48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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117 sections with “date specified in the solicitation for receipt of bids”: the first 40
- FAR 52.215-21 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.…eed the threshold set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.403-4(a)(1) on the date of the agreement on price or the date of the award, whichever is later, the Contractor may submit a written request for exception by submitting t…
- FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.…ing plan, these objectives are not achieved, and 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F) directs that liquidated damages shall be paid by the contractor. (b) Determination of good faith effort. (1) In determining whether a contractor failed to make a good …
- FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.(a) General. Agency procedures must ensure that, when specifying due dates, contracting officers give full consideration to the time reasonably required by Government officials to fulfill their administrative responsibilities under the cont…
- 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 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.…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. Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal A…
- DFARS 252.247-7026 Evaluation Preference for Use of Domestic Shipyards—Applicable to Acquisition of Carriage by Vessel for DoD Cargo in the Coastwise or Noncontiguous Trade.…e work has been performed during the period covering the current calendar year, up to the date of proposal submission, and the preceding four calendar years: (1) Name of vessel. (2) Description and cost of qualifying shipyard work perform…
- FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.…a NAICS code appeal, OHA will notify the contracting officer by a notice and order of the date OHA received the appeal, the docket number, and the Administrative Judge assigned to the case. The contracting officer's response to the appeal, …
- FAR 32.205 Procedures for offeror-proposed commercial contract financing.…ing Terms. The contracting officer must also— (1) Specify the delivery payment (invoice) dates that will be used in the evaluation of financing proposals; and (2) Specify the interest rate to be used in the evaluation of financing proposa…
- 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 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 5.203 Publicizing and response time.…on to the GPE (see 5.201). All publicizing and response times are calculated based on the date of publication. The publication date is the date the notice appears on the GPE. The notice must be published at least 15 days before issuance of …
- FAR 15.207 Handling proposals and information.…ormation received in response to a request for information (RFI) shall be marked with the date and time of receipt and shall be transmitted to the designated officials. (b) Proposals shall be safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure throug…
- FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.…dvise the bidder of the deficiency and request submission of a revised plan by a specific date. If the bidder does not submit a plan that incorporates the required elements within the time allotted, the bidder shall be ineligible for award.…
- FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…rrence of specified events, the passage of time, or specified times prior to the delivery date(s). The basis for payment must be objectively determinable. The clause written by the contracting officer shall specify, to the extent access is …
- FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.…oyed by such person for at least 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person for receipt of such contract. An officer or employee who is employed by such…
- FAR 52.211-11 Liquidated Damages—Supplies, Services, or Research and Development.…rescribed in 11.503(a), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts: Liquidated Damages—Supplies, Services, or Research and Development (SEP 2000) (a) If the Contractor fails to deliver the supplies or perform the services …
- 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 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).… Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extende…
- 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 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…nomic status representations with its offer are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of the offer for the subcontract. (ii) Unless the Contractor has reason to question the representations, it may accept a subcontractor's represe…
- FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.…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. Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal A…
- 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…
- FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.…dress, and fax number of the contracting officer. (vi) Identification of the bid opening date or the date of notification provided to unsuccessful offerors. (vii) The date the contracting officer received the protest. (viii) A complete a…
- FAR 19.816 Exiting the 8(a) program.… contract if it was an 8(a) participant eligible for award of the contract on the initial date specified for receipt of offers contained in the solicitation, and if the contractor continues to meet all other applicable eligibility criteria …
- FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.…ions apply: (i) Valuation placed on the securities is the fair market value on the first date the number of shares awarded is known, determined upon the most objective basis available. (ii) Accruals for the cost of securities before issui…
- FAR 47.305-3 F.o.b. origin solicitations.…actor would incur additional costs to make delivery f.o.b. a wharf in that city to accommodate water routing specified by the Government. (iv) The contractor's plant does not have a private rail siding and in order to ship by Government-sp…
- FAR 52.211-12 Liquidated Damages—Construction.…rescribed in 11.503(b), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts: Liquidated Damages—Construction (SEP 2000) (a) If the Contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified in the contract, the Contractor shal…
- FAR 52.214-3 Amendments to Invitations for Bids.…(i) By signing and returning the amendment; (ii) By identifying the amendment number and date in space provided for this purpose on the form for submitting a bid; (iii) By letter; (iv) By facsimile, if facsimile bids are authorized in th…
- DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.…lause, may be required to provide adequate security in a dynamic environment or to accommodate special circumstances (e.g., medical devices) and any individual, isolated, or temporary deficiencies based on an assessed risk or vulnerability.…
- FAR 15.404-3 Subcontract pricing considerations.…tractor certified cost or pricing data shall be current, accurate, and complete as of the date of price agreement, or, if applicable, an earlier date agreed upon by the parties and specified on the contractor's Certificate of Current Cost o…
- FAR 22.1012-1 Prevailing wage determinations.…n in a solicitation, contract or contract modification (see 22.1007) is determined by the date of receipt of the revised prevailing wage determination by the contracting agency. (Note the distinction between receipt by the agency and receip…
- FAR 25.1002 Use of foreign currency.…ffect as follows: (1) For acquisitions conducted using sealed bidding procedures, on the date of bid opening. (2) For acquisitions conducted using negotiation procedures— (i) On the date specified for receipt of offers, if award is based…
- FAR 52.214-15 Period for Acceptance of Bids.…ndar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the bidder) from the date specified in the solicitation for receipt of bids, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are bid at the price set opposite each item, del…
- FAR 52.229-2 North Carolina State and Local Sales and Use Tax.…he same vendor, the certified statement shall indicate the invoice numbers, the inclusive dates of the invoices, the total amount of the invoices, and the North Carolina State and local sales and use taxes paid. The statement shall also inc…
- FAR 52.247-52 Clearance and Documentation Requirements—Shipments to DOD Air or Water Terminal Transshipment Points.…shorter period than 10 days, the Contractor shall advise the transportation office of the date on which the cargo will be ready for shipment. (d) At least 5 days before shipping cargo to either a water port or an air port (regardless of th…
- FAR 52.247-59 F.o.b. Origin—Carload and Truckload Shipments.…e (or per car charge) on file or published in common carrier tariffs or tenders as of the date of bid opening (or the closing date specified for receipt of proposals). (c) For purposes of actual delivery, the agreed weight of a carload or …
- DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).…ion has been delegated to the Defense Contract Management Agency. (ii) Submit the consolidated SSR for an individual subcontracting plan to the “Department of Defense.” (2) For DoD, the authority to acknowledge receipt or reject reports i…
- 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 (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.