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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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101 sections with “direction”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.236-19 Organization and Direction of the Work.
    …tracts when a cost-reimbursement construction contract is contemplated: Organization and Direction of the Work (APR 1984) (a) When this contract is executed, the Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer a chart showing the gener…
  • FAR 9.505-1 Providing systems engineering and technical direction.
    (a) A contractor that provides systems engineering and technical direction for a system but does not have overall contractual responsibility for its development, its integration, assembly, and checkout, or its production shall not— (1) Be …
  • FAR 36.519 Organization and direction of the work.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.236-19, Organization and Direction of the Work, in solicitations and contracts when a cost-reimbursement construction contract is contemplated.
  • FAR 52.247-26 Government Direction and Marking.
    … or for transportation-related services when office relocations are involved: Government Direction and Marking (APR 1984) The agency being relocated shall tag or mark property, showing floor, room number, and location where property is to…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ing the acquisition cycle by providing such services as systems engineering and technical direction (see 9.505-1(b)) to ensure the effective operation and maintenance of a weapon system or major system as defined in OMB Circular No. A-109 o…
  • FAR 32.411 Agreement for special account at a financial institution.
    …ation of funds withdrawn from the account. The financial institution shall act on written directions from the Contracting Officer, the administering office, or a duly authorized representative of either. The financial institution is not lia…
  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    …l contract situations. (a) Company A agrees to provide systems engineering and technical direction for the Navy on the powerplant for a group of submarines (i.e., turbines, drive shafts, propellers, etc.). Company A should not be allowed t…
  • FAR 25.703-4 Waiver.
    …Iran or any entities or individuals owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf or at the direction of, the government of Iran, provide rationale why it is in the national interest for the President to waive the prohibition on contracting w…
  • FAR 31.205-41 Taxes.
    …paragraph (a)(2) above, the reasonable costs of any action taken by the contractor at the direction or with the concurrence of the contracting officer. Interest or penalties incurred by the contractor for non-payment of any tax at the direc…
  • FAR 52.243-7 Notification of Changes.
    …with its terms and conditions as construed by the Contractor, unless the notice reports a direction of the Contracting Officer or a communication from a SAR of the Contracting Officer, in either of which events the Contractor shall continue…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …yed after it has become a covered aircraft, the contracting officer shall provide written direction to the contractor to take action in accordance with the contracting officer's written direction that the aircraft shall be— (i) Replaced; …
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …fficers, managers, superintendents, or equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of— (1) All, or substantially all, of the Contractor's business; (2) All, or substantially all, of the Contractor's operation at any one p…
  • DFARS 252.246-7001 Warranty of data.
    …ad of correction or replacement. (2) If the Contractor refuses or fails to comply with a direction under paragraph (d) (1)(i) of this clause, the Contracting Officer may, within a reasonable time of the refusal or failure— (i) By contract…
  • FAR 6.302-4 International agreement.
    … the United States and a foreign government or international organization, or the written directions of a foreign government reimbursing the agency for the cost of the acquisition of the supplies or services for such government. (b) Applic…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …hings. (6) The determination of Federal program priorities for budget requests. (7) The direction and control of Federal employees. (8) The direction and control of intelligence and counter-intelligence operations. (9) The selection or …
  • FAR 15.406-3 Documenting the negotiation.
    …anation of any significant differences between the two positions. (9) To the extent such direction has a significant effect on the action, a discussion and quantification of the impact of direction given by Congress, other agencies, and hi…
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …s and conditions of the contract. (2) Contracting officers shall withhold payment at the direction of the Administrator. (3) The contracting officer shall withhold payment, without a request from the Administrator, if the contractor fails…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …In the event of any such violation, the contracting agency may, after authorization or by direction of the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division and written notification to the contractor, take action to cause suspension of any furthe…
  • FAR 42.503-2 Postaward conference procedure.
    … the meeting to change the contract. The contracting officer may make commitments or give directions within the scope of the contracting officer's authority and shall put in writing and sign any commitment or direction, whether or not it ch…
  • FAR 42.505 Postaward subcontractor conferences.
