48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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355 sections with “date of award”: the first 40
- FAR 22.404-9 Award of contract without required wage determination.…very of the error. If a required wage determination (valid determination in effect on the date of award) is not available, the contracting officer shall expeditiously request a wage determination from the Department of Labor, including a st…
- DFARS 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings.…onal written questions related to the debriefing not later than 2 business days after the date of the debriefing; (ii) The agency will respond in writing to timely submitted additional questions within 5 business days after receipt by the …
- FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.…subcontracting reports are submitted into the eSRS within 30 days after the report ending date (e.g., by October 30th for the fiscal year ended September 30th). (2) Review ISRs, and where applicable, SSRs, in eSRS within 60 days of the rep…
- FAR 22.404-6 Modifications of wage determinations.…tracting agency must annotate the modification of the project wage determination with the date and time immediately upon receipt. (3) The need for inclusion of the modification of a general wage determination for the primary site of the wo…
- FAR 52.211-8 Time of Delivery.…erwise furnish to the offeror an award or notice of award not later than the day award is dated. Therefore, the offeror should compute the time available for performance beginning with the actual date of award, rather than the date the writ…
- FAR 52.211-9 Desired and Required Time of Delivery.…se furnish to the offeror an award or notice of award not later than the day the award is dated. Therefore, the offeror shall compute the time available for performance beginning with the actual date of award, rather than the date the writt…
- FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.…30-5; submit a description of the change to the CFAO not less than 60 days (or such other date as may be mutually agreed to by the CFAO and the Contractor) before implementation of the change. (3) For any change in cost accounting practice…
- DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.…accordance with SBIR/STTR data rights. The SBIR/STTR data protection period begins on the date of award of the contract under which the SBIR/STTR data are developed or generated and ends 20 years after that date unless, after the award, the…
- DFARS 252.225-7004 Report of Intended Performance Outside the United States and Canada—Submission after Award.…reshold specified in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 225.7201(a) on the date of award of this contract; and (2) Could be performed inside the United States or Canada. (c) Submission of reports. The Contractor— (1) Shall…
- FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.…o 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 Address. (7) Subject. (8) Proposed Solicita…
- FAR 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.…he time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that bids are due. (b)(1) Any bid, modification, or withdrawal of a bid received at the Government office designated in the IFB after the exact …
- FAR 15.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.…he time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposals are due. (b)(1) Any proposal, modification, or revision, that is received at the designated Government office after the exact tim…
- FAR 15.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.…a)(1) An offeror, upon its written request received by the agency within 3 days after the date on which that offeror has received notification of contract award in accordance with 15.503(b), shall be debriefed and furnished the basis for th…
- FAR 22.404-5 Expiration of project wage determinations.… before bid opening. If necessary, the contracting officer shall postpone the bid opening date to allow a reasonable time to obtain the determination, amend the solicitation to incorporate the new determination, and permit bidders to amend …
- FAR 22.404-8 Notification of improper wage determination before award.…acting officer before bid opening, the contracting officer shall postpone the bid opening date, if necessary, to allow a reasonable time to (i) obtain the appropriate determination if a new wage determination is required, (ii) amend the sol…
- FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.…(2) A list of all affected contracts between the transferor and the Government, as of the date of sale or transfer of assets, showing for each, as of that date, the— (i) Contract number and type; (ii) Name and address of the contracting o…
- FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.…first-tier subcontract valued at or above the threshold specified in FAR 4.1403(a) on the date of subcontract award, the Contractor shall report the following information at http://www.fsrs.gov for that first-tier subcontract. (The Contract…
- FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.…s, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM; (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Contra…
- FAR 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.As prescribed at 9.104-7(c), insert the following clause: Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) (a) The Contractor shall update the information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integri…
- FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ole-source award regardless of dollar value. (b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the S…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ns and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable …
- FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.…. Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation's closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award. Proposal revision is a change to a proposa…
- FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.…o the end of the fifth year of the contract; and (ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter. (c) If the Contractor represented its status as any of the small business concer…
- FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management.…ly agreeable method of payment; or (ii) Request the Government to extend the payment due date until such time as the Government can make payment by EFT (but see paragraph (d) of this clause). (b) Contractor's EFT information. The Governme…
- FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.…tually agreeable method of payment; or (ii) Request the Government to extend payment due dates until such time as the Government makes payment by EFT (but see paragraph (d) of this clause). (b) Mandatory submission of Contractor's EFT inf…
- FAR 52.241-7 Change in Rates or Terms and Conditions of Service for Regulated Services.… filing of the application and (2) any changes pending with the regulatory body as of the date of contract award. Such notice shall fully describe the proposed change. If, during the term of this contract, the regulatory body having jurisdi…
- FAR 52.247-3 Capability To Perform a Contract for the Relocation of a Federal Office.…in compliance with the applicable requirements of this clause at least 14 days before the date on which performance of the contract shall commence under the terms specified; except that, if the period from the date of award of the contract …
- FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.…ation, Federal Maritime Commission, or other appropriate regulatory authorities as of the date of bid opening (or the closing date specified for receipt of offers) and which will be effective for the date of the expected initial shipment wi…
- DFARS 205.303 Announcement of contract awards.…Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs; (B) By the close of business the day before the date of the proposed award; (C) Using report control symbol DD-LA-(AR) 1279; (D) Including, as a minimum, the following— (1) Contract data. Contrac…
- DFARS 252.204-7000 Disclosure of information.…prior written approval; (2) The information is otherwise in the public domain before the date of release; or (3) The information results from or arises during the performance of a project that involves no covered defense information (as d…
- DFARS 252.216-7010 Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders.…uestions related to the required and provided debriefing within 2 business days after the date of the debriefing; (ii) The agency will respond in writing to timely submitted additional questions within 5 business days after receipt; and (…
- DFARS 252.227-7041 Additional postaward requirements for Small Business Technology Transfer Program.… Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program, or this clause. (c) Postaward updates. The Contractor shall not allow any modification to its written agreement with the research institution, unless the written agreement, as modifi…
- DFARS 252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations.…fied in this clause. The Government considers payment as being made on the day a check is dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer (c) Invoice payments—(1) Due date. (i) Payment will be made as soon as possible once a proper invoi…
- DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.… with paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iv) of this clause, the Contractor shall report the updated status of the property to the GFP module within 7 business days of the date the change in status occurs, unless otherwise specified in the contr…
- DFARS 252.247-7002 Revision of prices.…established by collective bargaining agreements, and on other conditions in effect on the date of this contract. The Contracting Officer and the Contractor may agree to increase or decrease such prices in accordance with this clause. (c) D…
- DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.… business days after contract award; or (ii) Immediately prior to the shipment departure date necessary to meet delivery schedules, whichever is earlier; and (2) Include in the notification— (i) A statement of the Contractor's intent to …
- FAR 11.403 Supplies or services.…ay express contract delivery or performance schedules in terms of— (1) Specific calendar dates; (2) Specific periods from the date of the contract; i.e., from the date of award or acceptance by the Government, or from the date shown as th…
- FAR 11.404 Contract clauses.…nt requires delivery by a particular time and the delivery schedule is to be based on the date of the contract. If the delivery schedule is expressed in terms of specific calendar dates or specific periods and is based on an assumed date of…
- FAR 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.… conditions or qualifies a bid by stipulating that it is to be considered only if, before date of award, the bidder receives (or does not receive) award under a separate solicitation; (5) Requires that the Government is to determine that t…
- FAR 15.504 Award to successful offeror.…em 3 reference language, and shall contain the contracting officer's name, signature, and date. In addition, if the award document includes information that is different than the signed proposal, as amended by the offeror's written correspo…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.