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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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19 sections with “disapproval”

  • FAR 32.409-2 Recommendation for disapproval.
    If recommending disapproval, the contracting officer shall, under agency procedures, transmit— (a) The items prescribed in 32.409-1(a), (b), and (c); and (b) The recommendation for disapproval and the reasons.
  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    …fficer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements…
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    …fficer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …ure to maintain an acceptable purchasing system, as defined in this clause, may result in disapproval of the system by the Contracting Officer and/or withholding of payments. (c) System criteria. The Contractor's purchasing system shall— …
  • DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration.
    … includes the clause at 252.242-7005, Contractor Business Systems, and also may result in disapproval of the system. (c) System criteria. The Contractor's accounting system shall provide for— (1) A sound internal control environment, acco…
  • DFARS 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration.
    …intain an acceptable property management system, as defined in this clause, may result in disapproval of the system by the Contracting Officer and/or withholding of payments. (c) System criteria. The Contractor's property management system…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …al assignment of contract administration functions and responsibility. (34) Approvals or disapprovals of requests for waivers or deviations from contract requirements. (35) Rejected engineering change proposals. (36) Royalty, invention, …
  • FAR 9.307 Government administration procedures.
    …ade under the Changes clause, and not by the notice of approval, conditional approval, or disapproval furnished the contractor.
  • FAR 22.406-3 Additional classifications.
    … that action to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, for approval, modification, or disapproval of the additional classification and wage rate (including any amount designated for fringe benefits); or (2) If the contractor, the labor…
  • FAR 32.409 Contracting officer action.
    …on and any appropriate investigation, the contracting officer shall recommend approval or disapproval and transmit the request and recommendation to the approving authority designated under 32.402(e).
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …f costs suspended or disapproved as required (see subpart 42.8), direct the suspension or disapproval of costs when there is reason to believe they should be suspended or disapproved, and approve final vouchers. (8) Issue Notices of Intent…
  • FAR 46.401 General.
    …cedures (see subpart 46.6). (g) Agencies may prescribe the use of inspection approval or disapproval stamps to identify and control supplies and material that have been inspected for conformance with contract quality requirements.
  • FAR 49.108-3 Settlement procedure.
    … notify the contractor in writing of (1) approval or ratification, or (2) the reasons for disapproval.
  • FAR 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction.
    …al may be returned for resubmission. The Contracting Officer will indicate an approval or disapproval of the shop drawings and if not approved as submitted shall indicate the Government's reasons therefor. Any work done before such approval…
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …ounterfeit electronic part detection and avoidance system. Failure to do so may result in disapproval of the purchasing system by the contracting officer and/or withholding of payments (see 252.244-7001, Contractor Purchasing System Adminis…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …ses; (ii) The adequacy of any proposed or completed corrective action; and (iii) System disapproval, if the Contracting Officer determines that one or more material weaknesses remain. (f) If the Contractor receives the Contracting Office…
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    … with the earned value management system guidelines in the ANSI/EIA-748; and (iv) System disapproval, if initial EVMS validation is not successfully completed within the timeframe approved by the Contracting Officer, or if the Contracting …
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …ses; (ii) The adequacy of any proposed or completed corrective action; and (iii) System disapproval if the Contracting Officer determines that one or more material weaknesses remain. (f) If the Contractor receives the Contracting Officer…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    … electronic part detection and avoidance system, as defined in this clause, may result in disapproval of the purchasing system by the Contracting Officer and/or withholding of payments and affect the allowability of costs of counterfeit ele…

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.