48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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23 sections with “commercial or Government resources”

  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …ernment will not pay for any repairs, replacement, and/or refurbishment of the property. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means— (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the …
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …tion, facility locations), personally identifiable information, as well as trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company. Controlled te…
  • DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.
    …erms are defined in the clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services, regardless of whether or not the clause is incorporated in this solicitation or contract. Examples of tec…
  • FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.
    …h (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contra…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …(s), if applicable; supplier name; supplier unique entity identifier (if known); supplier Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code (if known); brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or who…
  • DFARS 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.
    …in subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including those for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, excluding commercially available off-the-shelf items, if the subcontract or other contractual instrument …
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …r competitive advantage to particular firms. (5) The Government will maximize its use of commercial products and commercial services in meeting Government requirements. (6) It is the policy of the System to promote competition in the acqu…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …Biobased product means a product determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be a commercial product or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, includin…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …ified cost or pricing data from the offeror or contractor for all acquisitions (including commercial acquisitions), if that is the contracting officer's only means to determine the price to be fair and reasonable. (2) The Government may us…
  • FAR 32.202-1 Policy.
    …r to provide all resources needed for performance of the contract. Thus, for purchases of commercial products or commercial services, financing of the contract is normally the contractor's responsibility. However, in some markets the provis…
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …rn pursuant to the award of this contract or if this contract is for the acquisition of a commercial product or commercial service as defined at FAR 2.101. The Contractor shall establish the following within 90 days after contract award, un…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    … The reports shall include information regarding the status of development, date of first commercial sale or use, gross royalties received by the Contractor, and other data and information as the agency may reasonably specify. The Contracto…
  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    …ies, financial data, information on production equipment, and personnel information. (3) Commercial sources of supplier information of a type offered to buyers in the private sector. (4) Preaward survey reports (see 9.106). (5) Other sou…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    …tion, facility locations), personally identifiable information, as well as trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company. Controlled te…
  • FAR 7.000 Scope of part.
    …es and procedures for— (a) Developing acquisition plans; (b) Determining whether to use commercial or Government resources for acquisition of supplies or services; (c) Deciding whether it is more economical to lease equipment rather than…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …eased with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This includes other commercial terms, such as on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. It also includes com…
  • FAR 16.301-3 Limitations.
    …e used. (b) The use of cost-reimbursement contracts is prohibited for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services (see parts 2 and 12).
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business subcontracting for its commercial products, or, if there is no currently approved plan, assist the contracting officer in evaluating the plans for those products. (54) Assi…
  • FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application.
    …ng this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 239.7601 Definitions.
    …eased with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This includes other commercial terms, such as on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. It also includes com…
  • FAR 9.104-1 General standards.
    …ired or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments; (c) Have a satisfactory performance record (see 9.104-3(b) and subpart 42.15). A prospective contra…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    … a proposal for a contract that will be subject to the cost principles for contracts with commercial organizations (see subpart 31.2), facilities capital cost of money will not be an allowable cost in any resulting contract (see 15.408(i)).…
  • DFARS 245.102 Policy.
    …item identification after delivery of an item acquired from a small business concern or a commercial product acquired under FAR part 12 or part 8. (1) The determination and findings shall be executed by— (i) The Component Acquisition Exec…

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