    …hat is inconsistent with or alters subcontracts, and (3) shall ensure that any changes in direction or commitment affecting the prime contract or contractor resulting from a subcontractor conference are made by written direction of the cont…
  • FAR 47.207-8 Government responsibilities.
    …nsert the kind of equipment and the locations where the equipment will be furnished. (3) Direction and marking. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-26, Government Direction and Marking, when office relocations are inv…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …tract, and in the case of failure to produce these records, the Contracting Officer, upon direction of the Department of Labor and notification to the Contractor, shall take action to cause suspension of any further payment or advance of fu…
  • FAR 52.236-16 Quantity Surveys.
    …ed on these surveys. All surveys conducted by the Contractor shall be conducted under the direction of a representative of the Contracting Officer, unless the Contracting Officer waives this requirement in a specific instance. (c) Promptly…
  • FAR 52.241-9 Connection Charge.
    …d salvage value set forth herein; and provided further, that the Contractor shall, at the direction of the Government, leave in place such facilities located on Government property which the Government elects to purchase at the agreed salva…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …fficers, managers, superintendents, or equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of— (1) All or substantially all of the Contractor's business; (2) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operation at any one plant…
  • FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service).
    …r has specifically produced or acquired for the terminated portion of this contract. Upon direction of the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall also protect and preserve property in its possession in which the Government has an interes…
  • DFARS 225.7304 FMS customer involvement.
    … officer shall honor such requests from the FMS customer only if the LOA or other written direction sufficiently fulfills the requirements of FAR Subpart 6.3. (b) FMS customers should be encouraged to participate with U.S. Government acqui…
  • DFARS 252.223-7002 Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives.
    …he Contractor is in noncompliance with any safety requirement of this clause. (5) If the direction to cease work or the removal of Government personnel results in increased costs to the Contractor, the Contractor shall not be entitled to a…
  • DFARS 252.235-7000 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Fixed Price.
    …s, managers, superintendents, or other equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of— (i) All or substantially all of the Contractor's business; (ii) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operations at any one pla…
  • DFARS 252.235-7001 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Cost Reimbursement.
    …s, managers, superintendents, or other equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of— (i) All or substantially all of the Contractor's business; (ii) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operations at any one pla…
  • FAR 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    …on, Government members of the Team should not assume it is prohibited. Rather, absence of direction should be interpreted as permitting the Team to innovative and use sound business judgment that is otherwise consistent with law and within …
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …or under paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and (3) An offset under paragraph (d)(1) or a direction under paragraph (d)(2) of this section is a claim by the Government for the purposes of 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. (e) Author…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …t contracts. (6) Administering contracts (including ordering changes or giving technical direction in contract performance or contract quantities, evaluating contractor performance, and accepting or rejecting contractor products or service…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …specified in 5.203; (3) The proposed contract action is one for which either the written direction of a foreign government reimbursing the agency for the cost of the acquisition of the supplies or services for such government, or the terms…
  • FAR 9.501 Definition.
    …used in this subpart, means any independent contractor who furnishes advice, information, direction, or assistance to an offeror or any other contractor in support of the preparation or submission of an offer for a Government contract by th…
  • FAR 9.502 Applicability.
    …ance of or assistance in technical evaluations; or (4) Systems engineering and technical direction work performed by a contractor that does not have overall contractual responsibility for development or production. (c) An organizational c…
  • FAR 9.506 Procedures.
    … the conflict or the potential conflict in a manner consistent with the approval or other direction by the head of the contracting activity. (e) If, during the effective period of any restriction (see 9.507), a contracting office transfers…
  • FAR 9.507-2 Contract clause.
    …life of a system for which the contractor has performed systems engineering and technical direction. In every case, the restriction shall specify termination by a specific date or upon the occurrence of an identifiable event.
  • FAR 15.603 General.
    …d developed by the offeror; (3) Be prepared without Government supervision, endorsement, direction, or direct Government involvement; (4) Include sufficient detail to permit a determination that Government support could be worthwhile and …
  • FAR 17.603 Limitations.
    …agement and operating contracts shall not be authorized for— (1) Functions involving the direction, supervision, or control of Government personnel, except for supervision incidental to training; (2) Functions involving the exercise of po…

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.