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10 sections with “consent of surety”

  • 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 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 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 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 49.102 Notice of termination.
    …tractor's receipt of the notice. (d) Reinstatement of terminated contracts. Upon written consent of the contractor, the contracting office may reinstate the terminated portion of a contract in whole or in part by amending the notice of ter…
  • FAR 49.404 Surety-takeover agreements.
    …n, the surety must not be paid from unpaid earnings, unless the assignee provides written consent. (4) The contracting officer must not pay the surety more than the amount it expended completing the work and discharging its liabilities und…
  • 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 …
  • FAR 28.001 Definitions.
    … secures performance and fulfillment of the contractor's obligations under the contract. Consent of surety means an acknowledgment by a surety that its bond given in connection with a contract continues to apply to the contract as modified…
  • FAR 28.106-3 Additional bond and security.
    …ole or in part by the original surety or sureties, agencies shall use Standard Form 1415, Consent of Surety and Increase of Penalty. Standard Form 1415 is authorized for local reproduction. (b) When additional bond coverage is required and…
  • 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…

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