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145 sections with “contractor operations”: the first 40

  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …ack Act of 1986 (now codified at 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks,) was passed to deter subcontractors from making payments and contractors from accepting payments for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in c…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    As prescribed in 25.301-4, insert the following clause: Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States (MAY 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Ch…
  • FAR 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    As prescribed in 25.302-6, insert the following clause: Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Area of combat operations means an area of operations…
  • FAR 52.236-10 Operations and Storage Areas.
    …in 36.510, insert the following clause: Operations and Storage Areas (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor shall confine all operations (including storage of materials) on Government premises to areas authorized or approved by the Contracting Off…
  • DFARS 252.204-7010 Requirement for Contractor To Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol.
    As prescribed in 204.470-3, use the following clause: Requirement for Contractor To Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities Are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol (JAN 2009) (a) If…
  • DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    As prescribed in 225.302-6, insert the following clause: Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Full cooperation—(1) Means disclosure to the…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    As prescribed in 225.371-5(a), use the following clause: Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States (Aug 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Combatant Commander means the commander of …
  • DFARS 252.228-7007 Public Aircraft and State Aircraft Operations—Liability.
    … Upon award, for contract performance to be conducted as a public aircraft operation, the Contractor shall be bound by the operating procedures contained in the combined regulation/instruction entitled “Contractor's Flight and Ground Operat…
  • DFARS 252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations.
    … (e.g., periodic lease payments), the due date will be as specified in the contract. (2) Contractor's invoice. The Contractor shall prepare and submit invoices to the designated billing office specified in the contract. A proper invoice sh…
  • DFARS 252.237-7023 Continuation of Essential Contractor Services.
    As prescribed in 237.7603(a), use the following clause: Continuation of Essential Contractor Services (OCT 2010) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- (1) Essential contractor service means a service provided by a firm or individual u…
  • DFARS 252.237-7024 Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services.
    …scribed in 237.7603(b), use the following provision: Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services (OCT 2010) (a) Definitions. Essential contractor service and mission-essential functions have the meanings given in the clause at…
  • 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 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 52.236-13 Accident Prevention.
    …escribed in 36.513, insert the following clause: Accident Prevention (NOV 1991) (a) The Contractor shall provide and maintain work environments and procedures which will (1) safeguard the public and Government personnel, property, materia…
  • DFARS 228.307-1 Group insurance plans.
    The Defense Department Group Term Insurance Plan is available for contractor use under cost-reimbursement type contracts when approved as provided in department or agency regulations. A contractor is eligible if— (a) The number of covered …
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …e into account the perspective of the user of the product or service. (3) When selecting contractors to provide products or perform services the Government will use contractors who have a track record of successful past performance or who …
  • 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 4.1102 Policy.
    …all use the legal business name or “doing business as” name and physical address from the contractor's SAM registration for the provided unique entity identifier to identify the contractor in section A of the contract schedule, similar sect…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …t Government property is to be disposed of and on what terms (although an agency may give contractors authority to dispose of property at prices within specified ranges and subject to other reasonable conditions deemed appropriate by the ag…
  • FAR 9.505-1 Providing systems engineering and technical direction.
    (a) A contractor that provides systems engineering and technical direction for a system but does not have overall contractual responsibility for its development, its integration, assembly, and checkout, or its production shall not— (1) Be …
  • FAR 16.104 Factors in selecting contract types.
    …, so that a contract type that places a reasonable degree of cost responsibility upon the contractor can be negotiated. (d) Type and complexity of the requirement. Complex requirements, particularly those unique to the Government, usually …
  • FAR 17.207 Exercise of options.
    …a) When exercising an option, the contracting officer shall provide written notice to the contractor within the time period specified in the contract. (b) When the contract provides for economic price adjustment and the contractor requests…
  • FAR 17.605 Award, renewal, and extension.
    …cts, the Government is often limited in its ability to effect competition or to replace a contractor. Therefore contracting officers should take extraordinary steps before award to assure themselves that the prospective contractor's technic…
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    …epair means all types of work done by laborers and mechanics employed by the construction contractor or construction subcontractor on a particular building or work at the site thereof, including without limitations— (1) Altering, remodelin…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …tract are used regularly for other than Government purposes and are sold or traded by the contractor in substantial quantities to the general public in the course of normal business operations. (ii) The services will be furnished at prices…
  • FAR 25.302-4 Policy.
    …unctions in designated areas are addressed at 32 CFR part 159, entitled “Private Security Contractors Operating in Contingency Operations.” Contractor responsibilities include ensuring that employees are aware of, and comply with, relevant …
  • 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 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 31.205-41 Taxes.
    … above, but upon which a claim of illegality or erroneous assessment exists; provided the contractor, before paying such taxes— (i) Promptly requests instructions from the contracting officer concerning such taxes; and (ii) Takes all acti…
  • FAR 32.304-2 Certificate of eligibility.
    …tificate of eligibility, the accompanying data, and any other relevant information on the contractor's financial status and performance, to determine whether authorization of a loan guarantee would be in the Government's interest. (c) If t…
  • FAR 32.503-2 Supervision of progress payments.
    …ents supervision, by prepayment review or periodic review, should vary inversely with the contractor's experience, performance record, reliability, quality of management, and financial strength, and with the adequacy of the contractor's acc…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    …recipitately or arbitrarily. These actions should be taken only after— (i) Notifying the contractor of the intended action and providing an opportunity for discussion; (ii) Evaluating the effect of the action on the contractor's operation…
  • FAR 32.607 Installment payments and deferment of collection.
    (a) The contracting officer shall not approve or deny a contractor's request for installment payments or deferment of collections. The office designated in agency procedures is responsible for approving or denying requests for installment p…
  • FAR 32.607-2 Deferment of collection.
    …erment of collection must be submitted in writing to the contracting officer. (1) If the contractor has appealed the debt under the procedures of the Disputes clause of the contract, the information with the request for deferment may be li…
  • 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 42.1503 Procedures.
    … of the principal purpose of the contract or order. The evaluation should reflect how the contractor performed. The evaluation should include clear relevant information that accurately depicts the contractor's performance, and be based on o…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    …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 G…
  • FAR 48.001 Definitions.
    …duction multiplied by the number of instant contract units affected by the VECP, less the contractor's allowable development and implementation costs; (2) Concurrent contract savings, that are net reductions in the prices of other contract…
  • FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures.
    …ift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind which is provided to any prime Contractor, prime Contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatme…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …sts to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price: (11) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented its…

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