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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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21 sections with “classified matter”

  • FAR 52.227-10 Filing of Patent Applications—Classified Subject Matter.
    As prescribed at 27.203-2, insert the following clause: Filing of Patent Applications—Classified Subject Matter (DEC 2007) (a) Before filing or causing to be filed a patent application in the United States disclosing any subject matter of…
  • FAR 27.203 Security requirements for patent applications containing classified subject matter.
  • 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 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …i) Disclosure would compromise the national security (e.g., would result in disclosure of classified information, or information subject to export controls) or create other security risks. The fact that access to classified matter may be ne…
  • 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 6.302-6 National security.
    …ld violate security requirements); it shall not be used merely because the acquisition is classified, or merely because access to classified matter will be necessary to submit a proposal or to perform the contract. (c) Limitations. (1) Con…
  • FAR 27.203-1 General.
    (a) Unauthorized disclosure of classified subject matter, whether in patent applications or resulting from the issuance of a patent, may be a violation of 18 U.S.C. 792, et seq. (Chapter 37—Espionage and Censorship), and related statutes, a…
  • FAR 5.403 Requests from Members of Congress.
    …tion regarding any particular contract. When responsiveness would result in disclosure of classified matter, business confidential information, or information prejudicial to competitive acquisition, the contracting officer shall refer the p…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …see 11.002 and part 23). (18) Security considerations. (i) For acquisitions dealing with classified matters, discuss how adequate security will be established, maintained, and monitored (see subpart 4.4). (ii) For information technology a…
  • FAR 27.203-2 Contract clause.
    Insert the clause at 52.227-10, Filing of Patent Applications—Classified Subject Matter, in all classified solicitations and contracts and in all solicitations and contracts where the nature of the work reasonably might result in a patent a…
  • FAR 32.112-2 Subcontractor requests for information.
    … (1) Specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy; and (2) Properly classified pursuant to such Executive order.
  • 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 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 252.227-7037 Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data.
    …allenge notice and all related correspondence shall be subject to handling procedures for classified information and controlled unclassified information. Such challenge will— (i) State the specific grounds for challenging the asserted rest…
  • DFARS 252.239-7016 Telecommunications security equipment, devices, techniques, and services.
    …, when employed by Government agencies, contractors, and subcontractors to transmit— (i) Classified or sensitive information; (ii) Matters involving intelligence activities, cryptologic activities related to national security, the command…
  • 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 27.200 Scope of subpart.
    … liability; (b) Royalties; (c) Security requirements for patent applications containing classified subject matter; and (d) Patented technology under trade agreements.
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …e contractor with the right to elect ownership to any subject invention that— (i) Is not classified by the agency; or (ii) Is not limited from dissemination by the DOE within 6 months from the date it is reported to the agency. (5) Contr…
  • 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 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …n forms. (20) Ensure processing and execution of duty-free entry certificates. (21) For classified contracts, administer those portions of the applicable industrial security program delegated to the CAO (see Subpart 4.4). (22) Issue work…

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.