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23 sections with “general standards of responsibility”

  • DFARS 252.237-7000 Notice of special standards of responsibility.
    …of Responsibility (DEC 1991) (a) To be determined responsible, the Offeror must meet the general standards of responsibility set forth at FAR 9.104-1 and the following criteria, as described in Chapter 3, General Standards, of “Government …
  • FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.
    …having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions). Subcontract means any contract entered into by a subc…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) in substantial quantities to the general public in the course of normal business operations; (ii) The services will be furnished at prices which are, or are based on, established cat…
  • 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 32.402 General.
    …(b), advance payment is the least preferred method of contract financing (see 32.106) and generally they should not be authorized if other types of financing are reasonably available to the contractor in adequate amounts. Loans and credit a…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …g Training to Prevent Human Trafficking (JAN 2025) (49 U.S.C. 40118(g)). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sea…
  • FAR 9.104-2 Special standards.
    …shall award contracts for subsistence only to those prospective contractors that meet the general standards in 9.104-1 and are approved in accordance with agency sanitation standards and procedures.
  • FAR 9.104-4 Subcontractor responsibility.
    (a) Generally, prospective prime contractors are responsible for determining the responsibility of their prospective subcontractors (but see 9.405 and 9.405-2 regarding debarred, ineligible, or suspended firms). Determinations of prospectiv…
  • DFARS 237.270 Acquisition of audit services.
    (a) General policy. (1) Do not contract for audit services unless— (i) The cognizant DoD audit organization determines that expertise required to perform the audit is not available within the DoD audit organization; or (ii) Temporary audi…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    … means an individual, an entity, or a country— (1) Excluded from Federal programs by the General Services Administration as identified in the System for Award Management Exclusions located at https://sam.gov; (2) Delinquent on obligations…
  • DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts.
    …ontractor-approved suppliers is subject to review, audit, and approval by the Government, generally in conjunction with a contractor purchasing system review or other surveillance of purchasing practices by the contract administration offic…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …udgetary procedures, does not constitute substantial participation in a procurement. (4) Generally, an official will not be considered to have participated personally and substantially in a procurement solely by participating in the follow…
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    (a) It is the suspending and debarring official's responsibility to determine whether debarment is in the Government's interest. The suspending and debarring official may, in the public interest, debar a contractor for any of the causes in …
  • FAR 16.101 General.
    (a) A wide selection of contract types is available to the Government and contractors in order to provide needed flexibility in acquiring the large variety and volume of supplies and services required by agencies. Contract types vary accord…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    … to Congressional correspondence, or agency responses to audit reports from the Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, or other Federal audit entity. (d) The following is a list of examples of functions generally not cons…
  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    … that a prospective contractor currently meets the applicable standards in 9.104. (b)(1) Generally, the contracting officer shall obtain information regarding the responsibility of prospective contractors, including requesting preaward sur…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    (a) General. The objective of proposal analysis is to ensure that the final agreed-to price is fair and reasonable. (1) The contracting officer is responsible for evaluating the reasonableness of the offered prices. The analytical techniqu…
  • FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.
    (a) Selecting the contract type is generally a matter for negotiation and requires the exercise of sound judgment. Negotiating the contract type and negotiating prices are closely related and should be considered together. The objective is …
  • FAR 25.302-4 Policy.
    (a) General. (1) The policy, responsibilities, procedures, accountability, training, equipping, and conduct of personnel performing private security functions in designated areas are addressed at 32 CFR part 159, entitled “Private Security …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …roperty, the cost derived from the Contractor's records that reflect consistently applied generally accepted accounting principles. (b) Property management. (1) The Contractor shall have a system of internal controls to manage (control, us…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …stomer to produce in its country certain components or subsystems of the item being sold. Generally, direct offsets must be performed within a specified period, because they are integral to the deliverable of the FMS contract. (2) An indir…
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …ontractor-approved suppliers is subject to review, audit, and approval by the Government, generally in conjunction with a contractor purchasing system review or other surveillance of purchasing practices by the contract administration offic…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    … vendors, placing and administering of orders, and expediting delivery of materials. (b) General. The Contractor shall establish and maintain an acceptable purchasing system. Failure to maintain an acceptable purchasing system, as defined …

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.