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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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269 sections with “contracting policy”: the first 40

  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    … of classified information or national security; (3) Contracts awarded by— (i) Deployed 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…
  • FAR 6.301 Policy.
    (a) 41 U.S.C. 3304 and 10 U.S.C. 3204) each authorize, under certain conditions, contracting without providing for full and open competition. The Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are subj…
  • FAR 11.301 Policy.
    …ese supplies or property may not be used in contract performance unless authorized by the contracting officer. (2) When acquiring commercial products, the contracting officer must consider the customary practices in the industry for the pr…
  • FAR 11.501 Policy.
    (a) The contracting officer must consider the potential impact on pricing, competition, and contract administration before using a liquidated damages clause. Use liquidated damages clauses only when— (1) The time of delivery or timely perf…
  • FAR 15.402 Pricing policy.
    Contracting officers shall— (a) Purchase supplies and services from responsible sources at fair and reasonable prices. In establishing the reasonableness of the offered prices, the contracting officer— (1) Shall obtain certified cost or p…
  • FAR 17.703 Policy.
    …efense agency certifications of compliance to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting at: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), Defense Pricing and Contracting, Contra…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …ess is used to obtain pricing for an acquisition. When using the reverse auction process, contracting officers are still required to follow the acquisition policies and procedures (e.g., those prescribed in subpart 8.4 or 16.5, or part 13 o…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …ll Business Administration (SBA) counsels and assists small business concerns and assists contracting personnel to ensure that a fair proportion of contracts for supplies and services is placed with small business. (b) Heads of contracting…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    The contracting officer shall review the subcontracting plan for adequacy, ensuring that the required information, goals, and assurances are included (see 19.704). (a) No detailed standards apply to every subcontracting plan. Instead, the …
  • FAR 32.202-1 Policy.
    …provision of financing by the buyer is a commercial practice. In these circumstances, the contracting officer may include appropriate financing terms in contracts for commercial purchases when doing so will be in the best interest of the Go…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    … function (see subpart 7.5). (d) Non-personal service contracts are proper under general contracting authority. (e) Agency program officials are responsible for accurately describing the need to be filled, or problem to be resolved, throu…
  • FAR 42.1502 Policy.
    …r single-agency contracts. For single-agency task-order and delivery-order contracts, the contracting officer may require performance evaluations for each order in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold when such evaluations would p…
  • DFARS 226.7202 Policy and procedures.
    (a)(1) Contracting officers may use this Demonstration Project to award one or more contracts to an eligible contractor for the purpose of providing defense contracting opportunities for entities that employ severely disabled individuals. T…
  • DFARS 232.7101 Policy and procedures.
    (a) The contracting officer shall require the contractor to— (1) Promptly notify the contracting officer when a levy may result in an inability to perform the contract; and (2) Advise the contracting officer whether the inability to perfo…
  • DFARS 234.201 Policy.
    …See PGI 234.201(3) for additional guidance on earned value management. (5) The cognizant contracting officer, in consultation with the functional specialist and auditor, shall— (i) Determine the acceptability of the contractor's earned va…
  • DFARS 234.7002 Policy.
    …tion of commercial products in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section; or (2) The contracting officer determines in writing that the subsystem is a commercial product in accordance with 212.102(a)(iii). For a subsystem of a major we…
  • DFARS 242.7502 Policy.
    …ercentage or stage of completion, shall maintain an accounting system. (b) The cognizant contracting officer, in consultation with the auditor or functional specialist, shall— (1) Determine the acceptability of a contractor's accounting s…
  • DFARS 244.305-70 Policy.
    Use this section instead of FAR 44.305-2(c) and 44.305-3(b). (a) The cognizant contracting officer, in consultation with the purchasing system analyst or auditor, shall— (1) Determine the acceptability of the contractor's purchasing syste…
  • FAR 9.202 Policy.
    …ablishment of the qualification requirements shall be specified. (2) Upon request to the contracting activity, potential offerors shall be provided— (i) All requirements that they or their products must satisfy to become qualified; and (…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …be set aside for small business concerns (see 19.000, 19.203, and subpart 19.5). (2) The contracting officer may make an award to a small business concern under the— (i) 8(a) Program (see subpart 19.8); (ii) Historically Underutilized Bu…
