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31 sections with “determination of adequacy”

  • FAR 42.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.
    (a) Applicability and responsibility. Contracting officer determination shall be used for the following, with the indicated cognizant contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) responsible for establishing the final indirect…
  • FAR 30.202-7 Determinations.
    (a) Adequacy determination. (1) As prescribed by 48 CFR 9903.202-6, the auditor shall— (i) Conduct a review of the Disclosure Statement to ascertain whether it is current, accurate, and complete; and (ii) Report the results to the CFAO. …
  • FAR 30.202-6 Responsibilities.
    …AS-covered contract until the cognizant Federal agency official (CFAO) has made a written determination that a required Disclosure Statement is adequate unless, in order to protect the Government's interest, the agency head, on a nondelegab…
  • FAR 30.605 Processing noncompliances.
    …of more than the increased cost paid by the Government, in the aggregate. (b) Notice and determination. (1) Within 15 days of receiving a report of alleged noncompliance from the auditor, the CFAO shall— (i) Notify the auditor that the CF…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …acceptance occurs within the constructive acceptance period, the Government must base the determination of an interest penalty on the actual date of acceptance; (3) The constructive acceptance requirement does not compel Government officia…
  • DFARS 215.407-5-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.
    … allow the contracting officer to understand the weaknesses or deficiencies. (2) Initial determination. (i) The contracting officer shall review all findings and recommendations and, if there are no material weaknesses, shall promptly noti…
  • DFARS 234.201 Policy.
    …allow the contracting officer to understand the weaknesses or deficiencies. (ii) Initial determination. (A) The contracting officer shall review all findings and recommendations and, if there are no material weaknesses, shall promptly noti…
  • DFARS 242.7203 Review procedures.
    … allow the contracting officer to understand the weaknesses or deficiencies. (2) Initial determination. (i) The contracting officer shall review findings and recommendations and, if there are no material weaknesses, shall promptly notify t…
  • DFARS 242.7502 Policy.
    …encies. Follow the procedures at PGI 242.7502 for reporting of deficiencies. (2) Initial determination. (i) The contracting officer shall review findings and recommendations and, if there are no material weaknesses, shall promptly notify t…
  • DFARS 244.305-70 Policy.
    … allow the contracting officer to understand the weaknesses or deficiencies. (2) Initial determination. (i) The contracting officer shall review all findings and recommendations and, if there are no material weaknesses, shall promptly noti…
  • DFARS 245.105 Contractors' property management system compliance.
    … allow the contracting officer to understand the weaknesses or deficiencies. (2) Initial determination. (i) The contracting officer shall review findings and recommendations and, if there are no material weaknesses, shall promptly notify t…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …Supplement. (e) Material weaknesses. (1) The Contracting Officer will provide an initial determination to the Contractor, in writing, of any material weaknesses. The initial determination will describe the underlying deficiency in sufficie…
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    …this contract has a value of less than $50 million, the Government will not make a formal determination that the Contractor's EVMS complies with the EVMS guidelines in ANSI/EIA-748 with respect to the contract. The use of the Contractor's E…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …procedures. (e) Material weaknesses. (1) The Contracting Officer will provide an initial determination to the Contractor, in writing, of any material weaknesses. The initial determination will describe the underlying deficiencies in suffic…
  • DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration.
    …t and indirect labor to the appropriate cost objectives; (11) Interim (at least monthly) determination of costs charged to a contract through routine posting of books of account; (12) Exclusion from costs charged to Government contracts o…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …(d) Material weaknesses. (1) The Contracting Officer will provide notification of initial determination to the Contractor, in writing, of any material weaknesses. The initial determination will describe the underlying deficiency in sufficie…
  • DFARS 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration.
    …n 52.245-1. (d) Material weaknesses. (1) The Contracting Officer will provide an initial determination to the Contractor, in writing, of any material weaknesses. The initial determination will describe the underlying deficiency in sufficie…
  • FAR 30.202-8 Subcontractor disclosure statements.
    (a) When the Government requires determinations of adequacy of subcontractor disclosure statements, the CFAO for the subcontractor shall provide this determination to the CFAO for the contractor or next higher-tier subcontractor. The higher…
  • FAR 32.503-5 Administration of progress payments.
    …ected to be made. (b) These postpayment reviews or audits shall, as a minimum, include a determination of whether or not— (1) The unliquidated progress payments are fairly supported by the value of the work accomplished on the undelivered…
  • DFARS 244.303 Extent of review.
    …lso review the adequacy of rationale documenting commercial product or commercial service determinations to ensure compliance with the definition of “commercial product” or “commercial service” in FAR 2.101. (b) Also review the adequacy of…
  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    (a) Before making a determination of responsibility, the contracting officer shall possess or obtain information sufficient to be satisfied that a prospective contractor currently meets the applicable standards in 9.104. (b)(1) Generally, …
  • FAR 35.017-4 Reviewing FFRDC's.
    …ship is no longer appropriate, it shall apprise other agencies which use the FFRDC of the determination and afford them an opportunity to assume sponsorship. (b) Approval to continue or terminate the sponsorship shall rest with the head of…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … property), or other disposition, or via a completed investigation, evaluation, and final determination for lost property. This requirement applies to all Government property under the Contractor's accountability, stewardship, possession or…
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    … ability to acquire, the necessary facilities, material, equipment, and labor; and (2) A determination that the prospective contractor's system provides for timely placement of orders and for vendor follow-up and control. (C) Quality assu…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ates and billing rates for those contractors meeting the criteria for contracting officer determination in subpart 42.7. (10) Attempt to resolve issues in controversy, using ADR procedures when appropriate (see subpart 33.2); prepare findi…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …er varying contract circumstances, financing policies, and the economic environment. (b) Determination. The following extract from the DD 1547 is annotated to explain the process. (1) Select a value from the list of contract types in para…
  • FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.
    …ts to the maximum extent practicable. (v) A discussion of why a level-of-effort, price redetermination, or fee provision was included. (2) Exceptions to the requirements at (d)(1) of this section are— (i) Fixed-price acquisitions made un…
  • FAR 16.104 Factors in selecting contract types.
    … extending over a relatively long period may require economic price adjustment or price redetermination clauses. (h) Contractor's technical capability and financial responsibility. (i) Adequacy of the contractor's accounting system. Befor…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …business specialist shall coordinate with the contracting activity and the SBA PCR on all determinations and findings required by 7.107 for consolidation or bundling of contract requirements.
  • FAR 46.202-2 Government reliance on inspection by contractor.
    …ass judgment upon the adequacy of the contractor's internal work processes. In making the determination, the contracting officer shall consider— (1) The nature of the supplies and services being purchased and their intended use; (2) The p…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …To ensure that contract requirements are met; and (ii) To reduce and control costs. (b) Determination. The following extract from the DD Form 1547 is annotated to describe the process. (1) Assign a weight (percentage) to each element acc…

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