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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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80 sections with “exclusion”: the first 40

  • FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
    …tion (GSA)— (1) Operates the web-based System for Award Management (SAM), which contains exclusion records; and (2) Provides technical assistance to Federal agencies in the use of SAM. (b) An exclusion record in SAM contains the— (1) Na…
  • FAR 28.203-5 Exclusion of individual sureties.
    …, by the acquiring agency's head or designee utilizing the procedures in subpart 9.4. The exclusion shall be for the purpose of protecting the Government. (b) An individual may be excluded for any of the following causes: (1) Failure to f…
  • DFARS 204.470-2 National security exclusion.
    (a) The U.S.-IAEA AP permits the United States unilaterally to declare exclusions from inspection requirements for activities, or locations or information associated with such activities, with direct national security significance. (b) In …
  • DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary policies and practices of foreign governments.
    As prescribed in 225.7307(b), use the following clause: Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments (APR 2003) The Contractor and its subcontractors shall not take into account the exclusionary policies or practices of any …
  • FAR 22.2104 Exclusions.
    …overed by the E.O. for less than 20 percent of their work hours in a given workweek. This exclusion is inapplicable to employees performing on contracts covered by the E.O., i.e., those employees directly engaged in performing the specific …
  • DFARS 252.229-7006 Value Added Tax Exclusion (United Kingdom)
    As prescribed in 229.402-70(f), use the follow clause: Value Added Tax Exclusion (United Kingdom) (DEC 2011) The supplies or services identified in this contract are to be delivered at a price exclusive of value added tax under arrangemen…
  • FAR 19.1304 Exclusions.
    This subpart does not apply to— (a) Requirements that can be satisfied through award to— (1) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (see subpart 8.6); or (2) AbilityOne participating non-profit agencies for the blind or severely disabled (see s…
  • FAR 19.1404 Exclusions.
    This subpart does not apply to— (a) Requirements that can be satisfied through award to— (1) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (see Subpart 8.6); (2) AbilityOne participating non-profit agencies for the blind or severely disabled (see Subp…
  • FAR 19.1504 Exclusions.
    This subpart does not apply to— (a) Requirements that an 8(a) contractor is currently performing under the 8(a) program or that SBA has accepted for performance under the authority of the 8(a) program, unless SBA has consented to release t…
  • FAR 32.404 Exclusions.
    (a) This subpart does not apply to advance payments authorized by law for— (1) Rent; (2) Tuition; (3) Insurance premiums; (4) Expenses of investigations in foreign countries; (5) Extension or connection of public utilities for Governme…
  • FAR 37.202 Exclusions.
    The following activities and programs are excluded or exempted from the definition of advisory or assistance services: (a) Routine information technology services unless they are an integral part of a contract for the acquisition of adviso…
  • FAR 37.502 Exclusions.
    (a) This subpart does not apply to services that are (1) Obtained through personnel appointments and advisory committees; (2) Obtained through personal service contracts authorized by statute; (3) For construction as defined in 2.101; or…
  • DFARS 232.404 Exclusions.
    (a)(9) The requirements of FAR subpart 32.4 do not apply to advertisements in high school and college publications for military recruitment efforts under 10 U.S.C. 503 when the contract cost does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold.
  • DFARS 239.7305 Exclusion and limitation on disclosure.
    Subject to 239.7304, the individuals authorized in 239.7303 may, in the course of procuring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered …
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    …pute over facts material to the proposed debarment; (B) All existing, proposed, or prior exclusions and all similar actions taken by Federal, State, or local agencies, including administrative agreements that affect only those agencies; (…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    …ine dispute over facts material to the suspension; (ii) All existing, proposed, or prior exclusions and all similar actions taken by Federal, State, or local agencies, including administrative agreements that affect only those agencies; (…
  • DFARS 252.204-7010 Requirement for Contractor To Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol.
    …de written justification to the component or agency treaty office for a national security exclusion, in accordance with DoD Instruction 2060.03, Application of the National Security Exclusion to the Agreements Between the United States of A…
  • FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    …osed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded, as evidenced by the party's having an active exclusion record in SAM (see 9.404), a corporate officer or designee of the contractor is required by operation of the clause at 52.209-6, Protecting …
  • FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded.
