48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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14 sections with “gift”

  • FAR 31.205-13 Employee morale, health, welfare, food service, and dormitory costs and credits.
    …nding machines, living accommodations; and (ii) Similar types of services. (b) Costs of gifts are unallowable. (Gifts do not include awards for performance made pursuant to 31.205-6(f) or awards made in recognition of employee achievement…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …ips (including seeking or negotiating for prospective employment or business); and (iii) Gifts, including travel. (2) For example, financial interests referred to in paragraph (1) of this definition may arise from— (i) Compensation, incl…
  • FAR 3.101-2 Solicitation and acceptance of gratuities by Government personnel.
    …rule, no Government employee may solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value from anyone who (a) has or is seeking to obtain Government business with the employee'…
  • FAR 3.104-2 General.
    … bribe or gratuity is prohibited by 18 U.S.C. 201 and 10 U.S.C. 4651. The acceptance of a gift, under certain circumstances, is prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 7353 and 5 CFR part 2635; (2) Contacts with an offeror during the conduct of an acquisit…
  • FAR 3.204 Treatment of violations.
    …taining the Gratuities clause— (1) Offered or gave a gratuity (e.g., an entertainment or gift) to an officer, official, or employee of the Government; and (2) Intended by the gratuity to obtain a contract or favorable treatment under a co…
  • FAR 3.502-1 Definitions.
    As used in this section— Kickback, means any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind which is provided to any prime contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor …
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …res to report kickbacks to law enforcement officials; annual declarations by employees of gifts or gratuities received from subcontractors; annual employee declarations that they have violated no company ethics rules; personnel practices th…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …ips (including seeking or negotiating for prospective employment or business); and (iii) Gifts, including travel. (2) For example, financial interests referred to in paragraph (1) of this definition may arise from— (i) Compensation, incl…
  • FAR 3.1103 Procedures.
    … employee (including seeking or negotiating for prospective employment or business). (C) Gifts, including travel; and (ii) Requiring each covered employee to update the disclosure statement whenever the employee's personal or financial ci…
  • FAR 31.205-1 Public relations and advertising costs.
    …is subsection. However, such costs do not include the costs of memorabilia (e.g., models, gifts, and souvenirs), alcoholic beverages, entertainment, and physical facilities that are used primarily for entertainment rather than product promo…
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    …actor or its products. (9) Costs of promotional items and memorabilia, including models, gifts, and souvenirs. (10) Costs for travel by commercial aircraft which exceed the amount of the standard commercial fare. (11) Costs incurred in m…
  • FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities.
    …nt, or another representative— (1) Offered or gave a gratuity (e.g., an entertainment or gift) to an officer, official, or employee of the Government; and (2) Intended, by the gratuity, to obtain a contract or favorable treatment under a …
  • FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures.
    …Definitions. Kickback, as used in this clause, means any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind which is provided to any prime Contractor, prime Contractor employee, subcontractor, or su…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …of audits of those subcontracts; (17) Enforce adequate policies on conflict of interest, gifts, and gratuities, including the requirements of the 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks; (18) Perform internal audits or management reviews, trainin…

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