48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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110 sections with “commercial product or commercial service purchase financing”: the first 40
- FAR 32.202-2 Types of payments for commercial product and commercial service purchases.These definitions incorporate the requirements of the statutory commercial financing authority and the implementation of the Prompt Payment Act. Commercial advance payment, as used in this section, means a payment made before any performan…
- FAR 52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…cribed in 32.206(b)(2), insert the following clause: Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (a) Contractor entitlement to financing payments. The Contractor may request, and the Governme…
- FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.As prescribed in 12.301(b)(1), insert the following provision: Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023) (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard…
- FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…clause: Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…ly to DoD solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. If the offeror has completed any of the following provisions listed in this paragraph electronically as p…
- DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services.As prescribed in 244.403, use the following clause: Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services (NOV 2023) (a) The Contractor shall not include the terms of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause or Defense Federa…
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…s prescribed in 12.301(b)(3), insert the following clause: Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that co…
- FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).…), insert the following clause: Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services) (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) claus…
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…02-4(b) and 227.7103-6(a), use the following clause: Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Aug 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer data base means a collection of data record…
- FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.…ibed in 47.507(a), insert the following clause: Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (NOV 2021) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b)) requ…
- DFARS 213.301 Governmentwide commercial purchase card.…e procedures at PGI 213.301 for authorizing, establishing, and operating a Governmentwide commercial purchase card program. (1) “United States,” as used in this section, means the 50 States and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of…
- DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.…h deliverable item; and (6) Specify in the negotiated terms that any required other than commercial computer software, related recorded information, and associated license rights identified in the assessment of life-cycle needs in paragrap…
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.As prescribed in 227.7203-6(a)(1), use the following clause: Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation (Aug 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercial compu…
- FAR 13.302-4 Termination or cancellation of purchase orders.… shall process the termination in accordance with— (1) 12.403 and 52.212-4(l) or (m) for commercial products and commercial services; or (2) Part 49 or 52.213-4 for other than commercial products and commercial services. (b) If a purchas…
- FAR 52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.…d product means a product determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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 8.704 Purchase priorities.…ustries, Inc. (41 U.S.C. 8504). (ii) AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies. (iii) Commercial sources. (2) Services: (i) AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies. (ii) Federal Prison Industries, Inc., or commercial sources. (b…
- FAR 13.307 Forms.(a) Commercial products and commercial services. For use of the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, see 12.204. (b) Other than commercial products and commercial services. (1) Except when q…
- FAR 18.202 Defense or recovery from certain events.…r assistance; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster. (See 2.101.) (c) Commercial product or commercial service treatment. Contracting officers may treat any acquisition of supplies or services as an acquisition of commer…
- DFARS 211.104 Use of brand name or equal purchase descriptions.…for justification requirements); or (2) When using the simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services at FAR 13.5 (see 213.501(a)(ii) for justification requirement).
- DFARS 227.7103-15 Subcontractor rights in technical data.…ed to prime contractors. The clauses at 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and 252.227-7037, Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data, implement the statutory requirem…
- FAR 32.110 Payment of subcontractors under cost-reimbursement prime contracts.…the criteria in subpart 32.5 for customary progress payments based on costs, 32.202-1 for commercial product or commercial service purchase financing, or 32.1003 for performance-based payments, as applicable. (b) If customary progress paym…
- FAR 32.504 Subcontracts under prime contracts providing progress payments.… criteria in subpart 32.5 for customary progress payments, but not both. Subcontracts for commercial purchases may include commercial product or commercial service purchase financing terms, provided they meet the criteria in 32.202-1. (b) …
- FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.… asserting rights that are otherwise authorized by law or regulation. For acquisitions of commercial products or commercial services, the prohibition in paragraph (a) applies only to the extent that any agreement restricting sales by subcon…
- FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.…ith paragraph (b)(4) of this clause shall not include— (1) Trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information protected under the Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905); or (2) Any other information prohibited from disclosure b…
- 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 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.…another agency or from a specified source; or (ii) The agency's need is for a brand name commercial product for authorized resale. (b) Application. This authority may be used when statutes, such as the following, expressly authorize or re…
- FAR 8.402 General.… by GSA and provides Federal agencies (see 8.004) with a simplified process for obtaining commercial supplies and commercial services at prices associated with volume buying. Indefinite delivery contracts are awarded to provide supplies and…
- FAR 12.102 Applicability.…rt shall be used for the acquisition of supplies or services that meet the definitions of commercial product or commercial service at section 2.101. (b) Contracting officers shall use the policies in this part in conjunction with the polic…
- FAR 13.000 Scope of part.…e acquisition of supplies and services, including construction, research and development, commercial products, and commercial services, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (see 2.101). Subpart …
- FAR 13.003 Policy.…llion for acquisitions as described in 13.500(c)), including options, for acquisitions of commercial products or commercial services using subpart 13.5. (2) Do not break down requirements aggregating more than the simplified acquisition th…
- FAR 13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.…ished in accordance with 13.303-2(c)(3). (2) The limitation for individual purchases for commercial product and commercial service acquisitions conducted under subpart 13.5 is $9 million ($15 million for acquisitions as described in 13.500…
- 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 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…er part 41; (iv) Service contracts where supplies are not required; (v) Acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services ; and (vi) Contracts for petroleum products. (2) The contracting officer shall insert the clause with it…
- FAR 16.505 Ordering.…ices for orders shall follow the procedures in 5.705. (12) When using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as a method of payment, orders at or below the micro-purchase threshold are exempt from verification in the System for Award …
- FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.…ther or not the offeror included indirect costs in establishing subcontracting goals (for commercial plans, see paragraph (d) of this section), and a description of the method used to determine the proportionate share of indirect costs to b…
- FAR 22.604-1 Statutory exemptions.… by the express language of a statute to purchase “in the open market” generally (such as commercial products and commercial services, see part 12); or where a specific purchase is made under the conditions described in 6.302-2 in circumsta…
- FAR 22.1801 Definitions.As used in this subpart— Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item— (1) Means any item of supply that is— (i) A commercial product (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition of “commercial product” at 2.101; (ii) Sold in subs…
- FAR 32.002 Applicability of subparts.…t 32.9, Prompt Payment. (7) Subpart 32.11, Electronic Funds Transfer. (b) Subpart 32.2, Commercial Product and Commercial Service Purchase Financing, is applicable only to purchases of commercial products and commercial services under aut…
- 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 32.202-4 Security for Government financing.…curity (see paragraph (c) of the clause at 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Assessment of the contractor's financial condition shall consider both net worth and liquidity. If the c…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.