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53 sections with “covered area”: the first 40

  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ateral contract modifications. Contracts do not include grants and cooperative agreements covered by 31 U.S.C. 6301, et seq. For discussion of various types of contracts, see part 16. Contract administration office means an office that per…
  • FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.
    …ms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows: These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor p…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …iance Requirements for Construction (APR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered area means the geographical area described in the solicitation for this contract. Deputy Assistant Secretary means the Deputy Assistant Secre…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …aid for similar non-Government work under comparable circumstances. (2) Compensation not covered by labor-management agreements. Compensation for each employee or job class of employees must be reasonable for the work performed. Compensati…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …osal costs, are incorporated in their entirety and shall apply as follows— (1) Fully-CAS-covered contracts. Contracts that are fully-CAS-covered shall be subject to all requirements of 48 CFR 9904.420. (2) Modified CAS-covered and non-CAS…
  • FAR 41.204 GSA areawide contracts.
    …ee 41.201(d)), competition is typically not available within the entire geographical area covered by an areawide contract, although it may be available at specific locations within the utility's service area. When competing suppliers are av…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    … Agency means executive agency as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. Covered Federal action means any of the following actions: (1) Awarding any Federal contract. (2) Making any Federal grant. (3) Making any Federal …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunic…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …n Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91). (3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surv…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …n Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91). (iii) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Su…
  • FAR 52.229-6 Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts.
    …ate, that the taxing authority is imposing and collecting on the transactions or property covered by this contract, pursuant to written ruling or regulation in effect on the contract date. After-imposed tax means any new or increased tax o…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …73) when acquiring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301. (f) The following additional provisions …
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    … Subcontracting Plan (Test Program) (DEC 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered small business concern means a small business concern, veteran-owned small business concern, service-disabled veteran-owned small business con…
  • FAR 22.804-2 Construction.
    …1) the contract terms and conditions citing affirmative action requirements applicable to covered geographical areas or projects and (2) applicable requirements of 41 CFR 60-1 and 60-4. (b) Each agency shall maintain a listing of covered g…
  • FAR 52.226-3 Disaster or Emergency Area Representation.
    …sion: Disaster or Emergency Area Representation (NOV 2007) (a) Set-aside area. The area covered in this contract is: ___________ [Contracting Officer to fill in with definite geographic boundaries.] (b) Representations. The offeror repre…
  • FAR 52.229-4 Federal, State, and Local Taxes (State and Local Adjustments).
    …d during the contract period, other than an excepted tax, on the transactions or property covered by this contract that the Contractor is required to pay or bear as the result of legislative, judicial, or administrative action taking effect…
  • DFARS 237.7002 Area of performance and distribution of contracts.
    Follow the procedures at PGI 237.7002 for— (a) Defining the geographical area to be covered by the contract; and (b) Distributing copies of the contract.
  • FAR 23.109 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …items. Except for the acquisition of COTS items— (1) Insert the provision at 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification, in solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of EPA-designated items; and (2) Insert the clause at 5…
  • FAR 25.400 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart provides policies and procedures applicable to acquisitions that are covered by— (1) The World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA), as approved by Congress in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … provides to its protégé toward its subcontracting plan goals, provided that protégé is a covered territory business or that protégé has its principal office located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In accordance with 43 U.S.C. 1626— (i…
  • FAR 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes.
    … was later revoked or reduced during the contract period, on the transactions or property covered by this contract that the Contractor is required to pay or bear as the result of legislative, judicial, or administrative action taking effect…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …course(s) of action, if overages, shortages, or damages and/or other discrepancies are discovered upon receipt of Government-furnished property. (B) Contractor-acquired property. The Contractor shall take all actions necessary to adjust fo…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …ion and Response Program; (ii) That many of the offenses addressed by the definition are covered under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see paragraph (e)(2)(iv) of this clause). Other sexual misconduct may constitute offenses under th…
  • FAR 3.801 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Agency means executive agency as defined in 2.101. Covered Federal action means any of the following actions: (1) Awarding any Federal contract. (2) Making any Federal grant. (3) Making any Federal loan. (4) E…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …e, as prescribed in 4.1804(c). (5) Insert the clause at 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems, in solicitations and contracts (except for acquisitions of COTS items), as prescribed in 4.1903. (6) Insert t…
  • FAR 31.205-33 Professional and consultant service costs.
    …(e) Retainer fees, to be allowable, must be supported by evidence that— (1) The services covered by the retainer agreement are necessary and customary; (2) The level of past services justifies the amount of the retainer fees (if no servic…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …212). Therefore, all such information posted in FAPIIS will be publicly available, unless covered by a disclosure exemption under the Freedom of Information Act (see 9.105-2(b)(2)). (3) Agencies shall establish CPARS focal points who will …
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …racts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. (vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations. (vii) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contract…
  • DFARS 247.572 Policy.
    …orization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-364), when obtaining carriage requiring a covered vessel, the contracting officer shall consider the extent to which offerors have had overhaul, repair, and maintenance work for covered vessel…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …cal sources will be solicited. This exception does not apply to proposed contract actions covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement or a Free Trade Agreement (see Subpart 25.4); (13) The proposed contract act…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …luation of proposals submitted in response to a solicitation, that a sufficient number of covered personnel with the training and capability to perform an evaluation and analysis of proposals submitted in response to a solicitation are not …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …g a diplomatic or consular mission; and (viii) Any other matters germane to the plan not covered elsewhere. (21) Milestones for the acquisition cycle. Address the following steps and any others appropriate: (22) Identification of partici…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …onsent to subcontracts and review of contractors' purchasing systems are separate actions covered in part 44. (b) Definition. Make item, as used in this subsection, means an item or work effort to be produced or performed by the prime cont…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    … provides to its protégé toward its subcontracting plan goals, provided that protégé is a covered territory business or that protégé has its principal office located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  • FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.
    …standards requirements; (ii) Not be limited to specific areas raised in a complaint or uncovered during compliance checks; and (iii) Use personnel familiar with labor laws and their application to contracts. (2) Do not disclose contracto…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …lowances of Foreign Areas, prescribed by the Department of State, for travel in areas not covered in paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section, available on a subscription basis from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publ…
  • FAR 36.602-1 Selection criteria.
    …xperience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private …
  • FAR 41.101 Definitions.
    …he Government terminates the contract before the cost of connection facilities has been recovered by the utility supplier (see “Connection charge”). Utility service means a service such as furnishing electricity, natural or manufactured ga…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ract, ensuring that the contractor complies with the reporting requirements relating to recovered material content (see 52.223-9) and biobased products (see 52.223-2) utilized in contract performance. (69) Administer commercial financing p…
  • FAR 44.305-2 Notification.
    …cation granting system approval shall include— (1) Identification of the plant or plants covered by the approval; (2) The effective date of approval; and (3) A statement that system approval— (i) Applies to all Federal Government contra…

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.