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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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262 sections with “claim”: the first 40

  • FAR 32.304-5 Assignment of claims under contracts.
    …rally require a contractor that is provided a guaranteed loan to execute an assignment of claims under defense production contracts (including any contracts entered into during the term of the guaranteed loan that are eligible for financing…
  • FAR 33.206 Initiation of a claim.
    (a) Contractor claims shall be submitted, in writing, to the contracting officer for a decision within 6 years after accrual of a claim, unless the contracting parties agreed to a shorter time period. This 6-year time period does not apply …
  • FAR 33.208 Interest on claims.
    (a) The Government shall pay interest on a contractor's claim on the amount found due and unpaid from the date that— (1) The contracting officer receives the claim (certified if required by 33.207(a)); or (2) Payment otherwise would be du…
  • DFARS 227.7004 Requirements for filing an administrative claim for patent infringement.
    (a) A patent infringement claim for compensation, asserted against the United States under any of the applicable statutes cited in 227.7002, must be actually communicated to and received by a Department, agency, organization, office, or fie…
  • DFARS 227.7006 Investigation and administrative disposition of claims.
    An investigation and administrative determination (denial or settlement) of each claim shall be made in accordance with instructions and procedures established by each Department, subject to the following: (a) When the procurement responsi…
  • DFARS 227.7007 Notification and disclosure to claimants.
    When a claim is denied, the Department responsible for the administrative determination of the claim shall so notify the claimant or his authorized representative and provide the claimant a reasonable rationale of the basis for denying the …
  • FAR 52.232-24 Prohibition of Assignment of Claims.
    As prescribed in 32.806(b), insert the following clause: Prohibition of Assignment of Claims (MAY 2014) The assignment of claims under the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 “(31 U.S.C. 3727, 41 U.S.C. 6305)” is prohibited for this contract…
  • DFARS 252.232-7008 Assignment of claims (overseas).
    As prescribed in 232.806(a)(1), use the following clause: Assignment of Claims (Overseas) (JUN 1997) (a) No claims for monies due, or to become due, shall be assigned by the Contractor unless— (1) Approved in writing by the Contracting O…
  • DFARS 252.235-7010 Acknowledgment of support and disclaimer.
    As prescribed in 235.072(c), use the following clause: Acknowledgment of Support and Disclaimer (MAY 1995) (a) The Contractor shall include an acknowledgment of the Government's support in the publication of any material based on or devel…
  • FAR 32.1105 Assignment of claims.
    The use of EFT payment methods is not a substitute for a properly executed assignment of claims in accordance with Subpart 32.8. EFT information that shows the ultimate recipient of the transfer to be other than the contractor, in the absen…
  • FAR 33.105 Protests at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
    Procedures for protests at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims are set forth in the rules of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The rules may be found at https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/rules-forms
  • FAR 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims.
    As prescribed in 32.806(a)(1), insert the following clause: Assignment of Claims (MAY 2014) (a) The Contractor, under the Assignment of Claims Act, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3727, 41 U.S.C. 6305 (hereafter referred to as the Act), may assign …
  • FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim.
    …scribed in 33.215(b), insert the following clause: Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) United States law will apply to resolve any claim of breach of this contract. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 227.7005 Indirect notice of patent infringement claims.
    …ed acts of infringement in performance of a Government contract shall not be considered a claim within the meaning of 227.7004 until it meets the requirements specified therein. (b) Any Department receiving an allegation of patent infringe…
  • FAR 33.209 Suspected fraudulent claims.
    If the contractor is unable to support any part of the claim and there is evidence that the inability is attributable to misrepresentation of fact or to fraud on the part of the contractor, the contracting officer shall refer the matter to …
  • DFARS 227.7002 Statutes pertaining to administrative claims of infringement.
    Statutes pertaining to administrative claims of infringement in the Department of Defense include the following: the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. 2356 (formerly the Mutual Security Acts of 1951 and 1954); the Invention Secrecy …
  • DFARS 227.7003 Claims for copyright infringement.
    …procedures set forth herein will be followed, where applicable, in copyright infringement claims.
  • DFARS 227.7008 Settlement of indemnified claims.
    Settlement of claims involving payment for past infringement shall not be made without the consent of, and equitable contribution by, each indemnifying contractor involved, unless such settlement is determined to be in the best interests of…
  • FAR 18.123 Assignment of claims.
