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  • DFARS 252.236-7001 Contract drawings and specifications.
    As prescribed in 236.570(a), use the following clause: Contract Drawings and Specifications (AUG 2000) (a) The Government will provide to the Contractor, without charge, one set of contract drawings and specifications, except publications…
  • FAR 36.521 Specifications and drawings for construction.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.236-21, Specifications and Drawings for Construction, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract or a fixed-price dismantling, demolition, or removal of impr…
  • FAR 41.204 GSA areawide contracts.
    (a) Purpose. GSA enters into areawide contracts (see 41.101) for use by Federal agencies. Areawide contracts provide a pre-established contractual vehicle for ordering utility services under the conditions in paragraph (c)(1) of this sectio…
  • FAR 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.
    (a) The contractor is responsible for carrying out its obligations under the contract by— (1) Controlling the quality of supplies or services; (2) Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to …
  • FAR 46.203 Criteria for use of contract quality requirements.
    The extent of contract quality requirements, including contractor inspection, required under a contract shall usually be based upon the classification of the contract item (supply or service) as determined by its technical description, its …
  • FAR 46.307 Fixed-price research and development contracts.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-7, Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price, in solicitations and contracts for research and development when (1) the primary objective of the contract is the delivery …
  • FAR 46.308 Cost-reimbursement research and development contracts.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-8, Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement, in solicitations and contracts for research and development when (a) the primary objective of the contract is the delive…
  • FAR 49.105 Duties of termination contracting officer after issuance of notice of termination.
    …nd the notice of termination, the TCO shall— (1) Direct the action required of the prime contractor; (2) Examine the settlement proposal of the prime contractor and, when appropriate, the settlement proposals of subcontractors; (3) Promp…
  • FAR 49.305-2 Construction contracts.
    (a) The percentage of completion basis refers to the contractor's total effort and not solely to the actual construction work. Generally, the effort of a contractor under a cost-reimbursement construction or professional services contract c…
  • FAR 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction.
    …t the following clause: Specifications and Drawings for Construction (FEB 1997) (a) The Contractor shall keep on the work site a copy of the drawings and specifications and shall at all times give the Contracting Officer access thereto. A…
  • FAR 52.236-23 Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Contractor.
    …ed in 36.609-2(b), insert the following clause: Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Contractor (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of all designs, …
  • DFARS 246.402 Government contract quality assurance at source.
    Do not require Government contract quality assurance at source for contracts or delivery orders valued below $400,000, unless— (1) Mandated by DoD regulation; (2) Required by a memorandum of agreement between the acquiring department or a…
  • DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.
    …4.7304(b), use the following clause: Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Compromise means disclosure of information to una…
  • DFARS 252.227-7023 Drawings and other data to become property of Government.
    …gns, drawings, specifications, notes and other works developed in the performance of this contract shall become the sole property of the Government and may be used on any other design or construction without additional compensation to the C…
  • DFARS 252.227-7033 Rights in shop drawings.
    …drawings for construction means drawings, submitted to the Government by the Construction Contractor, subcontractor or any lower-tier subcontractor pursuant to a construction contract, showing in detail (i) the proposed fabrication and asse…
  • DFARS 204.802 Contract files.
    (a) Any document posted to the Electronic Data Access (EDA) system is part of the contract file and is accessible by multiple parties, including the contractor. Do not include in EDA contract documents that are classified, too sensitive for…
  • DFARS 227.7107-1 Architectural designs and data clauses for architect-engineer or construction contracts.
    …07-2, use the clause at 252.227-7022, Government Rights (Unlimited), in solicitations and contracts for architect-engineer services and for construction involving architect-engineer services. (b) When the purpose of a contract for architec…
  • DFARS 236.570 Additional provisions and clauses.
    (a) Use the following clauses in all fixed-price construction solicitations and contracts— (1) 252.236-7000, Modification Proposals-Price Breakdown; and (2) 252.236-7001, Contract Drawings and Specifications. (b) Use the following provis…
  • DFARS 252.236-7008 Contract prices—bidding schedules.
