48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “confidential commercial or financial information”

  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have adverse impact on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system. This definition includes a virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other code-based entity…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    … accordance with 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…
  • FAR 15.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.
    …eedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) including— (1) Trade secrets; (2) Privileged or confidential manufacturing processes and techniques; (3) Commercial and financial information that is privileged or confidential, including cost brea…
  • FAR 52.230-4 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices—Foreign Concerns.
    …nt contains trade secrets and commercial or financial information which is privileged and confidential, the Disclosure Statement shall be protected and shall not be released outside of the U.S. Government. (3)(i) Follow consistently the Co…
  • FAR 24.203 Policy.
    … most often applicable are those relating to classified information, to trade secrets and confidential commercial or financial information, to interagency or intra-agency memoranda, or to personal and medical information pertaining to an in…
  • FAR 27.401 Definitions.
    …ther than computer software, that embody trade secrets or are commercial or financial and confidential or privileged, to the extent that such data pertain to items, components, or processes developed at private expense, including minor modi…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …ther than computer software, that embody trade secrets or are commercial or financial and confidential or privileged, to the extent that such data pertain to items, components, or processes developed at private expense, including minor modi…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …developed at private expense that embody trade secrets or are commercial or financial and confidential or privileged. Restricted computer software means computer software developed at private expense and that is a trade secret, is commerci…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …n or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; (2) Confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and propriet…
  • FAR 15.609 Limited use of data.
    …ror should identify trade secrets, commercial or financial information, and privileged or confidential information to the Government (see paragraph (a) of this section). (f) When an agency receives an unsolicited proposal without any restr…
  • FAR 27.404-2 Limited rights data and restricted computer software.
    …developed at private expense and embody a trade secret or are commercial or financial and confidential or privileged. (c) Protection of limited rights data specified for delivery. (1) The clause at 52.227-14 with its Alternate II enables t…
  • FAR 52.230-2 Cost Accounting Standards.
    …nt contains trade secrets and commercial or financial information which is privileged and confidential, the Disclosure Statement shall be protected and shall not be released outside of the Government. (2) Follow consistently the Contractor…
  • FAR 52.230-3 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices.
    …nt contains trade secrets and commercial or financial information which is privileged and confidential, the Disclosure Statement shall be protected and shall not be released outside of the Government. (3)(i) Follow consistently the Contrac…
  • FAR 52.230-5 Cost Accounting Standards—Educational Institution.
    …t contains trade secrets, and commercial or financial information which is privileged and confidential, the Disclosure Statement shall be protected and shall not be released outside of the Government. (2) Follow consistently the Contractor…
  • DFARS 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.
    … and commercial or financial information obtained from a contractor that is privileged or confidential).
  • DFARS 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.
    … and commercial or financial information obtained from a contractor that is privileged or confidential). (g) Subcontracts. (1) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (g), in all subcontracts and …

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.