    The use of the no-setoff provision may be appropriate to facilitate the national defense in the event of a national emergency or natural disaster. (See 32.803(d).)
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …paration of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related services. Assignment of claims means the transfer or making over by the contractor to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, as security for a loan to the con…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    …to only one contract shall not be allocated to other contracts. (4) If initial costs are claimed and have not been segregated on the contractor's books, they shall be segregated for settlement purposes from cost reports and schedules refle…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …ment or suspension under 9.406-2(a) and 9.407-2(a); and (3) Acts which violate the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C., sections 3729-3731, or 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks. Penalty does not include restitution, reimbursement, or compensatory d…
  • FAR 33.201 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Accrual of a claim means the date when all events, that fix the alleged liability of either the Government or the contractor and permit assertion of the claim, were known or should have been known. For liability to…
  • FAR 33.205 Relationship of the Disputes statute to Pub. L. 85-804.
    (a) Requests for relief under Pub. L. 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431-1435) are not claims within the Disputes statute or the Disputes clause at 52.233-1, Disputes, and shall be processed under Subpart 50.1, Extraordinary Contractual Actions. Howeve…
  • FAR 33.207 Contractor certification.
    … provide the certification specified in paragraph (c) of this section when submitting any claim exceeding $100,000. (b) The certification requirement does not apply to issues in controversy that have not been submitted as all or part of a …
  • FAR 33.210 Contracting officer's authority.
    …e authorized, within any specific limitations of their warrants, to decide or resolve all claims arising under or relating to a contract subject to the Disputes statute. In accordance with agency policies and 33.214, contracting officers ar…
  • FAR 33.211 Contracting officer's decision.
    (a) When a claim by or against a contractor cannot be satisfied or settled by mutual agreement and a decision on the claim is necessary, the contracting officer shall— (1) Review the facts pertinent to the claim; (2) Secure assistance fro…
  • FAR 33.213 Obligation to continue performance.
    …e passage of the Disputes statute, the obligation to continue performance applied only to claims arising under a contract. However, the Disputes statute, at 41 U.S.C. 7103(g), authorizes agencies to require a contractor to continue contract…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ng institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may …
  • FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
    …examine and audit all records and other evidence sufficient to reflect properly all costs claimed to have been incurred or anticipated to be incurred directly or indirectly in performance of this contract. This right of examination shall in…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    … as the representative may require, an invoice or voucher supported by a statement of the claimed allowable cost for performing this contract. (2) Contract financing payments are not subject to the interest penalty provisions of the Prompt…
  • FAR 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts.
    …onable profit or fee on the costs. (e) The cancellation charge shall be computed and the claim made for it as if the claim were being made under the Termination for Convenience of the Government clause of this contract. The Contractor shal…
  • FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data—Special Works.
    …ission is granted in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, the right to assert claim to copyright subsisting in data first produced in the performance of this contract. (c) Copyright—(1) Data first produced in the performance of…
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    …able Cost and Payment clause of this contract. (g) If any suit or action is filed or any claim is made against the Contractor, the cost and expense of which may be reimbursable to the Contractor under this contract, and the risk of which i…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …ficer may approve in writing) from the date of completion. (g) Assignment and Release of Claims. The Contractor, and each assignee under an assignment entered into under this contract and in effect at the time of final payment under this c…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …pecial account and apply the amounts to reduce outstanding advance payments and any other claims of the Government against the Contractor. (ii) Charge interest, in the manner prescribed in paragraph (f) above, on outstanding advance paymen…
  • FAR 52.233-1 Disputes.
    …utes arising under or relating to this contract shall be resolved under this clause. (c) Claim, as used in this clause, means a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the paymen…
  • FAR 52.250-1 Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804.
    … contained in the other paragraphs of this clause, indemnify the Contractor against— (1) Claims (including reasonable expenses of litigation or settlement) by third persons (including employees of the Contractor) for death; personal injury…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …and fees for students under this agreement who are nonresidents. The Government shall not claim resident tuition and fees for any student solely on the basis of the student residing in the State as a consequence of enrollment under this agr…
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    … to any risk that is assumed by the Government, the Government shall be subrogated to any claim, demand or cause of action against third parties that exists in favor of the Contractor. If required by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor …

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