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41 sections with “main operating office”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.247-3 Capability To Perform a Contract for the Relocation of a Federal Office.
    …ate is required by the State or the District of Columbia, the Contractor as carrier shall maintain facilities, equipment, and a business address within the jurisdiction in which the move is to take place. However, if the move is to originat…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ngineering and technical direction (see 9.505-1(b)) to ensure the effective operation and maintenance of a weapon system or major system as defined in OMB Circular No. A-109 or to provide direct support of a weapon system that is essential …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …rate representation of a concern's size and ownership characteristics for the purposes of maintaining a small, veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business sou…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    … plan means a plan to which more than one employer is required to contribute and which is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between one or more employee organizations and more than one employer. Paid sick …
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …otherwise upon completion or termination of this contract, the Contractor shall pay the remaining interest to the Government on demand. (g) Financial institution agreement. Before an advance payment is made under this contract, the Contrac…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …year contract. Collateral costs, as used in this clause, means agency cost of operation, maintenance, logistic support, or Government-furnished property. Collateral savings, as used in this clause, means those measurable net reductions re…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …nt with the need to fulfill the production plan. (b) General. The Contractor shall— (1) Maintain an MMAS that— (i) Reasonably forecasts material requirements; (ii) Ensures that costs of purchased and fabricated material charged or alloc…
  • FAR 52.209-14 Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus.
    …d) that prohibits or in effect prevents— (1) The Secretary of a military department from maintaining, establishing, or operating a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at that institution (or any sub-element of that ins…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …ation in its possession and notifies the licensor of the transfer. Transferred programs remain subject to the provisions of this clause; (3) Make a reasonable number of copies of the computer software required for the purposes of safekeepi…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …ation in its possession and notifies the licensor of the transfer. Transferred programs remain subject to the provisions of this clause; (3) Make a reasonable number of copies of the computer software required for the purposes of safekeepi…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …)(7)(i) of this clause shall not apply to an employee who is— (A) Legally permitted to remain in the country of employment and who chooses to do so; or (B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracting agency from the requirement …
  • FAR 52.226-3 Disaster or Emergency Area Representation.
    …usiness in the set-aside area if, during the last twelve months— (1) The offeror had its main operating office in the area; and (2) That office generated at least half of the offeror's gross revenues and employed at least half of the offe…
  • FAR 52.248-3 Value Engineering—Construction.
    …) Definitions. Collateral costs, as used in this clause, means agency costs of operation, maintenance, logistic support, or Government-furnished property. Collateral savings, as used in this clause, means those measurable net reductions re…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …rocesses; (iv) Form, fit, and function data; (v) Necessary for installation, operation, maintenance, or training purposes (other than detailed manufacturing or process data); (vi) Corrections or changes to technical data furnished to the…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …m means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information. Media means physical devices or writing surfaces including, but not limited …
  • FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.
    …y include costs for such items as fuel, filters, oil, and grease; servicing, repairs, and maintenance; and tire wear and repair. Costs of labor, mobilization, demobilization, overhead, and profit are generally not reflected in schedules, an…
  • FAR 52.241-6 Service Provisions.
    …sured by suitable metering equipment of standard manufacture, to be furnished, installed, maintained, repaired, calibrated, and read by the Contractor at its expense. When more than a single meter is installed at a service location, the rea…
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    …meet the requirements of 15 U.S.C. 637(d). (c) Eligibility requirements. To become and remain eligible to participate in the Test Program, a business concern is required to have furnished supplies or services (including construction) under…
  • FAR 7.101 Definitions.
    …contract). Planner, means the designated person or office responsible for developing and maintaining a written plan, or for the planning function in those acquisitions not requiring a written plan.
  • FAR 9.110-3 Policy.
    …ce that prohibits or in effect prevents— (1) The Secretary of a military department from maintaining, establishing, or operating a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at that institution; (2) A student at that institu…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …ringe benefits, shipping and receiving, real property, and equipment, depreciation, plant maintenance and security, taxes, and general and administrative activities. It is normally used to evaluate and negotiate an FPRA with the contractor…
  • FAR 17.602 Policy.
    …racts not so identified and authorized, except that any contract with less than 4 years remaining as of the effective date of this regulation need not be terminated, nor need it be identified, modified, or authorized unless it is renewed or…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …(a)(7)(i) of this section do not apply to an employee who is— (A) Legally permitted to remain in the country of employment and who chooses to do so; or (B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracting agency, designated by the ag…
  • FAR 25.702-1 Definitions.
    …ss operations means engaging in commerce in any form, including by acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    … or their beneficiaries. Pension plan means a deferred compensation plan established and maintained by one or more employers to provide systematically for the payment of benefits to plan participants after their retirements, provided that …
  • FAR 31.203 Indirect costs.
    …determined and charged directly to the contract or other work, indirect costs are those remaining to be allocated to intermediate or two or more final cost objectives. No final cost objective shall have allocated to it as an indirect cost a…
  • FAR 31.205-34 Recruitment costs.
    …elp-wanted advertising. (2) Costs of operating an employment office needed to secure and maintain an adequate labor force. (3) Costs of operating an aptitude and educational testing program. (4) Travel costs of employees engaged in recui…
  • FAR 32.411 Agreement for special account at a financial institution.
    …Government, or its authorized representatives, shall have access to the books and records maintained by the financial institution regarding the Special Account at all reasonable times and for all reasonable purposes, including (but not limi…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    …t comply with all material requirements of the contract. This includes the requirement to maintain an efficient and reliable accounting system and controls, adequate for the proper administration of progress payments. If the system or contr…
  • FAR 35.017-2 Establishing or changing an FFRDC.
    …rmed by non-FFRDC's. (g) A reasonable continuity in the level of support to the FFRDC is maintained, consistent with the agency's need for the FFRDC and the terms of the sponsoring agreement. (h) The FFRDC is operated, managed, or adminis…
  • FAR 36.601-4 Implementation.
    …truction phase services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals and other related services) that logically or justifiably require performance by registered architects or engineers or their emplo…
  • FAR 47.207-1 Qualifications of offerors.
    …requirements for holding or obtaining State authority to operate within the State, and to maintain a facility within the State or commercial zone, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I. (c) Inspection of shippin…
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    …erm affected by the delay. (g) The Contractor is responsible for providing operating and maintenance instructions, spare parts support, and repair of the first article during any first article test. (h) Before first article approval, the …
  • FAR 52.214-21 Descriptive Literature.
    …evaluate the acceptability of the product and excludes other information for operating or maintaining the product. (b) Descriptive literature is required to establish, for the purpose of evaluation and award, details of the product offered…
  • FAR 52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification.
    …ss operations means engaging in commerce in any form, including by acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …te manuals or instructional and training material for installation, operation, or routine maintenance and repair of items, components, or processes delivered or furnished for use under this contract; and (iv) All other data delivered under…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …te manuals or instructional and training material for installation, operation, or routine maintenance and repair of items, components, or processes delivered or furnished for use under this contract; and (iv) All other data delivered under…
  • DFARS 201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    …) Each department and agency must develop and, upon approval by USD(A&S)DPCAP, implement, maintain, and comply with a plan for controlling the use of clauses other than those prescribed by FAR or DFARS. Additional information on department …
  • DFARS 239.7401 Definitions.
    …pporting the long-haul service) to or from the post, camp, base, or station switch and/or main distribution frame (except for trunk lines to the first-serving commercial central office for local communications services). Noncommon carrier …
  • DFARS 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.
    …iness operations means engaging in commerce in any form, including acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property…

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.