48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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60 sections with “determination of the amount due”: the first 40

  • FAR 49.109-7 Settlement by determination.
    …not submitted within the period required by the termination clause, the TCO shall issue a determination of the amount due consistent with the termination clause, including any cost principles incorporated by reference. The TCO shall comply …
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …. (j) The Contractor shall have the right of appeal, under the Disputes clause, from any determination made by the Contracting Officer under paragraph (e), (g), or (l) of this clause, except that if the Contractor failed to submit the term…
  • 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…
  • FAR 52.216-5 Price Redetermination—Prospective.
    As prescribed in 16.205-4, insert the following clause: Price Redetermination—Prospective (JAN 2022) (a) General. The unit prices and the total price stated in this contract shall be periodically redetermined in accordance with this claus…
  • FAR 52.216-6 Price Redetermination—Retroactive.
    As prescribed in 16.206-4, insert the following clause: Price Redetermination—Retroactive (JAN 2022) (a) General. The unit price and the total price stated in this contract shall be redetermined in accordance with this clause, but in no e…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …t rights are retained under paragraphs (b)(2) and (d) of this clause. (2) Greater rights determinations. (i) The Contractor, or an employee-inventor after consultation with the Contractor, may request greater rights than the nonexclusive l…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …. (j) The Contractor shall have the right of appeal, under the Disputes clause, from any determination made by the Contracting Officer under paragraph (e), (g), or (l) of this clause, except that if the Contractor failed to submit the term…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …(k)(2) and the Contracting Officer did not attach a Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination to the solicitation, the offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible; and (ii) The Contracting Officer may not mak…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …) For use in subpart 9.4, see the definition at 9.403. (2) For use of affiliates in size determinations, see the definition of “small business concern” in this section. Agency head or head of the agency means the Secretary, Attorney Gener…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …a postaward review that indicates defective pricing, the contracting officer shall make a determination as to whether or not the data submitted were defective and relied upon. Before making such a determination, the contracting officer shou…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …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 faith effort to comply with its subcontracting plan,…
  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    …ed—(1) Forwarding wage underpayments to the Secretary of Labor. Upon final administrative determination, if the contractor or subcontractor has not made restitution, the contracting officer must follow the Department of Labor guidance publi…
  • FAR 49.112-2 Final payment.
    …voice and forward the documents to the disbursing officer for payment. (b) Settlement by determination. If the settlement is by determination and— (1) There is no appeal within the allowed time, the contractor shall submit a voucher or in…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …ereof) due at time of payment computed at rates not less than those contained in the wage determination of the Secretary of Labor which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, or as may be incorporated for a secondary site of the work, r…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …ermined by the Secretary of Labor, or authorized representative, as specified in any wage determination attached to this contract. (2)(i) If a wage determination is attached to this contract, the Contractor shall classify any class of serv…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …ection will be met by such contract, in accordance with the Secretary's certification and determination required by paragraph (h)(2) of this section. (g) The head of the agency may enter into a multiyear contract for— (1) A weapon system …
  • 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 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    … furnish the Contracting Officer a description of these procedures for evaluation and for determination as to their effectiveness. (6) The Contractor shall, when licensing a subject invention, arrange to— (i) Avoid royalty charges on acqu…
  • DFARS 252.242-7005 Contractor business systems.
    …al weaknesses. (1) The Contractor shall respond, in writing, within 30 days to an initial determination that there are one or more material weaknesses in one or more of the Contractor's business systems. (2) The Contracting Officer will ev…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    … be excluded from costs eligible for progress payments so long as they are disputed. (3) Determinations of delinquency in making contributions under employee pension, profit sharing, or stock ownership plans, and exclusion of costs for suc…
  • FAR 32.607-2 Deferment of collection.
    …ms at 32.409 and 32.501-5 may be used as a guide. (h) If a contractor appeal of the debt determination is pending, the deferment agreement shall also include a requirement that the contractor shall— (1) Diligently prosecute the appeal; an…
  • FAR 42.705 Final indirect cost rates.
    … Final indirect cost rates shall be established on the basis of— (1) Contracting officer determination procedure (see 42.705-1) or (2) Auditor determination procedure (see 42.705-2). (b) Within 120 days (or longer period, if approved in …
  • FAR 43.101 Definitions.
    … (5) For a modification confirming the termination contracting officer's previous letter determination of the amount due in settlement of a contract termination for convenience, the effective date shall be the same as the effective date of…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    … the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (the Administrator) will publish annual determinations in the Federal Register no later than 90 days before the effective date of the new E.O. minimum wage rate. The Administrator will also …
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    … of Contractor disagreement, within 60 days after the CFAO notifies the Contractor of the determination of noncompliance. (c) When requested by the CFAO, submit on or before a date specified by the CFAO— (1) A general dollar magnitude (GD…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …ndirect costs. Other withdrawals require approval in writing by the administering office. Determinations of whether costs are properly allocable, allowable, and reasonable shall be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …. (j) The Contractor shall have the right of appeal, under the Disputes clause, from any determination made by the Contracting Officer under paragraph (f), (h), or (l) of this clause, except that if the Contractor failed to submit the term…
  • FAR 53.243 Contract modifications (SF 30).
    … (5) For a modification confirming the termination contracting officer's previous letter determination of the amount due in settlement of a contract termination for convenience, the effective date shall be the same as the effective date of…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …sident status of the student; (ii) Notify the student and the Contracting Officer of the determination. If there is an appeal of the determination; (iii) If there is an appeal of the determination, process the appeal under the Contractor'…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …than overpayments resulting from contract financing payments as defined in 32.001. (vii) Determination of a false certification under 52.209-13, Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements-Certification. (2) A contractor, based on a …
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …tion of pension costs as provided for in 48 CFR 9904.413-50(c). The contractor shall make determinations of unallowable costs in accordance with the actuarial method used in calculating pension costs. (iv) The contracting officer will cons…
  • FAR 32.601 General.
    …he following: (1) Billing and price reductions resulting from contract terms for price redetermination or for determination of prices under incentive type contracts. (2) Price or cost reductions for defective certified cost or pricing dat…
  • FAR 32.603 Debt determination.
    (a) If the contracting officer has any indication that a contractor owes money to the Government under a contract, the contracting officer shall determine promptly whether an actual debt is due and the amount. Any unnecessary delay may cont…
  • FAR 32.803 Policies.
    …ct under which full payment has been made, may include a no-setoff commitment only when a determination of need is made by the head of the agency, in accordance with the Presidential delegation of authority dated October 3, 1995, and after …
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …ccurs within the constructive acceptance or approval period, the Government will base the determination of an interest penalty on the actual date of acceptance or approval. Constructive acceptance or constructive approval requirements do no…
  • 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…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    … circumstances. (2) The head of the agency must notify Congress within 30 days after any determination under paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(D)(1)(iv) of this section. (3) The requirement for a determination for a single-award contract greater than …
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    … (A) Determine the amounts due to the Contractor under the contract; and (B) Record this determination in a unilateral modification to the contract. (ii) This determination constitutes the final decision of the Contracting Officer in acco…
  • FAR 52.216-16 Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target.
    …he contract, except to the extent that— (1) The parties may agree in writing, before the determination of total final price, to exclude specific elements of cost from this price and to a procedure for subsequent disposition of those elemen…

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