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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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61 sections with “general scope of this contract”: the first 40

  • FAR 3.1000 Scope of subpart.
    …ontractor codes of business ethics and conduct, and display of agency Office of Inspector General (OIG) fraud hotline posters.
  • FAR 9.500 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart: (a) Prescribes responsibilities, general rules, and procedures for identifying, evaluating, and resolving organizational conflicts of interest; (b) Provides examples to assist contracting officers in applying these rules and…
  • FAR 16.500 Scope of subpart.
    …cedures authorized by part 6. (c) Nothing in this subpart restricts the authority of the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into schedule, multiple award, or task or delivery order contracts under any other provision of law. Th…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …of— (1) Direct labor hours at specified fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit; and (2) Actual cost for materials (except as provided for in 31.205-26(e) and (f)). (c) Application…
  • FAR 22.000 Scope of Part.
    This part— (a) Deals with general policies regarding contractor labor relations as they pertain to the acquisition process; (b) Prescribes contracting policy and procedures for implementing pertinent labor laws; and (c) Prescribes contra…
  • FAR 29.000 Scope of part.
    …ive agencies and the applicability of such taxes to the Federal Government. It is for the general information of Government personnel and does not present the full scope of the tax laws and regulations.
  • FAR 38.000 Scope of part.
    … services under the Federal Supply Schedule program, which is directed and managed by the General Services Administration (see Subpart 8.4, Federal Supply Schedules, for additional information). GSA may delegate certain responsibilities to …
  • FAR 49.100 Scope of subpart.
    … contractor and the contracting officer after issuance of the notice of termination; (3) General procedures for the settlement of terminated contracts; and (4) Settlement agreements. (b) Additional principles applicable to the terminatio…
  • FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed-Price.
    …me, by written order, and without notice to the sureties, if any, make changes within the general scope of this contract in any one or more of the following: (2) Drawings, designs, or specifications when the supplies to be furnished are to…
  • DFARS 204.7500 Scope of subpart.
    …y other requirements regarding contractor physical, personnel, information, technical, or general administrative security operations governing the protection of unclassified information, nor does it affect requirements of the National Indus…
  • DFARS 208.7000 Scope of subpart.
    … contracting responsibility is assigned to one or more of the departments/agencies or the General Services Administration. Contracting responsibility is assigned through— (a) The Coordinated Acquisition Program (commodity assignments are l…
  • DFARS 227.7200 Scope of subpart.
    …es not apply to— (i) Computer software or computer software documentation acquired under General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contracts; or (ii) Releases of computer software or computer software documentation to litigation supp…
  • DFARS 252.249-7002 Notification of Anticipated Contract Termination or Reduction.
    …ity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A)(i)); and (iv) The chief elected official of the unit of general local government within which the adverse effect may occur. (2) The notice provided an employee under paragraph (c)(1) of this clause shall h…
  • FAR 52.243-2 Changes—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …me, by written order, and without notice to the sureties, if any, make changes within the general scope of this contract in any one or more of the following: (1) Drawings, designs, or specifications when the supplies to be furnished are to…
  • 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.
    …the item or component must have been constructed or the process practiced. Workability is generally established when the item, component, or process has been analyzed or tested sufficiently to demonstrate to reasonable people skilled in the…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … assigned to identify specific agency offices, units, activities, or organizations by the General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies. Adequate evidence means information suff…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    (a) General. Parts 13 (except 13.303-2(c)(3)), 14, 15, and 19 (except for the requirements at 19.102(b)(3) and 19.202-1(e)(1)(iii))do not apply to BPAs or orders placed against Federal Supply Schedules contracts (but see 8.405-5). BPAs and …
  • FAR 27.404-2 Limited rights data and restricted computer software.
    (a) General. The basic clause at 52.227-14, Rights in Data—General, enables the contractor to protect qualifying limited rights data and restricted computer software by withholding the data from the Government and instead delivering form, f…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …cept those requested to be determined desirable changes), request the contractor submit a general dollar magnitude (GDM) proposal by a specified date, unless the CFAO determines the cost impact is immaterial; or (ii) For unilateral changes…
  • FAR 31.205-33 Professional and consultant service costs.
