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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …ducts or commercial services shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include only those clauses— (1) Required to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services;…
  • FAR 41.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …ts that are peculiar to the contracting situation, this section prescribes provisions and clauses on a “substantially the same as” basis (see 52.101) which permits the contracting officer to prepare and utilize variations of the prescribed …
  • FAR 46.805 Contract clauses.
    … threshold. The contracting officer shall insert the appropriate clause or combination of clauses specified in subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this section in solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is expected to be in …
  • FAR 52.102 Incorporating provisions and clauses.
    (a) Provisions and clauses should be incorporated by reference to the maximum practical extent, rather than being incorporated in full text, even if they— (1) Are used with one or more alternates or on an optional basis; (2) Are prescribe…
  • FAR 52.104 Procedures for modifying and completing provisions and clauses.
    (a) The contracting officer must not modify provisions and clauses unless the FAR authorizes their modification. For example— (1) “The contracting officer may use a period shorter than 60 days (but not less than 30 days) in paragraph (x) o…
  • DFARS 239.7411 Contract clauses.
    (a) In addition to other appropriate FAR and DFARS clauses, use the following clauses in solicitations, contracts, and basic agreements for telecommunications services. Modify the clauses only if necessary to meet the requirements of a gove…
  • FAR 13.302-5 Clauses.
    …urchase order (and each purchase order modification (see 13.302-3)) shall incorporate all clauses prescribed for the particular acquisition. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.213-2, Invoices, in purchase orders that…
  • FAR 14.201-3 Part II—Contract clauses.
    Section I, Contract clauses. The contracting officer shall include in this section the clauses required by law or by this regulation and any additional clauses expected to apply to any resulting contract, if these clauses are not required t…
  • FAR 15.204-3 Part II—Contract Clauses.
    Section I, Contract clauses. The contracting officer shall include in this section the clauses required by law or by this part and any additional clauses expected to be included in any resulting contract, if these clauses are not required i…
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …he clause at 52.222-41 (or any of the associated Service Contract Labor Standards statute clauses as prescribed in this section for possible use when 52.222-41 applies) in the resultant contract if— (i) The solicitation includes the provis…
  • DFARS 227.7104-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …software that is delivered, developed, or generated under the contract, use the following clauses as applicable, in accordance with the prescriptions for those clauses: (i) 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data-Other Than Commercial Produ…
  • FAR 16.603-4 Contract clauses.
    (a) The contracting officer shall include in each letter contract the clauses required by this regulation for the type of definitive contract contemplated and any additional clauses known to be appropriate for it. (b) In addition, the cont…
  • FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    (a) Insert the following clauses in solicitations and contracts in excess of $2,000 for construction within the United States: (1) 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements. (2) 52.222-7, Withholding of Funds. (3) 52.222-8, Payrolls …
  • FAR 32.111 Contract clauses for noncommercial purchases.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the following clauses, appropriately modified with respect to payment due dates, in accordance with agency regulations— (1) The clause at 52.232-1, Payments, in solicitations and contracts when a fi…
  • FAR 46.710 Contract clauses.
    The clauses and alternates prescribed in this section may be used in solicitations and contracts in which inclusion of a warranty is appropriate (see 46.709 for warranties for commercial products and commercial services). However, because o…
  • FAR 52.107 Provisions and clauses prescribed in subpart 52.1.
    …rovisions by reference. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, in solicitations and contracts in order to incorporate clauses by reference. (c) The contracting officer shall ins…
  • DFARS 217.7104 Contract clauses.
    (a) Use the following clauses in solicitations for, and in, master agreements for repair and alteration of vessels: (1) 252.217-7003, Changes. (2) 252.217-7004, Job Orders and Compensation. (3) 252.217-7005, Inspection and Manner of Doin…
  • DFARS 247.271-3 Solicitation provisions, schedule formats, and contract clauses.
    …e, or for performance of intra-city or intra-area movement, use the following provisions, clauses, and schedules. Revise solicitation provisions and schedules, as appropriate, if using negotiation rather than sealed bidding. Overseas comman…
  • FAR 8.1104 Contract clauses.
    Insert the following clauses in solicitations and contracts for leasing of motor vehicles, unless the motor vehicles are leased in foreign countries: (a) The clause at 52.208-4, Vehicle Lease Payments. (b) The clause at 52.208-5, Conditio…
  • FAR 11.404 Contract clauses.
