48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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14 sections with “customary commercial terms and conditions”

  • FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …Government contracts; and (7) Unauthorized obligations. (c) Tailoring inconsistent with customary commercial practice. The contracting officer shall not tailor any clause or otherwise include any additional terms or conditions in a solici…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …n of commercial products or commercial services; or (2) Determined to be consistent with customary commercial practice. (b) Insert the following provisions in solicitations for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services…
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    …mined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. (xiv) A statement regarding the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating, if applicable. …
  • FAR 27.405-3 Commercial computer software.
    …en there is any confusion as to whether the Government's needs are satisfied or whether a customary commercial license is consistent with Federal law. Additional or lesser rights may be negotiated using the guidance concerning restricted ri…
  • FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …lifies under the criteria at 32.202-1(b) and installment payments for the item are either customary or are authorized in accordance with agency procedures. (1) Description. Installment payment financing is payment by the Government to a co…
  • FAR 52.232-31 Invitation To Propose Financing Terms.
    … contract; (3) The terms and conditions of the contract financing must be appropriate or customary in the commercial marketplace; and (4) The terms and conditions of the contract financing must be in the best interests of the United State…
  • FAR 12.209 Determination of price reasonableness.
    …6-3, 14.408-2, or subpart 15.4, as applicable, the contracting officer should be aware of customary commercial terms and conditions when pricing commercial products and commercial services. Commercial product and commercial service prices a…
  • FAR 32.110 Payment of subcontractors under cost-reimbursement prime contracts.
    …e following conditions: (a) The payments are made under the criteria in subpart 32.5 for customary progress payments based on costs, 32.202-1 for commercial product or commercial service purchase financing, or 32.1003 for performance-based…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    … is in the form of progress payments, the progress payment rate in the subcontract is the customary rate used by the contracting agency, depending on whether the subcontractor is or is not a small business concern. (7) Concerning any proce…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … Property Administrator prior to implementation of the changes. The Contractor may employ customary commercial practices, voluntary consensus standards, or industry-leading practices and standards that provide effective and efficient Govern…
  • FAR 12.401 General.
    …tions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, when the paragraphs do not reflect the customary practice for a particular market; and (b) Guidance on the administration of contracts for commercial products or commercial services in tho…
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    …severance pay paid in any case exceeds the amount paid in the industry involved under the customary or prevailing practice for firms in that industry providing similar services in the United States, as determined by regulations in the FAR o…
  • FAR 32.201 Statutory authority.
    …e under such terms and conditions as the head of the agency determines are appropriate or customary in the commercial marketplace and are in the best interest of the United States.
  • FAR 32.504 Subcontracts under prime contracts providing progress payments.
    …ria in 32.1003, or progress payments, provided they meet the criteria in subpart 32.5 for customary progress payments, but not both. Subcontracts for commercial purchases may include commercial product or commercial service purchase financi…

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