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34 sections with “food”

  • FAR 31.205-13 Employee morale, health, welfare, food service, and dormitory costs and credits.
    …ealth clinics; (3) Wellness/fitness centers; (4) Employee counseling services; and (5) Food and dormitory services for the contractor's employees at or near the contractor's facilities. These services include— (i) Operating or furnishin…
  • FAR 52.226-6 Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations.
    As prescribed in 26.404, insert the following clause: Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Apparently wholesome food means food that meets all quality and labeling …
  • DFARS 225.7002 Restrictions on food, clothing, fabrics, hand or measuring tools, and flags.
  • FAR 26.401 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Apparently wholesome food means food that meets all quality and labeling standards imposed by Federal, State, and local laws and regulations even though the food may not be readily marketable due to appearance, age…
  • FAR 26.403 Procedures.
    (a) In accordance with the Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 an executive agency shall comply with the following: (1) Encourage donations. In the applicable contracts stated at section 26.404, encourage contractors, to the maximum extent p…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …over quantity, quality, or Contractor compliance with contract requirements. (2) Certain food products and other payments. (i) Due dates on Contractor invoices for meat, meat food products, or fish; perishable agricultural commodities; and…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …utside the United States in support of combat operations. (e) Acquisitions of perishable foods by or for activities located outside the United States for personnel of those activities. (f) Acquisitions of food or hand or measuring tools— …
  • DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.
    …onents, that have been grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States: (1) Food. (2) Clothing and the materials and components thereof, other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated wi…
  • FAR 46.408 Single-agency assignments of Government contract quality assurance.
    …odities is assigned as follows: (1) For drugs, biologics, and other medical supplies—the Food and Drug Administration; (2) For food, except seafood—the Department of Agriculture. (3) For seafood—the National Marine Fisheries Service of t…
  • FAR 32.903 Responsibilities.
    …s that will be subject to different payment terms; and (2) The applicable Prompt Payment food category (e.g., which item numbers are meat or meat food products, which are perishable agricultural commodities), when the solicitation or contr…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …e Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706). __ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (JUN 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). __ (10) 52.247-69, Reporting Requirement for U.S.-Flag Air Carriers Regarding T…
  • DFARS 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.
    …the following categories are not subject to the restrictions of 225.7002, Restrictions on food, clothing, fabrics, specialty metals, and hand or measuring tools: (1) Acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Acquisi…
  • DFARS 218.201 Contingency operation.
    …the following categories are not subject to the restrictions of 225.7002, Restrictions on food, clothing, fabrics, specialty metals, and hand or measuring tools: (1) Acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Acquisi…
  • FAR 26.402 Policy.
    …actors, to the maximum extent practicable and safe, to donate excess apparently wholesome food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States.
  • FAR 26.404 Contract clause.
    Insert the clause at 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations, in solicitations and contracts greater than $35,000 for the provision, service, or sale of food in the United States.
  • FAR 31.205-1 Public relations and advertising costs.
    …s in civic and community organizations. (8) Costs associated with the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations in accordance with the Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1792, see subpart 26.4).
  • FAR 32.905 Payment documentation and process.
    …ing office must return it within 7 days after receipt (3 days on contracts for meat, meat food products, or fish; 5 days on contracts for perishable agricultural commodities, dairy products, edible fats or oils, and food products prepared f…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …rt the percentage per instructions at 13.302-5(d)(4).]) (xix) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (JUN 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792) (Applies to contracts greater than the threshold specified in FAR 26.404 on the d…
  • DFARS 246.408-70 Subsistence.
    … Technical requirements; and (3) Inspection procedures needed to assure wholesomeness of foods. (b) The contracting office may designate any Federal activity, capable of assuring wholesomeness and quality in food, to perform quality assur…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …S. Department of Agriculture to be a commercial product or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and fores…
  • FAR 22.1003-5 Some examples of contracts covered.
    … crating, and storage. (c) Custodial, janitorial, housekeeping, and guard services. (d) Food service and lodging. (e) Laundry, dry-cleaning, linen-supply, and clothing alteration and repair services. (f) Snow, trash, and garbage removal…
  • FAR 26.400 Scope of subpart.
    This section implements the Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1792).
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …ent contracts for services is 30 days after the date of receipt of a proper invoice. (f) Food and specified items. (g) Multiple payment due dates. Contracting officers may encourage, but not require, contractors to submit separate invoice…
  • FAR 46.317 Reporting nonconforming items.
    …ercial services using part 12 procedures; or (2) Medical devices that are subject to the Food and Drug Administration reporting requirements at 21 CFR 803. (c) If required by agency policy, the contracting officer may modify paragraph (b)…
  • FAR 46.403 Government contract quality assurance at destination.
    … purchased are processed under direct control of the National Institutes of Health or the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services; (6) The contract is for services performed at destination; or (7) It is…
  • FAR 47.504 Exceptions.
    … This exception does not apply to— (1) Grants-in-aid shipments, such as agricultural and food-aid shipments; (2) Shipments covered under 46 U.S.C. Appx 1241-1, such as those generated by Export-Import Bank loans or guarantees; (3) Subcon…
  • FAR 52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.
    …rtment of Agriculture (USDA) to be a commercial product or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and fores…
  • FAR 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services.
    …rtment of Agriculture (USDA) to be a commercial product or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and fores…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    …ercial products and commercial services; or (ii) Medical devices that are subject to the Food and Drug Administration reporting requirements at 21 CFR 803. (3) The Contractor shall not alter the clause other than to identify the appropria…
  • DFARS 225.7002-1 Restrictions.
    …ss the items have been grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States: (i) Food. (ii) Clothing and the materials and components thereof, other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated w…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …king and vehicle registration; or (2) Charges for services of a personal nature, such as food, housing, and laundry. 2. FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities. 3. FAR 52.203-5, Covenant Against Contingent Fees. 4. FAR 52.204-1, Approval of Contract, …
  • DFARS 252.223-7001 Hazard warning labels.
    …following statutes: (1) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; (2) Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act; (3) Consumer Product Safety Act; (4) Federal Hazardous Substances Act; or (5) Federal Alcohol Administration Act. (c…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …dical care, and basic human needs (e.g., bottled water, latrine facilities, security, and food when necessary) when performing their jobs in the direct vicinity of U.S. Armed Forces. Non-CAAF status does not apply to contractor personnel in…
  • DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
    …irective 3216.02, applicable DoD component policies, 10 U.S.C. 980, and, when applicable, Food and Drug Administration policies and regulations. (c) The Contractor shall not commence performance of research involving human subjects that is…

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