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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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29 sections with “disposition instructions”

  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …d means, including delivery, consumption, expending, sale (as surplus property), or other disposition, or via a completed investigation, evaluation, and final determination for lost property. This requirement applies to all Government prope…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …e in accordance with paragraph (j)(2) of the FAR 52.245-1 clause of this contract, unless disposition instructions are otherwise included in this contract. The GFP module generates the electronic equivalent of the Standard Form (SF) 1428, I…
  • FAR 14.202-4 Bid samples.
    … bidders at their request and expense, unless otherwise specified in the invitation. (2) Disposition instructions shall be requested from bidders and samples disposed of accordingly. (3) Samples ordinarily will be returned collect to the …
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …vernment data and Government-related data. (ii) Data ownership, licensing, delivery, and disposition instructions specific to the relevant types of Government data and Government-related data (e.g., DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements…
  • DFARS 239.7602-1 General.
    …ta and Government-related data descriptions. (2) Data ownership, licensing, delivery and disposition instructions specific to the relevant types of Government data and Government-related data (e.g., DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …loyees of the United States; or (v) Exert ultimate control over the acquisition, use, or disposition of the property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, of the United States, including the collection, control, or disbursement of Fed…
  • FAR 45.602-1 Inventory disposal schedules.
    …ure to complete predisposal requirements of the contract; and (4) Provide the contractor disposition instructions for property identified on an acceptable inventory disposal schedule within 120 days. A failure to provide timely disposition…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    … adjustment of the contract price. In addition, if the Contractor fails to furnish timely disposition instructions, the Contracting Officer may dispose of the nonconforming supplies for the Contractor's account in a reasonable manner. The G…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …; or (B) Replace the supplies or services, and if the Contractor fails to furnish timely disposition instructions, the Contracting Officer may dispose of the nonconforming supplies for the Contractor's account in a reasonable manner, in wh…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    … for default by reason of a violation or failure to comply with a law or regulation; (4) Disposition of the matter by consent or compromise if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes listed in subparagraphs (b) (1) through (3)…
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    …ctor in connection with any criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings that result in dispositions described at 31.205-47(b)(1) through (5) commenced by: A Federal, State, local, or foreign government, for a violation of, or failure to …
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    … performance was late without excusable cause. (h) The contracting officer shall provide disposition instructions for counterfeit or suspect counterfeit items in accordance with agency policy. Agency policy may require the contracting offi…
  • FAR 49.606 Granting subcontract settlement authorization.
    …ment to bear the cost of their settlement. (b) This authorization does not extend to the disposition of Government-furnished material or articles completed but undelivered under the subcontract or purchase order, as these require screening…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …h contract requirements. The Government may reject nonconforming supplies with or without disposition instructions. (g) The Contractor shall remove supplies rejected or required to be corrected. However, the Contracting Officer may require…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    …counterfeit or suspect counterfeit items in its possession at the time of discovery until disposition instructions have been provided by the Contracting Officer; and (4) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, submit a report t…
  • FAR 52.247-16 Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight.
    … Contractor, a shipment cannot be delivered, the Contractor shall contact the shipper for disposition instructions. If the shipment is ordered returned to the origin point, the charges assessed for the return trip shall be the same as the c…
  • DFARS 227.7006 Investigation and administrative disposition of claims.
    An investigation and administrative determination (denial or settlement) of each claim shall be made in accordance with instructions and procedures established by each Department, subject to the following: (a) When the procurement responsi…
  • DFARS 245.102 Policy.
    …r, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 7500 Geoint Drive, Springfield, VA 22150, for disposition instructions; (B) Direct the contractor to destroy or return all Government-furnished MC&G property not consumed during contract performa…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    … and the data will no longer be made subject to any disclosure prohibitions), or by final disposition of the matter by court decision if suit is filed. (2) The time limits in the procedures set forth in paragraph (e)(1) of this clause may …
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …es organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information. Media means physical devices or writing surfaces including, but not limited to, magnetic tapes, optical disks, magnetic d…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …d, manufactured, or performed and deleted by the change, indicating the cost and proposed disposition of each line item. Also, if you desire to retain these items or any portion of them, indicate the amount offered for them. (4) Enter the …
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …n a protest against the making of an award is received and award will be withheld pending disposition of the protest, the contracting officer should inform the offerors whose offers might become eligible for award of the protest. If appropr…
  • FAR 45.201 Solicitation.
    …l Stock Number (if needed for additional item identification tracking and management, and disposition); (2) Quantity/unit of measure; (3) Unit acquisition cost; (4) Unique-item identifier or equivalent (if available and necessary for ind…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    … the Department of Defense may provide, on a reimbursable basis, mortuary support for the disposition of remains and personal effects of all U.S. citizens upon the request of the Department of State. (p) Changes. In addition to the changes…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …clauses of this contract, e.g., the termination clauses, shall determine the handling and disposition of the property. (4) The Contractor may sell any scrap resulting from production under this contract without requesting the Contracting O…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    …clauses of this contract (e.g., the termination clauses) shall determine the handling and disposition of the property. (4) The Contractor may sell any scrap resulting from production under this contract, without requesting the Contracting …
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …es organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information. Malicious software means computer software or firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have adverse…
  • DFARS 252.217-7016 Plant protection.
    …comply with the instructions of the Contracting Officer concerning its identification and disposition. (2) No such device or equipment shall become a fixture as a result of its being affixed to realty not owned by the Government. (End of …
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    … systems for planning, controlling, and accounting for the acquisition, use, issuing, and disposition of material. Material management and accounting systems may be manual or automated. They may be stand-alone systems, or they may be integr…

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.