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79 sections with “material prices”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.216-7003 Economic price adjustment—wage rates or material prices controlled by a foreign government.
    …in 216.203-4-70(c)(1), use the following clause: Economic Price Adjustment—Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government (MAR 2012) (a) As represented by the Contractor in its offer, the prices set forth in this contrac…
  • DFARS 252.216-7008 Economic price adjustment—wage rates or material prices controlled by a foreign government—representation.
    …216.203-4-70(c)(2), use the following provision: Economic Price Adjustment—Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government—Representation (MAR 2012) (a) By submission of its offer, the offeror represents that the prices s…
  • FAR 52.216-4 Economic Price Adjustment—Labor and Material.
    …scribed in 16.203-4(c), insert the following clause: Economic Price Adjustment—Labor and Material (JAN 2017) (a) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer if, at any time during contract performance, the rates of pay for labor (…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    As prescribed in 32.111(a)(7), insert the following clause: Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts (NOV 2021) The Government will pay the Contractor as follows upon the submission of vouchers approved by the Contractin…
  • DFARS 216.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    (d) Limitations. (i)(A) Approval of determination and findings for time-and-materials or labor-hour contracts. (1) Base period plus any option periods is three years or less. (i) For contracts (including indefinite-delivery contracts) and…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 216.203-4-70 Additional provisions and clauses.
    …btained at a level above the contracting officer. (c) Price adjustment for wage rates or material prices controlled by a foreign government. (1)(i) The price adjustment clause at 252.216-7003, Economic Price Adjustment—Wage Rates or Materi…
  • 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 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    … (1) The ordering activity shall specify the order type (i.e., firm-fixed price, time-and-materials, or labor-hour) for the services offered on the schedule priced at hourly rates. (2) Agencies shall use fixed-price orders for the acquisit…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    …ent for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. (b)(1) A time-and-materials contract or labor-hour contract (see Subpart 16.6) may be used for the acquisition of commercial services when— (i) The service is acquired…
  • 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 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 30.605 Processing noncompliances.
    …rationale to support any written statement that the cost impact of the noncompliance is immaterial. (3) The CFAO shall— (i) If applicable, review the reasons why the contractor considers the existing practices to be compliant or the cost …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except— (1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) PSG 88, Live Animals; (4) PSG 89, Subsistence; (5) PSC 9410, Crude Gr…
  • 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 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    … FAR 16.202, 16.203, (except when price adjustments are based on actual costs of labor or material, described at 16.203-1(a)(2)), and 16.207; (2) Fixed-price incentive contracts and subcontracts where the price is not adjusted based on act…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …he fabricated or unfabricated parts, work in process, completed work, supplies, and other material produced or acquired for the work terminated, (ii) the completed or partially completed plans, drawings, information, and other property that…
  • DFARS 215.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …. L. 112-239)). (v) When evaluating pricing data, the contracting officer shall consider materially differing terms and conditions, quantities, and market and economic factors (see PGI 215.404-1(b)(v)). For similar items, the contracting o…
  • DFARS 215.407-5-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.
    …and recommendations in a report to the contracting officer. If the auditor identifies any material weaknesses, the report shall describe the underlying deficiencies in sufficient detail to allow the contracting officer to understand the wea…
  • DFARS 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …Applies to all solicitations. (ii) 252.216-7008, Economic Price Adjustment—Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government. Applies to solicitations for fixed-price supply and service contracts when the contract is to be p…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …s, accumulation of historical costs, and other analyses used to generate cost estimates. Material weakness means a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in the internal control over information in contractor business systems, such that…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …urchasing system that complies with the system criteria in paragraph (c) of this clause. Material weakness means a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in the internal control over information in contractor business systems, such that…
  • FAR 16.203-1 Description.
    …cific items or the contract end items. (2) Adjustments based on actual costs of labor or material. These price adjustments are based on increases or decreases in specified costs of labor or material that the contractor actually experiences…
  • DFARS 204.7603 Procedures.
    … SPRS, as a part of the award decision. For procurement of an end product identified by a material identifier that is available as described at PGI 204.7603, the contracting officer shall also consider assessments of item risk, if available…
  • DFARS 252.208-7000 Intent to furnish precious metals as Government-furnished material.
    …(a), use the following clause: Intent To Furnish Precious Metals as Government-Furnished Material (DEC 1991) (a) The Government intends to furnish precious metals required in the manufacture of items to be delivered under the contract if …
  • DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.
    …, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States: (1) Food. (2) Clothing and the materials and components thereof, other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with, clothing and the materia…
  • DFARS 252.236-7008 Contract prices—bidding schedules.
    …ation to the Contractor for— (1) Furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, appliances, and materials; and (2) Performing all operations required to complete the work in conformity with the drawings and specifications. (b) The Contractor sh…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …nce. The ordering activity shall specify the order type (i.e., firm-fixed price, time-and-materials, or labor-hour) for the services identified in the statement of work. The contracting officer should establish firm-fixed priced orders to t…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …in obtaining bonding, lines of credit, required insurance, necessary equipment, supplies, materials, or services. (viii) Utilizing the available services of small business associations; local, state, and Federal small business assistance o…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …ich the Contractor has acquired title; and (B) Work under cost-reimbursement or time-and-material subcontracts to which the Contractor has acquired title. (5) The amount of unliquidated progress payments may exceed neither (i) the progres…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    … Place no further subcontracts or orders (referred to as subcontracts in this clause) for materials, services, or facilities, except as necessary to complete the continued portion of the contract. (3) Terminate all subcontracts to the exte…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    … Place no further subcontracts or orders (referred to as subcontracts in this clause) for materials, services, or facilities, except as necessary to complete the continued portion of the contract. (3) Terminate all subcontracts to the exte…
  • DFARS 204.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …rol by a Foreign Government. (iii) 252.216-7008, Economic Price Adjustment—Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government—Representation. (iv) 252.225-7000, Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate. (v) 252.…
  • DFARS 236.570 Additional provisions and clauses.
    … require— (A) Major or special items of plant and equipment; or (B) Large stockpiles of material which are in excess of the type, kind, and quantity which would be normal for a contractor qualified to undertake the work; or (ii) 252.236-…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …f explanation of the basis for the award decision shall be provided. (e) Use of time-and-materials and labor-hour orders for services. When placing a time-and-materials or labor-hour order for services, see 8.404(h). (f) Minimum documenta…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …y reference (see Block 27, SF 1449). Use this clause with its Alternate I when a time-and-materials or labor-hour contract will be awarded. The contracting officer may tailor this clause in accordance with 12.302. (4) The clause at 52.212-…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …g Data but were not submitted. Such offsets need not be in the same cost groupings (e.g., material, direct labor, or indirect costs). (6) An offset shall not be allowed if— (i) The understated data were known by the contractor to be under…
  • FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.
    …lar, contracting officers should avoid protracted use of a cost-reimbursement or time-and-materials contract after experience provides a basis for firmer pricing. (d)(1) Each contract file shall include documentation to show why the partic…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …s. For additional requirements for cost-reimbursement orders, see 16.301-3. (5) Time-and-materials or labor-hour orders. For additional requirements for time-and-materials or labor-hour orders, see 16.601(e). (6) Postaward notices and deb…

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