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43 sections with “completion and acceptance”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.236-11 Use and Possession Prior to Completion.
    As prescribed in 36.511, insert the following clause: Use and Possession Prior to Completion (APR 1984) (a) The Government shall have the right to take possession of or use any completed or partially completed part of the work. Before tak…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ct. (viii) Upon receipt and approval of the invoice designated by the Contractor as the “completion invoice” and supporting documentation, and upon compliance by the Contractor with all terms of this contract, any outstanding balances will…
  • DFARS 252.236-7003 Payment for mobilization and preparatory work.
    …r the prosecution of the contract work will be maintained and not dismantled prior to the completion and acceptance of the entire work, without the written permission of the Contracting Officer. (d) Upon receiving a request for payment, th…
  • FAR 52.236-7 Permits and Responsibilities.
    …Contractor shall also be responsible for all materials delivered and work performed until completion and acceptance of the entire work, except for any completed unit of work which may have been accepted under the contract. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … the contract price, the Government shall withhold further payments to the Contractor. On completion or termination of the contract, the Government shall deduct from the amount due to the Contractor all unliquidated advance payments and all…
  • FAR 52.237-4 Payment by Government to Contractor.
    …ents the Contracting Officer shall retain 10 percent of the estimated payment until final completion and acceptance of the contract work. However, if the Contracting Officer finds that satisfactory progress was achieved during any period fo…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …lans thereunder or of the termination of the contract (or subcontract thereunder), before completion of the work, for the convenience or at the option of the Government; and (3) Government-furnished property that exceeds the amounts needed…
  • DFARS 252.217-7005 Inspection and manner of doing work.
    …available to the Government during performance of the job order and for 90 days after the completion of all work required. (d) The Contractor shall not permit any welder to work on a vessel unless the welder is, at the time of the work, qu…
  • DFARS 252.217-7007 Payments.
    …nts (DEC 1991) (a) Progress payments, as used in this clause, means payments made before completion of work in progress under a job order. (b) Upon submission by the Contractor of invoices in the form and number of copies directed by the …
  • FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
    …Government and shall release to the Contractor all the remaining withheld funds. Also, on completion and acceptance of each separate building, public work, or other division of the contract, for which the price is stated separately in the c…
  • FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges.
    …ntal unreasonable or impractical. (f) Rental payments. (1) Rent is due 60 days following completion of the rental period or as otherwise specified in the contract. The Contractor shall compute the rental due, and furnish records or other s…
  • DFARS 227.7103-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …competitive contract award unless resolution of the assertion is essential for successful completion of the procurement. (c) Challenge considerations and presumption—(1) Requirements to initiate a challenge. Contracting officers shall have…
  • DFARS 227.7203-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …competitive contract award unless resolution of the assertion is essential for successful completion of the procurement. (2) Computer software documentation. Computer software documentation is technical data. Challenges to asserted restric…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …epair or overhaul to destroy the data and all copies in its possession promptly following completion of the emergency repair/overhaul and to notify the Contractor that the data have been destroyed. (iii) The Contractor, its subcontractors,…
  • DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
    …R) 52.232-16, Progress Payments; (v) Progress payments based on a percentage or stage of completion (see FAR 32.102(e)), except those made under the clause at FAR 52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, or the clause a…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …Material Inspection and Receiving Report, to report the shipment of reparable items after completion of repair, maintenance, modification, or overhaul. (5) When Government property is in the possession of subcontractors, the Contractor sha…
  • FAR 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.
    …ties, if any) in order to avoid the need for resoliciting. (e) Under some circumstances, completion of the acquisition after cancellation of the invitation for bids may be appropriate. (1) If the invitation for bids has been cancelled for…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …that satisfactory progress has been made. (iii) The due date for final payments based on completion and acceptance of all work (including any retained amounts), and payments for partial deliveries that have been accepted by the Government …
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …l by the Contracting Officer for release to the Contractor. (ii) Final payments based on completion and acceptance of all work and presentation of release of all claims against the Government arising by virtue of the contract, and payments…
  • DFARS 252.246-7001 Warranty of data.
