48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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48 sections with “defense articles”: the first 40
- DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.…ibed in 204.2105(c), use the following clause: Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered defense telecommunications equipment or…
- FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.…urveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be …
- DFARS 225.7902-2 Purpose.The DTC Treaties permit the export of certain U.S. defense articles, technical data, and defense services, without U.S. export licenses or other written authorization under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) into and within…
- DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.…arts. Commercial derivative military article means an item acquired by the Department of Defense that is or will be produced using the same production facilities, a common supply chain, and the same or similar production processes that are…
- DFARS 252.225-7046 Exports by Approved Community Members in Response to the Solicitation.…o the Solicitation (JUN 2013) (a) Definitions. The definitions of “Approved Community”, “defense articles”, “Defense Trade Cooperation (DTC) Treaty”, “export”, “Implementing Arrangement”, “qualifying defense articles”, “transfer”, and “U.S…
- DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.…the Australia Community list accessible at http://pmddtc.state.gov/treaties/index.html. “Defense articles” means articles, services, and related technical data, including software, in tangible or intangible form, listed on the United State…
- DFARS 225.871-2 Definitions.…opment, testing, evaluation, or joint production (including follow-on support) of certain defense articles; (ii) Concurrent production in the United States and in another member country of a defense article jointly developed; or (iii) Acq…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…ons by the General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies. Adequate evidence means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has o…
- FAR 4.2101 Definitions.…urveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be …
- FAR 4.2301 Definitions.…eferred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order. (2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented informa…
- FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.…eferred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order. (2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented informa…
- FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.…eferred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order. (2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented informa…
- DFARS 206.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.(a) Authority. (2)(i) Section 8059 of Pub. L. 101-511 and similar sections in subsequent defense appropriations acts prohibit departments and agencies from entering into contracts for studies, analyses, or consulting services (see FAR subpa…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.… DoD Officials, as prescribed in 203.171-4(a), to comply with section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-181). (C) Use the clause at 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblowe…
- DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.…7003-2 do not apply to the following: (1) Electronic components, unless the Secretary of Defense, upon the recommendation of the Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-1, determines that the domestic …
- DFARS 225.7301 General.(a) The U.S. Government sells defense articles and services to foreign governments or international organizations through FMS agreements. The agreement is documented in a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) (see the Defense Security Cooper…
- DFARS 225.7902-1 Definitions.“Approved community,” “defense articles,” “Defense Trade Cooperation (DTC) Treaty”, “export,” “Implementing Arrangement,” “qualifying defense articles,” “transfer,” and “U.S. DoD Treaty-eligible requirements” are defined in contract clause …
- DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.… January 1, 2030, for a foreign end product that exceeds 55 percent domestic content (see Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 225.103(b)(ii)). The cost of components includes transportation costs to the place of incorporation …
- DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.…ear 2029, unless an alternate percentage is established for a contract in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 225.101(d); or award is made before January 1, 2030, for a foreign end product that exceeds …
- DFARS 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items.…ional Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130). The term includes— (1) “Defense items,” defined in the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2778(j)(4)(A), as defense articles, defense services, and related technical data, an…
- FAR 52.225-7 Waiver of Buy American Statute for Civil Aircraft and Related Articles.…means— (1) All aircraft other than aircraft to be purchased for use by the Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard; (2) The engines (and parts and components for incorporation into the engines) of these aircraft; (3) Any other part…
- DFARS 225.770-4 Identifying items covered by the USML or the 600 series of the CCL.…ries of the CCL references from 15 CFR part 774, supplement no. 1. (b) The USML includes defense articles and defense services that fall into 21 categories. The CCL includes ten categories and five product groups in each category, many of …
- DFARS 227.7004 Requirements for filing an administrative claim for patent infringement.…Department, agency, organization, office, or field establishment within the Department of Defense. Claims must be in writing and should include the following: (1) An allegation of infringement; (2) A request for compensation, either expre…
- DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.…r a designated country end product. Qualifying country means a country with a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding or international agreement with the United States in which both countries agree to remove barriers to …
- FAR 13.201 General.… the head of the agency, are to be used to support a contingency operation; to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack; to support a request from the Secretary of State or the…
- FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.…ph (h) are applicable to all agencies. The requirements apply by law to the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development, per section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Ac…
- FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities.…ab has a majority ownership. (b) Prohibition. Section 1634 of Division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits Government use of any Kaspersky Lab covered article. The Contractor is prohi…
- DFARS 225.003 Definitions.… any entity, regardless of geographic location, that is— (1) A part of the commercial or defense industrial base of the People's Republic of China (including a subsidiary or affiliate of such entity); or (2) Owned or controlled by, or aff…
- DFARS 225.7902-3 Policy.…tractors responding to DoD solicitations and by contractors eligible to export qualifying defense articles under DoD contracts in accordance with 22 CFR 126.16(g) and 22 CFR 126.17(g).
- DFARS 227.675-1 International Traffic in Arms Regulations.…h exportation, the Department of State generally requests comments from the Department of Defense. On request of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs), each Department shall submit comments thereo…
- FAR 4.2303 FASCSA orders.… an applicable FASCSA order issued by the Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of Defense, or Secretary of Homeland Security (the “issuing official”)(see 41 CFR 201-1.304(a)). (b) If a covered article or the source is subject to an…
- FAR 4.2304 Procedures.…agencies will be subject to DHS FASCSA orders, and contracts awarded by the Department of Defense will be subject to DoD FASCSA orders. See paragraph (b) of 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition. (2) F…
- DFARS 225.103 Exceptions.… by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement, the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) has determined that it is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the Buy American statute to end product…
- DFARS 225.7002-1 Restrictions.…ance, see PGI 225.7002-1(a)(2). (b) In accordance with section 8123 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-76, division C, title VIII), and the same provision in subsequent Defense appropriations acts, except as…
- DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.…under a line item of this contract. Qualifying country means a country with a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding or international agreement with the United States in which both countries agree to remove barriers to …
- DFARS 252.225-7017 Photovoltaic Devices.…solid-state, semiconductor process. Qualifying country means a country with a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding or international agreement with the United States in which both countries agree to remove barriers to …
- DFARS 252.229-7004 Status of contractors as a direct contractor (Spain).… an individual, company, or entity with whom an agency of the United States Department of Defense has executed a written agreement that allows duty-free import of equipment, materials, and supplies into Spain for the construction, developme…
- FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…ccess or Military Recruiting on Campus: Denial of Grants and Contracts from Department of Defense, Department of Education, and Certain Other Departments and Agencies (see 9.110). (2) 31 U.S.C. 1354(a), Limitation on Use of Appropriated Fu…
- FAR 12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items.…aterial. (c) Compliance Plan and Certification Requirement, section 1703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239), Title XVII, Ending trafficking in Government Contracting (see 52.222-50(h) and 52.22…
- FAR 25.003 Definitions.…means— (1) All aircraft other than aircraft to be purchased for use by the Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard; (2) The engines (and parts and components for incorporation into the engines) of these aircraft; (3) Any other part…
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.