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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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70 sections with “conformance”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance.
    …d contracts for supplies or services when the conditions in 46.504 apply: Certificate of Conformance (APR 1984) (a) When authorized in writing by the cognizant Contract Administration Office (CAO), the Contractor shall ship with a Certifi…
  • FAR 46.504 Certificate of conformance.
    A certificate of conformance (see 46.315) may be used in certain instances instead of source inspection (whether the contract calls for acceptance at source or destination) at the discretion of the contracting officer if the following condi…
  • FAR 46.315 Certificate of conformance.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-15, Certificate of Conformance, in solicitations and contracts for supplies or services when the conditions in 46.504 apply.
  • DFARS 246.504 Certificate of conformance.
    Before authorizing a certificate of conformance for aviation or ship critical safety items, obtain the concurrence of the head of the design control activity (see 209.270).
  • FAR 8.406-3 Remedies for nonconformance.
    (a) If a contractor delivers a supply or service, but it does not conform to the order requirements, the ordering activity shall take appropriate action in accordance with the inspection and acceptance clause of the contract, as supplemente…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    …pon the item; or is likely to prevent performance of a vital agency mission. Critical nonconformance means a nonconformance that is likely to result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or depending upon th…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    … section, the contracting officer ordinarily must reject supplies or services when the nonconformance is critical or major or the supplies or services are otherwise incomplete. However, there may be circumstances (e.g., reasons of economy o…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    …pon the item; or is likely to prevent performance of a vital agency mission. Critical nonconformance means a nonconformance that is likely to result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or depending upon th…
  • DFARS 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues.
    …ll provide notification, in accordance with paragraph (c) of this clause, of— (1) All nonconformances for parts identified as critical safety items acquired by the Government under this contract; and (2) All nonconformances or deficiencie…
  • FAR 39.205 Exemptions.
    …y required to the extent that it would not impose an undue burden. In determining whether conformance to one or more ICT accessibility standards would impose an undue burden, an agency shall consider the extent to which conformance would im…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …bcontractor or division than the terms of this clause are to the Contractor; (iv) Are in conformance with the requirements of FAR 32.504(e); and (v) Subordinate all subcontractor rights concerning property to which the Government has titl…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …r (2) within a reasonable time after receipt by the Contractor of notice of defects or nonconformance, to repay such portion of the contract as is equitable under the circumstances if the Contracting Officer elects not to require correction…
  • FAR 4.1302 Acquisition of approved products and services for personal identity verification.
    …eet all applicable Federal standards and requirements; (2) Ensuring interoperability and conformance to applicable Federal standards for the lifecycle of the components; and (3) Maintaining a written plan for ensuring ongoing conformance …
  • FAR 22.1019 Additional classes of service employees.
    … I is the lowest level. It is the entry level, and establishment of a lower level through conformance is not permissible. Further, trainee classifications may not be conformed. Helpers in skilled maintenance trades (for example, electrician…
  • FAR 24.102 General.
    …systems of records on individuals operated on their behalf under contracts be operated in conformance with the Act may be civilly liable to individuals injured as a consequence of any subsequent failure to maintain records in conformance wi…
  • FAR 46.103 Contracting office responsibilities.
    …that the contractor fulfills the contract quality requirements; and (e) Ensuring that nonconformances are identified, and establishing the significance of a nonconformance when considering the acceptability of supplies or services which do…
  • FAR 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements.
    …s have quality characteristics, not wholly visible in the end item, for which contractual conformance must be established progressively through precise measurements, tests, and controls applied during purchasing, manufacturing, performance,…
  • FAR 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants.
    …ch meet the following criteria at the time of submission of offer— (i) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business plan; and (ii) The Offeror is in conformance with the Business Activi…
  • DFARS 252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants—Partnership Agreement
    …ch meet the following criteria at the time of submission of offer: (1) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business plan. (2) The Offeror is in conformance with the Business Activity Ta…
  • FAR 1.301 Policy.
