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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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87 sections with “consent”: the first 40

  • FAR 44.201-1 Consent requirements.
    (a) If the contractor has an approved purchasing system, consent is required for subcontracts specifically identified by the contracting officer in the subcontracts clause of the contract. The contracting officer may require consent to subc…
  • FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent.
    As prescribed in 27.201-2(a)(1), insert the following clause: Authorization and Consent (JUN 2020) (a) The Government authorizes and consents to all use and manufacture, in performing this contract or any subcontract at any tier, of any i…
  • FAR 28.106-5 Consent of surety.
    (a) When any contract is modified, the contracting officer shall obtain the consent of surety if— (1) An additional bond is obtained from other than the original surety; (2) No additional bond is required and— (i) The modification is for…
  • FAR 44.203 Consent limitations.
    (a) The contracting officer's consent to a subcontract or approval of the contractor's purchasing system does not constitute a determination of the acceptability of the subcontract terms or price, or of the allowability of costs, unless the…
  • DFARS 244.201-1 Consent requirements.
    …hstanding the requirements in FAR 44.201-1(a), the contracting officer shall not withhold consent to subcontract without the written approval of the program manager, or comparable requiring activity official exercising program management re…
  • FAR 44.201 Consent and advance notification requirements.
  • DFARS 244.201 Consent and advance notification requirements.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …t the Changes clause authorizes the contracting officer to order without the contractor's consent. Chief Acquisition Officer means an executive level acquisition official responsible for agency performance of acquisition activities and acq…
  • FAR 44.202-1 Responsibilities.
    (a) The cognizant administrative contracting officer (ACO) is responsible for consent to subcontracts, except when the contracting officer retains the contract for administration or withholds the consent responsibility from delegation to th…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …wed and approved in accordance with Part 44 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Consent to subcontract means the Contracting Officer's written consent for the Contractor to enter into a particular subcontract. Subcontract means a…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …Contractor on materials. (c) If the Contractor enters into any subcontract that requires consent under the clause at 52.244-2, Subcontracts, without obtaining such consent, the Government is not required to reimburse the Contractor for any…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …ed and some or all of the shipments were made on foreign-flag vessels without the written consent of DoD. The Contractor shall describe these shipments in the following format: (h) If this contract exceeds the simplified acquisition thresh…
  • FAR 27.201-1 General.
    …n against a contractor that is infringing a patent or copyright with the authorization or consent of the Government (e.g., while performing a contract). (b) The Government may expressly authorize and consent to a contractor's use or manufa…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …iolation or failure to comply with a law or regulation; (4) Disposition of the matter by consent or compromise if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes listed in subparagraphs (b) (1) through (3) of this subsection (but see …
  • FAR 44.305-2 Notification.
    …, but not for cost-reimbursement contracts; (iii) Waives the contractual requirement for consent to subcontracts in fixed-price contracts and for specified subcontracts in cost-reimbursement contracts but not for those subcontracts, if any…
  • FAR 45.502 Subcontractor and alternate prime contractor locations.
    …ompliance with Government property administration requirements, and with prime contractor consent, the property administrator assigned to the prime contract may request support property administration from another contract administration of…
  • FAR 9.405 Effect of listing.
    …m receiving contracts, and agencies shall not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with these contractors, unless the agency head determines that there is a compelling reason for such action (see 9.405-1(a)(2)…
  • FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    …tarily excluded, is proposed as a subcontractor for any subcontract subject to Government consent (see subpart 44.2), contracting officers shall not consent to subcontracts with such contractors unless the agency head states in writing the …
  • FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.
    … anyone other than an authorized Government official without that employee's prior signed consent. (3) Send a written request to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, to obtain— (i) Investigation and enforcement instructions; or (ii…
  • FAR 27.201-2 Contract clauses.
    (a)(1) Insert the clause at 52.227-1, Authorization and Consent, in solicitations and contracts except that use of the clause is— (i) Optional when using simplified acquisition procedures; and (ii) Prohibited when both complete performanc…
