurance provided by captive insurers (insurers o…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …advantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business master subcontracting plans. (53) Obtain the contractor's currently approved company- or division-wide plans for small, small disadvantaged,…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015). (5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). (6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (7) 52.233-4,…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …nfirm the ILC. (2) Unless the financial institution issuing the ILC had letter of credit business of at least $25 million in the past year, ILCs over $5 million must be confirmed by another acceptable financial institution that had letter …
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …in payment of taxes or of the costs of performing this contract in the ordinary course of business. (iii) The appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator for all or a substantial part of the Contractor's property, or the institution …
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …mary commercial practices (section 874(b)(1)(A), Pub. L. 114-328). (i) Part 203—Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest. (A) Use the FAR clause at 52.203-3, Gratuities, as prescribed in FAR 3.202, to comply with 10 U…
  • DFARS 232.901 Applicability.
    …fter consultation with the cognizant comptroller, that conditions exist that limit normal business operations; and (iii) Payments will be made in the operational area or made contingent upon receiving supporting documentation (i.e., contra…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ing the restriction is notified of such reproduction, release, disclosure, or use. Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) data means all technical data or computer software developed or generated …
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …se is subject to the limitations in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this definition. Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) data means all technical data or computer software developed or generated …
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …atute to be made through another Government agency, including acquisitions from the Small Business Administration (SBA) using the authority of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (but see 5.205(f)), or from a specific source such as a wo…
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    … the production, quality control, or other system to be tested and evaluated) for a small business concern or a product manufactured by a small business concern which has met the standards specified for qualification and which could reasona…
  • FAR 25.702-4 Waiver.
    …sident to waive the prohibition on contracting with this offeror that conducts restricted business operations in Sudan, including consideration of foreign policy aspects identified in consultation(s) pursuant to 25.702-4(b); (vi) Documenta…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications); or (2) Is protected at all times by procedures …
  • FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …tracts for commercial products or commercial services: (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509), if the subcontract exceeds the threshold specified in FAR 3.1004(a) on the date of subcontrac…
  • DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.
    …, except as provided in 225.7303-5, recognize the reasonable and allocable costs of doing business with a foreign government or international organization, even though such costs might not be recognized in the same amounts in pricing other …
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    … (14) Contracting officer's determination of the contractor's responsibility. (15) Small Business Administration Certificate of Competency. (16) Records of contractor's compliance with labor policies including equal employment opportunity…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …inating proposed contract information in 5.101(a) and (b), provide, upon request to small business concerns, as required by 15 U.S.C. 637(b)— (1) A copy of the solicitation and specifications. In the case of solicitations disseminated by e…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …ntracting officers may transmit to the GPE special notices of procurement matters such as business fairs, long-range procurement estimates, prebid or preproposal conferences, meetings, and the availability of draft solicitations or draft sp…
  • FAR 5.401 General.
    (a) A high level of business security must be maintained in order to preserve the integrity of the acquisition process. When it is necessary to obtain information from potential contractors and others outside the Government for use in prepa…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …licitation or contract is for DoD, DOE, or NASA, and the contractor is other than a small business concern or nonprofit organization. (e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (e)(2) of this section, and after compliance with the applicable p…
  • FAR 31.205-27 Organization costs.
    … planning or executing the organization or reorganization of the corporate structure of a business, including mergers and acquisitions, (2) resisting or planning to resist the reorganization of the corporate structure of a business or a cha…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … the Department of the Treasury). (x) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). (xi) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (xii) 52.233…
  • FAR 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification.
    …, who are working in the United States, whether or not assigned to the contract, within 3 business days after the date of hire (but see paragraph (b)(3) of this section); and (iii) Verify employees assigned to the contract. For each employ…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ncy or combination of deficiencies in the internal control over information in contractor business systems, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of such information will not be prevented, or detected and …
  • DFARS 212.371 Inapplicability of certain provisions and clauses to contracts for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.
    … Holders. (h) 252.270-7000, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Representation. (i) 252.270-7001, Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses—Subcontracting Certification. (…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …ble, and in a manner consistent with the protection of national security and confidential business information— (1) Publish a notice in the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE) (https://www.sam.gov) of the intent to make the domestic nonava…
  • DFARS 225.7018-4 Nonavailability determination.
    …ble, and in a manner consistent with the protection of national security and confidential business information— (i) Publish a notice in the GPE (https://www.sam.gov) of the intent to make the nonavailability determination; and (ii) Solici…
  • DFARS 232.072-2 Appropriate information.
    …easonably requested information in a timely manner, especially information that a prudent business person would be expected to have and to use in the professional management of a business, may be a material fact in the determination of the …
  • FAR 5.404-1 Release procedures.
    … manner as the original; and (6) Each release— (i) Is coordinated in advance with small business, public information, and public relations personnel, as appropriate; (ii) Contains, if applicable, a statement that small business set-aside…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …n Act (Public Law 102-558)); or (5) Commission of any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects the present responsibility of a Government contractor or subcontractor. (b…
  • FAR 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
    …ent in 15.305(a)(2)(i) does not apply. If the contracting officer determines that a small business' past performance is not acceptable, the matter shall be referred to the Small Business Administration for a Certificate of Competency determ…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …cting contractor sites for overhead should-cost reviews: (i) Dollar amount of Government business. (ii) Level of Government participation. (iii) Level of noncompetitive Government contracts. (iv) Volume of proposal activity. (v) Major …

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DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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