    … that agency acquisition regulations are published for comment in the Federal Register in conformance with the procedures in subpart 1.5 and as required by 41 U.S.C. 1707, and other applicable statutes, when they have a significant effect b…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …r pilot models. First article testing means testing and evaluating the first article for conformance with specified contract requirements before or in the initial stage of production. F.o.b. means free on board. This term is used in conju…
  • FAR 3.905-2 Enforcement of orders.
    …cted or aggrieved by an order issued under 3.905-1(a)(2) may obtain review of the order's conformance with 41 U.S.C. 4712 and its implementing regulations, in the U.S. court of appeals for a circuit in which the reprisal is alleged in the o…
  • FAR 3.907-6 Remedies and enforcement authority.
    …y an order issued under paragraph (b) of this subsection may obtain review of the order's conformance with the law, and this section, in the United States Court of Appeals for a circuit in which the reprisal is alleged in the order to have …
  • FAR 4.802 Contract files.
    …t of duplicate and working files; (4) The safeguarding of classified documents; and (5) Conformance with agency regulations for file location and maintenance. (d) If the contract files or file segments are decentralized (e.g., by type or…
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    …) It is otherwise necessary to determine that the quality of the product is maintained in conformance with the specification.
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …he USGv6 Profile (NIST Special Publication 500-267) and the corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the USGv6 Test Program. The applicability of IPv6 to agency networks, infrastructure, and applications specific to individual a…
  • FAR 13.403 Preparation and execution of orders.
    …nee's copy: Consignee's Notification to Purchasing Activity of Nonreceipt, Damage, or Nonconformance The consignee shall notify the purchasing office promptly after the specified date of delivery of supplies not received, damaged in trans…
  • FAR 14.406 Receipt of an unreadable electronic bid.
    …t the Government facility by electronic data interchange is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the invitation for bids cannot be ascertained, the contracting officer immediately shall notify the bidde…
  • FAR 22.406-3 Additional classifications.
    …hat option, the contracting officer must require that the contractor submit a request for conformance using the procedures noted in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section.
  • FAR 23.108-3 Products and services that are subject to EPA Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels.
    … ecolabels that address key environmental and human health impact areas and where product conformance is determined by a competent third-party certification body. (b) Resource. For additional information on EPA Recommendations of Specifica…
  • FAR 32.402 General.
    … provides for advance payments under Pub. L. 85-804, the contracting officer shall ensure conformance with the requirements of 50.103-7.
  • FAR 46.202-4 Higher-level contract quality requirements.
    …ements are necessary, for determining the risk (both the likelihood and the impact) of nonconformance, and for advising the contracting officer about which higher-level standards should be applied and included in the solicitation and contra…
  • FAR 46.401 General.
    …pproval stamps to identify and control supplies and material that have been inspected for conformance with contract quality requirements.
  • FAR 46.405 Subcontracts.
    …ntract administration office cognizant of the prime contractor's plant in determining the conformance of subcontracted supplies or services with contract requirements or to satisfy one or more of the factors included in (b) below. It does n…
  • FAR 47.303-1 F.o.b. origin.
    …ntract specifications; or (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge; (2)(i) Order spec…
  • FAR 47.303-6 F.o.b. destination.
    …ntract specifications; or (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements; (2) Prepare and distribute commercial bills of lading; (3) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition t…
  • FAR 47.303-8 F.a.s. vessel, port of shipment.
    … (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge; (2)(i) Deliver th…
  • FAR 47.303-9 F.o.b. vessel, port of shipment.
    … (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge; (2)(i) Deliver th…
  • FAR 47.303-10 F.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation.
    … (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge; (2) Prepare and d…
  • FAR 47.303-11 F.o.b. inland point, country of importation.
    … (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods; (2)(i) Deliver, in or on the inland carrier's conveyance, the shipment in good order 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.