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52 sections with “manufacturing materials”: the first 40

  • FAR 22.1003-6 Repair distinguished from remanufacturing of equipment.
    (a) Contracts principally for remanufacturing of equipment which is so extensive as to be equivalent to manufacturing are subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 65 rather than to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute. Remanufacturing shall be …
  • FAR 31.205-25 Manufacturing and production engineering costs.
    (a) The costs of manufacturing and production engineering effort as described in (1) through (4) below are all allowable: (1) Developing and deploying new or improved materials, systems, processes, methods, equipment, tools and techniques …
  • FAR 49.402-2 Effect of termination for default.
    …ire the contractor to transfer title and deliver to the Government completed supplies and manufacturing materials, as directed by the contracting officer. (b) The contracting officer shall not use the Default clause as authority to acquire…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ds (see 6.102(d)(2)). Building or work means construction activity as distinguished from manufacturing, furnishing of materials, or servicing and maintenance work. The terms include, without limitation, buildings, structures, and improveme…
  • FAR 52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    … or steel was produced in the United States (produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additi…
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    … in the end product (produced in the United States or a qualifying country means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States or a qualifying country, except metallurgical processes involving re…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …mponents used in such construction material (produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additi…
  • FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.
    … products not produced in the United States. Produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings,…
  • FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    … products not produced in the United States. Produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings,…
  • FAR 52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.
    … or steel was produced in the United States (produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additi…
  • FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service).
    … fixtures, plans, drawings, information, and contract rights (collectively referred to as manufacturing materials in this clause) that the Contractor has specifically produced or acquired for the terminated portion of this contract. Upon di…
  • DFARS 252.217-7009 Default.
    …es, jigs, fixtures, plans, drawings, information and contract rights (hereinafter called “manufacturing materials”) as the Contractor has specifically produced or specifically acquired for the performance of the terminated part of the job o…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    … in the end product (produced in the United States or a qualifying country means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States or a qualifying country, except metallurgical processes involving re…
  • DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
    …mponents used in such construction material (produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additi…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    … Conversion direct labor. This subfactor measures the contribution of direct engineering, manufacturing, and other labor to converting the raw materials, data, and subcontracted items into the contract items. Considerations include the dive…
  • FAR 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.
    … (c) The control of quality by the contractor may relate to, but is not limited to— (1) Manufacturing processes, to ensure that the product is produced to, and meets, the contract's technical requirements; (2) Drawings, specifications, a…
  • FAR 52.211-5 Material Requirements.
    …raw material, or materials and by-products generated from, and reused within, an original manufacturing process; provided that the supplies meet contract requirements, including but not limited to, performance, reliability, and life expecta…
  • FAR 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services.
    …e those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. (42 U.S.C. 6903). Sustainable products and services means products and services that are subject to and meet the following app…
  • FAR 52.226-5 Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area.
    ….6(e): cost of the contract, cost of contract performance incurred for personnel, cost of manufacturing, cost of materials, personnel, and subcontracting. (b) The Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contr…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …nsic value of an item or service and shall be in proportion to an item's base cost (e.g., manufacturing or acquisition costs). Any method of distributing costs to line items that distorts the unit prices shall not be used. For example, dist…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …icular elements to be analyzed are a function of the contract work task, elements such as manufacturing, pricing and accounting, management and organization, and subcontract and vendor management are normally reviewed in a should-cost revie…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …nting records (e.g., included in production costs as direct engineering labor, charged to manufacturing overhead). Also show how the costs would be allocated to the units at their various stages of contract completion. (9) Enter in Column …
  • FAR 19.809-2 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    … from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies or products), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies or products (not including the cost of materials); (3) For general construction, at least 15 percent of the cost with its …
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    … on the site of the work of items fabricated off-site; (2) Painting and decorating; (3) Manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site of the building or work; (4) Transportation of materials and s…
  • FAR 22.402 Applicability.
    …of an existing structure. (2) The requirements of this subpart do not apply to— (i) The manufacturing of components or materials off the site of the work or their subsequent delivery to the site by the commercial supplier or materialman; …
  • FAR 23.107-4 Products that contain, use, or are manufactured with ozone-depleting substances or products that contain or use high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons.
    …(1) Give preference to the procurement of acceptable alternative chemicals, products, and manufacturing processes that reduce overall risks to human health and the environment by minimizing— (i) The depletion of ozone in the upper atmosphe…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    … products not produced in the United States. Produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings,…
  • FAR 25.602-1 Section 1605 of the Recovery Act.
    … does not restrict the origin of the elements of the iron or steel, but requires that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additi…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …of developing an additional source for an existing product, or (2) development effort for manufacturing or production materials, systems, processes, methods, equipment, tools, and techniques not intended for sale. Independent research and …
  • FAR 31.205-26 Material costs.
    …s include the costs of such items as raw materials, parts, subassemblies, components, and manufacturing supplies, whether purchased or manufactured by the contractor, and may include such collateral items as inbound transportation and in-tr…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    …ii) Training; and (iv) Lack of familiarity or experience with the product, materials, or manufacturing processes. (2) Preparatory costs incurred in preparing to perform the terminated contract include such costs as those incurred for init…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    …ccurrences such as purposeful destructive testing, obsolescence, normal wear and tear, or manufacturing defects. Loss of Government property includes, but is not limited to— (1) Items that cannot be found after a reasonable search; (2) Th…
  • FAR 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    … direct labor; (4) 90 percent of other allowable costs (including settlement expense and manufacturing and administrative indirect costs) allocable to the terminated portion of the contract and not included in subparagraphs (1), (2), or (3…
  • FAR 49.202 Profit.
    …acter of the business, including the source and nature of materials and the complexity of manufacturing techniques; (7) The rate of profit that the contractor would have earned had the contract been completed; (8) The rate of profit both …
  • FAR 49.206-2 Bases for settlement proposals.
    …in process, finished parts, components, dies, jigs, fixtures, and tooling, at purchase or manufacturing cost; (ii) Charges such as engineering costs, initial costs, and general administrative costs; (iii) Costs of settlements with subcont…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price: (11) HUBZone small busine…
  • FAR 52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards).
    … on the site of the work of items fabricated off-site; (2) Painting and decorating; (3) Manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site of the building or work; (4) Transportation of materials and s…
  • FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items.
    …e those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. (b) The Contractor, on completion of this contract, shall— (1) Estimate the percentage of the total recovered material conten…
  • FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program.
    … producing heat or power by combustion. Waste prevention means any change in the design, manufacturing, purchase, or use of materials or products (including packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before they are discarded. Waste pre…
  • FAR 52.225-1 Buy American—Supplies.
    … products not produced in the United States. Produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings,…

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.