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36 sections with “final administrative determination”

  • FAR 42.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.
    …ntracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) responsible for establishing the final indirect cost rates: (1) Business units of a multidivisional corporation under the cognizance of a corporate administrative contracting officer…
  • FAR 42.705-2 Auditor determination procedure.
    …a) Applicability and responsibility. (1) The cognizant Government auditor shall establish final indirect cost rates for business units not covered in 42.705-1(a). (2) In addition, auditor determination may be used for business units that a…
  • DFARS 222.302 Liquidated damages and overtime pay.
    … to cover the total liquidated damage assessment. (d)(i) The assessment shall become the final administrative determination of contractor liability for liquidated damages when— (A) The contractor fails to appeal to the contracting agency …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …e Federal agency that, on behalf of all Federal agencies, is responsible for establishing final indirect cost rates and forward pricing rates, if applicable, and administering cost accounting standards for all contracts in a business unit. …
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …oses of this provision if both of the following criteria apply: (1) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administr…
  • FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.
    (a) The contracting officer's determination is final unless appealed as follows: (1) An appeal of a contracting officer's NAICS code designation and the applicable size standard shall be served and filed within 10 calendar days after the i…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …h day after Government acceptance of supplies delivered or services performed. (A) For a final invoice, when the payment amount is subject to contract settlement actions, acceptance is deemed to occur on the effective date of the contract …
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …individuals responsible for preparing and reviewing interim evaluations, if prepared, and final evaluations (e.g., contracting officers, contracting officer representatives, project managers, and program managers). Those individuals identif…
  • FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    … considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply: (i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administr…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply: (A) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administr…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …interest penalty provisions of the Prompt Payment Act. Interim payments made prior to the final payment under the contract are contract financing payments, except interim payments if this contract contains Alternate I to the clause at 52.23…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …or. The Wage and Hour Division will approve, modify, or disapprove the action or render a final determination in the event of disagreement within 30 days of receipt or will notify the Contracting Officer within 30 days of receipt that addit…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    … will furnish the Contractor a written determination, which determination will become the final agency decision regarding the appropriateness of the markings unless the Contractor files suit in a court of competent jurisdiction within 90 da…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …Contractor's response and notify the Contractor, in writing, of the Contracting Officer's final determination concerning— (i) Remaining material weaknesses; (ii) The adequacy of any proposed or completed corrective action; and (iii) Syst…
  • FAR 22.404-11 Wage determination appeals.
    …ecretary of Labor has established an Administrative Review Board which decides appeals of final decisions made by the Department of Labor concerning Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determinations. A contracting agency or ot…
  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    …s withheld or suspended—(1) Forwarding wage underpayments to the Secretary of Labor. Upon final administrative determination, if the contractor or subcontractor has not made restitution, the contracting officer must follow the Department of…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …he contracting officer shall identify the deficiency to the offeror before receipt of the final proposal revisions. Unless the offeror provides a revised offer acknowledging applicability of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or d…
  • DFARS 242.7203 Review procedures.
    …itial determination in consultation with the auditor or functional specialist, and make a final determination (see PGI 242.7203(c)(2)). (3) Final determination. (i) The ACO shall make a final determination and notify the contractor that— …
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …Contractor's response and notify the Contractor, in writing, of the Contracting Officer's final determination concerning— (i) Remaining material weaknesses; (ii) The adequacy of any proposed or completed corrective action; and (iii) Syst…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …Contractor's response and notify the Contractor, in writing, of the Contracting Officer's final determination concerning— (i) Remaining material weaknesses; (ii) The adequacy of any proposed or completed corrective action; and (iii) Syst…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …t or pricing data are found to be inaccurate, incomplete, or noncurrent as of the date of final agreement on price or an earlier date agreed upon by the parties given on the contractor's or subcontractor's Certificate of Current Cost or Pri…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    …proceeding, allowing the contractor the opportunity to respond to the report; (B) Make a final determination as to whether the allegations are substantiated; and (C) Notify the contracting officer of the determination. (ii) Whether or no…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …icable law, regulation, or contract, is specifically named and stated to be unallowable. Final cost objective means (except for subparts 31.3 and 31.6) a cost objective that has allocated to it both direct and indirect costs and, in the co…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …osts when there is reason to believe they should be suspended or disapproved, and approve final vouchers. (8) Issue Notices of Intent to Disallow or not Recognize Costs (see subpart 42.8). (9) Establish final indirect cost rates and billi…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …d, 30 days after approval by the Contracting Officer for release to the Contractor. (ii) Final payments based on completion and acceptance of all work and presentation of release of all claims against the Government arising by virtue of th…
  • FAR 32.112-1 Subcontractor assertions of nonpayment.
    …compliance with Chapter 39 of Title 31, United States Code (Prompt Payment Act); or (ii) Final payment to the subcontractor or supplier in compliance with the terms of the subcontract, purchase order, or other agreement with the prime cont…
  • FAR 3.701 Purpose.
    …ministrative remedy with respect to contracts in relation to which there has been— (1) A final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, disclosure or receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information in…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …ther disposition that creates a civil liability for the complained of wrongful acts, or a final determination of liability under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. 3801-3812). Contractor means any individual or other l…
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    …3 when synopsis is required by 5.201. (3) The contracting officer shall neither make any final commitment nor authorize the contractor to begin work on an order under a basic ordering agreement until prices have been established, unless th…
  • FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.
    … Any subcontracting plan submitted in response to a sealed bid solicitation; and (2) The final negotiated subcontracting plan that was incorporated into a negotiated contract or contract modification. (d) Notify the SBA procurement center…
  • FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).
    …ks, documents, papers and records of the Contractor until the expiration of 3 years after final payment under the contract. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment.
    …ting Officer or an authorized representative shall, until the expiration of 3 years after final payment under the contract, have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of the Contract…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …or shall maintain records adequate to identify the first delivered unit for 3 years after final payment under this contract. (2) The Contracting Officer shall calculate the Contractor's share of concurrent contract savings by (i) subtracti…
  • DFARS 216.405-2-70 Award fee reduction or denial for jeopardizing the health or safety of Government personnel.
    …r or a subcontractor at any tier is not subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts, a final determination of contractor or subcontractor fault resulting from a DoD investigation (in accordance with section 834 of the National Defense Au…
  • DFARS 242.708 Quick-closeout procedure.
    …c contract, task order, or delivery order to be closed in advance of the determination of final direct costs and indirect rates set forth in FAR 42.705, regardless of the dollar value or percentage of unsettled direct or indirect costs allo…
  • DFARS 252.216-7004 Award Fee Reduction or Denial for Jeopardizing the Health or Safety of Government Personnel.
    …r or its subcontractors at any tier not subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts, a final determination by the Secretary of Defense of Contractor or subcontractor fault (see DFARS 216.405-2-70. Serious bodily injury means a grievous …

FAR (chapter 1)

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