48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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821 sections with “contract termination”: the first 40
- FAR 52.222-12 Contract Termination—Debarment.As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Contract Termination—Debarment (MAY 2014) A breach of the contract clauses entitled Construction Wage Rate Requirements, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensati…
- DFARS 252.249-7002 Notification of Anticipated Contract Termination or Reduction.As prescribed in 249.7004, use the following clause: Notification of Anticipated Contract Termination or Reduction (DEC 2022) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Major defense program means a program that is carried out to produce or…
- FAR 22.406-11 Contract terminations.If a contract or subcontract is terminated for violation of the labor standards clauses, the contracting agency shall submit a report to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division. The report shall include— (a) The number of the terminated …
- DFARS 249.7003 Notification of anticipated contract terminations or reductions.… the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. Chapter 32) for employees of DoD contractors and subcontractors adversely affected by termination or substantial reductions in major defense programs. (b) Departments and agencies ar…
- DFARS 249.7001 Congressional notification on significant contract terminations.…cation is required for any termination involving a reduction in employment of 100 or more contractor employees. Proposed terminations must be cleared through department/agency liaison offices before release of the termination notice, or any…
- FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.[Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlements of fixed-price contracts completely terminated.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Notice of Termination dated ____________________…
- FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.[Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlements of fixed-price contracts partially terminated.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Notice of Termination dated __________________. …
- FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.[Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlement of cost-reimbursement contracts that are completely terminated, if settlement includes costs.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Not…
- FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.(a) The contracting officer's determination is final unless appealed as follows: (1) An appeal of a contracting officer's NAICS code designation and the applicable size standard shall be served and filed within 10 calendar days after the i…
- FAR 22.404-9 Award of contract without required wage determination.(a) If a contract is awarded without the required wage determination (i.e., incorporating no determination, containing a clearly inapplicable general wage determination, or containing a project determination which is inapplicable because of…
- FAR 26.505 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.…equate evidence to suspect any of the causes at paragraph (d) of this section exists, the contracting officer may suspend contract payments in accordance with the procedures at 32.503-6(a)(1). (b) After determining in writing that any of t…
- FAR 42.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.(a) Applicability and responsibility. Contracting officer determination shall be used for the following, with the indicated cognizant contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) responsible for establishing the final indirect…
- FAR 49.104 Duties of prime contractor after receipt of notice of termination.After receipt of the notice of termination, the contractor shall comply with the notice and the termination clause of the contract, except as otherwise directed by the TCO. The notice and clause applicable to convenience terminations genera…
- 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 49.403 Termination of cost-reimbursement contracts for default.(a) The right to terminate a cost-reimbursement contract for default is provided for in the Termination for Default or for Convenience of the Government clause at 52.249-6. A 10-day notice to the contractor before termination for default is…
- FAR 49.504 Termination of fixed-price contracts for default.(a)(1) Supplies and services. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.249-8, Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service), in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expec…
- FAR 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, with settlement limited to fee.[Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlement of cost-reimbursement contracts that are completely terminated, if settlement is limited to fee.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the amount of fee due under the contract, t…
- FAR 49.603-5 Cost-reimbursement contracts—partial termination.[Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract, for settlement agreements for cost-reimbursement contracts as a result of partial termination.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the ter…
- DFARS 209.105-2-70 Inclusion of determination of contractor fault in Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS).If the contractor or a subcontractor at any tier is not subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts and the DoD appointing official that requested a DoD investigation makes a final determination that a contractor's or subcontractor's gro…
- FAR 4.804-4 Physically completed contracts.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a contract is considered to be physically completed when— (1)(i) The contractor has completed the required deliveries and the Government has inspected and accepted the supplies; (ii…
