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46 sections with “legal counsel”: the first 40

  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …Costs include, but are not limited to, administrative and clerical expenses; the costs of legal services, whether performed by in-house or private counsel; the costs of the services of accountants, consultants, or others retained by the con…
  • FAR 33.205 Relationship of the Disputes statute to Pub. L. 85-804.
    … Contractual Actions. However, relief formerly available only under Pub. L. 85-804; i.e., legal entitlement to rescission or reformation for mutual mistake, is now available within the authority of the contracting officer under the Disputes…
  • FAR 42.902 Procedures.
    …uptcy proceedings, agencies shall, as a minimum— (1) Furnish the notice of bankruptcy to legal counsel and other appropriate agency offices (e.g., contracting, financial, property) and affected buying activities; (2) Determine the amount …
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …ere is a change in the ownership of a contractor as a result of a stock purchase, with no legal change in the contracting party, and when that contracting party remains in control of the assets and is the party performing the contract. Howe…
  • DFARS 252.226-7003 Drug-Free Work Force.
    …or functions other than the foregoing requiring a high degree of trust and confidence. Illegal drugs means controlled substances included in Schedules I and II, as defined by section 802(6) of title 21 of the United States Code, the posses…
  • FAR 1.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.
    … the price to be fair and reasonable; (5) The contracting officer recommends payment and legal counsel concurs in the recommendation, unless agency procedures expressly do not require such concurrence; (6) Funds are available and were ava…
  • FAR 27.201-2 Contract clauses.
    …de the United States; or (iv) The contracting officer determines after consultation with legal counsel that omission of the clause would be consistent with commercial practice. (2) Use the clause with either its Alternate I (identificatio…
  • FAR 27.203-1 General.
    … application to the United States Patent Office in accordance with procedures provided by legal counsel. If the material is classified “Secret” or higher, the contracting officer shall make every effort to notify the contractor within 30 da…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …a license of different scope if the contracting officer determines, after consulting with legal counsel, such a license will substantially enhance the dissemination of any data first produced under the contract or if such a license is requi…
  • FAR 29.101 Resolving tax problems.
    (a) Contract tax problems are essentially legal in nature and vary widely. Specific tax questions must be resolved by reference to the applicable contract terms and to the pertinent tax laws and regulations. Therefore, when tax questions ar…
  • FAR 37.103 Contracting officer responsibility.
    …101 and 37.101 and the guidelines in 37.104; (2) In doubtful cases, obtain the review of legal counsel; and (3) Document the file (except as provided in paragraph (b) below) with (i) the opinion of legal counsel, if any, (ii) a memorand…
  • FAR 50.104-3 Special procedures for unusually hazardous or nuclear risks.
    …sks for which the contractor seeks indemnification; and (B) A description of the precise legal relationship between parent and subsidiary or division. (2) If the dollar value of the contractor's insurance coverage varies by 10 percent or …
  • DFARS 204.2103 Procedures.
    … 252.204-7016, then the contracting officer shall consult with the requiring activity and legal counsel. (ii) If the offeror selects “does” in paragraph (c) of the provision at DFARS 252.204-7016, the offeror must complete the representati…
  • DFARS 227.7009-2 Clauses to be used when applicable.
    …appropriate for particular circumstances, but only upon the advice of cognizant patent or legal counsel. (See footnotes at end of clause.) (b) Readjustment of payments. The clause at 252.227-7002, Readjustment of Payments, shall be inserte…
  • DFARS 229.101 Resolving tax problems.
    (a) Within DoD, the agency-designated legal counsels are the defense agency General Counsels, the General Counsels of the Navy and Air Force, and for the Army, the Chief, Contract Law Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General. For addi…
  • FAR 3.907-3 Procedures for filing complaints.
    …eral and to other designated officials in accordance with agency procedures (e.g., agency legal counsel).
  • FAR 3.1103 Procedures.
    …ved the violation satisfactorily, take any appropriate action in consultation with agency legal counsel.
  • FAR 3.1105 Violations.
    …eventing Personal Conflicts of Interest, the contracting officer shall contact the agency legal counsel for advice and/or recommendations on a course of action.
  • FAR 4.804-5 Procedures for closing out contract files.
    … contracting officer may proceed with contract closeout upon consultation with the agency legal counsel responsible for patent matters regarding the contractor's failure to respond. (3) Final royalty report is cleared; (4) There is no out…
  • FAR 9.108-2 Prohibition.