    …al, economic, financial, or technical positions. Professional and consultant services are generally acquired to obtain information, advice, opinions, alternatives, conclusions, recommendations, training, or direct assistance, such as studie…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …hts to use, release, or disclose the following computer software should be restricted: 1 Generally, development at private expense, either exclusively or partially, is the only basis for asserting restrictions on the Government's rights to…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …ce with the interface description available via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. (c) General format for “Description.” Prepare a clear and concise description of the supplies or services that is not unnecessarily restrictive of competi…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    …e decision in the contract or order file; and (3) When making a change that modifies the general scope of— (i) A contract, follow the procedures at 6.303; (ii) An order issued under the Federal Supply Schedules, follow the procedures at …
  • FAR 16.306 Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts.
    …overnment increases the estimated cost. (2) The term form describes the scope of work in general terms and obligates the contractor to devote a specified level of effort for a stated time period. Under this form, if the performance is cons…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    … a statement of work, specifications, or other description, that reasonably describes the general scope, nature, complexity, and purpose of the supplies or services the Government will acquire under the contract in a manner that will enable…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    (a) General. (1) In general, the contracting officer does not synopsize orders under indefinite-delivery contracts; except see 16.505(a)(4) and (11), and 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D). (2) Individual orders shall clearly describe all services to be …
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    (a) General. Project labor agreements established under this subpart shall fully conform to all statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. (b) Requirements. A project labor agreement shall— (1) Bind all contractors and subcontractors en…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ercial services. The commercial plan shall relate to the offeror's planned subcontracting generally, for both commercial and Government business, rather than solely to the Government contract. Once the Contractor's commercial plan has been …
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …7.409(b)(1), insert the following clause with any appropriate alternates: Rights in Data—General (MAY 2014) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer database or database means a collection of recorded information in a form capab…
  • FAR 52.227-21 Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment—Major Systems.
    …f this clause, but will be treated in accordance with paragraph (e) of the Rights in Data—General clause included in this contract. (c) Technical data revision. The Contractor also shall, at the request of the Contracting Officer, revise t…
  • DFARS 204.7300 Scope.
    …y other requirements regarding contractor physical, personnel, information, technical, or general administrative security operations governing the protection of unclassified information, nor does it affect requirements of the National Indus…
  • DFARS 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.
    …agement Agency. (iv) The Defense Contract Audit Agency. (v) The DoD Office of Inspector General or any subcomponent of that office. (vi) The Government Accountability Office. Covered contract means a DoD contract involving consulting se…
  • DFARS 252.209-7012 Prohibition Relating to Conflicts of Interest in Consulting Services—Certification.
    …nagement Agency. (4) The Defense Contract Audit Agency. (5) The DoD Office of Inspector General or any subcomponent of that office. (6) The Government Accountability Office. Covered contract means a DoD contract involving consulting ser…
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …ty and the magnitude and complexity of the required analysis. Field pricing assistance is generally available to provide— (i) Technical, audit, and special reports associated with the cost elements of a proposal, including subcontracts; (…
  • FAR 48.101 General.
    (a) Value engineering is the formal technique by which contractors may (1) voluntarily suggest methods for performing more economically and share in any resulting savings or (2) be required to establish a program to identify and submit to t…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …ication. (1) The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer and the agency Inspector General immediately of— (i) Any credible information it receives from any source (including host country law enforcement) that alleges a Contractor e…
  • FAR 52.243-3 Changes—Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hours.
    …me, by written order, and without notice to the sureties, if any, make changes within the general scope of this contract in any one or more of the following: (1) Description of services to be performed. (2) Time of performance (i.e., hour…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …the item or component must have been constructed or the process practiced. Workability is generally established when the item, component, or process has been analyzed or tested sufficiently to demonstrate to reasonable people skilled in the…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    (a) General. (1) Should-cost reviews are a specialized form of cost analysis. Should-cost reviews differ from traditional evaluation methods because they do not assume that a contractor's historical costs reflect efficient and economical op…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    (a) Data first produced in the performance of a contract. (1) Generally, the contractor must obtain permission of the contracting officer prior to asserting rights in any copyrighted work containing data first produced in the performance of…

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.