    …untarily excluded (see FAR 9.404 for information on the System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions). The notice must include the following: (1) The name of the subcontractor. (2) The Contractor's knowledge of the reasons for the subcont…
  • DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism.
    …te of subcontract award with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is identified in the Exclusions section of the System for Award Management System (SAM Exclusions) as being ineligible for the award of Defense contracts or subcontracts b…
  • DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …free treatment under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)). These exclusions presently consist of— (i) Textiles, apparel articles, footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, leather wearing apparel, and h…
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …//www.cpars.gov , including FAPIIS information from the System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions and the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) (2) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 2313(d)(3), FAPIIS also identifies— (…
  • FAR 9.401 Applicability.
    …6101, note), and Executive Order 12689, any debarment, suspension or other Governmentwide exclusion initiated under the Nonprocurement Common Rule implementing Executive Order 12549 on or after August 25, 1995 shall be recognized by and eff…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …a contractor in a suspension or debarment matter, which does not immediately result in an exclusion or ineligibility. The letter is issued at the discretion of the suspending and debarring official. The letter is not a mandatory step in the…
  • FAR 9.405 Effect of listing.
    …esentatives of other contractors. (b) Contractors and other entities that have an active exclusion record in SAM because they have been declared ineligible on the basis of statutory or other regulatory procedures are excluded from receivin…
  • FAR 22.1802 Policy.
    … clause at 52.222-54. If the contractor is suspended, debarred, or subject to a voluntary exclusion as a result of the MOU termination, the contractor is not eligible to participate in E-Verify during the period of its suspension, debarment…
  • FAR 40.200 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart provides policies and procedures to implement security prohibitions and exclusions that restrict Federal agencies from procuring, obtaining, or using certain products, services, or sources. (b) The following prohibitions a…
  • FAR 47.207-3 Description of shipment, origin, and destination.
    …e.g., size, weight, hazardous material, whether packed for export, or unusual value. (d) Exclusion of freight. The contracting officer shall (1) clearly identify any freight or types of shipments that are subject to exclusion; e.g., bulk f…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …ractor's share of loss as defined at paragraph (h) of this clause, except when one of the exclusions at paragraph (d) applies. (2) The liability provisions of this clause take precedence over the liability provisions of Federal Acquisition…
  • FAR 4.000 Scope of part.
    …onally, this part includes policies and procedures to implement security prohibitions and exclusions that restrict Federal agencies from procuring, obtaining, or using certain products, services, or sources. Additional security prohibitions…
  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    (a) Preaward notices—(1) Preaward notices of exclusion from competitive range. The contracting officer shall notify offerors promptly in writing when their proposals are excluded from the competitive range or otherwise eliminated from the c…
  • FAR 19.1506 Women-Owned Small Business Program sole-source awards.
    … considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and— (1) The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are underrepresented in …
  • FAR 27.201-2 Contract clauses.
    … from the patent indemnification by using the clause with its Alternate I. Note that this exclusion is for items, as distinguished from identified patents (see paragraph (e) of this subsection). (e) It may be in the Government's interest t…
  • FAR 30.606 Resolving cost impacts.
    …ethod that excludes the costs from an indirect cost pool, the CFAO shall— (i) Apply such exclusion only to the determination of final indirect cost rates (see 42.705); and (ii) Adjust the exclusion to reflect the Government participation …
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …sion costs are allowable subject to the referenced standards and the cost limitations and exclusions set forth in paragraph (j)(1)(i) and in paragraphs (j)(2) through (j)(6) of this subsection. (i) Except for nonqualified pension plans usi…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …le after the protest is filed, with copies furnished simultaneously to all parties. (ii) Exclusions and rebuttals. Within 2 days after receipt of a copy of the protective order request, any party may file with the GAO a request that partic…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    …tractor responsibility, including the contractor's use of the System for Award Management Exclusions (see 9.404) and, if the contractor has subcontracts with parties on the Exclusions list, the documentation, systems, and procedures the con…
  • DFARS 209.405 Effect of listing.
    …pended contractor. (b)(i) The Procurement Cause and Treatment Code “H” annotation in the Exclusions section of the System for Award Management (SAM Exclusions) identifies contractor facilities where no part of a contract or subcontract may…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … exceeding the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13 CFR 124.…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …equiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR 201-1.303(d) and (e…

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DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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