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23 sections with “contract surety bonds”

  • FAR 32.304-7 Contract surety bonds and loan guarantees.
    (a) Contract surety bonds are incompatible with the Government's interests under guaranteed loans, unless the interests of the surety are subordinated to the guaranteed loan. (b) If a substantial share of the contractor's defense contracts…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    The following are examples of the records normally contained, if applicable, in contract files: (a) Contracting office contract file. (1) Purchase request, acquisition planning information, and other presolicitation documents. (2) Justifi…
  • FAR 28.106-2 Substitution of surety bonds.
    …eviously approved may be substituted for the original bond if approved by the head of the contracting activity, or as otherwise specified in agency regulation. (b) When a new surety bond is approved, the contracting officer shall notify th…
  • FAR 52.228-11 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets.
    …(b), insert the following clause: Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (FEB 2021) (a) The Contractor shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a performance bond or a payment bond— (1) A pledge of assets that meets th…
  • FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds—Construction.
    …Payment Bonds—Construction (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Original contract price means the award price of the contract; or, for requirements contracts, the price payable for the estimated total quantity; or, for inde…
  • FAR 52.228-16 Performance and Payment Bonds—Other Than Construction.
    …ds—Other Than Construction (NOV 2006) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Original contract price means the award price of the contract or, for requirements contracts, the price payable for the estimated quantity; or, for indefinite-…
  • FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
    …ed in 32.111(a)(5), insert the following clause: Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts (MAY 2014) (a) Payment of price. The Government shall pay the Contractor the contract price as provided in this contract. (b) Progress pay…
  • DFARS 252.217-7008 Bonds.
    …ver the premium of such a bond. (c) Even if the solicitation does not require bonds, the Contracting Officer may nevertheless require a performance and payment bond, in form, amount, and with a surety acceptable to the Contracting Officer.…
  • 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 28.001 Definitions.
    … withdraw a bid within the period specified for acceptance and (2) will execute a written contract and furnish required bonds, including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements, within the time specified in the bid, unless a lon…
  • FAR 28.106-1 Bonds and bond related forms.
    …ncrease of Penalty (see 28.106-3). (m) SF 1416, Payment Bond for Other Than Construction Contracts (see 28.103-3 and 28.106-3(b)). (n) SF 1418, Performance Bond for Other Than Construction Contracts (see 28.103-2 and 28.106-3(b)). (o) OF…
  • FAR 28.106-6 Furnishing information.
    …rogress of the work, payments, and the estimated percentage of completion, concerning the contract for which the bond was furnished. (b) When a payment bond has been provided, the contracting officer shall, upon request, furnish the name a…
  • FAR 28.202 Acceptability of corporate sureties.
    (a)(1) Corporate sureties offered for bonds furnished with contracts performed in the United States or its outlying areas must appear on the list contained in the Department of the Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties (Treasury Departmen…
  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    …ed by that individual surety equals or exceeds the amount of the bond. (4) An offeror or contractor may submit up to three individual sureties for each bond, in which case the net adjusted value of the pledged unencumbered assets, when com…
  • FAR 28.203-3 Release of security interest.
    (a) After consultation with legal counsel, the contracting officer shall release the security interest on the individual surety's assets using the Optional Form 91, Release of Personal Property from Escrow, or a similar release as soon as p…
  • FAR 28.204 Alternatives in lieu of corporate or individual sureties.
    …e security in lieu of execution of the bond form by corporate or individual sureties. The contractor shall execute the bond forms as the principal. Agencies shall establish safeguards to protect against loss of the security and shall return…
  • FAR 28.204-1 United States bonds or notes.
    …of default of the principal on the bond shall accompany the deposited bonds or notes. The contracting officer may (a) turn securities over to the finance or other authorized agency official, or (b) deposit them with the Treasurer of the Uni…
  • FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee.
    …, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, an…
  • FAR 53.228 Bonds and insurance.
    …. (See 28.108-1(l).) (m) SF 1416 (Rev. 10/1998) Payment Bond for Other than Construction Contracts. (See 28.106-1(m).) (n) SF 1418 (Rev. 2/1999) Performance Bond For Other Than Construction Contracts. (See 28.106-1(n).) (o) OF 91 (Rev. 1…
  • FAR 28.203-4 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    … Insert the clause at 52.228-11, Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets, in solicitations and contracts that require the submission of performance or payment bonds.
  • DFARS 228.105 Other types of bonds.
    …t are authorized for use when— (1) Necessary for the protection of the Government or the contractor; or (2) The investigative and claims services of a surety company are desired.
  • FAR 28.203-5 Exclusion of individual sureties.
    …ion shall be entered as an exclusion in the System for Award Management (see 9.404). (d) Contracting officers shall not accept the bonds of individual sureties whose names appear in an active exclusion record in the System for Award Manage…
  • FAR 28.201 Requirements for security.
    …rity for bonds (including coinsurance and reinsurance agreements) required or used with a contract for supplies or services (including construction). Acceptable forms of security include (1) corporate or individual sureties or (2) any of th…

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