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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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55 sections with “foreign governments”: the first 40

  • DFARS 245.302 Contracts with foreign governments or international organizations.
    (1) General. (i) Approval. A contractor may use Government property on work for foreign governments and international organizations only when approved in writing by the contracting officer having cognizance of the property. The contracting…
  • DFARS 227.7103-16 Providing technical data to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international organizations.
    Technical data may be released or disclosed to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international organizations only if release or disclosure is otherwise permitted both by Federal export controls and other national security laws or…
  • DFARS 227.7203-16 Providing computer software or computer software documentation to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international organizations.
    Computer software or computer software documentation may be released or disclosed to foreign governments, foreign contractors, or international organizations only if release or disclosure is otherwise permitted both by Federal export contro…
  • FAR 52.229-7 Taxes—Fixed-Price Contracts With Foreign Governments.
    …prescribed in 29.402-1(b), insert the following clause: Taxes—Fixed—Price Contracts With Foreign Governments (FEB 2013) (a) Contract date, as used in this clause, means the date set for bid opening or, if this is a negotiated contract or …
  • FAR 52.229-9 Taxes—Cost-Reimbursement Contracts With Foreign Governments.
    …bed in 29.402-2(b), insert the following clause: Taxes—Cost-Reimbursement Contracts With Foreign Governments (MAR 1990) (a) Any tax or duty from which the United States Government is exempt by agreement with the Government of ____ [insert…
  • DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary policies and practices of foreign governments.
    …scribed in 225.7307(b), use the following clause: Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments (APR 2003) The Contractor and its subcontractors shall not take into account the exclusionary policies or practices of any foreig…
  • FAR 46.406 Foreign governments.
    Government contract quality assurance performed for foreign governments or international agencies shall be administered according to the foreign policy and security objectives of the United States. Such support shall be furnished only when …
  • FAR 45.302 Contracts with foreign governments or international organizations.
    Requests by, or for the benefit of, foreign Governments or international organizations to use Government property shall be processed in accordance with agency procedures.
  • FAR 47.403-2 Air transport agreements between the United States and foreign governments.
    …omptroller General (see 47.403) shall preclude, and no penalty shall attend, the use of a foreign-flag air carrier that provides transportation under an air transport agreement between the United States and a foreign government, the terms o…
  • DFARS 246.406 Foreign governments.
    … (3) Reciprocal quality assurance agreements. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a foreign country may contain an annex that provides for the reciprocal performance of quality assurance services. MOUs should be checked to determine w…
  • FAR 29.402-1 Foreign fixed-price contracts.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.229-6, Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts, in solicitations and contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and the…
  • FAR 29.402-2 Foreign cost-reimbursement contracts.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.229-8, Taxes—Foreign Cost-Reimbursement Contracts, in solicitations and contracts when a cost-reimbursement contract is contemplated and the contract is to be performed wholly or par…
  • DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.
    …ided in 225.7303-5, recognize the reasonable and allocable costs of doing business with a foreign government or international organization, even though such costs might not be recognized in the same amounts in pricing other defense contract…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …te as diplomatic in nature, including any individual assigned under section 502(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) to be temporarily in charge of such a mission or office. Claim means a written demand or written asse…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …is a co-inventor. (3) Use the clause with its Alternate I if the Government must grant a foreign government a sublicense in subject inventions pursuant to a specified treaty or executive agreement. The contracting officer may modify Altern…
  • FAR 30.201-4 Contract clauses.
    …d cost accounting practices. (c) Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices—Foreign Concerns. (1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.230-4, Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices—Foreign Con…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …2(i)(2) and 27.304-1(f). (3) When the Government elects not to apply for a patent in any foreign country, the Contractor retains rights in that foreign country to apply for a patent, subject to the Government's rights in paragraph (c)(1) o…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …e National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92). (x) Part 225—Foreign Acquisition. (A) Use the provision at 252.225-7000, Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate, to comply with 41 U.S.C. chapter 83 …
  • DFARS 229.170-2 Policy.
    (a) By law, bilateral agreements with foreign governments must include a provision that commodities acquired under contracts funded by U.S. assistance programs shall be exempt from taxation by the foreign government. If taxes or customs dut…
  • DFARS 236.273 Construction in foreign countries.
