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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 52.232-35 Designation of Office for Government Receipt of Electronic Funds Transfer Information.
    …32.1110(c), insert the following clause: Designation of Office for Government Receipt of Electronic Funds Transfer Information (JUL 2013) (a) As provided in paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Ot…
  • FAR 52.232-38 Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer.
    As prescribed in 32.1110(g), insert the following provision: Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information With Offer (JUL 2013) The offeror shall provide, with its offer, the following information that is required to make payment b…
  • DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
    As prescribed in 232.7004(a), use the following clause: Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (DEC 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Contract financing payment means an authorized Government disburs…
  • FAR 49.601-1 Electronic notice.
    The contracting officer may provide expedited notice of termination by electronic means that includes a requirement for the contractor to confirm receipt. If the contractor does not confirm receipt promptly, the contracting officer shall re…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    … notification under this clause that the end item, component, part, or material contained electronic parts (i.e., an integrated circuit, a discrete electronic component (including, but not limited to, a transistor, capacitor, resistor, or d…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    As prescribed in 246.870-3(a), use the following clause: Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System (JAN 2023) The following paragraphs (a) through (e) of this clause do not apply unless the Contractor is subjec…
  • DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts.
    As prescribed in 246.870-3(b), use the following clause: Sources of Electronic Parts (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Authorized aftermarket manufacturer means an organization that fabricates a part under a contract wi…
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    …ut not expected to exceed $25,000, by displaying in a public place, or by any appropriate electronic means, an unclassified notice of the solicitation or a copy of the solicitation satisfying the requirements of 5.207(c). The notice must in…
  • DFARS 232.7002 Policy.
    (a) Payment requests and receiving reports are required to be submitted in electronic form, except for— (1) Classified contracts or purchases when electronic submission and processing of payment requests and receiving reports could comprom…
  • DFARS 232.7003 Procedures.
    (a) DoD officials receiving payment requests in electronic form shall process the payment requests in electronic form. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process payment requests and receiving reports. (1) Documents nece…
  • DFARS 252.215-7012 Requirements for Submission of Proposals via Electronic Media.
    …5.408(5)(iii), use the following provision: Requirements for Submission of Proposals Via Electronic Media (JAN 2018) The Offeror shall submit the cost portion of the proposal via the following electronic media: [Insert media format, e.g.,…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …rt the shipment of GFP to the Government or to a contractor. The GFP module generates the electronic equivalent of the DD Form 1149, DD Form 1348-1, or other required shipping documents; (iv) Report when serially-managed items of GFP are i…
  • FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.
    As prescribed in 32.1110(a)(2), insert the following clause: Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (JUL 2013) (a) Method of payment. (1) All payments by the Government under this contract shall be mad…
  • DFARS 204.270-1 Policy.
    (a) The Electronic Data Access (EDA) system, an online repository for contractual instruments and supporting documents, is DoD's primary tool for electronic distribution of contract documents and contract data. Contract attachments shall be…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ities and operating characteristics of an earned value management system are described in Electronic Industries Alliance Standard 748 (EIA-748), Earned Value Management Systems. (See OMB Circular A-11, Part 7.) Economically disadvantaged w…
  • FAR 4.502 Policy.
    (a) The Federal Government shall use electronic commerce whenever practicable or cost-effective. The use of terms commonly associated with paper transactions (e.g., “copy,” “document,” “page,” “printed,” “sealed envelope,” and “stamped”) sh…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …licitation. (3) The contracting officer must ensure that solicitations transmitted using electronic commerce are forwarded to the GPE to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section. (4) When an agency determines that a so…
  • FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at— (1) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management, in solicitations and contracts that include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, or…
  • FAR 46.317 Reporting nonconforming items.
    …eeds the simplified acquisition threshold and is by, or for, the Department of Defense of electronic parts or end items, components, parts, or materials containing electronic parts, whether or not covered in paragraph (a)(1) of this section…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …g subcontracts. This notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or electronically, provided evidence of receipt is received by the contracting officer. If no prior electronic notice was issued, or if no confirmation o…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representati…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …e. (g) Invoice. (1) The Contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies (or electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include— (i) Name and address of th…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …ofluorocarbons as a propellant or as a solvent; or contracts for maintenance or repair of electronic or mechanical devices). (xvi) 52.223-21, Foams (MAY 2024) (42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.) (Applies to contracts for products that may contain hi…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information. Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation's closing date and ti…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …vice means a service that satisfies the definition of “commercial service” in FAR 2.101. Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) means the Governmentwide, electronic, web-based system for small business subcontracting program rep…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    … Government considers payment as being made on the day a check is dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer (EFT). Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition Regulat…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    … Government considers payment as being made on the day a check is dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer. Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. A…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    … Government considers payment as being made on the day a check is dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer. Definitions of pertinent terms are set forth in sections 2.101, 32.001, and 32.902 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. A…
  • FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management.
    As prescribed in 32.1110(a)(1), insert the following clause: Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (a) Method of payment. (1) All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electr…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    Authorized aftermarket manufacturer means an organization that fabricates an electronic part under a contract with, or with the express written authority of, the original component manufacturer based on the original component manufacturer's…
  • DFARS 204.802 Contract files.
    (a) Any document posted to the Electronic Data Access (EDA) system is part of the contract file and is accessible by multiple parties, including the contractor. Do not include in EDA contract documents that are classified, too sensitive for…
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    (a) Sources of electronic parts. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, the Government requires contractors and subcontractors at all tiers, to— (i) Obtain electronic parts that are in production by the original manufa…
  • DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
    … system. Payment request and receiving report are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically proc…
  • DFARS 252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations.
    … Government considers payment as being made on the day a check is dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer (c) Invoice payments—(1) Due date. (i) Payment will be made as soon as possible once a proper invoice is received and match…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …of the prime contract, including the requirements of 252.246-7007, Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System, if applicable; (20) Provide for an organizational and administrative structure that ensures effective…
  • FAR 4.703 Policy.
    …all be construed to preclude a contractor from duplicating or storing original records in electronic form unless they contain significant information not shown on the record copy. Original records need not be maintained or produced in an au…
  • FAR 13.307 Forms.
    …han commercial products and commercial services. (1) Except when quotations are solicited electronically or orally, the SF 1449; SF 18, Request for Quotations; or an agency form/automated format may be used. Each agency request for quotatio…
  • FAR 14.406 Receipt of an unreadable electronic bid.
    If a bid received at the Government facility by electronic data interchange is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the invitation for bids cannot be ascertained, the contracting officer immediately sha…
  • FAR 15.203 Requests for proposals.
    …nformation regarding cost comparisons between Government and contractor performance. (c) Electronic commerce may be used to issue RFPs and to receive proposals, modifications, and revisions. In this case, the RFP shall specify the electron…
  • FAR 15.207 Handling proposals and information.
    …horized disclosure. (c) If any portion of a proposal received by the contracting officer electronically or by facsimile is unreadable, the contracting officer immediately shall notify the offeror and permit the offeror to resubmit the unre…

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