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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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42 sections with “claim relating to a contract”: the first 40

  • 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 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …r Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) th…
  • 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 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 52.232-7 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…
  • 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…
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    … offset under paragraph (d)(1) or a direction under paragraph (d)(2) of this section is a claim by the Government for the purposes of 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. (e) Authorizes contracting officers to order that sums withheld …
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …ayments based on completion and acceptance of all work and presentation of release of all claims against the Government arising by virtue of the contract, and payments for partial deliveries that have been accepted by the Government (e.g., …
  • 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…
  • 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 29.204 Federal excise tax on specific foreign contract payments.
    …a) exceptions applies). (2) The exemptions at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1(d)(5) through (7) must be claimed by the offeror when it submits an IRS Form W-14 with the offer. If not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to the contrac…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …ights of either party, as follows: [Insert amount and describe charges not waived.] (xi) Claims by the Contractor against the Government, when the Contractor's rights of reimbursement are disputed, that are excluded without prejudice to th…
  • 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 52.233-1 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 252.228-7000 Reimbursement for War-Hazard Losses.
    … if the Contractor— (1) Submits proof of loss files to support payment or denial of each claim; (2) Subject to Contracting Officer approval, makes lump sum final settlement of any open claims and obtains necessary release documents within…
  • FAR 33.215 Contract clauses.
    …under agency procedures that continued performance is necessary pending resolution of any claim arising under or relating to the contract, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I. (b) Insert the clause at 52.233-4…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …ing Officer immediate written notice of any action or suit filed and prompt notice of any claim made against the Contractor by any subcontractor or vendor that, in the opinion of the Contractor, may result in litigation related in any way t…
  • FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation.
    …der this provision are described at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1(d)(5) through (7). The Offeror would claim an exemption from the withholding by using the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting…
  • DFARS 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns.
    … accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1452(c); and (2) Any “Native” as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). Indian organization means the governing body of any Indian tribe or entity established or recognized …
  • FAR 52.214-26 Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding.
    …rds pertaining to appeals under the Disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to the performance of this contract shall be made available until disposition of such appeals, litigation, or claims.…
  • FAR 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements.
    … (d) The Government will withhold a full 2 percent of each payment unless the Contractor claims an exemption. If the Contractor enters a ratio in Line 12 of the IRS Form W-14, the result of Line 11 divided by Line 10, the Government will w…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …al Acquisition Regulation, in effect on the date of this contract, shall govern all costs claimed, agreed to, or determined under this clause. (j) The Contractor shall have the right of appeal, under the Disputes clause, from any determina…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …al Acquisition Regulation, in effect on the date of this contract, shall govern all costs claimed, agreed to, or determined under this clause. (j) The Contractor shall have the right of appeal, under the Disputes clause, from any determina…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …al Acquisition Regulation, in effect on the date of this contract, shall govern all costs claimed, agreed to, or determined under this clause. (j) The Contractor shall have the right of appeal, under the Disputes clause, from any determina…
  • DFARS 252.222-7002 Compliance with local labor laws (overseas).
    … (b) The Contractor indemnifies and holds harmless the United States Government from all claims arising out of the requirements of this clause. This indemnity includes the Contractor's obligation to handle and settle, without cost to the U…
  • FAR 3.705 Procedures.
    …d demand for recovery of the amounts expended and property transferred therefor, is not a claim within the meaning of 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes, or part 33. Therefore, the procedures required by the statute and the FAR for the…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …violations found in Title 18 of the United States Code; (B) Violation of the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733); or (C) Significant overpayment(s) on the contract, other than overpayments resulting from contract financing paymen…
  • FAR 9.407-2 Causes for suspension.
    …iolations found in Title 18 of the United States Code; (ii) Violation of the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733); or (iii) Significant overpayment(s) on the contract, other than overpayments resulting from contract financing paym…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …ing data submitted in support of price negotiations, up to the amount of the Government's claim for overstated pricing data arising out of the same pricing action (e.g., the initial pricing of the same contract or the pricing of the same ch…
  • FAR 31.205-10 Cost of money.
    …ied and proposed in cost proposals relating to the contract under which the cost is to be claimed. (c) Actual interest cost in lieu of the calculated imputed cost of money is unallowable.
  • FAR 32.304-2 Certificate of eligibility.
    … involved in repurchasing for contracts or parts of contracts. This may include potential claims under a termination for convenience or delays incident to default at a later date. (7) The comparative prices available from other sources. (…
  • FAR 32.411 Agreement for special account at a financial institution.
    …ment of all advance payments made to the Contractor. The lien is paramount to any lien or claim of the financial institution regarding the account. (b) The financial institution is bound by the terms of the contract relating to the deposit…
  • FAR 49.109-7 Settlement by determination.
    … (g) Decision on the contractor's appeal. The TCO shall give effect to a decision of the Claims Court or a board of contract appeals, when necessary, by an appropriate modification to the contract. When appropriate, the TCO should obtain a…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and (ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …(ii) Filing any complaint, initiating any proceeding, or otherwise asserting any right or claim under E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR part 13; (iii) Cooperating in any investigation or testifying in any proceeding under E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR part 13…
  • FAR 52.227-6 Royalty Information.
    …shall furnish a copy of the current license agreement and an identification of applicable claims of specific patents. (End of provision) Alternate I (APR 1984). As prescribed in 27.202-5(a)(2), substitute the following for the introductor…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …isdiction, the Contractor is not precluded by paragraph (e) of the clause from bringing a claim, in accordance with the Disputes clause of this contract, that may arise as the result of the Government removing or ignoring authorized marking…

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.