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50 sections with “contingency operations”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.225-7065 Restriction on Acquisition of Fuel for Overseas Contingency Operations.
    …225.7024-4, use the following provision: Restriction on Acquisition of Fuel for Overseas Contingency Operations (Oct 2024) (a) Prohibition. For an overseas contingency operation, DoD may not procure fuel in whole or in part, or derivative…
  • DFARS 225.373 Contract administration in support of contingency operations.
    For additional guidance on contract administration considerations when supporting contingency operations, see PGI 225.373.
  • DFARS 252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations.
    …bed in section 232.908, use the following clause: Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations (MAY 2013) (a) Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition R…
  • DFARS 215.101-71 Tradeoff process when acquiring fuel for overseas contingency operations.
    …a) When conducting a source selection for the acquisition of fuel that is for an overseas contingency operation and is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer shall consider using a tradeoff process …
  • DFARS 225.7024 Restriction on acquisition of fuel for overseas contingency operations.
  • DFARS 218.201 Contingency operation.
    …laureate degree do not apply to DoD employees or members of the armed forces who are in a contingency contracting force. See 201.603-2(2). (2) Policy for item unique identification. Contractors will not be required to provide DoD item uniq…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …he reception, staging, integration, and onward movement of contractors deploying during a contingency. The designated reception site includes assigned joint reception centers and other Service or private reception sites. Law of war means t…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …cts for f.o.b. destination shipment); (2) Are shipped in direct support of U.S. military contingency operations, exercises, or forces deployed in humanitarian or peacekeeping operations; or (3) Are commissary or exchange cargoes transport…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    … to perform outside the United States— (i) In a designated operational area during— (A) Contingency operations; (B) Humanitarian or peacekeeping operations; or (C) Other military operations; or military exercises, when designated by the…
  • FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    …or f.o.b. destination shipment); or (B) Shipped in direct support of U.S. military— (1) Contingency operations; (2) Exercises; or (3) Forces deployed in connection with United Nations or North Atlantic Treaty Organization humanitarian …
  • FAR 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    …nificant military operations means activities, other than combat operations, as part of a contingency operation outside the United States that is carried out by United States Armed Forces in an uncontrolled or unpredictable high-threat envi…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … (PP) Use the provision at 252.225-7065, Restriction on Acquisition of Fuel for Overseas Contingency Operations, as prescribed in 225.7024-4, to comply with section 843 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub. L…
  • DFARS 216.405-2-71 Award fee reduction or denial for failure to comply with requirements relating to performance of private security functions.
    …f the contract with regard to the performance of private security functions in an area of contingency operations, complex contingency operations, or other military operations or exercises that are designated by the combatant commander (see …
  • DFARS 225.7024-3 Procedures.
    (a) For contracts for the acquisition of fuel for overseas contingency operations, including contracts using FAR part 12 procedures, expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer— (1) May request records …
  • DFARS 225.7024-4 Solicitation provision.
    Use the provision at 252.225-7065, Restriction on Acquisition of Fuel for Overseas Contingency Operations, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial serv…
  • DFARS 232.901 Applicability.
    …— (i) There is— (A) An emergency, as defined in the Disaster Relief Act of 1974; (B) A contingency operation (see FAR 2.101(b)); or (C) The release or threatened release of hazardous substances (as defined in 4 U.S.C. 9606, section 106)…
  • DFARS 247.574 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …roducts and commercial services that are— (i) Shipped in direct support of U.S. military contingency operations, exercises, or forces deployed in humanitarian or peacekeeping operations when the contract is not a construction contract; or …
  • DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    …nce in the designated area. Designated areas are areas outside the United States of— (1) Contingency operations; (2) Combat operations, as designated by the Secretary of Defense; (3) Other significant military operations (as defined in 3…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …guous United States (CONUS) means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia. Contingency operation (10 U.S.C. 101(a)(13)) means a military operation that— (1) Is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in which …
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …contracting officers in the course of military operations, including, but not limited to, contingency operations as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(13) or humanitarian or peacekeeping operations as defined in 10 U.S.C. 3015(2); (ii) Contractin…
  • FAR 13.306 SF 44, Purchase Order—Invoice—Voucher.
