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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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251 sections with “minimum”: the first 40

  • FAR 22.1904 Annual Executive Order Minimum Wage Rate.
    (a) For the E.O. minimum wage rate that becomes effective on January 30, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Administrator will— (1) Notify the public of the new E.O. minimum wage rate at least 90 days before it becomes effective by publish…
  • FAR 52.214-16 Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.
    …vitations for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified: Minimum Bid Acceptance Period (APR 1984) (a) Acceptance period, as used in this provision, means the nu…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    As prescribed in 22.1906, insert the following clause: Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “United States” means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Pu…
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …if the contractor fails to comply with the requirements in paragraph (e)(2) of 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 to furnish payroll records, until such time as the noncompliance is corrected. (b) C…
  • FAR 52.247-61 F.o.b. Origin—Minimum Size of Shipments.
    …llowing clause in solicitations and contracts when volume rates may apply: F.o.b. Origin—Minimum Size of Shipments (APR 1984) The Contractor agrees that shipment will be made in carload and truckload lots when the quantity to be delivered…
  • FAR 22.1002-4 Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage.
    …or any dollar amount shall pay any of its employees working on the contract less than the minimum wage specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 206).
  • FAR 52.227-22 Major System—Minimum Rights.
    As prescribed in 27.409(k), insert the following clause: Major System—Minimum Rights (JUN 1987) Notwithstanding any other provision of this contract, the Government shall have unlimited rights in any technical data, other than computer so…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …ract must require the Government to order and the contractor to furnish at least a stated minimum quantity of supplies or services. In addition, if ordered, the contractor must furnish any additional quantities, not to exceed the stated max…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …er placement procedures. The contracting officer should keep submission requirements to a minimum. Contracting officers may use streamlined procedures, including oral presentations. If the order does not exceed the simplified acquisition th…
  • FAR 22.403-4 Executive Orders 13658 and 14026.
    Executive Order (E.O.) 13658 established minimum wages for certain workers at $10.10 per hour. The E.O. 13658 rate has increased each year since 2015, rising to $11.25 on January 1, 2022. As of January 30, 2022, E.O. 13658 is superseded by …
  • FAR 22.1002-5 Executive Orders 13658 and 14026.
    Executive Order (E.O.) 13658 established minimum wages for certain workers at $10.10 per hour. The E.O. 13658 rate has increased each year since 2015, rising to $11.25 on January 1, 2022. As of January 30, 2022, E.O. 13658 is superseded by …
  • FAR 22.1902 Policy.
    (a) Pursuant to Executive Order 14026, the minimum hourly wage rate required to be paid to workers performing on, or in connection with, contracts and subcontracts subject to this subpart is— (1) At least $15.00 per hour beginning January …
  • FAR 32.503-10 Establishing alternate liquidation rates.
    … Supported by documentation included in the administration office contract file. (b) The minimum liquidation rate is the expected progress payments divided by the contract price. Each of these factors is discussed below: (1) The contracti…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …e of this contract by the Contractor or any subcontractor shall be paid not less than the minimum monetary wages and shall be furnished fringe benefits in accordance with the wages and fringe benefits determined by the Secretary of Labor, o…
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    …ed on the requirement and the evaluation factors set forth in the solicitation. (3) At a minimum, the contracting officer must, subject to paragraphs (d)(5) and (e) of this section and 15.307(a), indicate to, or discuss with, each offeror …
  • FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).
    …act. If no such determination has been made applicable to this contract, then the Federal minimum wage as established by section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, (29 U.S.C. 206) current on the anniversary date of…
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …bly-priced contracts and subcontracts; (3) Use a format acceptable to the CFAO but, as a minimum, include the following data: (i) The estimated increase or decrease in cost accumulations by Executive agency, including any impact the chang…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    … For a commercial product or commercial service exception, the Offeror shall submit, at a minimum, information that is adequate for determining commerciality and evaluating the reasonableness of the price for this acquisition, including pri…
  • FAR 6.303-2 Content.
    …ficient facts and rationale to justify the use of the specific authority cited. (b) As a minimum, each justification, except those for sole-source 8(a) contracts over $30 million (see paragraph (d) of this section), shall include the follo…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …ency, which may provide access to the justification by linking to the GPE; and (3) For a minimum of 30 days. (ii) In the case of an order or BPA permitted under paragraph (a)(1)(i)(A) of this section, the justification shall be posted wit…
  • FAR 11.103 Market acceptance.
