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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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48 sections with “class of contract actions”: the first 40

  • FAR 1.703 Class determinations and findings.
    (a) A class D&F provides authority for a class of contract actions. A class may consist of contract actions for the same or related supplies or services or other contract actions that require essentially identical justification. (b) The fi…
  • FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.
    (a) The contracting officer's determination is final unless appealed as follows: (1) An appeal of a contracting officer's NAICS code designation and the applicable size standard shall be served and filed within 10 calendar days after the i…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …tract. (2)(i) If a wage determination is attached to this contract, the Contractor shall classify any class of service employee which is not listed therein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is n…
  • DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.
    …is lawfully publicly available without restrictions. Covered defense information means unclassified controlled technical information or other information (as described in the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Registry at http://www…
  • FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.
    …information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556. (c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, in…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …he clause at 252.225-7063, Restriction on Acquisition of Components of T-AO 205 and T-ARC Class Vessels, as prescribed in 225.7004-7(c), to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4864. (OO) Use the clause at 252.225-7064, Restriction on Acquisition of Cert…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …ederal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or (4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental i…
  • DFARS 204.7107 Contract accounting classification reference number (ACRN) and agency accounting identifier (AAI).
    Traceability of funds from accounting systems to contract actions is accomplished using ACRNs and AAIs. Follow the procedures at PGI 204.7107 for use of ACRNs and AAIs.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ssful performance of ongoing Federal operations. All advisory and assistance services are classified in one of the following definitional subdivisions: (1) Management and professional support services, i.e., contractual services that provi…
  • FAR 4.1705 Contract clauses.
    …actions entirely funded by DoD, contracts awarded with a generic entity identifier, or in classified solicitations, contracts, or orders. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirem…
  • FAR 13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
    …contracting officers may establish BPAs: (1) There is a wide variety of items in a broad class of supplies or services that are generally purchased, but the exact items, quantities, and delivery requirements are not known in advance and ma…
  • FAR 22.1008-2 Successorship with incumbent contractor collective bargaining agreement.
    …nations at SAM.gov to obtain the prevailing wage determination for those service employee classifications that are not covered by the collective bargaining agreement. The contracting officer shall separately list in the solicitation and con…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …u)(1) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312 (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement), Form 4414 (Sensitive Compartmented Information Nondisclosure Agreement), or any other form issued by …
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …ublicly available without restrictions. Covered contractor information system means an unclassified information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense information.…
  • FAR 4.802 Contract files.
    …sers; (3) Minimal establishment of duplicate and working files; (4) The safeguarding of classified documents; and (5) Conformance with agency regulations for file location and maintenance. (d) If the contract files or file segments are …
  • FAR 4.804-5 Procedures for closing out contract files.
    …en complete, the administrative closeout procedures must ensure that— (1) Disposition of classified material is completed; (2) Final patent report is cleared. If a final patent report is required, the contracting officer may proceed with …
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    … that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one North American Industry Classification System code assigned (see 19.102(b)). When the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in the solicitation, do …
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    …ed $25,000, by displaying in a public place, or by any appropriate electronic means, an unclassified notice of the solicitation or a copy of the solicitation satisfying the requirements of 5.207(c). The notice must include a statement that …
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …ed in Synopses to identify services or supplies. Contracting officers must use one of the classification codes identified at https://www.sam.gov to identify services or supplies in synopses. (f) Notice of solicitation cancellation. Contrac…
  • FAR 6.303-1 Requirements.
    … Justifications required by paragraph (a) of this section may be made on an individual or class basis. Any justification for contracts awarded under the authority of 6.302-7 shall only be made on an individual basis. Whenever a justificatio…
  • FAR 45.606 Contractor scrap procedures.
    …s materials or wastes; (3) Contaminated with hazardous materials or wastes; (4) That is classified or otherwise controlled; (5) Containing precious or strategic metals; or (6) That is dangerous to public health or safety. (c) Absent co…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …urt, ice cream, mayonnaise, salad dressings, and other similar products, fall within this classification. Nothing in the Act limits this classification to refrigerated products. When questions arise regarding the proper classification of a …
  • DFARS 239.7304 Determination and notification.
    …icant supply chain risk to a covered system; (b) Making a determination in writing, in unclassified or classified form, with the concurrence of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, that— (1) Use of the authority…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …ederal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or (4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental i…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …ch disclosure would compromise the national security (e.g., would result in disclosure of classified information). The fact that a proposed solicitation or contract action contains classified information, or that access to classified matter…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …en disclosure would compromise the national security (e.g., would result in disclosure of classified information) or create other security risks. (b) Items peculiar to one manufacturer. An item peculiar to one manufacturer can be a particu…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …en disclosure would compromise the national security (e.g., would result in disclosure of classified information) or create other security risks. (D) The justification is subject to the screening requirement in paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(D)(4) o…
  • FAR 25.703-4 Waiver.
    …ient time for review and approval. (b) Agencies may request a waiver on an individual or class basis; however, waivers are not indefinite and can be cancelled, if warranted. (1) A class waiver may be requested only when the class of suppl…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …ederal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or (4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental i…
  • FAR 4.603 Policy.
    … the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282), all unclassified Federal award data must be publicly accessible. (b) Executive agencies shall use FPDS to maintain publicly available information about all…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …asing and payment mechanism, as opposed to using the purchase card for payment only; (2) Classified contracts (see 2.101) when registration in SAM, or use of SAM data, could compromise the safeguarding of classified information or national…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    … Annual Representations and Certifications (MAR 2026) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is _______ [insert NAICS code]. (2) The small business size standard is _______ [insert size …
  • DFARS 203.903 Policy.
    …ive and is within the authority of the executive branch official making the request. (2) Classified information. As provided in section 827(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, nothing in this subpart provides…
  • DFARS 227.7103-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …allenge notice and all related correspondence shall be subject to handling procedures for classified information and controlled unclassified information. A contractor's or subcontractor's failure to respond to the challenge notice cannot be…
  • DFARS 228.371 Additional clauses.
    …re to be dismantled and removed from the inventory; or (vi) Under which the aircraft are classified as Group 1 or 2 unmanned aircraft systems per DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6055.07, Mishap Notification, Investigation, Reporting, and Record Kee…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …within an information system. Spillage security incident that results in the transfer of classified or controlled unclassified information onto an information system not accredited (i.e., authorized) for the appropriate security level. (b…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …ise national security). (6) Contract actions in which the required data would constitute classified information. (7) Resale activity (i.e., commissary or exchange activity). (8) Revenue generating arrangements (i.e., concessions). (9) T…
  • FAR 4.2305 Waivers.
    …ovisions not apply to— (1) The agency; (2) Specific actions of the agency or a specific class of acquisitions; (3) Actions of the agency for a period of time before compliance with the order is practicable; or (4) Other activities, as a…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …om a copy of the report include documents previously furnished to or prepared by a party; classified information; and information that would give the party a competitive advantage; and (B) Protester's documents which the agency determines,…
  • FAR 44.201-1 Consent requirements.
    …tems, components, or services. Subcontracts may be identified by subcontract number or by class of items (e.g., subcontracts for engines on a prime contract for airframes). (b) If the contractor does not have an approved purchasing system,…

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.