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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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19 sections with “fines”

  • FAR 31.205-15 Fines, penalties, and mischarging costs.
    (a) Costs of fines and penalties resulting from violations of, or failure of the contractor to comply with, Federal, State, local, or foreign laws and regulations, are unallowable except when incurred as a result of compliance with specific…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …and strategy. (17) The collection, control, and disbursement of fees, royalties, duties, fines, taxes, and other public funds, unless authorized by statute, such as 31 U.S.C. 3718 (relating to private collection contractors and private att…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ty cash; depreciation; interest; income taxes; property taxes; lease payments; bank fees; fines, claims, and dues; original equipment manufacturer relationships during warranty periods (negotiated up front with the product); utilities and o…
  • FAR 1.109 Statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds—adjustment for inflation.
    …ides for the adjustment of such acquisition-related dollar thresholds. (b) The statute defines an acquisition-related dollar threshold as a dollar threshold that is specified in law as a factor in defining the scope of the applicability of…
  • FAR 2.000 Scope of part.
    (a) This part— (1) Defines words and terms that are frequently used in the FAR; (2) Provides cross-references to other definitions in the FAR of the same word or term; and (3) Provides for the incorporation of these definitions in solici…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …ty cash; depreciation; interest; income taxes; property taxes; lease payments; bank fees; fines, claims, and dues; original equipment manufacturer relationships during warranty periods (negotiated up front with the product); utilities and o…
  • FAR 31.205-41 Taxes.
    …o be and are paid or accrued in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Fines and penalties are not considered taxes. (2) Taxes otherwise allowable under subparagraph (a)(1) above, but upon which a claim of illegality or …
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    …fraud or similar proceeding (including filing of a false certification). (4) Payments of fines and penalties resulting from violations of, or failure to comply with, Federal, state, local, or foreign laws and regulations, except when incur…
  • FAR 32.804 Extent of assignee's protection.
    …rom the assigned contract: (i) Renegotiation under any statute or contract clause. (ii) Fines. (iii) Penalties, exclusive of amounts that may be collected or witheld from the contractor under, or for failure to comply with, the terms of …
  • FAR 36.302 Scope of work.
    The agency shall develop, either in-house or by contract, a scope of work that defines the project and states the Government's requirements. The scope of work may include criteria and preliminary design, budget parameters, and schedule or d…
  • FAR 42.709-2 General.
    …e under a cost principle in the FAR, or an executive agency supplement to the FAR, that defines the allowability of specific selected costs, the penalty is equal to— (i) The amount of the disallowed costs allocated to contracts that are su…
  • FAR 42.709-4 Assessing the penalty.
    …ly unallowable under a cost principle in the FAR or an executive agency supplement that defines the allowability of specific selected costs; or (b) Assess the penalty in 42.709-2(a)(2), when the submitted cost was determined to be unallowa…
  • FAR 52.202-1 Definitions.
    …in FAR part 31, for use in the cost principles and procedures; or (e) The word or term defines an acquisition-related threshold, and if the threshold is adjusted for inflation as set forth in FAR 1.109(a), then the changed threshold applie…
  • FAR 52.242-3 Penalties for Unallowable Costs.
    …e under a cost principle in the FAR, or an executive agency supplement to the FAR, that defines the allowability of specific selected costs, the Contractor shall be assessed a penalty equal to— (1) The amount of the disallowed cost allocat…
  • FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges.
    …(h) Unauthorized use. The unauthorized use of Government property can subject a person to fines, imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. 641. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 235.070-1 Indemnification under research and development contracts.
    … extent that the liability, loss, or damage— (i) Results from a risk that the contract defines as “unusually hazardous;” (ii) Arises from the direct performance of the contract; and (iii) Is not compensated by insurance or other means. …
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …ecified character (or string of characters) that immediately precedes a data field that defines the general category or intended use of the data that follows. DoD recognized unique identification equivalent means a unique identification me…
  • DFARS 252.222-7002 Compliance with local labor laws (overseas).
    …he Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Contractor will be reimbursed for the costs of all fines, penalties, and reasonable litigation expenses incurred as a result of compliance with specific contract terms and conditions or written instruc…
  • DFARS 252.226-7003 Drug-Free Work Force.
    …tain a program for achieving the objective of a drug-free work force. While this clause defines criteria for such a program, contractors are encouraged to implement alternative approaches comparable to the criteria in paragraph (c) that are…

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