  • FAR 28.106-1 Bonds and bond related forms.
    …75, Reinsurance Agreement in Favor of the United States (see 28.202(a)(4)). (k) SF 1414, Consent of Surety (see 28.106-5). (l) SF 1415, Consent of Surety and Increase of Penalty (see 28.106-3). (m) SF 1416, Payment Bond for Other Than Co…
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …countants. (7) Evidence that any security clearance requirements have been met. (8) The consent of sureties on all contracts listed under paragraph (e)(2) of this section if bonds are required, or a statement from the transferor that none…
  • FAR 44.000 Scope of part.
    (a) This part prescribes policies and procedures for consent to subcontracts or advance notification of subcontracts, and for review, evaluation, and approval of contractors' purchasing systems. (b) The consent and advance notification req…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …ts made under this contract remain outstanding, the Contractor, without the prior written consent of the administering office, shall not— (1) Mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber or allow to be encumbered, any of the assets of the Contr…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …o Government property. This access includes all site locations and, with the Contractor's consent, all subcontractor premises. (2) Records of Government property shall be readily available to authorized Government personnel and shall be ap…
  • FAR 53.228 Bonds and insurance.
    …or of the United States. (See 28.106-1(j) and 28.202(a)(4).) (k) SF 1414 (Rev. 05/1997), Consent of Surety. (l) SF 1415 (Rev. 7/1993), Consent of Surety and Increase of Penalty. (See 28.108-1(l).) (m) SF 1416 (Rev. 10/1998) Payment Bond …
  • DFARS 227.7008 Settlement of indemnified claims.
    …ettlement of claims involving payment for past infringement shall not be made without the consent of, and equitable contribution by, each indemnifying contractor involved, unless such settlement is determined to be in the best interests of …
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …nt will terminate this agreement. 5. The parties may amend this agreement only by mutual consent. 6. This agreement shall start on the date in paragraph 1 and shall continue until terminated. 7. The estimated annual cost of this agreemen…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ration office. (5) Preaward survey information. (6) Purchasing system information. (7) Consent to subcontract or purchase. (8) Performance and payment bonds and surety information. (9) Postaward conference records. (10) Orders issued …
  • FAR 8.608 Protection of classified and sensitive information.
    … information relating to such person's real property however described, without the prior consent of the individual.
  • FAR 9.110-4 Procedures.
    …nagement; and (b) A covered agency shall not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with the institution. The prohibition in this paragraph (b) does not apply to acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisit…
  • FAR 9.402 Policy.
    (a) Agencies shall solicit offers from, award contracts to, and consent to subcontracts with responsible contractors only. Debarment and suspension are discretionary actions that, taken in accordance with this subpart, are appropriate means…
  • FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
    …procedures to ensure that the agency does not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with contractors who have an active exclusion record in SAM, except as otherwise provided in this subpart; (6) Direct inquiri…
  • FAR 9.604 Limitations.
    …nts in violation of antitrust statutes or limits the Government's rights to— (a) Require consent to subcontracts (see subpart 44.2); (b) Determine, on the basis of the stated contractor team arrangement, the responsibility of the prime co…
  • FAR 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.
    …ed, before expiration of their bids, to extend in writing the bid acceptance period (with consent of sureties, if any) in order to avoid the need for resoliciting. (e) Under some circumstances, completion of the acquisition after cancellat…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …e contract prices, satisfactory performance, or implementation of socioeconomic policies. Consent to subcontracts and review of contractors' purchasing systems are separate actions covered in part 44. (b) Definition. Make item, as used in …
  • FAR 17.503 Ordering procedures.
    … appropriate circumstances, the use of a third-party forum. If a third party is proposed, consent of the third party should be obtained in writing. (d) When an interagency acquisition requires the servicing agency to award a contract, the …
  • FAR 19.1304 Exclusions.
    … SBA has accepted for performance under the authority of the 8(a) program, unless SBA has consented to release the requirements from the 8(a) program; or (e) Requirements for commissary or exchange resale items.
  • FAR 19.1404 Exclusions.
    … SBA has accepted for performance under the authority of the 8(a) program, unless SBA has consented to release the requirements from the 8(a) program.
  • FAR 19.1504 Exclusions.
    … SBA has accepted for performance under the authority of the 8(a) program, unless SBA has consented to release the requirements from the 8(a) program; (b) Requirements that can be satisfied through award to mandatory Government sources (se…

FAR (chapter 1)

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