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43 sections with “manufacturing processes”: 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 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…
  • 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…
  • 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 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 52.223-23 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 52.225-23 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 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends. Detailed manufacturing or process data means technical data that describe the steps, sequences, and conditions of manufacturing, processing or assembly used by…
  • 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.
    …Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends. Detailed manufacturing or process data means technical data that describe the steps, sequences, and conditions of manufacturing, processing or assembly used by…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …t section. (2) Indirect costs and direct labor rates. (3) Proprietary information about manufacturing processes, operations, or techniques marked by the contractor in accordance with applicable law or regulation. (4) Information marked b…
  • FAR 11.701 Supply contracts.
    …e variation is caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or by allowances in manufacturing processes. Any permissible variation shall be stated as a percentage and it may be an increase, a decrease, or a combination of both; ho…
  • FAR 14.501 General.
    …s a broad connotation and includes, among other things, the engineering approach, special manufacturing processes, and special testing techniques. It is the proper step for clarification of questions relating to technical requirements. Conf…
  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    …on. In no event shall an offeror's cost breakdown, profit, overhead rates, trade secrets, manufacturing processes and techniques, or other confidential business information be disclosed to any other offeror. (2) Upon request, the contracti…
  • FAR 15.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.
    …rmation Act (5 U.S.C. 552) including— (1) Trade secrets; (2) Privileged or confidential manufacturing processes and techniques; (3) Commercial and financial information that is privileged or confidential, including cost breakdowns, profi…
  • FAR 22.1504 Violations and remedies.
    …. (3) The contractor uses forced or indentured child labor in its mining, production, or manufacturing processes. (4) The contractor has furnished an end product or component mined, produced, or manufactured, wholly or in part, by forced …
  • 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 31.203 Indirect costs.
    …cting, fixed-asset improvement programs, inventories, the volume of sales and production, manufacturing processes, the contractor's products, or other relevant circumstances. (f) Separate cost groupings for costs allocable to offsite locat…
  • 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 52.211-16 Variation in Quantity.
    …ariation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, specified in paragraph (b) below. (b) The permissible variation shall be limited to: _…
  • FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies.
    …. (3) The Contractor uses forced or indentured child labor in its mining, production, or manufacturing processes. (4) The Contractor has furnished under the contract end products or components that have been mined, produced, or manufactur…
  • 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 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.
    … 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 52.225-9 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…
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    … section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, consider the manufacturing readiness and manufacturing-readiness processes of potential contractors and subcontractors as a part of the source selection process fo…
  • DFARS 225.003 Definitions.
    … 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 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium.
    …. (2) This prohibition does not apply to hexavalent chromium produced as a by-product of manufacturing processes. (c) If authorization for incorporation of hexavalent chromium in a deliverable or construction material is required, the Con…
  • DFARS 227.7103-5 Government rights.
    …ssary for installation, operation, maintenance, or training purposes (other than detailed manufacturing or process data); (6) Corrections or changes to technical data furnished to the contractor by the Government; (7) Publicly available o…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …duce unwanted functionality, extract data, or otherwise manipulate the design, integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation, maintenance, disposition, or retirement of covered articles so as to surveil, deny, …
  • FAR 9.303 Use.
    …ce specification; or (d) It is essential to have an approved first article to serve as a manufacturing standard.
  • 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 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 52.234-1 Industrial Resources Developed Under Title III, Defense Production Act.
    … (a) Definitions. Title III industrial resource means materials, services, processes, or manufacturing equipment (including the processes, technologies, and ancillary services for the use of such equipment) established or maintained under …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ty does not include 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 (chapter 1)

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