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134 sections with “items acquired”: the first 40

  • FAR 31.205-40 Special tooling and special test equipment costs.
    …specific Government contract or contracts for which acquired, except that the cost of (1) items acquired by the contractor before the effective date of the contract (or replacement of such items), whether or not altered or adapted for use i…
  • DFARS 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    …for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, unless— (A) All line items will be acquired from a particular source or sources under the authority of FAR 6.302-3; (B) All line items require domestic or qualifying coun…
  • DFARS 225.770-4 Identifying items covered by the USML or the 600 series of the CCL.
    …tation, the requiring activity will notify the contracting officer in writing whether the items to be acquired are covered by the USML or the 600 series of the CCL. The notification will identify any covered item(s) and will provide the per…
  • DFARS 252.225-7007 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items from Communist Chinese Military Companies.
    …escribed in 225.1103(4), use the following clause: Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items From Communist Chinese Military Companies (DEC 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— 600 series of the Commerce Control List means th…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …als, user's manuals, installation instructions, operating instructions, and other similar items, regardless of storage medium, that explain the capabilities of the computer software or provide instructions for using the software. Consent t…
  • FAR 4.1001 Policy.
    …ents shall identify the supplies or services to be acquired as separately identified line items and, as needed, subline items. (a) Line items are established to define deliverables or organize information about deliverables. Each line item…
  • FAR 7.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    … include, in their offers, proposals to incorporate in the design of a major system— (1) Items which are currently available within the supply system of the agency responsible for the major system, available elsewhere in the national suppl…
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    …n conducted to determine if commercial products, commercial services, or nondevelopmental items are available to meet the Government's needs or could be modified to meet the Government's needs. (1) The extent of market research will vary, …
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …mmercial products suitable to meet the agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items, in response to the agency solicitations; (iii) Provide offerors of commercial products, commercial services, and nondevelopmental items an opp…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …gram, the following information shall be supplied by the contractor in its proposal: (1) Items and work included. The information required from a contractor in a make-or-buy program shall be confined to those major items or work efforts th…
  • FAR 19.804-1 Agency evaluation.
    …rogram, the agency should evaluate— (a) Current and future plans to acquire the specific items or work that 8(a) participants are seeking to provide, identified in terms of— (1) Estimated quantities of the supplies or services required or…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …mestic end product that is deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical items is at 25.105. Designated country means any of the following countries: (1) A World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GP…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …ant values for the pension plan. Allocate means to assign an item of cost, or a group of items of cost, to one or more cost objectives. This term includes both direct assignment of cost and the reassignment of a share from an indirect cost…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    …are to be used in conjunction with the other cost principles in subpart 31.2: (a) Common items. The costs of items reasonably usable on the contractor's other work shall not be allowable unless the contractor submits evidence that the item…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    …actor whose proposal was included in its proposal. (3) The Contractor certifies that all items of termination inventory, the costs of which were used in arriving at the amount of this settlement or the settlement of any subcontract settlem…
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    …o (i) line item numbers, (ii) descriptions, (iii) quantity terminated, (iv) unit price of items, (v) total price of terminated items, and (vi) any other explanation necessary to avoid uncertainty or misunderstanding]. (2) The Contractor ce…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …V 2023) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been …
  • FAR 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.
    …cent of the cost of all its components, except that the percentage will be 65 percent for items delivered in calendar years 2024 through 2028 and 75 percent for items delivered starting in calendar year 2029. Components of foreign origin of…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …ss than $2,500. The Contracting Officer may make exceptions. (9) The costs applicable to items delivered, invoiced, and accepted shall not include costs in excess of the contract price of the items. (b) Liquidation. Except as provided in …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …pancies incident to shipment means any differences (e.g., count or condition) between the items documented to have been shipped and items actually received. Equipment means a tangible item that is functionally complete for its intended pur…
  • FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    …vices; or (B) A construction contract; or (ii) The supplies being transported are— (A) Items the Contractor is reselling or distributing to the Government without adding value. (Generally, the Contractor does not add value to the items w…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …s to quantity and quality, of termination inventory not previously disposed of, excluding items authorized for disposition by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor may request the Government to remove those items or enter into an agreemen…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …s to quantity and quality, of termination inventory not previously disposed of, excluding items authorized for disposition by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor may request the Government to remove those items or enter into an agreemen…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    Contracts shall identify the items or services to be acquired as separate contract line items unless it is not feasible to do so. (a) Contract line items shall have all four of the following characteristics; however, there are exceptions w…
  • DFARS 208.7003-2 Assignments under coordinated acquisition.
    …ring departments must submit to the acquiring department all contracting requirements for items assigned for coordinated acquisition, except— (a) Items obtained through the sources in FAR 8.002(a)(1) (i) through (vii); (b) Items obtained …
  • DFARS 211.274-2 Policy for item unique identification.
    …tion, or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent, is required for all delivered items, including items of contractor-acquired property delivered on contract line items (see PGI 245.402-71 for guidance when delivery of contractor a…
  • DFARS 216.203-4-70 Additional provisions and clauses.
    …inum, Brass, Bronze, or Copper Mill Products. (b) Price adjustment for nonstandard steel items. (1) The price adjustment clause at 252.216-7001, Economic Price Adjustment—Nonstandard Steel Items, may be used in fixed-price supply contracts…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …f the agency may enter into a multiyear contract for— (1) A weapon system and associated items, services, and logistics support for a weapon system (10 U.S.C. 3501(h)(1)); and (2) Advance procurement of components, parts, and materials ne…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …nitial entry into the Armed Forces (37 U.S.C. 418(b)(4)). (b) Acquisitions of any of the items in 225.7002-1, if the secretary concerned determines that items grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States cannot be acquired …
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …is of unusual and compelling urgency in accordance with FAR 6.302-2. (5) Acquisitions of items specifically for commissary resale. (6) Acquisitions of items for test and evaluation under the foreign comparative testing program (10 U.S.C. …
  • DFARS 227.7103-2 Acquisition of technical data.
    … giving consideration to the offeror's economic interests in technical data pertaining to items, components, or processes that have been developed at private expense (including the economic interests of small businesses and nontraditional c…
  • DFARS 227.7103-5 Government rights.
    …ntract that does not require the development, manufacture, construction, or production of items, components, or processes; (4) Form, fit, and function data; (5) Necessary for installation, operation, maintenance, or training purposes (oth…
  • DFARS 245.102 Policy.
    …s (MIL Standard 130) or other standards, when the requiring activity determines that such items are subject to serialized item management (serially-managed items). The list of Government-furnished property subject to serialized item managem…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    …mestic end product that is deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical items is at FAR 25.105. Domestic end product means— (1) For an end product that does not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combi…
  • DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.
    … percent carbon and may include other elements. Subsystem means a functional grouping of items that combine to perform a major function within an end item, such as electrical power, attitude control, and propulsion. (b) Restriction. Excep…
  • DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.
    … States. (b) The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only such of the following items, either as end products or components, that have been grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States: (1) Food. (2) Clothing and…
  • DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …cent of the cost of all its components, except that the percentage will be 65 percent for items delivered in calendar years 2024 through 2028 and 75 percent for items delivered starting in calendar year 2029, unless an alternate percentage …
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    …mestic end product that is deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical items is at FAR 25.105. Domestic end product means— (1) For an end product that does not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combi…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …als, user's manuals, installation instructions, operating instructions, and other similar items, regardless of storage medium, that explain the capabilities of the computer software or provide instructions for using the software. Covered G…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …als, user's manuals, installation instructions, operating instructions, and other similar items, regardless of storage medium, that explain the capabilities of the computer software or provide instructions for using the software. Covered G…

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