    …plication of the prohibition and this exception, contracting officers should consult with legal counsel if, during the performance of a contract, a contractor becomes an inverted domestic corporation or a subsidiary of one.
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    …secutor's office, that substantial interests of the Government in pending or contemplated legal proceedings based on the same facts as the suspension would be prejudiced, agencies shall also— (i) Afford the contractor an opportunity to app…
  • FAR 12.404 Warranties.
    …be appropriate for that particular purpose. (3) Contracting officers should consult with legal counsel prior to asserting any claim for a breach of an implied warranty. (b) Express warranties. 41 U.S.C. 3307(e)(5)(B) requires contracting …
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …out power of redelegation. (f) Each proposed determination shall have the concurrence of legal counsel within the agency concerned before issuance. (g) Suspected or alleged mistakes in bids shall be processed as follows. A mere statement …
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …he probability of the mistake. (d) Each proposed determination shall be coordinated with legal counsel in accordance with agency procedures. (e) Mistakes alleged or disclosed after award shall be processed as follows: (1) The contracting…
  • FAR 27.204-1 Use of patented technology under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
    …er the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the contracting officer should consult with legal counsel. Note that Article 20.6(a) of the Agreement discusses public health and pharmaceuticals.
  • FAR 27.305-2 Administration by the Government.
    …tices, requests, and other documents and information relating to patent rights clauses to legal counsel. (c) Contracting activities should establish appropriate procedures to detect and correct failures by the contractor to comply with its…
  • FAR 28.203-3 Release of security interest.
    (a) After consultation 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 p…
  • FAR 31.205-21 Labor relations costs.
    …ed to, the costs of— (1) Preparing and distributing materials; (2) Hiring or consulting legal counsel or consultants; (3) Meetings (including paying the salaries of the attendees at meetings held for this purpose); and (4) Planning or c…
  • FAR 32.503-14 Protection of Government title.
    … existing encumbrance in the progress payments certification, the ACO should consult with legal counsel concerning possible violation of 31 U.S.C. 3729, the False Claims Act.
  • FAR 32.1009 Title.
    …an existing encumbrance in the certification, the contracting officer should consult with legal counsel concerning possible violation of 31 U.S.C. 3729, the False Claims Act.
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …inesses. (6) Before paying a recommended award of costs, agency personnel should consult legal counsel. Section 33.104(h) applies to all recommended awards of costs that have not yet been paid. (7) Any costs the contractor receives under …
  • FAR 36.608 Liability for Government costs resulting from design errors or deficiencies.
    …ct-engineer contract, the contracting officer (with the advice of technical personnel and legal counsel) shall consider the extent to which the architect-engineer contractor may be reasonably liable. The contracting officer shall enforce th…
  • FAR 37.104 Personal services contracts.
    …tory authority for a personal service contract is cited, obtain the review and opinion of legal counsel. (f) Personal services contracts for the services of individual experts or consultants are limited by the Classification Act. In additi…
  • FAR 41.201 Policy.
    …vices on a competitive basis, the contracting officer shall determine, with the advice of legal counsel, by a market survey or any other appropriate means, e.g. consultation with the state agency responsible for regulating public utilities,…
  • FAR 42.703-2 Certificate of indirect costs.
    … not be reimbursed. (d) False certification. The contracting officer should consult with legal counsel to determine appropriate action when a contractor's certificate of final indirect costs is thought to be false. (e) Penalties for unall…
  • FAR 42.1205 Agreement to recognize contractor's change of name.
    … a proper official of the State having jurisdiction. (2) The opinion of the contractor's legal counsel stating that the change of name was properly effected under applicable law and showing the effective date. (3) A list of all affected c…
  • DFARS 201.402 Policy.
    …nalysis of comments; (viii) State whether the request for deviation has been reviewed by legal counsel, and if so, state results; and (ix) Give detailed rationale for the request. State what problem or situation will be avoided, corrected…
  • DFARS 203.903 Policy.
    …nt of reprisal of the type described in paragraph (1) of this section shall forward it to legal counsel or to the appropriate party in accordance with agency procedures.
  • DFARS 206.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    … of contracts to specified colleges and universities. Contracting officers should consult legal counsel on a case-by-case basis.
  • DFARS 209.571-4 Mitigation.
    … the contract. (c) If the contracting officer determines, after consultation with agency legal counsel, that the otherwise successful offeror is unable to effectively mitigate an organizational conflict of interest, then the contracting of…

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