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30 sections with “critical components”

  • FAR 25.105 Critical components and critical items.
    (a) The following is a list of articles that have been determined to be a critical component or critical item and their respective preference factor(s). (1)-(2) [Reserved] (b) The list of articles and preference factors in paragraph (a) o…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …omponents does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • FAR 25.106 Determining reasonableness of cost.
    …on is subject to a trade agreement under subpart 25.4. (b) For end products that are not critical items and do not contain critical components. (1)(i) If there is a domestic offer that is not the low offer, and the restrictions of the Buy …
  • FAR 25.204 Evaluating offers of foreign construction material.
    …hs (c) and (d) of the respective clauses. (b)(1) For construction material that is not a critical item and does not contain critical components. (i) Unless the head of the agency specifies a higher percentage, the contracting officer shall…
  • FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.
    …does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    …mponent means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    …mponent means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
    …does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …se of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications C…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …nd that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (f)(3) of this provision contains a critical component. (ii) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as d…
  • FAR 52.225-1 Buy American—Supplies.
    …omponents does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • FAR 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.
    …omponents does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product. Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The l…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    …fication of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics. Critical item means an item, the failure of which is likely to result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or dependi…
  • DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
    …(FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item, component, critical component, critical item, domestic end product, foreign end product, qualifying country, qualifying country end product, and United States, a…
  • DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
    …“Bahraini end product,” “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “critical component,” “critical item,” “domestic end product,” “Free Trade Agreement country,” “Free Trade Agreement country end product,” “foreign end…
  • DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.
    …e homeland defense mission of DoD, including with respect to ballistic missile defense. “Critical technology” means— (1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the International Traf…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    …fication of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics. Critical item means an item, the failure of which is likely to result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or dependi…
  • FAR 4.2101 Definitions.
    …se of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications C…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …components, unless the Secretary of Defense, upon the recommendation of the Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-1, determines that the domestic availability of a particular electronic component is c…
  • DFARS 225.7018-3 Exceptions.
    …nic device, unless the Secretary of Defense, upon the recommendation of the Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-1 determines that the domestic availability of a particular electronic device is criti…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …evel quality standards are necessary (46.202) and whether the supplies to be acquired are critical items (46.101). (20) Other considerations. Discuss, as applicable: (i) Standardization concepts; (ii) The industrial readiness program; (…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …101) shall not be included, unless their potential impact on contract cost or schedule is critical. Normally, make-or-buy programs should not include items or work efforts estimated to cost less than 1 percent of the total estimated contrac…
  • FAR 16.402-2 Performance incentives.
    … contracts for performance of objectively measurable tasks when quality of performance is critical and incentives are likely to motivate the contractor. (c) Technical performance incentives may be particularly appropriate in major systems …
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    …em acquisitions (see part 34), the contracting officer may designate certain high risk or critical subsystems or components for special surveillance in addition to requesting supporting contract administration. This surveillance shall be co…
  • FAR 44.201-1 Consent requirements.
    …lue, or because the subcontract needs special surveillance. These can be subcontracts for critical systems, subsystems, components, or services. Subcontracts may be identified by subcontract number or by class of items (e.g., subcontracts f…
  • FAR 46.317 Reporting nonconforming items.
    …hat the contracting officer, in consultation with the requiring activity determines to be critical items for which use of the clause is appropriate; (2) In addition (as required by paragraph (c)(4) of section 818 of the National Defense Au…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …to such contract has not been determined to have experienced cost growth in excess of the critical cost growth threshold pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4371(a)(3) within 5 years prior to the date the Secretary anticipates such contract (or a contrac…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …ures from DoD personal property. Methods and degree range from removal and destruction of critical features to total destruction by cutting, tearing, crushing, mangling, shredding, melting, burning, etc. Export-controlled items has the mea…

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