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31 sections with “joint count”

  • DFARS 252.237-7014 Loss or damage (count-of-articles).
    … (1) The count of the Contracting Officer; or (2) The count agreed upon as a result of a joint count by the Contractor and the Contracting Officer at the time of delivery to the Contractor. (b) The Contractor shall— (1) Be liable for ret…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ational area means a geographic area designated by the combatant commander or subordinate joint force commander for the conduct or support of specified military operations. Direct acquisition means a type of interagency acquisition where a…
  • FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.
    …ntegrity when they may adversely affect the prospective contractor's responsibility. (2) Joint ventures. For a prospective contractor that is a joint venture, the contracting officer shall consider the past performance of the joint venture…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …) It □ is, □ is not a small business concern; or (ii) It □ is, □ is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entit…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    …) It □ is, □ is not a small business concern; or (ii) It □ is, □ is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entit…
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    …small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business concerns. (c)(1) A joint venture qualifies as a small business concern if— (i) Each party to the joint venture qualifies as small under the size standard for the solici…
  • FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.
    …(c)(4) and (5) of this clause, by the end of the performance period for the order. (g) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed b…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …ational area means a geographic area designated by the combatant commander or subordinate joint force commander for the conduct or support of specified military operations. Designated reception site means the designated place for the recep…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    …all disadvantaged business (SDB) concerns (see subpart 19.7). (vi) For offerors that are joint ventures, the evaluation shall take into account past performance of the joint venture. If the joint venture does not demonstrate past performan…
  • FAR 49.109-6 Joint settlement of two or more settlement proposals.
    (a) With the consent of the contractor, the TCO or TCO's concerned may negotiate jointly two or more termination settlement proposals of the same contractor under different contracts, even though the contracts are with different contracting…
  • DFARS 225.871-2 Definitions.
    As used in this section— (a) Cooperative project means a jointly managed arrangement— (1) Described in a written agreement between the parties; (2) Undertaken to further the objectives of standardization, rationalization, and interoperab…
  • FAR 19.1503 Status.
    …ram and must update FPDS from the date of award to reflect the final SBA decision. (d) A joint venture may be considered an EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program if the EDWOSB or WOSB participant is certified in SA…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …sts. (e) Cooperative arrangements. (1) IR&D costs may be incurred by contractors working jointly with one or more non-Federal entities pursuant to a cooperative arrangement (for example, joint ventures, limited partnerships, teaming arrang…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …626(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 subcontracting plan (including goals) th…
  • DFARS 232.072-2 Appropriate information.
    …ration, the contracting officer shall obtain the required information for each individual/joint venturer/partner: (1) Balance sheet and income statement— (i) For the current fiscal year (interim); (ii) For the most recent fiscal year and…
  • DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    … Defense upon agreement of the Secretary of State; (4) Peace operations, consistent with Joint Publication 3-07.3; or (5) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the Combatant Commander. (c) Requirements. The …
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community. Nat…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) jointly prepared a five-volume set of Contract Pricing Reference Guides to guide pricing and negotiation personnel. The five guides are: I Price Analy…
  • FAR 25.302-4 Policy.
    …ce and procedures of the geographic combatant commander and/or a sub-unified commander or joint force commander where specifically authorized by the combatant commander to do so and notice of that authorization is provided to non-DoD agenci…
  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    …en combined, must equal or exceed the penal amount of the bond. Each individual surety is jointly and severally liable to the extent of the penal amount of the bond. (c) Using the information from the SF 28 submitted by the offeror or cont…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …rs arising from either— (i) An agreement or contract concerning a teaming arrangement, a joint venture, or similar arrangement of shared interest; or (ii) Dual sourcing, coproduction, or similar programs, are unallowable, except when— (A…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …o assist in making this determination, the contract administration office may establish a joint contractor-contract administrative office review group. Acceptance of supplies and services with critical or major nonconformances is outside th…
  • FAR 50.103-5 Processing cases.
    …ncy, the interested agencies should maintain liaison with each other to determine whether joint action should be taken. (c) When additional funds are required from another agency, the contracting agency may not approve adjustment requests …
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …ubparagraphs (g)(1) through (16) of this clause. The efforts of a contractor association, joint contractor-union, contractor-community, or similar group of which the contractor is a member and participant may be asserted as fulfilling one o…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …lause. (d) Contractors may fulfill their obligations under E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR part 13 jointly with other contractors through a multiemployer plan, or may fulfill their obligations through an individual fund, plan, or program (see 29 CFR…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    …ational area means a geographic area designated by the combatant commander or subordinate joint force commander for the conduct or support of specified military operations. Supporting a diplomatic or consular mission means performing outsi…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …garding the allocation of rights to any subject invention the Contractor makes, solely or jointly, under the CRADA. The agreement shall be negotiated prior to the Contractor undertaking the CRADA work or, with the permission of the Governme…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    … to, such as another branch of the agency or another agency's office that is performing a joint acquisition action. Contractor's development and implementation costs, as used in this clause, means those costs the Contractor incurs on a VEC…
  • DFARS 236.602-70 Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.
    …ia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq), shall be awarded only to United States firms or to joint ventures of United States and host nation firms.
  • DFARS 242.7301 General.
    …m other routine audits as authorized under FAR 42.705 and 52.215-2. A CIPR is a DCMA/DCAA joint review that— (1) Provides an in-depth evaluation of a contractor's— (i) Insurance programs; (ii) Pension plans; (iii) Other deferred compens…
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    …l, or failure or defect of the gear or equipment furnished by the Government, contributed jointly with the fault or negligence of the Contractor in causing such damage, injury, or death; and (i) The Contractor, his officers, agents, and em…

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