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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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23 sections with “final decisions”

  • FAR 32.605 Final decisions.
    (a) The contracting officer shall issue a final decision as required by 33.211 if— (1) The contracting officer and the contractor are unable to reach agreement on the existence or amount of a debt in a timely manner; (2) The contractor fa…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …rence. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising under the contract. (e) Definitions. The clause at FAR 52.202-1, Definitions, is incorporated herein by refer…
  • FAR 52.242-3 Penalties for Unallowable Costs.
    … Costs (DEC 2022) (a) Definition. Proposal, as used in this clause, means either— (1) A final indirect cost rate proposal submitted by the Contractor after the expiration of its fiscal year which— (i) Relates to any payment made on the b…
  • FAR 8.406-6 Disputes.
    …lause of the schedule contract, the ordering activity contracting officer may— (i) Issue final decisions on disputes arising from performance of the order (but see paragraph (b) of this section); or (ii) Refer the dispute to the schedule …
  • 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 3.705 Procedures.
    (a) Reporting. The facts concerning any final conviction for any violation of 18 U.S.C. 201-224 involving or relating to agency contracts shall be reported promptly to the agency head or designee for that official's consideration. The agenc…
  • 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 52.216-7 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 52.232-17 Interest.
    … demand for payment to the Contractor upon finding a debt is due under the contract. (c) Final Decisions. The Contracting Officer will issue a final decision as required by 33.211 if— (1) The Contracting Officer and the Contractor are una…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …l subject inventions have been disclosed or that there are no subject inventions. (ii) A final report, within 3 months after completion of the contracted work, listing all subject inventions or stating that there were no subject inventions…
  • DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration.
    …nsistent method for the accumulation and allocation of indirect costs to intermediate and final cost objectives; (5) Accumulation of costs under general ledger control; (6) Reconciliation of subsidiary cost ledgers and cost objectives to …
  • 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 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
    …ng officer and the SBA shall make every effort to reach a resolution before the SBA takes final action on a COC. This shall be done through the complete exchange of information and in accordance with agency procedures. If agreement cannot b…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …pply specifications, standards, and related documents initially for guidance only, making final decisions on the application and tailoring of these documents as a product of the design and development process. Requiring agencies should not …
  • 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 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 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    …, and the protested concern of its decision. The decision is effective immediately and is final. (1) If the contracting officer has withheld contract award and OHA has determined that the protested concern is an eligible SDVOSB or dismisse…
  • FAR 33.211 Contracting officer's decision.
    …ision, with supporting rationale; (v) Paragraphs substantially as follows: “This is the final decision of the Contracting Officer. You may appeal this decision to the agency board of contract appeals. If you decide to appeal, you must, wi…
  • FAR 8.602 Policy.
    …ral Services, and the President, or their representatives. The decisions of the board are final and binding on all parties.
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …equired for performance of the contract or subcontract. Total contract dollars means the final anticipated dollar value, including the dollar value of all options. Untimely payment means a payment to a subcontractor that is more than 90 d…
  • FAR 52.219-11 Special 8(a) Contract Conditions.
    …nsert name of contracting agency] shall give advance notice to the SBA before it issues a final notice terminating the right of a subcontractor to proceed with further performance, either in whole or in part, under the subcontract for defau…
  • FAR 52.219-17 Section 8(a) Award.
    …wever that the contracting agency shall give advance notice to the SBA before it issues a final notice terminating the right of the subcontractor to proceed with further performance, either in whole or in part, under the contract. (3) That…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    … certified cost or pricing data in determining the price objective and in negotiating the final price; (E) The extent to which it was recognized in the negotiation that the subcontractor's certified cost or pricing data were not accurate, …

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.