48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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- FAR 25.602-1 Section 1605 of the Recovery Act.…ited States and— (1) All of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used as construction material in the project are produced or manufactured in the United States. (i) All manufactured construction material must be manufactured in the Uni…
- FAR 52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.…red Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials (JAN 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Component means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into a construct…
- FAR 52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.…red Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Component means an article, material, or supply incorporated di…
- DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.…5.7503(a) and (a)(1), use the following clause: Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material—Basic (FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item— (1) Means any item of supply (…
- DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.…5.7503(b) and (b)(1), use the following clause: Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements—Basic (FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Caribbean Basin country construction material means a cons…
- FAR 15.404-4 Profit.…ate differences in the categories used by prospective contractors for listing costs— (A) Material acquisition. This subfactor measures the managerial and technical effort needed to obtain the required purchased parts and material, subcontr…
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…an a noncompliance that the cognizant Federal agency official has determined to have an immaterial cost impact), and, if yes, an explanation; whether any aspect of this proposal is inconsistent with your disclosed practices or applicable CA…
- FAR 16.203-4 Contract clauses.…by the chief of the contracting office. (c) Adjustments based on actual cost of labor or material. (1) The contracting officer shall, when contracting by negotiation, insert a clause that is substantially the same as the clause at 52.216-4…
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…by reference into the contract. (End of clause) Alternate I (NOV 2021). When a time-and-materials or labor-hour contract is contemplated, substitute the following paragraphs (a), (e), (i), (l), and (m) for those in the basic clause. (a) …
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…eror will make a good faith effort to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the small business concerns that it used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same …
- FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.As prescribed in 25.1102(a), insert the following clause: Buy American—Construction Materials (OCT 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item—(1) Means any item of supply (including co…
- FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.As prescribed in 25.1102(c), insert the following clause: Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Caribbean Basin country construction material means a construction m…
- FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.…ting Officer. (2) In the preparation of estimates, the Contracting Officer may authorize material delivered on the site and preparatory work done to be taken into consideration. Material delivered to the Contractor at locations other than …
- DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.…vailable off-the-shelf (COTS) item— (1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is— (i) A commercial product (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition of “ commercial product” in section 2.101 of the Federal A…
- DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.…acture of Bahrain; or (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in Bahrain into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or …
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…t code listings, design details, algorithms, processes, flow charts, formulae and related material that would enable the software to be reproduced, recreated, or recompiled. Computer software does not include computer data bases or computer…
- FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.…valuation process. Such communications shall not be used to cure proposal deficiencies or material omissions, materially alter the technical or cost elements of the proposal, and/or otherwise revise the proposal. Such communications may be …
- FAR 49.105 Duties of termination contracting officer after issuance of notice of termination.…being used; (7) Arrangements for transfer of title and delivery to the Government of any material required by the Government; (8) General principles and procedures to be followed in the protection, preservation, and disposition of the con…
- DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.…, make changes in the place of performance or Government-furnished facilities, equipment, material, services, or site. Any change order issued in accordance with this paragraph (p) shall be subject to the provisions of the Changes clause of…
- FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.…tc. (4) Size, dimensions, or other form, fit or functional description. (5) Predominant material of manufacture. (6) Quantity, including any options for additional quantities. (7) Unit of issue. (8) Destination information. (9) Delive…
- FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.…eror will make a good faith effort to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the small business concerns that the offeror used in preparing the bid or proposal, in …
- DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.…, modification, or overhaul. Scrap means property that has no value except for its basic material content. For purposes of demilitarization, scrap is defined as recyclable waste and discarded materials derived from items that have been ren…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials, or that is an intermediate ingredient or feedstock. The term includes, with respect to forestry materials, forest pr…
- FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.…not be a valid basis for comparison. (B) The prior price must be adjusted to account for materially differing terms and conditions, quantities and market and economic factors. For similar items, the contracting officer must also adjust the…
- FAR 25.003 Definitions.…ean Basin country; or (B) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a Caribbean Basin country into a new and different article of commerce with a na…
- FAR 31.001 Definitions.…d means a preestablished measure, expressed in temporal terms, of the quantity of labor. Material cost at standard means a preestablished measure of the material elements of cost, computed by multiplying material-price standard by material…
- FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…s as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.) __(41)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (MAY 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-t…
- FAR 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.…, Panama, or Peru; or (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in Bahrain, Morocco, Oman, Panama, or Peru into a new and different article of comm…
- FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.… become a component part of another article when put into use. Equipment does not include material, real property, special test equipment or special tooling. Government-furnished property means property in the possession of, or directly ac…
- DFARS 225.003 Definitions.… treated as foreign. If the end product contains multiple components, the cost of all the materials used in such end product is calculated in accordance with the explanation of cost of components in paragraph (1)(ii)(A) of this definition. …
- DFARS 242.7502 Policy.(a) Contractors receiving cost-reimbursement, incentive type, time-and-materials, or labor-hour contracts, or contracts which provide for progress payments based on costs or on a percentage or stage of completion, shall maintain an accounti…
- DFARS 244.305-70 Policy.…rt to the contracting officer. If the auditor or purchasing system analyst identifies any material weaknesses, the report shall describe the underlying deficiencies in sufficient detail to allow the contracting officer to understand the wea…
- FAR 4.705-3 Acquisition and supply records.(a) Store requisitions for materials, supplies, equipment, and services: Retain 2 years. (b) Work orders for maintenance and other services: Retain 4 years. (c) Equipment records, consisting of equipment usage and status reports and equip…
- FAR 4.1005-1 Required data elements.…ted cost plus any fee. (b) If a contract contains a combination of fixed-price, time-and-materials, labor-hour, or cost-reimbursable line items, identify the contract type for each line item in the schedule (or a comparable section of the …
- FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.…all be in writing. (b) Contractor noncompliance. (1) The contractor must comply with all material requirements of the contract. This includes the requirement to maintain an efficient and reliable accounting system and controls, adequate fo…
- FAR 36.214 Special procedures for price negotiation in construction contracting.…ost information concerning that element (e.g., wage rates or fringe benefits, significant materials, equipment allowances, and subcontractor costs). (2) When a proposed price is significantly lower than the Government estimate, the contrac…
- FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.…ude the Contractor's supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies that benefit multiple contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a Contractor's general and administrative expe…
- FAR 52.209-14 Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus.…s; and (2) The Government will terminate this contract for default for the institution's material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of award. (End of clause)
- FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).…fined in FAR 2.101 on the date of award of this contract). (iv) 52.222-20, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment (JUN 2020) (41 U.S.C. chapter 65) (Applies to supply contracts over the threshold specified in FAR 22.602…
- FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.…hin 30 days of the submission of the Contractor's payment request to the Government; (B) Materials issued from the Contractor's inventory and placed in the production process for use on the contract; (C) Direct labor; (D) Direct travel; …
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.