    …le offer of a United States firm exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible offer of a foreign firm by more than 20 percent; or (2) The contract is for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll and the lowest responsive and responsible o…
  • DFARS 252.225-7027 Restriction on contingent fees for foreign military sales.
    … prescribed in 225.7307(a), use the following clause. Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales (APR 2003) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this clause, contingent fees, as defined in the Covenant Against Conting…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …ion reasonably accessible to the public; and (C) May revoke or modify the license in any foreign country to the extent the Contractor, its licensees, or the domestic subsidiaries or affiliates have failed to achieve practical application i…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …l) or 6 months from the date permission is granted by the Commissioner of Patents to file foreign patent applications where such filing has been prohibited by a Secrecy Order. (4) The Contractor may request extensions of time for disclosur…
  • DFARS 225.372-2 Contract clause.
    … require performance or travel outside the United States, except for contracts with— (a) Foreign governments; (b) Representatives of foreign governments; or (c) Foreign corporations wholly owned by foreign governments.
  • DFARS 227.676 Foreign patent interchange agreements.
    (a) Patent interchange agreements between the United States and foreign governments provide for the use of patent rights, compensation, free licenses, and the establishment of committees to review and make recommendations on these matters. …
  • DFARS 242.002 Interagency agreements.
    …t. (iii) Departments and agencies must pay for services performed by non-DoD activities, foreign governments, or international organizations, unless otherwise provided by reciprocal agreements. (S-70)(i) Foreign governments and internatio…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …embers of the combat, combat support, or combat service support role. (4) The conduct of foreign relations and the determination of foreign policy. (5) The determination of agency policy, such as determining the content and application of…
  • FAR 25.801 General.
    Treaties and agreements between the United States and foreign governments affect the evaluation of offers from foreign entities and the performance of contracts in foreign countries.
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    …alties resulting from violations of, or failure to comply with, Federal, state, local, or foreign laws and regulations, except when incurred as a result of compliance with specific terms and conditions of the contract or specific written in…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    … 1996). If the contract is with an agency of the U.S. Government or with State, local, or foreign governments or their agencies, and if the contracting officer determines that the requirement to pay interest on excess partial payments is in…
  • DFARS 217.7102 General.
    …aster agreements to effect repairs, alterations, and/or additions to vessels belonging to foreign governments. (1) Contractors shall treat vessels of a foreign government as if they were vessels of the U.S. Government whenever requested to…
  • DFARS 225.7307 Contract clauses.
    (a) Use the clause at 252.225-7027, Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and…
  • DFARS 225.7501 Policy.
    …performed outside the United States, including end products and construction material for foreign military sales, unless— (a) Before issuing the solicitation— (1) The estimated cost of the acquisition or the value of a particular construc…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …-national defense organizations, or sales or transfers by the United States Government to foreign governments or international organizations. Government purposes include competitive procurement, but do not include the rights to use, modify,…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …i-national defense organizations or sales or transfers by the United States Government to foreign governments or international organizations. Government purposes include competitive procurement, but do not include the rights to use, modify,…
  • FAR 49.502 Termination for convenience of the Government.
    …yments. If the contract is with an agency of the U.S. Government or with State, local, or foreign governments or their agencies, and if the contracting officer determines that the requirement to pay interest on excess partial payments is in…
  • FAR 49.503 Termination for convenience of the Government and default.
    …yments. If the contract is with an agency of the U.S. Government or with State, local, or foreign governments or their agencies, and if the contracting officer determines that the requirement to pay interest on excess partial payments is in…
  • FAR 52.229-6 Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts.
    As prescribed in 29.402-1(a), insert the following clause: Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts (FEB 2013) (a) To the extent that this contract provides for furnishing supplies or performing services outside the United States and its outly…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    … 1996). If the contract is with an agency of the U.S. Government or with State, local, or foreign governments or their agencies, and if the Contracting Officer determines that the requirement to pay interest on excess partial payments is in…
  • DFARS 225.7301 General.
    (a) The U.S. Government sells defense articles and services to foreign governments or international organizations through FMS agreements. The agreement is documented in a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) (see the Defense Security Cooper…

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