48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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440 sections with “individual D&F”: the first 40
- FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.(a) An individual surety is acceptable for all types of bonds except position schedule bonds. Assets pledged by an individual surety shall meet the eligibility requirements of Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Per 31 U.S.C. 9310, ind…
- FAR 28.203-5 Exclusion of individual sureties.(a) An individual may be excluded from acting as a surety on bonds submitted by offerors on procurement by the executive branch of the Federal Government, by the acquiring agency's head or designee utilizing the procedures in subpart 9.4. T…
- FAR 52.228-11 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets.As prescribed in 28.203-4(b), insert the following clause: Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (FEB 2021) (a) The Contractor shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a performance bond or a payment bond— (1) A pledg…
- FAR 52.228-17 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee).As prescribed in 28.203-4(a), insert the following provision: Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee) (FEB 2021) (a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee— (1) A pledge of ass…
- DFARS 252.225-7057 Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.…ibed in 225.7021-4(a), use the following provision: Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China (Aug 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Covered contract and covered entity ha…
- DFARS 252.237-7017 Individual laundry.As prescribed in 237.7101(f), use the following clause: Individual Laundry (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor shall provide laundry service under this contract on both a unit bundle and on a piece-rate bundle basis for individual personnel. (…
- DFARS 252.225-7058 Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.…cribed in 225.7021-4(b), use the following clause: Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work In the People's Republic of China (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered contract means any DoD contract o…
- DFARS 252.215-7006 Use of Employees or Individual Subcontractors Who Are Members of the Selected Reserve.As prescribed in 215.370-3, use the following clause: Use of Employees or Individual Subcontractors Who Are Members of the Selected Reserve (MAR 2022) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Selected Reserve has the meaning given that te…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…operation or maintenance of 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: …
- FAR 3.104-7 Violations or possible violations.…documentation supporting a determination that there is no impact on the procurement to an individual designated in accordance with agency procedures. (i) If that individual concurs, the contracting officer may proceed with the procurement.…
- FAR 4.102 Contractor's signature.(a) Individuals. A contract with an individual shall be signed by that individual. A contract with an individual doing business as a firm shall be signed by that individual, and the signature shall be followed by the individual's typed, sta…
- FAR 9.406-1 General.…l should consider factors such as the following (some of the factors below could apply to individuals such as contractors that are individuals, and are so marked): (1) Whether the contractor had effective standards of conduct and internal …
- FAR 9.703 Contracting with individual pool members.(a) Pool members may submit individual offers, independent of the pool. However, the contracting officer shall not consider an independent offer by a pool member if that pool member participates in a competing offer submitted by the pool. …
- FAR 13.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.… BPA. (3) Purchase limitation. A statement that specifies the dollar limitation for each individual purchase under the BPA (see 13.303-5(b)). (4) Individuals authorized to purchase under the BPA. A statement that a list of individuals aut…
- FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.…. See 13 CFR 121.406(b)(2). (4) Waiver of nonmanufacturer rule. (i) The SBA may grant an individual or a class waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule to allow a nonmanufacturer to provide an end item of an other than small business without reg…
- FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.…nd women-owned small business concerns, as a percentage of total subcontract dollars. For individual subcontracting plans only, a contracting officer may require the goals referenced in paragraph (a)(1) of this section to be calculated as a…
- FAR 24.101 Definitions.…(including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency. Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Maintain means maintain, collect, use, or diss…
- FAR 24.102 General.…n an agency contracts for the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals on behalf of the agency to accomplish an agency function the agency must apply the requirements of the Act to the contractor and its emplo…
- FAR 25.703-4 Waiver.…llowing sufficient time for review and approval. (b) Agencies may request a waiver on an individual or class basis; however, waivers are not indefinite and can be cancelled, if warranted. (1) A class waiver may be requested only when the …
- FAR 28.203-3 Release of security interest.…on with legal counsel, the contracting officer shall release the security interest on the individual surety's assets using the Optional Form 91, Release of Personal Property from Escrow, or a similar release as soon as possible consistent w…
- FAR 28.204 Alternatives in lieu of corporate or individual sureties.…ny of the types of security listed in 28.204-1 through 28.204-3 instead of a corporate or individual surety for the bond. When any of those types of security are deposited, a statement shall be incorporated in the bond form pledging the sec…
- FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.…phs (g), (h), (j), (k), (m), and (o) of this subsection). (2) The total compensation for individual employees or job classes of employees must be reasonable for the work performed; however, specific restrictions on individual compensation …
- FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.…mentality of a local government. Officer or employee of an agency includes the following individuals who are employed by an agency: (1) An individual who is appointed to a position in the Government under Title 5, United States Code, incl…
- FAR 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.… Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent Contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization. Full cooper…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.… defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and (ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshol…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…ludes Indian-owned economic enterprises that meet the requirements of 25 U.S.C. 1452(e). Individual subcontracting plan means a subcontracting plan that covers the entire contract period (including option periods), applies to a specific co…
- FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.…own Plan (41 CFR 60-4) approved by the U.S. Department of Labor in a covered area, either individually or through an association, its affirmative action obligations on all work in the plan area (including goals) shall comply with the plan f…
- FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.…equirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV); (B) Other than individuals employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR part 541; and (C) Regar…
- FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.… provisions; (C) Regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the individual and the employer; and (ii) Includes any person performing work on or in connection with the contract and individually registered in a bona…
- FAR 52.224-2 Privacy Act.…tions and contracts, when the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an agency function: Privacy Act (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor agrees to— (1) Comply with the Privacy Act of 1…
- DFARS 225.7018-4 Nonavailability determination.(a) Individual nonavailability determinations. (1) The head of the contracting activity is authorized to make a nonavailability determination described in 225.7018-3(d) on an individual basis (i.e., applies to only one contract). (2) The s…
- DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.… within their fields of specialization. (B) Sources for personal services contracts with individuals under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 1091 shall be selected through the procedures in this section. These procedures do not apply to contracts…
- DFARS 239.7303 Authorized individuals.(a) Subject to 239.7304, the following individuals are authorized to take the actions authorized by 239.7305: (1) The Secretary of Defense. (2) The Secretary of the Army. (3) The Secretary of the Navy. (4) The Secretary of the Air Force…
- DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).…finition. As used in this clause— Summary Subcontract Report (SSR) Coordinator means the individual who is registered in the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) at the Department of Defense level and is responsible for acknow…
- DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.… all international law for the conduct of hostilities binding on the United States or its individual citizens, including treaties and international agreements to which the United States is a party, and applicable customary international law…
- DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.…re evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, n…
- DFARS 252.226-7002 Representation for Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons with Disabilities.…s entity operated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis that— (1) Employs severely disabled individuals at a rate that averages not less than 33 percent of its total workforce over the 12-month period prior to issuance of the solicitation; (…
- DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.…DoD) component (32 CFR 219.103). (2) Human Research Protection Official (HRPO) means the individual designated by the head of the applicable DoD component and identified in the component's Human Research Protection Management Plan as the o…
- DFARS 252.247-7027 Riding Gang Member Requirements.…sportation security card issued under section 70105 of such title. (c) Exemption. (1) An individual is exempt from the requirements of paragraph (b) of this clause and shall not be treated as a riding gang member for the purposes of sectio…
- FAR 1.403 Individual deviations.Individual deviations affect only one contract action, and, unless 1.405(e) is applicable, may be authorized by the agency head. The contracting officer must document the justification and agency approval in the contract file.
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.