    …hreshold, except for purchases made under unusual and compelling urgency or in support of contingency operations. Agencies may establish higher dollar limitations for specific activities or items; (2) The supplies or services are immediate…
  • FAR 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
    … Personal protective equipment; or (3) Knowledge-based training or logistics services in contingency operations or other operations outside the United States, including in Afghanistan or Iraq.
  • FAR 15.203 Requests for proposals.
    …overnment and a notice is not required under 5.202 (e.g., perishable items and support of contingency operations or other emergency situations). Use of an oral RFP does not relieve the contracting officer from complying with other FAR requi…
  • FAR 25.301-1 Scope.
    … to perform outside the United States— (1) In a designated operational area during— (i) Contingency operations; (ii) Humanitarian or peacekeeping operations; or (iii) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by t…
  • FAR 25.301-4 Contract clause.
    … to perform outside the United States— (a) In a designated operational area during— (1) Contingency operations; (2) Humanitarian or peacekeeping operations; or (3) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the …
  • FAR 25.302-4 Policy.
    …eas are addressed at 32 CFR part 159, entitled “Private Security Contractors Operating in Contingency Operations.” Contractor responsibilities include ensuring that employees are aware of, and comply with, relevant orders, directives, and i…
  • FAR 32.1103 Applicability.
    … contracting officer in the course of military operations, including, but not limited to, contingency operations as defined in 2.101, or a contract is awarded by any contracting officer in the conduct of emergency operations, such as respon…
  • FAR 47.504 Exceptions.
    …or f.o.b. destination shipment; or (ii) Shipped in direct support of U.S. military— (A) Contingency operations; (B) Exercises; or (C) Forces deployed in connection with United Nations or North Atlantic Treaty Organization humanitarian o…
  • FAR 47.507 Contract clauses.
    …sported are commercial products that are shipped in direct support of U.S. military— (i) Contingency operations; (ii) Exercises; or (iii) Forces deployed in connection with United Nations or North Atlantic Treaty Organization humanitaria…
  • DFARS 212.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
    …utions opening. (5) See 215.101-71 and 225.7024 for the acquisition of fuel for overseas contingency operations. (6) See the procedures at PGI 205.102-70 for use of the Solicitation Module within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Envi…
  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    …designated by the requiring activity as knowledge-based training or logistics services in contingency operations or other operations outside the United States, including in Afghanistan or Iraq. (b) Prohibitions. (1) In accordance with sec…
  • DFARS 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.
    …ies; (4) Acquisitions of food, specialty metals, or hand or measuring tools in support of contingency operations, or for which the use of other than competitive procedures has been approved on the basis of unusual and compelling urgency in …
  • DFARS 225.302-6 Contract clause.
    …s, when private security functions are to be performed outside the United States in— (1) Contingency operations; (2) Combat operations, as designated by the Secretary of Defense; (3) Other significant military operations (as defined in 3…
  • DFARS 225.371-1 Scope.
    …ractor personnel supporting U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States in— (1) Contingency operations; (2) Humanitarian or peacekeeping operations; or (3) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the …
  • DFARS 225.371-5 Contract clauses.
    …F) and non-CAAF) to support U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States in— (1) Contingency operations; (2) Peace operations consistent with Joint Publication 3-07.3; or (3) Other military operations or military exercises, when …
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …hose activities. (f) Acquisitions of food or hand or measuring tools— (1) In support of contingency operations; or (2) For which the use of other than competitive procedures has been approved on the basis of unusual and compelling urgenc…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …utside the United States in support of combat operations. (3) Acquisitions in support of contingency operations. (4) Acquisitions for which the use of other than competitive procedures has been approved on the basis of unusual and compell…
  • DFARS 225.7003-5 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …er some or all of the items will be used in support of combat operations or in support of contingency operations, the contracting officer should not rely on the exception at 225.7003-3(a)(2) or (3), but should include the appropriate specia…
  • DFARS 225.7024-1 Scope.
    …ation Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81), for the acquisition of fuel for overseas contingency operations.
  • DFARS 232.908 Contract clauses.
    Use the clause at 252.232-7011, Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and…

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