48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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98 sections with “compliance plan”: the first 40
- FAR 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.….1705(b), insert the following provision: Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan (OCT 2025) (a) The term “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” is defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “C…
- 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 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 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.As prescribed in 22.810(f), insert the following clause: Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction (APR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered area means the geographical area described in the solicitati…
- DFARS 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.As prescribed in 204.7504(a), use the following clause: CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL CERTIFICATION LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (NOV 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- Controlled unclassified information …
- FAR 22.1703 Policy.…ns that may be taken against them for violations; (c) With regard to certification and a compliance plan— (1)(i) Require the apparent successful offeror to provide, before contract award, a certification (see 52.222-56) that the offeror h…
- FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.…rd fee plan, for the performance period in which the Government determined Contractor non-compliance; (5) Declining to exercise available options under the contract; (6) Termination of the contract for default or cause, in accordance with…
- FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.…ternet Protocol, discuss whether the requirements documents include the Internet Protocol compliance requirements specified in 11.002(g) or a waiver of these requirements has been granted by the agency's Chief Information Officer. (iv) For…
- 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 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 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.…ise promote an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the law. (3)(i) The Contractor shall timely disclose, in writing, to the agency Office of the Inspector General (OIG), with a copy to…
- 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 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…equential damages resulting from any defect or deficiencies in accepted items. (q) Other compliances. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its …
- 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 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.…ct Management Agency Instruction 8210-1 (Series) in effect on the date of contract award. Compliance with the combined regulation/instruction is required from the time of contract award throughout the period of performance of the contract, …
- 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 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.…equired; (ii) Submit periodic reports so that the Government can determine the extent of compliance by the offeror with the subcontracting plan; (iii) After November 30, 2017, include subcontracting data for each order when reporting subc…
- FAR 19.705-5 Awards involving subcontracting plans.…ontracting officer shall be responsible for the following: (1) Consider the contractor's compliance with the subcontracting plans submitted on previous contracts as a factor in determining contractor responsibility. (2) Assure that a subc…
- DFARS 219.702-70 Statutory requirements for the Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans.…acting officer designated to manage the comprehensive subcontracting plan shall conduct a compliance review during the fiscal year after the close of the fiscal year for which the plan is applicable. The contracting officer shall compare th…
- DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with safeguarding covered defense information controls.As prescribed in 204.7304(a), use the following provision: Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (OCT 2016) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Controlled technical information, covered contractor info…
- DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).… (1) To determine the need for liquidated damages, the Contracting Officer will conduct a compliance review during the fiscal year after the close of the fiscal year for which the plan is applicable. The Contracting Officer will compare the…
- 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 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…. (10) Insert the provision at 52.222-56, Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan, in solicitations as prescribed at 22.1705(b). (11) Insert the clause at 52.225-19, Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational …
- FAR 12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items.….S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A), Certification and Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material. (c) Compliance Plan and Certification Requirement, section 1703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239), Title XV…
- FAR 22.1701 Applicability.…t applies to all acquisitions. (b) The requirement at 22.1703(c) for a certification and compliance plan applies only to any portion of a contract or subcontract that— (1) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf (…
- FAR 22.1705 Solicitation provision and contract clause.…e. (b) Insert the provision at 52.222-56, Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan, in solicitations if— (1) It is possible that at least $700,000 of the value of the contract may be performed outside the United Stat…
- FAR 45.105 Contractors' property management system compliance.(a) The agency responsible for contract administration shall conduct an analysis of the contractor's property management policies, procedures, practices, and systems. This analysis shall be accomplished as frequently as conditions warrant, …
- 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…
- FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.…ny field office of the Office of Labor-Management Standards or Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; (2) Provided by the Federal contracting agency if requested; (3) Downloaded from the Office of Labor-Management Standards Web s…
- FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.…egular pay period in which the paid sick leave was taken; and (6) Be responsible for the compliance by any subcontractor with the requirements of E.O. 13706, 29 CFR part 13, and this clause. (d) Contractors may fulfill their obligations u…
- FAR 52.234-2 Notice of Earned Value Management System—Preaward Integrated Baseline Review.…tion). (b) If the offeror proposes to use a system that has not been determined to be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this provision, the offeror shall submit a comprehensive plan for compliance with the EVMS guidel…
- FAR 52.234-3 Notice of Earned Value Management System—Postaward Integrated Baseline Review.…tion). (b) If the offeror proposes to use a system that has not been determined to be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this provision, the offeror shall submit a comprehensive plan for compliance with the EVMS guidel…
- DFARS 201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.Departments and agencies and their component organizations may issue acquisition regulations as necessary to implement or supplement the FAR or DFARS. (1)(i) Approval of the USD(A&S) is required before including in a department/agency or c…
- 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 242.302 Contract administration functions.… value management system (EVMS) plans and for verifying initial and continuing contractor compliance with DoD EVMS criteria. The contracting officer shall not retain this function. (S-72) Ensure implementation of the Synchronized Predeploy…
- 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 (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.