48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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4 sections with “cost indexes of labor or material”

  • FAR 16.203-1 Description.
    …shed prices of specific items or the contract end items. (2) Adjustments based on actual costs of labor or material. These price adjustments are based on increases or decreases in specified costs of labor or material that the contractor ac…
  • FAR 16.203-4 Contract clauses.
    …), upon approval by the chief of the contracting office. (c) Adjustments based on actual cost of labor or material. (1) The contracting officer shall, when contracting by negotiation, insert a clause that is substantially the same as the c…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …evel of detail of the analysis required. (2) Price analysis shall be used when certified cost or pricing data are not required (see paragraph (b) of this subsection and 15.404-3). (3) Cost analysis shall be used to evaluate the reasonable…
  • DFARS 216.203-4 Contract clauses.
    …w the procedures at PGI 216.203-4 when using an economic price adjustment clause based on cost indexes of labor or material.

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.