48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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17 sections with “indirect cost rate certification”

  • FAR 31.110 Indirect cost rate certification and penalties on unallowable costs.
    (a) Certain contracts require certification of the indirect cost rates proposed for final payment purposes. See 42.703-2 for administrative procedures regarding the certification provisions and the related contract clause prescription. (b)…
  • FAR 52.242-4 Certification of Final Indirect Costs.
    As prescribed in 42.703-2(f), insert the following clause: Certification of Final Indirect Costs (JAN 1997) (a) The Contractor shall— (1) Certify any proposal to establish or modify final indirect cost rates; (2) Use the format in parag…
  • FAR 42.703-2 Certificate of indirect costs.
    … 4307, a proposal shall not be accepted and no agreement shall be made to establish final indirect cost rates unless the costs have been certified by the contractor. (b) Waiver of certification. (1) The agency head, or designee, may waive …
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …irect travel; (E) Other direct in-house costs; and (F) Properly allocable and allowable indirect costs, as shown in the records maintained by the Contractor for purposes of obtaining reimbursement under Government contracts; and (iii) Th…
  • FAR 31.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs.
    … (6) Costs incurred in attempting to improperly influence (see 3.401), either directly or indirectly, an employee or officer of the Executive branch of the Federal Government to give consideration to or act regarding a regulatory or contrac…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …the system. Affiliates means associated business concerns or individuals if, directly or indirectly either one controls or can control the other; or third party controls or can control both, except as follows: (1) For use in subpart 9.4, …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … for services to be excluded from the hourly rates prescribed in the schedule.]; and (E) Indirect costs specifically provided for in this clause. (iv) Subcontract means any contract, as defined in FAR Subpart 2.1, entered into with a subc…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … under the criteria at 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(1). This definition also includes ANC direct and indirect subsidiary corporations, joint ventures, and partnerships that meet the requirements of 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(2). Commercial plan means a subcon…
  • FAR 15.403-5 Instructions for submission of certified cost or pricing data and data other than certified cost or pricing data.
    …forward pricing rate agreements. Data supporting forward pricing rate agreements or final indirect cost proposals shall be submitted in a form acceptable to the contracting officer.
  • FAR 15.406-2 Certificate of current cost or pricing data.
    …n data may not be reasonably available before normal periodic closing dates (e.g., actual indirect costs). Data within the contractor's or a subcontractor's organization on matters significant to contractor management and to the Government …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determinin…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …This term includes both direct assignment of cost and the reassignment of a share from an indirect cost pool. Compensated personal absence means any absence from work for reasons such as illness, vacation, holidays, jury duty, military tra…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …oll period has been paid the full weekly wages earned, without rebate, either directly or indirectly, and that no deductions have been made either directly or indirectly from the full wages earned, other than permissible deductions as set f…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …operly allocable, allowable, and reasonable costs for direct materials, direct labor, and indirect costs. Other withdrawals require approval in writing by the administering office. Determinations of whether costs are properly allocable, all…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …odels or cost-estimating relationships; and (D) The application of audited or negotiated indirect cost rates, labor rates, and cost of money or other factors. (ii) Evaluating the effect of the offeror's current practices on future costs. …
  • FAR 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    … other allowable costs (including settlement expense and manufacturing and administrative indirect costs) allocable to the terminated portion of the contract and not included in subparagraphs (1), (2), or (3) above; and (5) 100 percent of …
  • DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment.
    …ude any costs that already have been reimbursed or that have been separately claimed. All indirect costs included in the request shall be properly allocable to the change in accordance with applicable acquisition regulations. (b) In accord…

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