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  • 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 32.609 Delays in receipt of notices or demands.
    If interest is accrued based on the date of the demand letter and delivery of the demand letter is delayed by the Government (e.g., undue delay after dating at the originating office or delays in the mail), the date of the debt and accrual …
  • DFARS 252.225-7050 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism.
    …t of which has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. As of the date of this provision, state sponsors of terrorism include Iran, North Korea, and Syria. (b) Prohibition on award. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 4871…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …nowledge and belief, the cost or pricing data are accurate, complete, and current as of a date certain before contract award. Cost or pricing data are required to be certified in certain procurements (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. cha…
  • FAR 32.604 Demand for payment.
    …advising when the distribution will be provided; and (C) Provide the distribution by the date identified in the demand for payment. (3) The basis for and amount of any accrued interest or penalty. (4)(i) For debts resulting from specific…
  • FAR 32.606 Debt collection.
    (a) If the contractor has not liquidated the debt within 30 days of the date due or requested installment payments or deferment of collection, the payment office shall initiate withholding of principal, interest, penalties, and administrati…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …) Authorizes a longer period in response to an agency's request for an extension. Any new date is documented in the agency's file. (ii) When a protest is filed with the GAO, and an actual or prospective offeror so requests, the procuring a…
  • FAR 33.211 Contracting officer's decision.
    …ncy board of contract appeals. If you decide to appeal, you must, within 90 days from the date you receive this decision, mail or otherwise furnish written notice to the agency board of contract appeals and provide a copy to the Contracting…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …mental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Notice of Termination dated __________________. (b) The parties agree to the following: (1) The Contractor certifies that all contract termination inventory (including sc…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …invoices. An invoice must include— (i) Name and address of the Contractor; (ii) Invoice date and number; (iii) Contract number, line item number and, if applicable, the order number; (iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit pri…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …vance payments to subcontractors. (b) Special account. Until (1) the Contractor has liquidated all advance payments made under the contract and related interest charges and (2) the administering office has approved in writing the release o…
  • FAR 52.232-17 Interest.
    … the Contractor to the Government under this contract shall bear simple interest from the date due until paid unless paid within 30 days of becoming due. The interest rate shall be the interest rate established by the Secretary of the Treas…
  • FAR 32.502-2 Contract finance office clearance.
    …ut withdrawn or lapsed) within the previous 12 months; or (3) Who is named in the consolidated list of contractors indebted to the United States (known commonly as the Hold-up List).
  • FAR 32.607-2 Deferment of collection.
    …deferment agreement shall contain the following: (1) A description of the debt. (2) The date of first demand for payment. (3) Notice of an interest charge, in conformity with 32.608 and the FAR clause at 52.232-17, Interest; or, in the c…
  • FAR 32.608-2 Interest credits.
    …: (1) Interest at the rate under 52.232-17 shall be charged on the reduced debt from the date of collection by the Government until the date the monies are remitted to the contractor. (2) Interest may not be reduced for any time between t…
  • FAR 33.102 General.
    …otherwise expire, such funds shall remain available for obligation for 100 days after the date on which the final ruling is made on the protest. A ruling is considered final on the date on which the time allowed for filing an appeal or requ…
  • DFARS 232.803 Policies.
    …f claims. (d) Pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 6305, and in accordance with Presidential delegation dated October 3, 1995, Secretary of Defense delegation dated February 5, 1996, and Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …s placed under indefinite-delivery contracts must contain the following information: (i) Date of order. (ii) Contract number and order number. (iii) For supplies and services, line item number, subline item number (if applicable), descri…
  • FAR 32.605 Final decisions.
    …n the existence or amount of a debt in a timely manner; (2) The contractor fails to liquidate a debt previously demanded by the contracting officer within the timeline specified in the demand for payment unless the amounts were not repaid …
  • FAR 49.404 Surety-takeover agreements.
    …ts to payment from those funds. The contracting officer may (but not before the effective date of termination) enter into a written agreement with the surety. The contracting officer should consider using a tripartite agreement among the Go…
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    …travel, or providing other advice to employees or potential employees; (x) Government-mandated fees, such as border crossing fees, levies, or worker welfare funds; (xi) Transportation and subsistence costs— (A) While in transit, includin…
  • FAR 32.602 Responsibilities.
    …fice. The contracting officer shall not collect contract debts or otherwise agree to liquidate contract debts (e.g., offset the amount of the debt against existing unpaid bills due the contractor, or allow contractors to retain contract deb…
  • FAR 32.801 Definitions.
    …signated agency to the assignee under an assignment of claims will not be reduced to liquidate the indebtedness of the contractor to the Government.
  • FAR 32.803 Policies.
    …de by the head of the agency, in accordance with the Presidential delegation of authority dated October 3, 1995, and after such determination has been published in the Federal Register. The Presidential delegation makes such determinations …
  • FAR 32.1108 Payment by Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …immediate payment to the contractor. The Government reimburses the third party at a later date for the third party's payment to the contractor. (a) The clause at 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party, governs when a contractor submits a charge…
  • FAR 51.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources.
    …uthorization to the contractor; (3) The prime contract number(s); and (4) The effective date and duration of each contract. (e) In each authorization to the contractor, the contracting officer— (1) Shall cite the contract number(s) invo…
  • FAR 52.204-3 Taxpayer identification.
    …an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), as used in this provision, means the number required by the …
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …travel, or providing other advice to employees or potential employees; (x) Government-mandated fees, such as border crossing fees, levies, or worker welfare funds; (xi) Transportation and subsistence costs— (A) While in transit, includin…
  • FAR 52.247-69 Reporting Requirement for U.S.-Flag Air Carriers Regarding Training to Prevent Human Trafficking.
    …ation of potential human trafficking; and (B) If the Contractor made a notification, the date the notification was made and the method of notification (e.g., text to Hotline, call to law enforcement). (c) Training. In accordance with 49 U…
  • DFARS 232.072-1 Required financial reviews.
    …ance or other special clearance before award; (2) The contractor is listed on the Consolidated List of Contractors Indebted to the Government (Hold-Up List), or is otherwise known to be indebted to the Government; (3) The contractor may r…
  • DFARS 232.602 Responsibilities.
    …een made. The disbursing officer also has primary responsibility when the amounts due and dates for payment are contained in the contract, and a copy of the contract has been furnished to the disbursing officer with notice to collect as amo…

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