    …her requirements of this contract. The warranty period shall extend for three years after completion of the delivery of the line item of data (as identified in DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements List) of which the data forms a part; o…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …the contracting officer, that its disclosure would jeopardize the integrity or successful completion of the Federal agency procurement to which the information relates. Special competency means a special or unique capability, including qua…
  • FAR 28.204-3 Irrevocable letter of credit.
    …year following the expected date of final payment; (B) For performance bonds only, until completion of any warranty period; or (C) For payment bonds only, until resolution of all claims filed against the payment bond during the one-year p…
  • FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    …of contract financing does not include— (1) Payments based on the percentage or stage of completion accomplished; (2) Payments for partial deliveries accepted by the Government; (3) Partial payments for a contract termination proposal; o…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …aph (e)(1) of this clause have been followed. (ii) A final report, within 3 months after completion of the contracted work, listing all subject inventions or stating that there were none, and listing all subcontracts at any tier containing…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …year following the expected date of final payment; (B) For performance bonds only, until completion of any warranty period; or (C) For payment bonds only, until resolution of all claims filed against the payment bond during the one-year p…
  • FAR 52.232-10 Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    …h a withholding is necessary to protect the Government's interest and ensure satisfactory completion of the contract. The amount withheld shall be determined based upon the Contractor's performance record under this contract. Whenever the C…
  • FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
    …for the additional services involved in the examination and reconstruction, including, if completion of the work was thereby delayed, an extension of time. (i) Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the Government shall accept, as pro…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …osed or that there are no subject inventions. (ii) A final report, within 3 months after completion of the contracted work, listing all subject inventions or stating that there were no subject inventions, and listing all subcontracts at an…
  • DFARS 252.232-7012 Performance-Based Payments—Whole-Contract Basis.
    …asis for payment, to include identification of the individual payment events, evidence of completion, and amount of payment due upon completion of each event. (b) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3802(c), the Contractor's financial statements …
  • DFARS 252.232-7013 Performance-Based Payments—Deliverable-Item Basis.
    …fication of the individual payment events, CLINs to which each event applies, evidence of completion, and amount of payment due upon completion of each event. (b) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3802(c), the Contractor's financial statements …
  • FAR 32.001 Definitions.
    …at 52.232-16, Progress Payments; (v) Progress payments based on a percentage or stage of completion (see 32.102(e)), except those made under the clause at 52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, or the clause at 52.232…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    … contracting officer for contract modification. The ACO shall not delay shipments pending completion and formalization of negotiations of revised shipping instructions. (62) Negotiate and/or execute supplemental agreements, as required, ma…
  • FAR 45.602-3 Screening.
    …ng days 21 through 41. Property is not available for allocation to donees until after the completion of screening. Days 42 through 46 are reserved for GSA to make such allocation. (3) Screening period transfer request. If an agency receive…
  • FAR 46.501 General.
    … conditions of the contract. Supplies or services shall ordinarily not be accepted before completion of Government contract quality assurance actions (however, see 46.504). Acceptance shall ordinarily be evidenced by execution of an accepta…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    … the Contractor must have made a commitment to employ the apprentices and trainees at the completion of their training, subject to the availability of employment opportunities. Trainees must be trained pursuant to training programs approved…
  • FAR 52.243-2 Changes—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …racting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the (1) estimated cost, delivery or completion schedule, or both; (2) amount of any fixed fee; and (3) other affected terms and shall modify the contract accordingly. (c) The Contractor…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    … issued in order to achieve the maximum cost reduction, noting any effect on the contract completion time or delivery schedule. (8) Identification of any previous submissions of the VECP, including the dates submitted, the agencies and con…
  • FAR 52.248-2 Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer.
    …hall include VE evaluation and review and study of design documents immediately following completion of the 35 percent design state or at such stages as the Contracting Officer may direct. Each separately priced line item for VE services sh…
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    … issued in order to achieve the maximum cost reduction, noting any effect on the contract completion time or delivery schedule. (7) Identification of any previous submissions of the VECP, including the dates submitted, the agencies and con…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    …ract line item or service shall have its own delivery schedule, period of performance, or completion date expressly stated (“as required” constitutes an expressly stated delivery term). (i) The fact that there is more than one delivery dat…

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