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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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70 sections with “certifications”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    As prescribed in 4.1202(a), insert the following provision: Annual Representations and Certifications (MAR 2026) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is _______ [insert NAICS code]. (…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), insert the following provision: Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (OCT 2025) The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror …
  • DFARS 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …cribed in 204.1202, use the following provision: Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (OCT 2025) Substitute the following paragraphs (b), (d), and (e) for paragraphs (b) and (d) of the provision at FAR 52.204-8: (b)(1) …
  • FAR 9.104-5 Representation and certifications regarding responsibility matters.
    …1), (2), and (3) of the provision. (d) Offerors who do not furnish the representation or certifications or such information as may be requested by the contracting officer shall be given an opportunity to remedy the deficiency. Failure to f…
  • FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.
    ….1202(b), insert the following clause: Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014) The Contractor's representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the System for Award Mana…
  • FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications.
    …tities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Person— (1) Means— (i) A natural person; (ii) A corporation, business assoc…
  • FAR 1.107 Certifications.
    In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1304, a new requirement for a certification by a contractor or offeror may not be included in this chapter unless— (a) The certification requirement is specifically imposed by statute; or (b) Written justifica…
  • FAR 3.103-3 The need for further certifications.
    A contractor that properly executed the certificate before award does not have to submit a separate certificate with each proposal to perform a work order or similar ordering instrument issued pursuant to the terms of the contract, where th…
  • DFARS 201.107 Certifications.
    In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1304, a new requirement for a certification by a contractor or offeror may not be included in the DFARS unless— (1) The certification requirement is specifically imposed by statute; or (2) Written justificatio…
  • FAR 4.1201 Policy.
    (a) Offerors and quoters are required to complete electronic annual representations and certifications in SAM accessed via https://www.sam.gov as a part of required registration (see FAR 4.1102). (b)(1) All registrants are required to revi…
  • DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
    …t regard to the restrictions of the Buy American or the Balance of Payments Program. (c) Certifications and identification of country of origin. (1) For all line items subject to the Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments …
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    (a) Insert the provision at 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, in solicitations, except for solicitations for commercial products or commercial services issued under part 12. The contracting officer shall check the applica…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    …ents. Include if necessary. (e) Representations and instructions—(1) Representations and certifications. Insert those solicitation provisions that require representations, certifications, or the submission of other information by offerors.…
  • DFARS 223.501-70 Disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions.
    …use gas emission information that may otherwise be provided in annual representations and certifications in response to the following provisions: (i) FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management. (ii) FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …4), into SAM; (2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM; (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include val…
  • FAR 4.1200 Scope.
    …s policies and procedures for requiring submission and maintenance of representations and certifications via the System for Award Management (SAM) to— (a) Eliminate the administrative burden for contractors of submitting the same informati…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …on in accordance with 12.302. (2) The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services This provision provides a single, consolidated list of representations and certifications f…
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    …dard Form 1447, Solicitation/Contract (SF 1447), incorporates Section K, Representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders, in the resultant contract even though not physically attached. The representations and certifications…
  • FAR 14.201-5 Part IV—Representations and instructions.
    …prepare the representations and instructions as follows: (a) Section K, Representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders. Include in this section those solicitation provisions that require representations, certifications, o…
  • FAR 15.204-5 Part IV—Representations and Instructions.
    …prepare the representations and instructions as follows: (a) Section K, Representations, certifications, and other statements of offerors. Include in this section those solicitation provisions that require representations, certifications, …
  • FAR 17.703 Policy.
    …dars). (c) Within 30 days of the beginning of each fiscal year, submit nondefense agency certifications of compliance to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting at: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of De…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …ubcontractor has taken the appropriate remedial and referral actions; (2) Require annual certifications (see 52.222-50(h)(5)) during performance of the contract, when a compliance plan was required at award; (3)(i) Require the contractor …
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …4), into SAM; (2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM; (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include val…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ress, if different than mailing address; (8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror sha…
  • FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
    … this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor's …
  • FAR 52.250-3 SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification.
    …cation in order to lessen the burdens for filing for SAFETY Act designation or SAFETY Act certifications by not requiring applicants to provide certain information otherwise required and in order to offer expedited review of any application…
  • DFARS 204.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    When using the provision at FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications— (1) Use the provision with 252.204-7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications; and (2) When the provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for A…
  • DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
    … to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program. (c) Certifications and identification of country of origin. (1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic clau…
  • DFARS 252.239-7001 Information Assurance Contractor Training and Certification.
    … certification requirements, including— (1) DoD-approved information assurance workforce certifications appropriate for each category and level as listed in the current version of DoD 8570.01-M; and (2) Appropriate operating system certif…
  • FAR 1.301 Policy.
    …ion, the Regulatory Flexibility Act applies and agencies must prepare written analyses or certifications as provided in the law. (d) Agency acquisition regulations implementing or supplementing the FAR are, for— (1) The military departmen…
  • FAR 3.804 Policy.
    The contracting officer shall obtain certifications and disclosures as required by the provision at 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions, prior to the award of any contract exc…
  • FAR 4.203 Taxpayer identification information.
    …, or paragraph (l) of the solicitation provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications— Commercial Products and Commercial Services, the contracting officer shall, unless otherwise provided in agency procedures, attach a c…
  • FAR 4.705-1 Financial and cost accounting records.
    …es, invoice audits and distribution slips, receiving and inspection reports or comparable certifications of receipt and inspection of material or services, and debit and credit memoranda: Retain 4 years. (f) Labor cost distribution cards o…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …at the offeror or quoter has altered or annotated. (11) Contractor's representations and certifications (see 4.1201(c)). (12) Preaward survey reports or reference to previous preaward survey reports relied upon. (13) Source selection doc…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements except for— (1) Purchases under the micro-purchase threshold that use a Governmentwide commercial purchase card as both t…
  • FAR 9.109-4 Certification by the offeror.
    …it the certification with the offer. It is not included in the annual representations and certifications in the System for Award Management. (c) The contracting officer may rely on an offeror's certification unless the contracting officer …
  • FAR 12.303 Contract format.
    … of evaluation factors for award, if used; and (4) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications— Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    …ors to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, with its offer. (xi) A statement that the clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditio…
  • FAR 15.102 Oral presentations.
    …r to submit part of its proposal through oral presentations. However, representations and certifications shall be submitted as required in the FAR provisions at 52.204-8(d) or 52.212-3(b), and a signed offer sheet (including any exceptions …
  • FAR 15.203 Requests for proposals.
    …ed; (4) Quantity, description, and required delivery dates for the item; (5) Applicable certifications and representations; (6) Anticipated contract terms and conditions; (7) Instructions to offerors and evaluation criteria for other th…

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.