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30 sections with “issuing activity”

  • FAR 14.201-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …llowing on the first page of the invitation for bids: (i) Name, address, and location of issuing activity, including room and building where bids must be submitted. (ii) Invitation for bids number. (iii) Date of issuance. (iv) Time spec…
  • FAR 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …ng information on the first page of the solicitation: (i) Name, address, and location of issuing activity, including room and building where proposals or information must be submitted. (ii) Solicitation number. (iii) Date of issuance. (…
  • FAR 15.206 Amending the solicitation.
    … the following information should be included in each amendment: (1) Name and address of issuing activity. (2) Solicitation number and date. (3) Amendment number and date. (4) Number of pages. (5) Description of the change being made. …
  • DFARS 237.7203 Duration.
    …agreements are for an indefinite duration and remain in effect until terminated. (b) The issuing activity must establish procedures to review each educational service agreement at least once each year. Review dates should consider the inst…
  • DFARS 252.246-7006 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items.
    …ems. Enterprise identifier means a code that is uniquely assigned to an enterprise by an issuing agency. First use means the initial or first-time use of a product by the Government. Fixed expiration means the date the warranty expires a…
  • FAR 4.2305 Waivers.
    …FASCSA order. (c) The request for waiver shall provide the following information for the issuing official to review and evaluate the request, including— (1) Identification of the applicable FASCSA order; (2) A description of the exceptio…
  • FAR 9.206-1 General.
    …(1) Use presolicitation notices in appropriate cases to advise potential suppliers before issuing solicitations involving qualification requirements. The notices shall identify the specification containing the qualification requirement and …
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    …ific as practicable, of supplies or services to be provided, and (3) methods for pricing, issuing, and delivering future orders under the basic ordering agreement. A basic ordering agreement is not a contract. (b) Application. A basic orde…
  • FAR 51.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources.
    (a) Before issuing an authorization to a contractor to use Government supply sources in accordance with 51.101 (a) or (b), the contracting officer shall place in the contract file a written finding supporting issuance of the authorization. …
  • FAR 4.605 Procedures.
    … 31, 2016— (1) Use the Activity Address Code (AAC), as defined in 2.101, assigned to the issuing contracting office as the contracting office code, and (2) Use the AAC assigned to the program/funding office providing the predominance of f…
  • FAR 4.2303 FASCSA orders.
    …r of National Intelligence, Secretary of Defense, or Secretary of Homeland Security (the “issuing official”)(see 41 CFR 201-1.304(a)). (b) If a covered article or the source is subject to an applicable Governmentwide FASCSA order issued co…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …ed to provide notification of the rationale for any bundled requirement to the GPE before issuing the solicitation of any bundled requirement (see 7.107-5(b)). (h) Notice regarding timely definitization of equitable adjustments for change …
  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    …h and development is involved, the contracting officer may obtain this information before issuing the request for proposals. Requests for information shall ordinarily be limited to information concerning— (i) The low bidder; or (ii) Those…
  • FAR 9.206-3 Competition.
    …ML, or QBL or other identification of those sources which have met the requirement before issuing a solicitation to ascertain whether the number of sources is adequate for competition. (See 9.204(a) for duties of the agency activity respons…
  • FAR 9.504 Contracting officer responsibilities.
    …oping any necessary solicitation provisions and contract clauses (see 9.506). (c) Before issuing a solicitation for a contract that may involve a significant potential conflict, the contracting officer shall recommend to the head of the co…
  • FAR 9.506 Procedures.
    …cant potential organizational conflict of interest, the contracting officer shall, before issuing the solicitation, submit for approval to the chief of the contracting office (unless a higher level official is designated by the agency)— (1…
  • FAR 22.804-2 Construction.
    …n from the OFCCP regional office, or as otherwise specified in agency regulations, before issuing the solicitation. (c) Contracting officers shall give written notice to the OFCCP regional office within 10 working days of award of a constr…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    … identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority; (5)(i) Using misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as failing to …
  • FAR 33.102 General.
    …ure and amount of the debt, and the intention to collect by offset if necessary. Prior to issuing a final decision, the contracting officer shall afford the contractor an opportunity to inspect and copy agency records pertaining to the debt…
  • FAR 36.213-2 Presolicitation notices.
    …range)(see 36.204); (2) State the location of the work; (3) Include tentative dates for issuing invitations, opening bids, and completing contract performance; (4) State where plans will be available for inspection without charge; (5) S…
  • FAR 36.609-1 Design within funding limitations.
    …erial costs which could not have been anticipated, or an undue delay by the Government in issuing a construction solicitation), the firm shall not be obligated to redesign at no cost to the Government. If a firm's design fails to meet the c…
  • FAR 41.202 Procedures.
    …ion and pay for the utility service under the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1501(a)(8)— (1) By issuing a purchase order in accordance with 13.302; or (2) By ordering the necessary utility service and paying for it upon the presentation of an in…
  • FAR 46.103 Contracting office responsibilities.
    …for the contractor's control of quality for the supplies or services to be acquired; (c) Issuing any necessary instructions to the cognizant contract administration office and acting on recommendations submitted by that office (see 42.301 …
  • FAR 50.205-1 SAFETY Act Considerations.
    …ormance characteristics are addressed. This is important because the processing times for issuing determinations on all types of SAFETY Act applications vary depending on many factors, including the influx of applications to DHS and the tec…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    … identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority; (5)(i) Use misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as failing to di…
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    …may accept the VECP, even though an agreement on price reduction has not been reached, by issuing the Contractor a notice to proceed with the change. Until a notice to proceed is issued or a contract modification applies a VECP to this cont…
  • DFARS 204.7603 Procedures.
    …em risk report will display the reason(s) an item is identified as high risk. (2) Before issuing a solicitation for the procurement of an end product identified by a material identifier that is available as described at PGI 204.7603, the c…
  • DFARS 216.501-2-70 General.
    …deliveries direct to users. (ii) Whenever an indefinite-delivery contract is issued, the issuing office must furnish all ordering offices sufficient information for the ordering office to complete its contract reporting responsibilities un…
  • DFARS 223.501-70 Disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions.
    …ng to greenhouse gas emissions is directly related to the performance of the contract. In issuing such a waiver, the head of the contracting activity must ensure that any such required information is clearly delineated in the contract.
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …ernment may, at its option and at any time, withdraw financial support for any student by issuing official orders. The Government will furnish ________ copies of the orders to the Contractor within a reasonable time after publication. (b) …

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