  • FAR 22.406-1 Policy.
    (a) General. Contracting agencies are responsible for ensuring the full and impartial enforcement of labor standards in the administration of construction contracts. Contracting agencies shall maintain an effective program that shall includ…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …of employment and who chooses to do so; or (B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracting agency, designated by the agency head in accordance with agency procedures, from the requirement to provide return transportation or pay f…
  • FAR 36.104 Policy.
    …Architects and Engineers, or another acquisition procedure authorized by law is used, the contracting officer shall use the two-phase selection procedures authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3241 or 41 U.S.C. 3309 when entering into a contract for the …
  • FAR 39.101 Policy.
    …gement of servers and Federal data centers. (2) When developing an acquisition strategy, contracting officers should consider the rapidly changing nature of information technology through market research (see Part 10) and the application o…
  • DFARS 212.7002 Policy.
    (a) Contracting officers may only use a CSO— (1) To obtain innovative solutions or potential capabilities that fulfill requirements; (2) To close capability gaps, or provide potential innovative technological advancements; and (3) When m…
  • DFARS 245.102 Policy.
    …se necessary for contract performance. (ii) Upon completion of contract performance, the contracting officer shall— (A) Contact the Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 7500 Geoint Drive, Springfield, VA 22150, for dispositi…
  • FAR 4.1201 Policy.
    …ve contractor has completed representations and certifications electronically in SAM, the contracting officer must reference the date of SAM verification in the contract file to satisfy contract file documentation requirements of 4.803(a)(1…
  • FAR 4.1802 Policy.
    (a) Commercial and Government Entity code. (1) Offerors shall provide the contracting officer the CAGE code assigned to that offeror's location prior to the award of a contract action above the micro-purchase threshold, when there is a requ…
  • FAR 9.103 Policy.
    …ponsible prospective contractors only. (b) No purchase or award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. In the absence of information clearly indicating that the prospective contra…
  • FAR 26.504 Policy.
    …occurring in the workplace no later than 5 days after such conviction; (5) Notifying the contracting officer in writing within 10 days after receiving notice under subdivision (a)(4)(ii) of this section, from an employee or otherwise recei…
  • DFARS 204.7302 Policy.
    …ia (or access to covered contractor information systems and equipment) upon request. (2) Contracting officers shall refer to PGI 204.7303-4(c) for instructions on contractor submissions of media and malicious software. (c) Information sha…
  • DFARS 204.7502 Policy.
    (a) Award eligibility. (1) The contracting officer shall include in the solicitation the required CMMC level, if provided by the program office or the requiring activity. (2) Contracting officers shall not award a contract, task order, or …
  • DFARS 209.571-3 Policy.
    …major defense acquisition programs from sources that are objective and unbiased; and (b) Contracting officers generally should seek to resolve organizational conflicts of interest in a manner that will promote competition and preserve DoD …
  • DFARS 210.001 Policy.
    …oncerns available to justify limiting competition under the terms of the contract. If the contracting officer cannot determine whether the criteria are met, the contracting officer shall include a written explanation in the contract file as…
  • DFARS 215.402 Pricing policy.
    …f the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239)— (A) The contracting officer is responsible for determining if the information provided by the offeror is sufficient to determine price reasonableness. This re…
  • DFARS 219.201 General policy.
    …nsibility for assigning small business technical advisors is delegated to the head of the contracting activity. (10) Contracting activity small business specialists perform this function by— (A) Reviewing and making recommendations for al…
  • DFARS 237.7602 Policy.
    …rated in the contract, to ensure the continuation of these services in crisis situations. Contracting officers shall consult with a functional manager to assess the sufficiency of the contractor-provided written plan. Contractors will activ…
  • DFARS 242.1502 Policy.
    …inst, and efforts to achieve, the goals identified in its comprehensive small business subcontracting plan when the contract contains the clause at 252.219-7004, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program); (ii) Shall, unless exempte…
  • FAR 1.602-2 Responsibilities.
    Contracting officers are responsible for ensuring performance of all necessary actions for effective contracting, ensuring compliance with the terms of the contract, and safeguarding the interests of the United States in its contractual rel…
  • FAR 1.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.
    …nel. (2) Subject to the limitations in paragraph (c) of this subsection, the head of the contracting activity, unless a higher level official is designated by the agency, may ratify an unauthorized commitment. (3) The ratification authori…

FAR (chapter 1)

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