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88 sections with “compliance determination”: the first 40

  • FAR 30.202-7 Determinations.
    …quacy or inadequacy within 30 days after the CFAO receives the Disclosure Statement. (b) Compliance determination. (1) After the notification of adequacy, the auditor shall— (i) Conduct a detailed compliance review to ascertain whether or…
  • FAR 28.101-4 Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements.
    (a) In sealed bidding, noncompliance with a solicitation requirement for a bid guarantee requires rejection of the bid, except in the situations described in paragraph (c) of this subsection when the noncompliance shall be waived. (b) In n…
  • FAR 30.605 Processing noncompliances.
    …ng any contract price or cost adjustments under the applicable paragraph(s) addressing noncompliance at 52.230-2, 52.230-3, or 52.230-5, the CFAO shall determine that— (1) The contemplated contract price or cost adjustments will protect th…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …ntain a company official to administer the subcontracting program and monitor and enforce compliance with the plan. (iii) Failure to submit an acceptable ISR, or the SSR, using the eSRS, or as provided in agency regulations, by the report …
  • FAR 25.206 Noncompliance.
    …ch as reducing the contract price or terminating the contract for default. (4) If the noncompliance is sufficiently serious, consider exercising appropriate contractual remedies, such as terminating the contract for default. Also consider …
  • FAR 25.607 Noncompliance.
    …ch as reducing the contract price or terminating the contract for default. (4) If the noncompliance is sufficiently serious, consider exercising appropriate contractual remedies, such as terminating the contract for default. Also consider …
  • FAR 30.606 Resolving cost impacts.
    …CFAO may resolve a cost impact attributed to a change in cost accounting practice or a noncompliance by adjusting a single contract, several but not all contracts, all contracts, or any other suitable method. (3) In resolving the cost impa…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …ons of the contract, unless there is a disagreement over quantity, quality, or contractor compliance with a contract requirement; (2) If actual acceptance occurs within the constructive acceptance period, the Government must base the deter…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    … contractor's disclosure statements; (ii) Determine whether disclosure statements are in compliance with Cost Accounting Standards and part 31; (iii) Determine the contractor's compliance with Cost Accounting Standards and disclosure stat…
  • FAR 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements—Certification.
    …r-arms-control-and-international-security-affairs/bureau-of-arms-control-verification-and-compliance/; and (ii) No entity owned or controlled by the Offeror has engaged in any activity that contributed to or was a significant factor in the…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ns required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246— (1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that— (i) It □ has, □ has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …equired; (ii) Submit periodic reports so that the Government can determine the extent of compliance by the Contractor with the subcontracting plan; (iii) After November 30, 2017, include subcontracting data for each order when reporting s…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …the cash equivalent thereof. (8) Nothing in this clause shall excuse the Contractor from compliance with any applicable Federal or State prevailing wage law or any applicable law or municipal ordinance or any applicable contract establishi…
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …aterials portion of time-and-materials contracts and subcontracts (FAR Subpart 16.6). Noncompliance means a failure in estimating, accumulating, or reporting costs to— (1) Comply with applicable CAS; or (2) Consistently follow disclosed …
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …proper payment request and there is no disagreement over quantity, quality, or Contractor compliance with contract requirements. (B) The due date for payment of any amounts retained by the Contracting Officer in accordance with the clause …
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …03-3(b)(6) for a table of applicability of specialty metals restrictions to magnets. (c) Compliance for commercial derivative military articles. The restrictions at 225.7003-2(a) do not apply to an item acquired under a prime contract if— …
  • DFARS 252.234-7001 Notice of Earned Value Management System.
    …ernment reserves the right to perform reviews of the EVMS when deemed necessary to verify compliance. (2) If the offeror proposes to use a system that has not been determined to be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of…
  • DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
    … of Human Subjects (JUL 2009) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— (1) Assurance of compliance means a written assurance that an institution will comply with requirements of 32 CFR Part 219, as well as the terms of the assurance, whic…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    … to take specific steps to abate the alleged violation or enforce the requirements of its compliance plan. (c) Receipt of agency Inspector General report. (1) The head of an executive agency shall ensure that the contracting officer is pro…
  • FAR 30.602 Materiality.
