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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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181 sections with “executive agency”: the first 40

  • FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    (a) The following laws are not applicable to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services: (1) 10 U.S.C. 983, Institutions of Higher Education that Prevent ROTC Access or Military Recruiting …
  • DFARS 212.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    (a) The following laws are not applicable to contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services: (i) 10 U.S.C. 3321(b), Prohibition on Contingent Fees. (ii) 10 U.S.C. 3741-3750, Allowable Costs Under Defense Contr…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    As prescribed in 4.1403(a), insert the following clause: Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause: Executive means officers, managing partners, or any other emp…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …isition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring 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…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …rt the following clause: Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regula…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …ibed in 22.1906, insert the following clause: Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “United States” means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ry, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor, Chairperson, or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, including any deputy or assistant chief official of an executive agency. Alternate means a substantive …
  • FAR 4.2104 Waivers.
    (a) Executive agencies. The head of an executive agency may, on a one-time basis, waive the prohibition at 4.2102(a) with respect to a Government entity (e.g., requirements office, contracting office) that requests such a waiver. (1) Waive…
  • FAR 26.403 Procedures.
    (a) In accordance with the Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 an executive agency shall comply with the following: (1) Encourage donations. In the applicable contracts stated at section 26.404, encourage contractors, to the maximum extent p…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …as recorded in the contractor's cost accounting records for the fiscal year. (ii) Senior executive means— (A) Prior to January 2, 1999— (1) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or any individual acting in a similar capacity at the contracto…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …isition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring 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…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …e clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, or when the subcontractor provides a commercial product or commercial service subject to…
  • FAR 1.405 Deviations pertaining to treaties and executive agreements.
    (a) Executive agreements, as used in this section, means Government-to-Government agreements, including agreements with international organizations, to which the United States is a party. (b) Any deviation from the FAR required to comply w…
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …requirements in paragraph (e)(2) of 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 to furnish payroll records, until such time as the noncompliance is corrected. (b) Complaints. (1) Complaints may be filed with…
  • FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, sy…
  • FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application.
    …display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    As prescribed at 22.2110, insert the following clause: Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause (in accordance with 29 CFR 13.2)— Child, domestic partner, and domestic violence have t…
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    (a) Executive Order 12829, January 6, 1993 (58 FR 3479, January 8, 1993), entitled “National Industrial Security Program” (NISP), establishes a program to safeguard Federal Government classified information that is released to contractors, …
  • FAR 4.2201 Definitions.
    …display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …isition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring 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…
  • FAR 8.802 Policy.
    …ervice (44 U.S.C. 504); (2) The printing is done in field printing plants operated by an executive agency (44 U.S.C. 501(2)); (3) The printing is acquired by an executive agency from allotments for contract field printing (44 U.S.C. 501(2…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … practicable, include only those clauses— (1) Required to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services; or (2) Determined to be consistent with customary comme…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …e incorporated by reference: (1) The clauses listed below implement provisions of law or Executive order: (i) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Divisio…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    …ailable to employees and applicants for employment. (7) The Contractor shall comply with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor. (8) The Contractor shall furnish to the contract…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …citor, resistor, or diode), or a circuit assembly (section 818(f)(2) of Pub. L. 112-81). Executive agency means for DoD, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force…
  • FAR 3.101-3 Agency regulations.
    (a) Agencies are required by Executive Order 11222 of May 8, 1965, and 5 CFR part 735 to prescribe Standards of Conduct. These agency standards contain— (1) Agency-authorized exceptions to 3.101-2; and (2) Disciplinary measures for person…
  • FAR 3.901 Definitions.
    …bitrary and capricious exercise of authority that is inconsistent with the mission of the executive agency concerned or the successful performance of a contract of such agency. Authorized official of the Department of Justice means any per…
  • FAR 3.907-1 Definitions.
    …f 1978. In the Department of Defense that is the DoD Inspector General. In the case of an executive agency that does not have an Inspector General, the duties shall be performed by an official designated by the head of the executive agency.…
  • FAR 4.2302 Sharing supply chain risk information.
    (a) Executive agencies are required to share relevant supply chain risk information with the FASC if the executive agency has determined there is a reasonable basis to conclude a substantial supply chain risk associated with a source or cov…
  • FAR 4.2305 Waivers.
    (a) An executive agency required to comply with a FASCSA order may submit a request that the order or some of its provisions not apply to— (1) The agency; (2) Specific actions of the agency or a specific class of acquisitions; (3) Action…
  • FAR 6.501 Requirement.
    As required by 41 U.S.C. 1705, the head of each executive agency shall designate an advocate for competition for the agency and for each procuring activity of the agency. The advocates for competition shall— (a) Be in positions other than …
  • FAR 6.502 Duties and responsibilities.
    …racting operations of the agency and identify and report to the agency senior procurement executive and the chief acquisition officer— (i) Opportunities and actions taken to acquire commercial products and commercial services to meet the n…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …ng whether other data should be removed. Although the submitter notice process set out in Executive Order 12600 “Predisclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information” does not apply, if the justification appears to …
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …the contractor that was debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment. Agency means any executive department, military department or defense agency, or other agency or independent establishment of the executive branch. Civil judgment mea…
  • FAR 17.504 Reporting requirements.
    (a) The senior procurement executive for each executive agency shall submit to the Director of OMB an annual report on interagency acquisitions, as directed by OMB. (b) The contracting officer for the servicing agency shall ensure that ser…
  • FAR 18.001 Definition.
    …exibilities provided with respect to any acquisition of supplies or services by or for an executive agency that, as determined by the head of an executive agency, may be used— (a) In support of a contingency operation as defined in 2.101; …
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    … practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. The Small Business Administration (SBA) counsels and assists small business concerns…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    … its compliance plan. (c) Receipt of agency Inspector General report. (1) The head of an executive agency shall ensure that the contracting officer is provided a copy of the agency Inspector General report of an investigation of a violatio…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …rding the alleged violation. (iii) Evidence that clause 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706, was included in the contract. (iv) Information concerning known settlement negotiations between the parties, if applicable. (…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    … by 37 CFR part 401), Presidential Memorandum on Government Patent Policy to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies dated February 18, 1983, and Executive Order 12591, Facilitating Access to Science and Technology dated April 10, 1…

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.