48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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20 sections with “classified solicitations”

  • 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 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 4.403 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    …ntracting officers shall review all proposed solicitations to determine whether access to classified information may be required by offerors, or by a contractor during contract performance. (1) If access to classified information of anothe…
  • 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 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 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 52.247-52 Clearance and Documentation Requirements—Shipments to DOD Air or Water Terminal Transshipment Points.
    …re; and (2) Each shipment weighing less than 10,000 pounds; if the cargo either— (i) Is classified TOP SECRET, SECRET, OR CONFIDENTIAL; (ii) Will require exclusive use of a motor vehicle; (iii) Will occupy full visible capacity of a rai…
  • 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 …
  • FAR 4.404 Contract clause.
    …rity Requirements, in solicitations and contracts when the contract may require access to classified information, unless the conditions specified in paragraph (d) of this section apply. (b) If a cost contract (see 16.302) for research and …
  • 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 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 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
    …R Part 101-29, may be viewed at the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (3) Defense documents not availa…
  • FAR 19.102 Small business size standards and North American Industry Classification System codes.
    …ured, and the function of the goods or services being purchased. A procurement is usually classified according to the component that accounts for the greatest percentage of contract value. (2)(i) For solicitations issued on or before Octob…
  • FAR 22.404-2 General requirements.
    …heavy construction. (4) Heavy construction includes those projects that are not properly classified as either building, residential, or highway, and is of a catch-all nature. Such heavy projects may sometimes be distinguished on the basis …
  • FAR 47.305-9 Commodity description and freight classification.
    …roper transportation charges for the evaluation of offers. If supplies cannot be properly classified through reference to freight classification tariffs or if doubt exists, the contracting officer shall obtain the applicable freight classif…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …on may be obtained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. (2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (3) Defense documents not availa…
  • DFARS 204.404-70 Additional contract clauses.
    …ion, in solicitations and contracts when the contractor will have access to or generate unclassified information that may be sensitive and inappropriate for release to the public. (b) Use the clause at 252.204-7003, Control of Government P…
  • DFARS 225.872-2 Applicability.
    …pt those restricted by— (1) U.S. National Disclosure Policy, DoDD 5230.11, Disclosure of Classified Military Information to Foreign Governments and International Organizations; (2) U.S. defense mobilization base requirements purchased und…
  • DFARS 226.570-2 Contract clause.
    …03, Drug-Free Work Force, in all solicitations and contracts-- (1) That invoke access to classified information; or (2) When the contracting officer determines that the clause is necessary for reasons of national security or for the purpo…
  • 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…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.