- FAR 19.812 Contract administration.(a) The contracting officer shall assign contract administration functions, as required, based on the location of the 8(a) contractor (see Federal Directory of Contract Administration Services Components (available via the Internet athttps:…
- FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.(a) Insert the following clauses in solicitations and contracts in excess of $2,000 for construction within the United States: (1) 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements. (2) 52.222-7, Withholding of Funds. (3) 52.222-8, Payrolls …
- FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.Contract terminations generally give rise to the incurrence of costs or the need for special treatment of costs that would not have arisen had the contract not been terminated. The following cost principles peculiar to termination situation…
- FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.(a) Advance payments are advances of money by the Government to a prime contractor before, in anticipation of, and for the purpose of complete performance under one or more contracts. They are expected to be liquidated from payments due to …
- FAR 32.305 Loan guarantees for terminated contracts.…rovide for financing based on the borrower's recoverable investment in defense production contracts, may also apply to contracts that have been terminated (partially or totally) for the convenience of the Government. Guaranteed loans also m…
- FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.(a) The contracting officer normally delegates the following contract administration functions to a CAO. The contracting officer may retain any of these functions, except those in paragraphs (a)(5), (a)(9), (a)(11), and (a)(12) of this sect…
- FAR 49.108-2 Prime contractor's rights and obligations.…tion for convenience clauses provide that after receipt of a termination notice the prime contractor shall, unless directed otherwise by the TCO, terminate all subcontracts to the extent that they relate to the performance of prime work ter…
- FAR 49.603-8 Fixed-price contracts—settlements with subcontractors only.[Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlements of fixed-price contracts covering only settlements with subcontractors.] (a) This agreement settles that portion of the settlement proposal of the Contractor that is based upon ter…
- FAR 49.606 Granting subcontract settlement authorization.Contracting officers shall use the following format when granting subcontract settlement authorization: LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION (a) Your request of ______ (date) is approved, and you are authorized, subject to the limitations of subsectio…
- FAR 52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards).As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Subcontracts (Labor Standards) (MAY 2014) (a) Definition. Construction, alteration or repair, as used in this clause, means all types of work done by laborers and mechanics employe…
- FAR 53.243 Contract modifications (SF 30).SF 30 (11/2016), Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract. SF 30 is prescribed for use in amending invitation for bids, as specified in 14.208; modifying purchase and delivery orders, as specified in 13.302-3; and modifying contra…
- 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 4.804-1 Closeout by the office administering the contract.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, time standards for closing out contract files are as follows: (1) Files for contracts using simplified acquisition procedures should be considered closed when the contracting officer…
- FAR 4.804-5 Procedures for closing out contract files.(a) The contract administration office is responsible for initiating (automated or manual) administrative closeout of the contract after receiving evidence of its physical completion. At the outset of this process, the contract administrati…
- FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.…or solicitations for commercial products or commercial services issued under part 12. The contracting officer shall check the applicable provisions at 52.204-8(c)(2). Use the provision with its Alternate I in solicitations issued after Octo…
- FAR 8.406-4 Termination for cause.(a)(1) An ordering activity contracting officer may terminate individual orders for cause. Termination for cause shall comply with FAR 12.403, and may include charging the contractor with excess costs resulting from repurchase. (2) The sch…
- FAR 8.406-5 Termination for the Government's convenience.(a) An ordering activity contracting officer may terminate individual orders for the Government's convenience. Terminations for the Government's convenience shall comply with FAR 12.403. (b) Before terminating orders for the Government's c…
- FAR 9.104-4 Subcontractor responsibility.(a) Generally, prospective prime contractors are responsible for determining the responsibility of their prospective subcontractors (but see 9.405 and 9.405-2 regarding debarred, ineligible, or suspended firms). Determinations of prospectiv…
- FAR 9.105-2 Determinations and documentation.(a) Determinations. (1) The contracting officer's signing of a contract constitutes a determination that the prospective contractor is responsible with respect to that contract. When an offer on which an award would otherwise be made is rej…
- FAR 9.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.(a) Contractors debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded. (1) Notwithstanding the debarment, suspension, proposed debarment, or voluntary exclusion, of a contractor, agencies may continue contracts or subcontract…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.