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37 sections with “major components”

  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 3208(d)(1) from requiring offers for development or production of major systems that would enable the Government to use technical data to competitively reprocure identical items or components of the system if the ite…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …urce(s), and discuss why full and open competition cannot be obtained. (ii) Identify the major components or subsystems. Discuss component breakout plans relative to these major components or subsystems. Describe how competition will be so…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … (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 to research, development, producti…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …nformation required from a contractor in a make-or-buy program shall be confined to those major items or work efforts that normally would require company management review of the make-or-buy decision because they are complex, costly, needed…
  • DFARS 234.7002 Policy.
    (a) Major weapon systems. (1) A DoD major weapon system may be treated as a commercial product, or acquired under procedures established for the acquisition of commercial products, only if— (i) The Secretary of Defense determines that— (A…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    … determination, and if available, a Government point of contact; (B) For subsystems of a major weapon system and components and spare parts of a major weapon system or subsystem of a major weapon system that have not previously been determ…
  • FAR 5.405 Exchange of acquisition information.
    …ese agencies or contracting activities is necessary to promote uniformity of treatment of major issues and the resolution of particularly difficult or controversial issues. The exchange and coordination of information is particularly benefi…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …urce in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in— (…
  • FAR 9.505-1 Providing systems engineering and technical direction.
    …r its production shall not— (1) Be awarded a contract to supply the system or any of its major components; or (2) Be a subcontractor or consultant to a supplier of the system or any of its major components. (b) Systems engineering includ…
  • DFARS 212.209 Determination of price reasonableness.
    …t necessary to support such market research, the contracting officer— (1) In the case of major weapon systems, for subsystems of major weapon systems and components and spare parts of major weapon systems and of subsystems of major weapon …
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …ly, and without delay to such a work statement—that contractor may not supply the system, major components of the system, or the services unless— (i) It is the sole source; (ii) It has participated in the development and design work; or …
  • FAR 17.401 General.
    … from development to production and to subsequent competitive acquisition of end items or major components.
  • FAR 51.201 Policy.
    …age, and (4) commercially rented vehicles for short-term use. (b) Complete rebuilding of major components of contractor-owned or -leased equipment requires the approval of the contracting officer in each instance. (c) Government contracto…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    …al organization, or an organization to which design responsibility has been transferred. Major nonconformance means a nonconformance, other than critical, that is likely to result in failure of the supplies or services, or to materially re…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ice of the Secretary of Defense. (For emergency acquisition flexibilities, see 218.270.) Major defense acquisition program is defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201. Material weakness means a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in the internal c…
  • DFARS 212.102 Applicability.
    …r “commercial service” definition in FAR 2.101. See 234.7002(b) and (c) for subsystems of major weapon systems and components and spare parts of major weapon systems and of subsystems of major weapon systems; (B) Include the written determ…
  • DFARS 215.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …ducts or commercial services, except see 234.7002(e) for pricing commercial subsystems of major weapon systems and components and spare parts of major weapon systems and of subsystems of major weapon systems. (B) When applying the commerci…
  • DFARS 227.7103-1 Policy.
    …g to those items may be restricted. (e) As provided in 10 U.S.C. 3208, solicitations for major systems development contracts shall not require offerors to submit proposals that would permit the Government to acquire competitively items ide…
  • FAR 22.1003-6 Repair distinguished from remanufacturing of equipment.
    …turing when the criteria in either paragraphs (a)(1) or (2) of this section are met. (1) Major overhaul of an item, piece of equipment, or materiel which is degraded or inoperable, and under which all of the following conditions exist: (i…
  • FAR 39.103 Modular contracting.
    …e, agencies should, to the maximum extent practicable, use modular contracting to acquire major systems (see 2.101) of information technology. Agencies may also use modular contracting to acquire non-major systems of information technology.…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …g-lead items that are necessary in order to meet a planned delivery schedule for complete major end items that are programmed under the contract to be acquired with funds appropriated for a subsequent fiscal year (including an economic orde…
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …e designation means a combination of letters and numerals assigned by the Government to a major end item, assembly or subassembly, as appropriate, to provide a convenient means of differentiating between items having the same basic name and…
  • DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.
    …e item of this contract. High performance magnet means a permanent magnet that obtains a majority of its magnetic properties from rare earth metals (such as samarium). Produce means— (i) Atomization; (ii) Sputtering; or (iii) Final con…
  • FAR 4.2001 Definitions.
    … under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or (4) Any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.
  • FAR 16.402-2 Performance incentives.
    … the contractor. (c) Technical performance incentives may be particularly appropriate in major systems contracts, both in development (when performance objectives are known and the fabrication of prototypes for test and evaluation is requi…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    …graph (f) of this section or elsewhere in this regulation. (f) Special surveillance. For major system acquisitions (see part 34), the contracting officer may designate certain high risk or critical subsystems or components for special surv…
  • FAR 42.602 Assignment and location.
    … into account such factors as the location(s) of the corporate records, corporate office, major plant, cognizant government auditor, and overall cost effectiveness. (b) A decision to initiate or discontinue a CACO assignment should be base…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    … a contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity. Major nonconformance means a nonconformance, other than critical, that is likely to result in failure of the supplies or services, or to materially re…
  • FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities.
    … under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or (4) Any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership. (b) Prohibition. Section 1634 of Division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohi…
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    …ntracts and subcontracts for subsystems, assemblies, components, and related services for major systems. It is further the policy of the United States that its prime contractors establish procedures to ensure the timely payment of amounts d…
  • FAR 52.246-3 Inspection of Supplies—Cost-Reimbursement.
    … separate location where the contract is being performed; or (3) A separate and complete major industrial operation connected with performing this contract. Supplies includes but is not limited to raw materials, components, intermediate a…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    … separate location where the contract is being performed; or (3) A separate and complete major industrial operation connected with performing this contract. Work includes data when the contract does not include the Warranty of Data clause…
  • DFARS 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …GI 201.170-2(a)) for all procurements with an estimated value of $1 billion or more under major defense acquisition programs for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) is the milestone decision autho…
  • DFARS 207.171-3 Policy.
    DoD policy is to break out components of weapons systems or other major end items under certain circumstances. (a) When it is anticipated that a prime contract will be awarded without adequate price competition, and the prime contractor is…
  • DFARS 225.7001 Definitions.
    …g, or lighting. Subsystem means a functional grouping of items that combine to perform a major function within an end item, such as electrical power, altitude control, and propulsion.
  • DFARS 234.7100 Policy.
    (a) The cost and software data reporting (CSDR) requirement is mandatory for major defense acquisition programs (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 4201) as specified in DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework and the DoD 5000.04…
  • DFARS 242.302 Contract administration functions.
    … contract administration functions related to IR&D projects and B&P projects performed by major contractors, see 242.771-3(a). (12) Also perform all payment administration in accordance with any applicable payment clauses. (13)(A) Do not …

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