    …ct process; (2) Document the rationale for the determination; and (3) In the case of noncompliance issues, inform the contractor that— (i) The noncompliance should be corrected; and (ii) If the noncompliance is not corrected, the Govern…
  • FAR 32.112-1 Subcontractor assertions of nonpayment.
    …ether the contractor has made— (i) Progress payments to the subcontractor or supplier in compliance with Chapter 39 of Title 31, United States Code (Prompt Payment Act); or (ii) Final payment to the subcontractor or supplier in compliance…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …eives a proper invoice and there is no disagreement over quantity, quality, or Contractor compliance with contract requirements. (2) Certain food products and other payments. (i) Due dates on Contractor invoices for meat, meat food product…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    …ice or payment request and there is no disagreement over quantity, quality, or Contractor compliance with contract requirements. (2) Contractor's invoice. The Contractor shall prepare and submit invoices to the designated billing office sp…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …n of a contractor's share of loss (i.e., a deductible). Additionally, the clause requires compliance with the combined regulation/instruction entitled “Contractor's Flight and Ground Operations” (Air Force Instruction 10-220, Army Regulatio…
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    …, at the time of award, the Contractor's EVMS has not been determined by the CFA to be in compliance with the EVMS guidelines as stated in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause, the Contractor shall apply its current system to the contract and sh…
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products. (18) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. (19) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. (20) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements. (21…
  • FAR 39.205 Exemptions.
    …ll the applicable ICT accessibility standards would impose an undue burden on the agency, compliance with the ICT accessibility standards is only required to the extent that it would not impose an undue burden. In determining whether confor…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …ied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). (xiv) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. (xv) 52.222-25, Affirmative Acti…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …and Hour Division of the Department of Labor for purposes of an investigation or audit of compliance with prevailing wage requirements. It is not a violation of this section for a Prime Contractor to require a subcontractor to provide addre…
  • DFARS 234.201 Policy.
    …value management system that has been determined by the cognizant Federal agency to be in compliance with the guidelines in ANSI/EIA-748. (iii) For cost or incentive contracts and subcontracts valued at less than $20,000,000— (A) The appl…
  • DFARS 245.105 Contractors' property management system compliance.
    (a) Definitions. As used in this subpart— Acceptable property management system means a property system that complies with the system criteria in paragraph (c) of the clause at 252.245-7003, Contractor Property Management Administration. …
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …ns. (j) Reviewing and approving acquisition plans and revisions to these plans to ensure compliance with FAR requirements including 7.104 and part 16. For other than firm-fixed-price contracts, ensuring that the plan is approved and signed…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    … establish multiple-award BPAs or a single-award BPA (see (a)(3)(iv)); (vii) Evidence of compliance with paragraph (b) of this section, for competitively awarded BPAs, if applicable; and (viii) Basis for the award decision. This should in…
  • FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.
    …cilities, equipment, other resources, or personnel. Consideration of a prime contractor's compliance with limitations on subcontracting shall take into account the time period covered by the contract base period or quantities plus option pe…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …greement pursuant to I.R.C. § 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment. (4) The taxp…
  • FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …2) Disputes; (3) Payment (except as provided in subpart 32.11); (4) Invoice; (5) Other compliances; (6) Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts; and (7) Unauthorized obligations. (c) Tailoring inconsistent with customary c…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …has been determined adequate; whether you have been notified that you are or may be in noncompliance with your Disclosure Statement or CAS (other than a noncompliance that the cognizant Federal agency official has determined to have an imma…
  • FAR 17.703 Policy.
    … behalf of DoD, and the manner in which they are administered, are adequate to ensure the compliance of the nondefense department or agency with— (1) The Federal Acquisition Regulation and other laws and regulations that apply to procureme…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    … micro-purchase threshold and less than the simplified acquisition threshold were made in compliance with the Small Business Act and were properly recorded in accordance with subpart 4.6 in the Federal Procurement Data System; (16) Assists…
  • FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.
    …lan, to the cognizant contract administration office. (f) Monitor the prime contractor's compliance with its subcontracting plan, to include the following: (1) Ensure that subcontracting reports are submitted into the eSRS within 30 days …

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.