48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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48 sections with “common control”: the first 40
- FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.… (3) Transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control. Materials means— (1) Direct materials, including supplies transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contract…
- FAR 52.216-29 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition.…Subcontractors; and/or (3) Divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the offeror under a common control; (c) The offeror must establish fixed hourly rates using— (1) Separate rates for each category of labor to be performed by each subco…
- FAR 52.216-30 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition.…ch subcontractor; and (3) Each division, subsidiary, or affiliate of the offeror under a common control. (c) Unless exempt under paragraph (d) of this provision, the fixed hourly rates for services transferred between divisions, subsidiar…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.… as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products. Common item means material that is common to the applicable Government contract and the contractor's other work, except that for use in the clause at …
- FAR 31.205-11 Depreciation.…st by the contractor or by any division, subsidiary, or affiliate of the contractor under common control. (e) The depreciation on any item which meets the criteria for allowance at price under 31.205-26(e) may be based on that price, provi…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ent, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees. Inverted domestic corporation means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporat…
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any exc…
- FAR 31.205-26 Material costs.…etween any divisions, subdivisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control shall be on the basis of cost incurred in accordance with this subpart. However, allowance may be at price when— (1) It is the establi…
- FAR 31.205-36 Rental costs.…he nature of rent for property between any divisions, subsidiaries, or organization under common control, to the extent that they do not exceed the normal costs of ownership, such as depreciation, taxes, insurance, facilities capital cost o…
- FAR 49.606 Granting subcontract settlement authorization.…this purpose, you should consider a contractor to be affiliated with you if you are under common control or if there is any common interest between you by reason of stock ownership, or otherwise, that is sufficient to create a reasonable do…
- FAR 52.204-3 Taxpayer identification.…5, insert the following provision: Taxpayer Identification (OCT 1998) (a) Definitions. Common parent, as used in this provision, means that corporate entity that owns or controls an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal…
- FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror.…ent, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees. (b) The Offeror represents that it [_] has or [_] does not have an immediate owner. If the Offeror has more than one immedia…
- FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.…iii) Transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contractor under a common control. (2) The amounts shall be computed by multiplying the appropriate hourly rates prescribed in the Schedule by the number of direct labo…
- FAR 4.2001 Definitions.… in name, e.g., “Kaspersky”; (3) Any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or (4) Any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.
- FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.…es for construction equipment rented from any division, subsidiary, or organization under common control, will be determined in accordance with 31.205-36(b)(3). (3) Costs incurred at the job site incident to performing the work, such as th…
- FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.…tract. Company means all divisions, subsidiaries, and affiliates of the contractor under common control. Development means the systematic use, under whatever name, of scientific and technical knowledge in the design, development, test, or…
- FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities.… in name, e.g., “Kaspersky”; (3) Any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or (4) Any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership. (b) Prohibition. Section 1634 of Division A of…
- FAR 52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Commercial Acquisition.…Subcontractors; and/or (3) Divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the offeror under a common control. (End of provision)
- FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.…g whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103. Smal…
- FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification.…rtifies that the offeror, together with all divisions, subsidiaries, and affiliates under common control, did not receive net awards of negotiated prime contracts and subcontracts subject to CAS totaling $50 million or more in the cost acco…
- DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.… a transaction whereby assets or operations of two or more companies not previously under common ownership or control are combined, whether by merger, acquisition, or sale/purchase of assets. (2) External restructuring activities means res…
- DFARS 239.7402 Policy.(a) Acquisition. DoD policy is to acquire telecommunications services from common and noncommon telecommunications carriers— (1) On a competitive basis, except when acquisition using other than full and open competition is justified; (2) …
- DFARS 252.216-7002 Alternate A, Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition with Adequate Price Competition.…r to be transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the offeror under a common control.
- FAR 9.403 Definitions.…r ownership, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, common use of employees, or a business entity organized following the debarment, suspension, or proposed debarment of a contractor which has the same …
- FAR 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements.… mission. A critical item may be either peculiar, meaning it has only one application, or common, meaning it has multiple applications. (2) A noncritical application is any other application. Noncritical items may also be either peculiar o…
- FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside.…g whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103. (b) …
- FAR 52.219-7 Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside.…g whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103. (b) …
- FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.…g whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103. (b) …
- FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.…use: Reporting Nonconforming Items (AUG 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Common item means an item that has multiple applications versus a single or peculiar application. Counterfeit item means an unlawful or unauthorized …
- FAR 4.901 Definition.Common parent, as used in this subpart, means that corporate entity that owns or controls an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member.
- FAR 4.1801 Definitions.…ent, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.
- FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…ment for a clause under provisions of the Government-financed air transportation statute, commonly referred to as the Fly America Act, except that 49 U.S.C. 40118(g) is applicable to the acquisition of commercial services (see 47.405). (c)…
- FAR 15.404-4 Profit.…renegotiation objective for that change or modification. (d) Profit-analysis factors—(1) Common factors. Unless it is clearly inappropriate or not applicable, each factor outlined in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (vi) of this subsection sha…
- FAR 19.1401 General.…nt program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (commonly referred to as the “Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program”). (b) The purpose of the SDVOSB Program is to provide Fe…
- FAR 31.603 Requirements.…d the amount of the standard commercial fare. (11) Costs incurred in making any payment (commonly known as a “golden parachute payment”) which is— (i) In an amount in excess of the normal severance pay paid by the contractor to an employe…
- FAR 42.1501 General.…tégé is a covered territory business or that protégé's principal office is located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (see 15 U.S.C. 657r(a)); (6) Reporting into databases (see subpart 4.14, and reporting requirements in the solicitation p…
- FAR 49.108-5 Recognition of judgments and arbitration awards.…parties upon its termination are fair and reasonable and do not unreasonably increase the common law rights of the subcontractor; (3) The contractor made reasonable efforts to settle the settlement proposal of the subcontractor; (4) The c…
- FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).…ods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any exc…
- FAR 52.247-68 Report of Shipment (REPSHIP).…ies the full visible capacity of a railway car or motor vehicle, is given to any carrier (common, contract, or private) for transportation to a domestic destination (other than a port for export); (2) Transmits the notice by rapid means to…
- DFARS 225.7003-1 Definitions.…Department of Defense that is or will be produced using the same production facilities, a common supply chain, and the same or similar production processes that are used for the production of articles predominantly used by the general publi…
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.