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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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137 sections with “direct charge”: the first 40

  • FAR 31.202 Direct costs.
    (a) No final cost objective shall have allocated to it as a direct cost any cost, if other costs incurred for the same purpose in like circumstances have been included in any indirect cost pool to be allocated to that or any other final cos…
  • FAR 31.203 Indirect costs.
    (a) For contracts subject to full CAS coverage, allocation of indirect costs shall be based on the applicable provisions. For all other contracts, the applicable CAS provisions in paragraphs (b) through (h) of this section apply. (b) After…
  • DFARS 252.239-7011 Special construction and equipment charges.
    …ause: Special Construction and Equipment Charges (DEC 1991) (a) The Government will not directly reimburse the Contractor for the cost of constructing any facilities or providing any equipment, unless the Contracting Officer authorizes di…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    …starting load costs. (3) When initial costs are included in the settlement proposal as a direct charge, such costs shall not also be included in overhead. Initial costs attributable to only one contract shall not be allocated to other cont…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … officers, employees and agents against liability, including costs, for actual or alleged direct or contributory infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any United States or foreign patent, trademark or copyright, arising out of the per…
  • FAR 52.241-9 Connection Charge.
    …ses this right, the Contractor shall be paid the cost of any work accomplished, including direct and indirect costs reasonably allocable to the completed work prior to the time of termination by the Government, plus the cost of removal, les…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …tion and the effective date. (b) After receipt of a Notice of Termination, and except as directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall immediately proceed with the following obligations, regardless of any delay in determining o…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …le or removed from the site. (b) After receipt of a Notice of Termination, and except as directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall immediately proceed with the following obligations, regardless of delay in determining or ad…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ntract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract. Acquisition planning means the process by which the efforts of all personnel …
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …ck; (2) Soliciting, accepting, or attempting to accept any kickbacks; or (3) Including, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback in the contract price charged by a subcontractor to a prime contractor or a higher tier subcontract…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …gorized as equipment, as defined in FAR 45.101, and where such equipment is to be charged directly to the contract. Before applying profit or fee factors, the contracting officer shall exclude any facilities capital cost of money included i…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    (a) Definitions for the purposes of Time-and-Materials Contracts. Direct materials means those materials that enter directly into the end product, or that are used or consumed directly in connection with the furnishing of the end product o…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …ost, or a group of items of cost, to one or more cost objectives. This term includes both direct assignment of cost and the reassignment of a share from an indirect cost pool. Compensated personal absence means any absence from work for re…
  • FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.
    …ement contracts, including cost-reimbursement subcontracts thereunder; (2) Negotiating indirect cost rates; (3) Proposing, negotiating, or determining costs under terminated contracts; (4) Price revision of fixed-price incentive contract…
  • FAR 31.205-41 Taxes.
    …structions from the contracting officer concerning such taxes; and (ii) Takes all action directed by the contracting officer arising out of subparagraph (2)(i) above or an independent decision of the Government as to the existence of a cla…
  • FAR 37.101 Definitions.
    …cial services, health and mental health care, child (day) care, education (whether or not directly involved in teaching), foster care, residential care, recreational or rehabilitative programs, and detention, correctional, or treatment serv…
  • FAR 37.115-2 General policy.
    …offerors to identify uncompensated overtime hours and the uncompensated overtime rate for direct charge Fair Labor Standards Act—exempt personnel included in their proposals and subcontractor proposals. This includes uncompensated overtime …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …mall business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens…
  • FAR 52.215-22 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges—Identification of Subcontract Effort.
    …ery order, the offeror shall identify in its proposal— (i) The amount of the offeror's indirect costs and profit/fee applicable to the work to be performed by the subcontractor(s); and (ii) A description of the added value provided by the…
  • FAR 52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.
    …ntract, means a charge to the Government by the Contractor or subcontractor that is for indirect costs or profit/fee on work performed by a subcontractor (other than charges for the costs of managing subcontracts and any applicable indirect…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    … 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization. Coercion means— (1) Threats of ser…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    …d States under a contract administered by Federal agency personnel who are subject to the direction of a chief of mission. (b) General. (1) This clause applies when Contractor personnel are required to perform outside the United States— (…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …d by multiplying the appropriate hourly rates prescribed in the Schedule by the number of direct labor hours performed. (3) The hourly rates shall be paid for all labor performed on the contract that meets the labor qualifications specifie…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …e special account only to pay for properly allocable, allowable, and reasonable costs for direct materials, direct labor, and indirect costs. Other withdrawals require approval in writing by the administering office. Determinations of wheth…
  • FAR 52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime.
    …rs worked without additional compensation in excess of an average of 40 hours per week by direct charge employees who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. Compensated personal absences such as holidays, vacations, and sick leave sh…
  • FAR 52.249-5 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Educational and Other Nonprofit Institutions).
    …ation and the effective date. (b) After receipt of a Notice of Termination and except as directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall immediately proceed with the following obligations: (1) Stop work as specified in the notic…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …nvenience of the Government. (c) After receipt of a Notice of Termination, and except as directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall immediately proceed with the following obligations, regardless of any delay in determining o…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …cturing activities undertaken within one company. External restructuring activities are a direct outgrowth of a business combination. They normally will be initiated within 3 years of the business combination. (3) Restructuring activities …
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …y purpose of which is to furnish independent and impartial advice or technical assistance directly to the Government in support of the Government's management and oversight of a program or effort, rather than to directly furnish an end item…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …y purpose of which is to furnish independent and impartial advice or technical assistance directly to the Government in support of the Government's management and oversight of a program or effort (rather than to directly furnish an end item…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …y purpose of which is to furnish independent and impartial advice or technical assistance directly to the Government in support of the Government's management and oversight of a program or effort (rather than to directly furnish an end item…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …ifting surface become attached. Contractor's managerial personnel means the Contractor's directors, officers, managers, superintendents, or equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of— (1) All, or substantially all, of…
  • DFARS 252.235-7000 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Fixed Price.
    …e of the Government's property. (c) The claim, loss, or damage— (1) Must arise from the direct performance of this contract; (2) Must not be compensated by insurance or other means, or be within deductible amounts of the Contractor's ins…
  • DFARS 252.235-7001 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Cost Reimbursement.
    …e of the Government's property. (c) The claim, loss, or damage— (1) Must arise from the direct performance of this contract; (2) Must not be compensated by insurance or other means, or be within deductible amounts of the Contractor's ins…
  • DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration.
    …ations, and management decisions, and may include subsystems for specific areas such as indirect and other direct costs, compensation, billing, labor, and general information technology. Material weakness means a deficiency or combination …
  • DFARS 252.246-7001 Warranty of data.
    …onable time after such notification, the Contracting Officer may— (i) By written notice, direct the Contractor to correct or replace at the Contractor's expense the nonconforming technical data promptly; or (ii) If the Contracting Officer…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …tal functions or which shall be treated as such. This list is not all inclusive: (1) The direct conduct of criminal investigations. (2) The control of prosecutions and performance of adjudicatory functions other than those relating to arb…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ecific identification, along with the results of any analysis performed on that data. B. Direct Labor. Provide a time-phased (e.g., monthly, quarterly, etc.) breakdown of labor hours, rates, and cost by appropriate category, and furnish ba…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …the CEO; and (3) If the contractor has intermediate home offices or segments that report directly to the contractor's headquarters, the five most highly compensated employees in management positions at each such intermediate home office or…
  • FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures.
    …ack; (2) Soliciting, accepting, or attempting to accept any kickback; or (3) Including, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback in the contract price charged by a prime Contractor to the United States or in the contract price c…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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