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65 sections with “data elements”: the first 40

  • FAR 4.1005-1 Required data elements.
    …he procurement instrument), at a minimum, the following information as separate, distinct data elements: (1) Line item or subline item number established in accordance with agency procedures. (2) Description of what is being purchased. (…
  • FAR 4.1005 Data elements for line items and subline items.
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …; (D) Verifying the item to an existing catalog or price list; (E) Verifying historical data for a product or service previously not determined commercial that the offeror is now trying to qualify as a commercial product or commercial ser…
  • DFARS 204.1670 Cross reference to Federal Procurement Data System.
    Detailed guidance on mapping PIID and supplementary PIID numbers stored in the Electronic Data Access system to data elements reported in the Federal Procurement Data System can be found in PGI 204.1670.
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    … identification device means a device, such as a reader or interrogator, used to retrieve data encoded on machine-readable media. Concatenated unique item identifier means— (1) For items that are serialized within the enterprise identifie…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …porting, and marking DoD property with unique item identifiers that have machine-readable data elements to distinguish an item from all other like and unlike items. National stock number means a 13-digit stock number used to identify items…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    (a) Content. Each synopsis transmitted to the GPE must address the following data elements, as applicable: (1) Action Code. (2) Date. (3) Year. (4) Contracting Office ZIP Code. (5) Product or Service Code. (6) Contracting Office Addre…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …tract. (The Contractor shall follow the instructions at http://www.fsrs.gov to report the data.) (i) Unique identifier entity identifier for the subcontractor receiving the award and for the subcontractor's parent company, if the subcontra…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …nment-furnished property described in this contract. The Government shall furnish related data and information needed for the intended use of the property. The warranties of suitability of use and timely delivery of Government-furnished pro…
  • FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms.
    …in FAR 53.111, insert the following clause: Computer Generated Forms (JAN 1991) (a) Any data required to be submitted on a Standard or Optional Form prescribed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) may be submitted on a computer gen…
  • DFARS 252.246-7006 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items.
    …rial numbers, once assigned, are never used again. Unique item identifier means a set of data elements marked on an item that is globally unique and unambiguous. Usage means the quantity and an associated unit of measure that specifies th…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ganization of program management, logistics management, project monitoring and reporting, data collection, budgeting, accounting, performance auditing, and administrative technical support for conferences and training programs. (2) Studies…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …er required sources of supplies or services (see part 8) and sources identifiable through databases including the Governmentwide database of contracts and other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies available at http…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …f 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 reasonableness of individu…
  • FAR 15.406-3 Documenting the negotiation.
    …t they affected and were considered in the negotiation. (5) If certified cost or pricing data were not required in the case of any price negotiation exceeding the certified cost or pricing data threshold, the exception used and the basis f…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ee contract is contemplated. (b) Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data. The contracting officer shall, when contracting by negotiation, insert the clause at 52.215-10, Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or …
  • FAR 27.408 Cosponsored research and development activities.
    …cting officer may limit the acquisition of, or acquire less than unlimited rights to, any data developed and delivered under the contract. Agencies may regulate the use of this authority in their supplements. Lesser rights shall, at a minim…
  • FAR 52.216-5 Price Redetermination—Prospective.
    …ceeding period shall be the effective date of price redetermination for that period. (d) Data submission. (1) Not more than __ nor less than __ [see Note (2)] days before the end of each redetermination period, except the last, the Contrac…
  • FAR 52.216-6 Price Redetermination—Retroactive.
    … of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in effect on the date of this contract. (c) Data submission. (1) Within __ [Contracting Officer insert number of days] days after delivery of all supplies to be delivered and completion of all s…
  • FAR 52.216-16 Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target.
    … of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in effect on the date of this contract. (c) Data submission. (1) Within __ [Contracting Officer insert number of days] days after the end of the month in which the Contractor has delivered the l…
  • FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
    …eral Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in effect on the date of this contract. (c) Submitting data for establishing the firm fixed price or a final profit adjustment formula. (1) Within __ [Contracting Officer insert number of days] days after …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ctor with the subcontracting plan; (iii) After November 30, 2017, include subcontracting data for each order when reporting subcontracting achievements for indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts with individual subcontracting p…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …price. (v) The subcontractor's current, complete, and accurate certified cost or pricing data and Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data, if required by other contract provisions. (vi) The subcontractor's Disclosure Statement or Cert…
  • FAR 53.105 Computer generation.
    … (see 53.103), provided— (1) There is no change to the name, content, or sequence of the data elements, and the form carries the Standard or Optional Form number and edition date (see 53.111); or (2) The form is in an electronic format co…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …ensic analysis means the practice of gathering, retaining, and analyzing computer-related data for investigative purposes in a manner that maintains the integrity of the data. Information system means a discrete set of information resource…
  • FAR 4.1005-2 Exceptions.
    (a) Indefinite-delivery contracts—(1) General. The following required data elements are not known at time of issuance of an indefinite-delivery contract, but shall be provided in each order at the time of issuance: accounting classification…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ense (Acquisition and Sustainment). Sufficient non-Government sales means relevant sales data that reflects market pricing and contains enough information to make adjustments covered by FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(ii)(B). Suspect counterfeit elect…
  • DFARS 252.211-7008 Use of Government-assigned Serial Numbers.
    …, which is provided to a contractor by the requiring activity with accompanying technical data instructions for marking the Government-assigned serial number on major end items to be delivered to the Government. Major end item means a fina…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    …that the subcontracting goals are consistent with the offeror's certified cost or pricing data or data other than certified cost or pricing data. (4) Evaluate the offeror's make-or-buy policy or program to ensure that it does not conflict …
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … and subcontracts that are subject to Subpart 31.2 or for which certified cost or pricing data were submitted. (ii) For all other situations where assets revert to the contractor, or such assets are constructively received by it for any re…
  • DFARS 215.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    (c)(i) When a contractor voluntarily discloses defective pricing after contract award, the contracting officer shall discuss the disclosure with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). This discussion will assist in the contracting office…
  • DFARS 246.702-70 Definitions.
    …rial numbers, once assigned, are never used again. Unique item identifier means a set of data elements marked on an item that is globally unique and unambiguous. Warranty tracking means the ability to trace a warranted item from delivery …
  • FAR 4.1603 Procedures.
    …used, do not use leading or trailing zeroes to make it equal the maximum in any system or data transmission. A separate series of numbers may be used for any type of instrument listed in paragraph (a)(3) of this section. An agency may reser…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    … risk that any person may sabotage, maliciously introduce unwanted functionality, extract data, or otherwise manipulate the design, integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation, maintenance, disposition, or re…
  • FAR 9.105-2 Determinations and documentation.
    …ming business on behalf of the Government; or (2) An offeror or contractor, when viewing data on itself; and (B) The publicly-available segment, to which all data in the non-public segment of FAPIIS is automatically transferred after a wa…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    … credit cost method without salary projection.) Accumulating costs means collecting cost data in an organized manner, such as through a system of accounts. Actual cash value means the cost of replacing damaged property with other property…
  • FAR 43.204 Administration.
    …ble time. (ii) Agencies shall, in accordance with agency procedures, record and maintain data regarding the time required to definitize equitable adjustments associated with change orders for construction. The definitization of an equitabl…
  • FAR 49.201 General.
    …e particular elements of costs or profit comprising this amount. (c) Cost and accounting data may provide guides, but are not rigid measures, for ascertaining fair compensation. In appropriate cases, costs may be estimated, differences com…
  • FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.
    …terial is noncompliant with the Buy American statute or Balance of Payments Program. (d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following infor…
  • FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    …, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with the Buy Americanstatute. (d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following infor…

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.