    …n. (b) Appropriate circumstances may, for example, include situations where the agency's minimum need is for an item that has a demonstrated reliability, performance or product support record in a specified environment. Use of market accep…
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    …nable basis. (3) Occasionally an item can be obtained only from a supplier that quotes a minimum order price or quantity that either unreasonably exceeds stated quantity requirements or results in an unreasonable price for the quantity req…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …SF 1447 except IFB's (1) for construction work or (2) in which the Government specifies a minimum acceptance period. (j) Insert the provision at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period, in invitations for bids, except for construction, if…
  • FAR 15.403-3 Requiring data other than certified cost or pricing data.
    …ate price competition; (iv) Require that the data submitted by the offeror include, at a minimum, appropriate data on the prices at which the same item or similar items have previously been sold, adequate for determining the reasonableness…
  • FAR 16.401 General.
    … met. The incentive increases or decreases are applied to performance targets rather than minimum performance requirements. (c) The two basic categories of incentive contracts are fixed-price incentive contracts (see 16.403 and 16.404) and…
  • FAR 16.405-1 Cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts.
    …le costs to total target costs. This contract type specifies a target cost, a target fee, minimum and maximum fees, and a fee adjustment formula. After contract performance, the fee payable to the contractor is determined in accordance with…
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ubparagraphs (b) (1) and (2)). (For example, the prior year wage determination required a minimum wage rate of $4.00 per hour. The contractor actually paid $4.10. The new wage determination increases the minimum rate to $4.50. The contracto…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …s for Certain Services—Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). __ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022). __ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022)…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …y the Contracting Officer to do so. (g) Full cooperation. (1) The Contractor shall, at a minimum— (i) Disclose to the agency Inspector General information sufficient to identify the nature and extent of an offense and the individuals resp…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …ency an irrevocable power to inspect and make copies of the patent application file. (c) Minimum rights acquired by the Government. (1) Regarding each subject invention to which the Contractor retains ownership, the Contractor agrees as fo…
  • FAR 52.247-59 F.o.b. Origin—Carload and Truckload Shipments.
    …ion purposes, the agreed weight of a carload or truckload shall be the highest applicable minimum weight that will result in the lowest freight rate (or per car charge) on file or published in common carrier tariffs or tenders as of the dat…
  • DFARS 247.271-1 Policy.
    …each area of performance. (1) Establish one or more areas; however, hold the number to a minimum consistent with local conditions. (2) Each schedule may provide for the same or different areas of performance. Determine the areas as follow…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    … a language they understand; (G) Receive wages that are not below the legal host-country minimum wage; (H) Be notified of their rights, wages, and prohibited activities prior to signing their employment contract; and (I) If housing is pr…
  • FAR 3.705 Procedures.
    … informal as is practicable, consistent with the principles of fundamental fairness. As a minimum, however, agencies shall provide the following: (1) A notice of the proposed action to declare void and rescind the contract shall be made in…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    (a) Actions required to be reported to FPDS. (1) As a minimum, agencies must report the following contract actions over the micro-purchase threshold, regardless of solicitation process used, and agencies must report any modification to thes…
  • FAR 4.1005-2 Exceptions.
    …t the quantity at the line item level for the base award provided that the total contract minimum and maximum, or the estimate, respectively, is stated. (ii) Multiple-award IDIQ contracts awarded using the procedures at 13.106-1(a)(2)(iv)(…
  • FAR 7.401 Acquisition considerations.
    …dures. (2) The methods of acquisition to be compared in the analysis shall include, at a minimum— (i) Purchase; (ii) Short-term rental or lease; (iii) Long-term rental or lease; (iv) Interagency acquisition (see 2.101); and (v) Agency…
  • FAR 12.404 Warranties.
    …offered to the general public in customary commercial practice. Solicitations may specify minimum warranty terms, such as minimum duration, appropriate for the Government's intended use of the item. (1) Any express warranty the Government …
  • FAR 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
    …ess shall only be used when— (1) The agency can comprehensively and clearly describe the minimum requirements in terms of performance objectives, measures, and standards that will be used to determine the acceptability of offers; (2) The …
  • FAR 15.203 Requests for proposals.
    …ctive contractors and to solicit proposals. RFPs for competitive acquisitions shall, at a minimum, describe the— (1) Government's requirement; (2) Anticipated terms and conditions that will apply to the contract. The solicitation may auth…

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.