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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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131 sections with “contractor's plant”: the first 40

  • FAR 42.402 Visits to contractors' facilities.
    (a) Government personnel planning to visit a contractor's facility in connection with one or more Government contracts shall provide prior notification to the cognizant CAO, with the following information, sufficiently in advance to permit …
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    As prescribed in 3.1004(a), insert the following clause: Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an …
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    … prescribed in 27.303(b)(1), insert the following clause: Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (MAY 2014) (a) As used in this clause— Invention means any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable u…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    As prescribed in 227.303(2), use the following clause: Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business) (JUN 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause—Invention means— (1) Any invention or discovery that is or may be patent…
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    (a) SF 1403, Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor (General). (i) The factors in Section III, Block 19, generally mean— (A) Technical capability. An assessment of the prospective contractor's key management personnel to determine if th…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …nd other related services. Assignment of claims means the transfer or making over by the contractor to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, as security for a loan to the contractor, of its right to be paid by the Governme…
  • FAR 22.103-4 Approvals.
    (a) The contracting officer shall review the contractor's request for overtime. Approval of the use of overtime may be granted by an agency approving official after determining in writing that overtime is necessary to— (1) Meet essential d…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …. (3) The compensation must be based upon and conform to the terms and conditions of the contractor's established compensation plan or practice followed so consistently as to imply, in effect, an agreement to make the payment. (4) No pres…
  • FAR 31.205-11 Depreciation.
    (a) Depreciation on a contractor's plant, equipment, and other capital facilities is an allowable contract cost, subject to the limitations contained in this cost principle. For tangible personal property, only estimated residual values tha…
  • FAR 31.205-13 Employee morale, health, welfare, food service, and dormitory costs and credits.
    … centers; (4) Employee counseling services; and (5) Food and dormitory services for the contractor's employees at or near the contractor's facilities. These services include— (i) Operating or furnishing facilities for cafeterias, dining …
  • FAR 32.202-4 Security for Government financing.
    …Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Assessment of the contractor's financial condition shall consider both net worth and liquidity. If the contracting officer finds the offeror's financial condition is no…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …2.101) has designated the contracting officer to perform these functions. (1) Review the contractor's compensation structure. (2) Review the contractor's insurance plans. (3) Conduct post-award orientation conferences. (4) Review and ev…
  • FAR 46.405 Subcontracts.
    …he primary purpose is to assist the contract administration office cognizant of the prime contractor's plant in determining the conformance of subcontracted supplies or services with contract requirements or to satisfy one or more of the fa…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …only as authorized in this section. (b) The contracting officer ordinarily must give the contractor an opportunity to correct or replace nonconforming supplies or services when this can be accomplished within the required delivery schedule…
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    … state the— (1) Exact nature of the item and its components and characteristics that the contractor warrants; (2) Extent of the contractor's warranty including all of the contractor's obligations to the Government for breach of warranty; …
  • FAR 47.305-3 F.o.b. origin solicitations.
    …pments from various shipping points is contemplated. (c) When delivery is f.o.b. origin, contractor's facility, and the designated facility is not covered by the line-haul transportation rate, the charges required to deliver the shipment t…
  • FAR 49.107 Audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements.
    (a) The TCO shall refer each prime contractor settlement proposal valued at or above the threshold for obtaining certified cost or pricing data set forth in FAR 15.403-4(a)(1) to the appropriate audit agency for review and recommendations. …
  • FAR 49.605 Request to settle subcontractor settlement proposals.
    Contractors requesting authority to settle subcontractor settlement proposals shall furnish applicable information from the list below and any additional information required by the contracting officer: (a) Name of contractor and address o…
  • FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
    …materials, labor-hour, or price redeterminable contract, or any combination of these, the Contractor shall maintain and the Contracting Officer, or an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer, shall have the right to examine and…
  • FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.
    …er the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (a) During the term of this contract, the Contractor shall post an employee notice, of such size and in such form, and containing such content as prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, in consp…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …parts from Government property for use or for installation on other Government property. Contractor-acquired property means property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the Contractor for performing a contract, and to which the …
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …erials, components, intermediate assemblies, end products, and lots of supplies. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering supplies under this contract and shall tender to the …
  • FAR 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour.
    …on—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour (MAY 2001) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Contractor's managerial personnel means any of the Contractor's directors, officers, managers, superintendents, or equivalent representatives who have…
  • FAR 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price.
    …following clause: Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price (AUG 1996) (a) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the work under this contract. Complete records of all…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    …l or complete performance of the contract. Supplies means the end items furnished by the Contractor and related services required under this contract. The word does not include “data.” (b) Contractor's obligations. (1) Notwithstanding ins…
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    …l or complete performance of the contract. Supplies means the end items furnished by the Contractor and related services required under this contract. The word does not include “data.” (b) Contractor's obligations. (1) The Contractor warr…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …Defect means any condition or characteristic in any supplies or services furnished by the Contractor under the contract that is not in compliance with the requirements of the contract. Supplies means the end items furnished by the Contract…
  • FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.
    …ety Administration prescribes commercial zones at Subpart B of 49 CFR part 372). (b) The Contractor shall— (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications; or (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the sh…
  • FAR 52.247-31 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed.
    …tween the points specified in the contract, is deducted from the contract price. (b) The Contractor shall— (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications; or (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the sh…
  • FAR 52.247-32 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Prepaid.
    …(2) The cost of transportation, ultimately the Government's obligation, is prepaid by the contractor to the point specified in the contract. (b) The Contractor shall— (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specification…
  • FAR 52.247-33 F.o.b. Origin, With Differentials.
    …entials for mode of transportation, type of vehicle, or place of delivery as indicated in Contractor's offer may be added to the contract price. (b) The Contractor shall— (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifica…
  • FAR 52.247-55 F.o.b. Point for Delivery of Government-Furnished Property.
    …roperty for use within the contiguous United States or Canada to a point specified by the Contractor in the offer. If the Government makes delivery by railroad, the f.o.b. point will be private siding, Contractor's plant. If the Contractor'…
  • DFARS 252.217-7016 Plant protection.
    …rescribed in 217.7104(a), use the following clause: Plant Protection (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor shall provide, for the plant and work in process, reasonable safeguards against all hazards, including unauthorized entry, malicious mischi…
  • DFARS 252.225-7013 Duty-Free Entry.
    …de end products to be delivered under this contract; or (3) Other supplies for which the Contractor estimates that duty will exceed $300 per shipment into the customs territory of the United States. (c) The Contractor shall— (1) Claim du…
  • DFARS 245.602-3 Screening.
    …or retention of listed items. All required screening must be completed before any sale of contractor inventory, including contractor inventory in overseas locations (foreign excess personal property) can take place. Upon request of the pros…
  • FAR 4.804-5 Procedures for closing out contract files.
    …(ii) If the final patent report is not received, the contracting officer shall notify the contractor of the contractor's obligations and the Government's rights under the applicable patent rights clause, in accordance with 27.303. If the co…
  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    …se for the system only. (b) Company A is the systems engineering and technical direction contractor for system X. After some progress, but before completion, the system is canceled. Later, system Y is developed to achieve the same purposes…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    (a) General. The prime contractor is responsible for managing contract performance, including planning, placing, and administering subcontracts as necessary to ensure the lowest overall cost and technical risk to the Government. When make-o…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …cost reviews differ from traditional evaluation methods because they do not assume that a contractor's historical costs reflect efficient and economical operation. Instead, these reviews evaluate the economy and efficiency of the contractor…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …cts when it is contemplated that certified cost or pricing data will be required from the contractor or any subcontractor (see 15.403-4). (c) Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications. The contracting offic…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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