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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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55 sections with “known agency requirement”: the first 40

  • DFARS 227.7004 Requirements for filing an administrative claim for patent infringement.
    …em or process to permit identification, giving the military or commercial designation, if known, to the claimant; (5) A designation of at least one claim of each patent alleged to be infringed; or (6) As an alternative to (a) (4) and (5) …
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …mplaints under 29 CFR part 10) was included in the contract; (iv) Information concerning known settlement negotiations between the parties, if applicable; and (v) Any other relevant facts known to the contracting officer or other informat…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …e Under Executive Order 13706, was included in the contract. (iv) Information concerning known settlement negotiations between the parties, if applicable. (v) Any other relevant facts known to the contracting officer or other information …
  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    … other cases, protests shall be filed no later than 10 days after the basis of protest is known or should have been known, whichever is earlier. The agency, for good cause shown, or where it determines that a protest raises issues significa…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    … commercial customer purchasing the same or similar product for a commercial, mixed, or unknown purpose].” (4) Within 10 days of a written request from the Contracting Officer for additional information to permit an adequate evaluation of …
  • FAR 19.804-1 Agency evaluation.
    …he 8(a) participants or other contractors; and (e) Any other pertinent information about known 8(a) participants, the items, or the work. This includes any information concerning the participants' products or capabilities. When necessary, …
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    …unt of the standard commercial fare. (11) Costs incurred in making any payment (commonly known as a “golden parachute payment”) which is— (i) In an amount in excess of the normal severance pay paid by the contractor to an employee upon te…
  • FAR 41.301 Requirements.
    …nt, peak shaving, on site generation, load shaping), and annual cost of the service. (3) Known or estimated time schedule for growth to ultimate requirements. (4) Estimated ultimate maximum demand and ultimate monthly consumption. (5) A …
  • FAR 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements.
    …dards specified, the relevant information noted below should be provided. (to the extent known) (d) Even though a product or service subject to a qualification requirement is not itself an end item under this contract, the product, manufa…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …e and report to the Government all incidents of property loss as soon as the facts become known. Such reports shall, at a minimum, contain the following information: (1) Date of incident (if known). (2) The data elements required under pa…
  • DFARS 207.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …. The terms “final buy out” and “one-time buy” refer to a single contract that covers all known present and future requirements. This exception does not apply to a multiyear contract or a contract with options or phases. (e) Prepare writte…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. Commercial component means any component that is a commercial product. Commercial computer software means any com…
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    …e written notice shall be sent— (i) By U.S. mail or private delivery service to the last known street address, with delivery notification service; (ii) By email to the point of contact email address in the contractor's SAM registration, i…
  • FAR 15.603 General.
    … and development or other mission responsibilities; (5) Not be an advance proposal for a known agency requirement that can be acquired by competitive methods; and (6) Not address a previously published agency requirement. (d) Unsolicited…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …dor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied or supplies the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror; (D) Brand; (E) Model number (original equipment manu…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ent, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”. (iii) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    … Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. Contractor-acquired property, contractor inventory, Government property, Government-furnished property, and loss o…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …Requirements for compatibility with existing or future systems or programs; and (ii) Any known cost, schedule, and capability or performance constraints. (3) Cost. Set forth the established cost goals for the acquisition and the rationale…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …thematical or other methods used in the estimate, including those used in projecting from known data; and (ii) The nature and amount of any contingencies included in the proposed price. D. You must show the relationship between line item …
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …idual acquisition once the contracting officer determines through market research that no known small business manufacturers, processors, or producers in the United States or its outlying areas can reasonably be expected to offer an end ite…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    …buy policies or programs, the nature of the supplies or services to be subcontracted, the known availability of small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disad…
  • FAR 22.1903 Applicability.
    …s covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67, formerly known as the Service Contract Act, subpart 22.10), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, Subchapter IV, formerly…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    … any such communication to the agency and to other participating parties when they become known. However, if the protester has identified sensitive information and requests a protective order, then the contracting officer shall obtain a red…
  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    … the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; supplier unique entity identifier (if known); supplier Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code (if known); brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer pa…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …ed claims stated in exact amounts, or in estimated amounts when the exact amounts are not known; (B) Claims (including reasonable incidental expenses) based upon liabilities of the Contractor to third parties arising out of the performance…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …y is in or near a labor surplus area. (vi) Identification of proposed subcontractors, if known, and their location and size status (also see Subpart 19.7 for subcontracting plan requirements). (vii) Any recommendations to defer make-or-bu…
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    …requirements for supplies or services when specific items, quantities, and prices are not known at the time the agreement is executed, but a substantial number of requirements for the type of supplies or services covered by the agreement ar…
  • FAR 17.104 General.
    (a) Multiyear contracting is a special contracting method to acquire known requirements in quantities and total cost not over planned requirements for up to 5 years unless otherwise authorized by statute, even though the total funds ultimat…
  • FAR 17.502-2 The Economy Act.
    …y fee or charge in excess of the actual cost (or estimated cost if the actual cost is not known) of entering into and administering the contract or other agreement under which the order is filled.
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …n officer or employee of the agency who, in carrying out the purposes of the Act— (1) Is known as the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, or for the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office of S…
  • FAR 22.804-2 Construction.
    …er contemplating a construction project in excess of $10,000 within a geographic area not known to be covered by specific affirmative action goals shall request instructions on the most current information from the OFCCP regional office, or…
  • FAR 27.406-1 General.
    … purposes of the contract. (b) The contracting officer shall specify in the contract all known data requirements, including the time and place for delivery and any limitations and restrictions to be imposed on the contractor in the handlin…
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    … amount will be $500,000 or less) unless all the requirements for data are believed to be known at the time of contracting and specified in the contract (see 27.406-2). This clause may also be used in other contracts when considered appropr…
  • FAR 29.201 General.
    …ese taxes. Contracting officers should solicit prices on a tax-exclusive basis when it is known that the Government is exempt from these taxes, and on a tax-inclusive basis when no exemption exists. (c) Executive agencies shall take maximu…
  • FAR 29.304 Matters requiring special consideration.
    …scription of the contract clause to be included in contracts when delivery points are not known at time of contracting. (d) The North Carolina State and local sales and use tax. (1) The North Carolina Sales and Use Tax Act authorizes coun…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …fees and profits and the amounts that would have been negotiated had the cost impact been known at the time the contracts and subcontracts were negotiated. (iv) Calculate the increased cost to the Government in the aggregate. (4) For requ…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …its of benefit credited to employees for service prior to that date. (This method is also known as the unit credit cost method without salary projection.) Accumulating costs means collecting cost data in an organized manner, such as throug…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …the securities is the fair market value on the first date the number of shares awarded is known, determined upon the most objective basis available. (ii) Accruals for the cost of securities before issuing the securities to the employees ar…
  • FAR 34.005-2 Mission-oriented solicitation.
    …cate, and explain when appropriate, the schedule, capability, and cost objectives and any known constraints in the acquisition; (3) Provide, or indicate how access can be obtained to, all Government data related to the acquisition; (4) In…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …eements providing for the deobligation of unexpended dollar balances considered excess to known contract requirements. (5) Issue amended shipping instructions and, when necessary, negotiate and execute supplemental agreements incorporating…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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