    As prescribed in 236.570(b)(6), use the following provision: Contract Prices—Bidding Schedules (DEC 1991) (a) The Government's payment for the items listed in the Bidding Schedule shall constitute full compensation to the Contractor for— …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … or term when used in that part, subpart, or section. Acquisition means the acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lea…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    … (d) Ensuring that acquisition planners document the file to support the selection of the contract type in accordance with subpart 16.1. (e) Establishing criteria and thresholds at which increasingly greater detail and formality in the pla…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …ection, together with the agency's implementing procedures. Acquisition plans for service contracts or orders must describe the strategies for implementing performance-based acquisition methods or must provide rationale for not using those …
  • FAR 9.307 Government administration procedures.
    (a) Before the contractor ships the first article, or the first article test report, to the Government laboratory or other activity responsible for approval at the address specified in the contract, the contract administration office shall …
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    … for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, and Federal Supply Schedule contracts); (2) Existing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts; or (3) Other established contracts. (b)(1) Acquisitions of supplies or …
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    In order to minimize delays in contract awards, administrative determinations may be made as described in this 14.407-3 in connection with mistakes in bids alleged after opening of bids and before award. The authority to permit correction o…
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    If a contractor's discovery and request for correction of a mistake in bid is not made until after the award, it shall be processed under the procedures of subpart 33.2 and the following: (a) When a mistake in a contractor's bid is not dis…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …. (1) Profit or fee prenegotiation objectives do not necessarily represent net income to contractors. Rather, they represent that element of the potential total remuneration that contractors may receive for contract performance over and ab…
  • FAR 19.602-1 Referral.
    …y, competency, capacity, credit, integrity, perseverance, tenacity, and limitations on subcontracting but for sureties see 28.101-3(f) and 28.203-1(e)), the contracting officer shall— (1) Withhold contract award (see 19.602-3); and (2) Re…
  • FAR 35.011 Data.
    (a) R&D contracts shall specify the technical data to be delivered under the contract, since the data clauses required by part 27 do not require the delivery of any such data. (b) In planning a developmental program when subsequent product…
  • FAR 36.102 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Contract is intended to refer to a contract for construction or a contract for architect-engineer services, unless another meaning is clearly intended. Design means defining the construction requirement (including th…
  • FAR 36.609-2 Redesign responsibility for design errors or deficiencies.
    (a) Under architect-engineer contracts, contractors shall be required to make necessary corrections at no cost to the Government when the designs, drawings, specifications, or other items or services furnished contain any errors, deficienci…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …eficiary) of a written demand therefor. Neither the financial institution nor the offeror/Contractor can revoke or condition the letter of credit. (b) If the offeror intends to use an ILC in lieu of a bid bond, or to secure other types of …
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    … clause: Progress Payments (NOV 2021) The Government will make progress payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but not more frequently than monthly, in amounts of $2,500 or more approved by the Contracting Officer, …
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    …ns on payments. Subject to such other limitations and conditions as are specified in this contract and this clause, the amount of payments and limitations on payments shall be specified in the contract's description of the basis for payment…
  • FAR 52.236-3 Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work.
    …llowing clause: Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor acknowledges that it has taken steps reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work, and that it has investigated an…
  • FAR 52.236-17 Layout of Work.
    As prescribed in 36.517, insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract is contemplated and use of this clause is appropriate due to a need for accurate work layout and for siting verific…
  • FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed-Price.
    …od may be varied according to agency procedures. Changes—Fixed-Price (AUG 1987) (a) The Contracting Officer may at any time, by written order, and without notice to the sureties, if any, make changes within the general scope of this contr…
  • FAR 52.243-2 Changes—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …be varied according to agency procedures. Changes—Cost-Reimbursement (AUG 1987) (a) The Contracting Officer may at any time, by written order, and without notice to the sureties, if any, make changes within the general scope of this contr…
  • FAR 52.243-3 Changes—Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hours.
    …sert the following clause: Changes—Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hours (SEP 2000) (a) The Contracting Officer may at any time, by written order, and without notice to the sureties, if any, make changes within the general scope of this contr…
  • FAR 52.243-4 Changes.
    … 30-day period may be varied according to agency procedures. Changes (JUN 2007) (a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, without notice to the sureties, if any, by written order designated or indicated to be a change order, make chan…

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