48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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19 sections with “final indirect cost rate proposals”

  • FAR 42.703-2 Certificate of indirect costs.
    …U.S.C. 4307, a proposal shall not be accepted and no agreement shall be made to establish final indirect cost rates unless the costs have been certified by the contractor. (b) Waiver of certification. (1) The agency head, or designee, may …
  • FAR 31.110 Indirect cost rate certification and penalties on unallowable costs.
    (a) Certain contracts require certification of the indirect cost rates proposed for final payment purposes. See 42.703-2 for administrative procedures regarding the certification provisions and the related contract clause prescription. (b)…
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …part 16.4); (3) Orders issued under indefinite-delivery contracts and subcontracts where final payment is not based on actual costs incurred (FAR Subpart 16.5); and (4) The fixed-hourly rate portion of time-and-materials and labor-hours c…
  • 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…
  • FAR 52.216-8 Fixed Fee.
    …5 percent of all fee withholds under this contract after receipt of an adequate certified final indirect cost rate proposal covering the year of physical completion of this contract, provided the Contractor has satisfied all other contract …
  • FAR 52.216-9 Fixed Fee—Construction.
    …5 percent of all fee withholds under this contract after receipt of an adequate certified final indirect cost rate proposal covering the year of physical completion of this contract, provided the Contractor has satisfied all other contract …
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …5 percent of all fee withholds under this contract after receipt of an adequate certified final indirect cost rate proposal covering the year of physical completion of this contract, provided the Contractor has satisfied all other contract …
  • 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 4.703 Policy.
    …uirements of the contracting agencies and the Comptroller General for— (1) 3 years after final payment; or (2) For certain records, the period specified in 4.705 through 4.705-3, whichever of these periods expires first. (b) Contractors …
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …r closed) or the fiscal year(s) in which the costs are incurred (i.e., whether or not the final indirect rates have been established); (2) Combine the cost impact for all affected CAS-covered contracts and subcontracts for all segments if …
  • FAR 15.403-5 Instructions for submission of certified cost or pricing data and data other than certified cost or pricing data.
    …rting forward pricing rate agreements. Data supporting forward pricing rate agreements or final indirect cost proposals shall be submitted in a form acceptable to the contracting officer.
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …2) are not applicable, the following apply: (i) IR&D and B&P costs shall be allocated to final cost objectives on the same basis of allocation used for the G&A expense grouping of the profit center (see 31.001) in which the costs are incur…
  • FAR 42.709-1 Scope.
    …ssment of penalties against contractors which include unallowable indirect costs in— (1) Final indirect cost rate proposals; or (2) The final statement of costs incurred or estimated to be incurred under a fixed-price incentive contract. …
  • FAR 42.709-6 Waiver of the penalty.
    …written notice, or holds an entrance conference, indicating that audit work on a specific final indirect cost proposal has begun); (b) The amount of the unallowable costs under the proposal which are subject to the penalty is $10,000 or le…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … the agreement, include a copy, and describe its nature. H. As soon as practicable after final agreement on price or an earlier date agreed to by the parties, but before the award resulting from the proposal, you must, under the conditions…
  • 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 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    …equest them on the form prescribed in 49.602-4 at any time after submission of interim or final settlement proposals. The Government will process applications for partial payments promptly. A subcontractor shall submit its application throu…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    (a) General. The objective of proposal analysis is to ensure that the final agreed-to price is fair and reasonable. (1) The contracting officer is responsible for evaluating the reasonableness of the offered prices. The analytical techniqu…
  • 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…

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