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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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17 sections with “financial resources”

  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    …office— (A) That office shall advise the contracting officer on prospective contractors' financial competence and credit needs; and (B) The administrative contracting officer shall obtain from the auditor any information required concerni…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …e, computer, or magnetic tape, for the purpose of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial institution to debit or credit an account. The term includes Automated Clearing House transfers, Fedwire transfers, and transfers made at au…
  • FAR 39.101 Policy.
    …ation of technology refreshment techniques. (b) Agencies must follow OMB Circular A-127, Financial Management Systems, when acquiring financial management systems. Agencies may acquire only core financial management software certified by t…
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    …pective contractor's quality assurance system, personnel, facilities, and equipment. (D) Financial capability. A determination that the prospective contractor has or can get adequate financial resources to obtain needed facilities, equipme…
  • FAR 9.104-1 General standards.
    To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must— (a) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them (see 9.104-3(a)); (b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or pe…
  • FAR 39.000 Scope of part.
    …tion policies and procedures for use in acquiring— (a) Information technology, including financial management systems, consistent with other parts of this regulation, OMB Circular No. A-127, Financial Management Systems, and OMB Circular N…
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …to the auditor by the contracting officer. (4) General access to the offeror's books and financial records is limited to the auditor. This limitation does not preclude the contracting officer or the ACO, or their representatives, from requ…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …ract type. (2) It is in the Government's interest to offer contractors opportunities for financial rewards sufficient to stimulate efficient contract performance, attract the best capabilities of qualified large and small business concerns…
  • FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.
    …f the requirements, uncertain duration of the work, contractor's technical capability and financial responsibility, or adequacy of the contractor's accounting system), and associated reasoning essential to support the contract type selectio…
  • FAR 24.203 Policy.
    …those relating to classified information, to trade secrets and confidential commercial or financial information, to interagency or intra-agency memoranda, or to personal and medical information pertaining to an individual. Other exemptions …
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    … of the estimated cost under cost-reimbursement contracts. (17) Monitor the contractor's financial condition and advise the contracting officer when it jeopardizes contract performance. (18) Analyze quarterly limitation on payments statem…
  • FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications.
    …A natural person; (ii) A corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, financial institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, and any other business organization, any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group,…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    … locations), personally identifiable information, as well as trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company. Controlled technical inform…
  • DFARS 223.7104 Exceptions.
    …fense and environmental security; and (ii) Provides for the prospective user's continued financial and environmental responsibility and liability with regard to the material. (11) The storage of any material that is not owned by DoD if th…
  • DFARS 239.7601 Definitions.
    …nication of Government data. This does not include a contractor's business records (e.g., financial records, legal records, etc.) or data such as operating procedures, software coding, or algorithms that are not uniquely applied to the Gove…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    … locations), personally identifiable information, as well as trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company. Controlled technical inform…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …ommunication of Government data. This does not include contractor's business records e.g. financial records, legal records etc. or data such as operating procedures, software coding or algorithms that are not uniquely applied to the Governm…

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.