    …elivery schedule and to allow an offeror to propose an alternative delivery schedule. The clauses and their alternates may be used in solicitations and contracts for other than construction and architect-engineering substantially as shown, …
  • FAR 17.109 Contract clauses.
    …s and contracts when a multiyear contract is contemplated. (b) Economic price adjustment clauses. Economic price adjustment clauses are adaptable to multiyear contracting needs. When the period of production is likely to warrant a labor an…
  • FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    … at 52.232-37, Multiple Payment Arrangements, and, to the extent they are applicable, the clauses at— (1) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management; (2) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Oth…
  • FAR 52.103 Identification of provisions and clauses.
    … Authorized Deviations in Provisions, or (2) clause at 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses. The above mentioned provision and clause are prescribed in 52.107 (e) and (f). (b) Any provision or clause that supplements the FAR whether …
  • FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference.
    As prescribed in 52.107(b), insert the following clause: Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon req…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301. (f) The following additional provisions and clauses apply to DoD solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. If t…
  • DFARS 212.371 Inapplicability of certain provisions and clauses to contracts for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.
    …the-shelf (COTS) items are a subset of commercial products. Therefore, the provisions and clauses listed in 212.370 as not applicable to contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products are also not applicable to contrac…
  • DFARS 225.7704-3 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    Appropriate solicitation provisions and contract clauses are prescribed as alternates to the Buy American-Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program solicitation provisions and contract clauses prescribed at 225.1101 and 225.7503.
  • DFARS 227.7009-3 Additional clauses—contracts except running royalty contracts.
    The following clauses are examples for use in patent release and settlement agreements, and license agreements not providing for payment by the Government of a running royalty. (a) License Grant. Insert the clause at 252.227-7004. (b) Lic…
  • DFARS 232.1005-70 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) The contracting officer shall include the following clauses with appropriate fill-ins in solicitations and contracts that include performance-based payments: (1) For performance-based payments made on a whole-contract basis, use the cl…
  • DFARS 236.570 Additional provisions and clauses.
    (a) Use the following clauses in all fixed-price construction solicitations and contracts— (1) 252.236-7000, Modification Proposals-Price Breakdown; and (2) 252.236-7001, Contract Drawings and Specifications. (b) Use the following provis…
  • DFARS 237.7003 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Use the following clauses in all mortuary service solicitations and contracts, except do not use the clauses at 252.237-7004, Area of Performance, in solicitations or contracts that include port of entry requirements: (1) 252.237-7003,…
  • FAR 3.104-9 Contract clauses.
    …on threshold, other than those for commercial products or commercial services, insert the clauses at— (a) 52.203-8, Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity; and (b) 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustme…
  • FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    (a) General. The provisions and clauses established in this subpart are intended to address, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial market practices for a wide range of potential Government acquisitions of commercial products and com…
  • FAR 13.006 Inapplicable provisions and clauses.
    …ertain statutes still apply, pursuant to Public Law 103-355, the following provisions and clauses are inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold: (a) 52.203-5, Covenant Against Contingent Fe…
  • FAR 13.303-4 Clauses.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert in each BPA the clauses prescribed elsewhere in this part that are required for or applicable to the particular BPA. (b) Unless a clause prescription specifies otherwise (e.g., see 22.305(a), 22.605…
  • FAR 23.109 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … will be performed outside the United States and its outlying areas, insert the following clauses: (1) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons, in solicitations and contracts for- (i) Ref…
  • FAR 24.104 Contract clauses.
    …ired to accomplish an agency function, the contracting officer shall insert the following clauses in solicitations and contracts: (a) The clause at 52.224-1, Privacy Act Notification. (b) The clause at 52.224-2, Privacy Act.
  • FAR 28.311-2 Agency solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    Agencies may prescribe their own solicitation provisions and contract clauses to implement the basic policies contained in this subpart 28.3.
  • FAR 30.201-4 Contract clauses.
    …52.230-6, Administration of Cost Accounting Standards, in contracts containing any of the clauses prescribed in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (e) of this subsection. (2) The clause at FAR 52.230-6 specifies rules for administering CAS requi…
  • FAR 37.110 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … officer shall also insert in solicitations and contracts for services the provisions and clauses prescribed elsewhere in the FAR, as appropriate for each acquisition, depending on the conditions that are applicable.

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.