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104 sections with “mission need”: the first 40

  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …e means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has occurred. Advisory and assistance services means those services provided under contract by nongovernmental sources to support or improve:…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …t produced in the performance of a contract. (1) Generally, the contractor must obtain permission of the contracting officer prior to asserting rights in any copyrighted work containing data first produced in the performance of a contract. …
  • FAR 27.405-1 Special works.
    …are programs, where the program— (i) May give a commercial advantage; or (ii) Is agency mission sensitive, and release could prejudice agency mission, programs, or follow-on acquisitions. (b) The contract may specify the purposes and con…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …d through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifi…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …) Requirements for payment. Advance payments will be made under this contract (1) upon submission of properly certified invoices or vouchers by the Contractor, and approval by the administering office, ____ [Insert the name of the office de…
  • DFARS 252.204-7010 Requirement for Contractor To Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol.
    …ith Department of Commerce regulations (15 CFR part 781 et seq.) or Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations (10 CFR part 75) in order to implement the declarations required by the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protoco…
  • DFARS 252.225-7004 Report of Intended Performance Outside the United States and Canada—Submission after Award.
    …following clause: Report of Intended Performance Outside the United States and Canada—Submission After Award (Jul 2024) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying are…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …of authorization. In some cases, Combatant Commander subordinate commanders may designate mission-essential host nation or local national contractor employees (e.g., interpreters) as CAAF. CAAF includes contractors previously identified as …
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …n whole or in part, within the Government. The Government may not, without the written permission of the party asserting limited rights, release or disclose the technical data outside the Government, use the technical data for manufacture, …
  • 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.
    …n whole or in part, within the Government. The Government may not, without the written permission of the party asserting limited rights, release or disclose the technical data outside the Government, use the technical data for manufacture, …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …tion, including the basis for using a reverse auction (when applicable),the timing for submission and evaluation of proposals, and the relationship of evaluation factors to the attainment of the acquisition objectives (see subpart 15.3). Wh…
  • FAR 19.705-2 Determining the need for a subcontracting plan.
    … In solicitations for negotiated acquisitions, the contracting officer may require the submission of subcontracting plans with initial offers, or at any other time prior to award. In determining when subcontracting plans should be required,…
  • FAR 34.005-2 Mission-oriented solicitation.
    …n to all prospective offerors. It shall— (1) Describe the nature of the need in terms of mission capabilities required, without reference to any specific systems to satisfy the need; (2) Indicate, and explain when appropriate, the schedul…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/forms. The Prime Contractor is responsible for the submission of copies of payrolls by all subcontractors. Contractors and subcontractors shall maintain the full social security number and current address…
  • DFARS 225.870-4 Contracting procedures.
    …data other than certified cost or pricing data. (1) DoD has waived the requirement for submission of certified cost or pricing data for the Canadian Commercial Corporation and its subcontractors (see 215.403-1(c)(4)(C)). (2) The Canadian C…
  • DFARS 239.7401 Definitions.
    …roviding telecommunications services which are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission or other governmental body. Foreign carrier means any person, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, governmental body, or cor…
  • DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
    …ent request and receiving report are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor pay…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …, each member of the Team must be flexible in order to accommodate changing or unforeseen mission needs. Planning is a tool for the accomplishment of tasks, and application of its discipline should be commensurate with the size and nature o…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …n or weapons system; or is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …ing contract. There is no required format for RFIs. (f) General information about agency mission needs and future requirements may be disclosed at any time. After release of the solicitation, the contracting officer must be the focal point…
  • FAR 15.404-3 Subcontract pricing considerations.
    …ot relieve the contracting officer from the responsibility to analyze the contractor's submission, including subcontractor's certified cost or pricing data. (b) The prime contractor or subcontractor shall— (1) Conduct appropriate cost or …
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    … 6621(a)(2). (iii) In arriving at the amount due for penalties on contracts where the submission of defective certified cost or pricing data was a knowing submission, the contracting officer shall obtain an amount equal to the amount of ov…
  • FAR 15.603 General.
    …Government to be made available to Government agencies for use in accomplishment of their missions. Unsolicited proposals are offered with the intent that the Government will enter into a contract with the offeror for research and developme…
  • FAR 23.404 Environmental management systems.
    …nt an environmental management system (EMS) when it aligns with and supports its agency's mission needs and facilitates implementation and progress toward E.O. 14057 goals. If an agency uses an EMS for contractor operation of Government-own…
  • FAR 34.003 Responsibilities.
    …s determined by the agency head, (1) are directed at and critical to fulfilling an agency mission need, (2) entail allocating relatively large resources for the particular agency, and (3) warrant special management attention, including spec…
  • FAR 34.004 Acquisition strategy.
    …quisition program. This strategy is the program manager's overall plan for satisfying the mission need in the most effective, economical, and timely manner. The strategy shall be in writing and prepared in accordance with the requirements o…
  • FAR 34.005-6 Full production.
    …from the full-scale development phase may be awarded if the agency head (a) reaffirms the mission need and program objectives and (b) grants approval to proceed with production.
  • FAR 49.206-1 Submission of settlement proposals.
    (a) Subject to the provisions of the termination clause, the contractor should promptly submit to the TCO a settlement proposal for the amount claimed because of the termination. The final settlement proposal must be submitted within one ye…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …n or weapons system; or is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics…
  • FAR 52.216-5 Price Redetermination—Prospective.
    …period shall be the effective date of price redetermination for that period. (d) Data submission. (1) Not more than __ nor less than __ [see Note (2)] days before the end of each redetermination period, except the last, the Contractor shal…
  • FAR 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction.
    …ontracting Officer without evidence of the Contractor's approval may be returned for resubmission. The Contracting Officer will indicate an approval or disapproval of the shop drawings and if not approved as submitted shall indicate the Gov…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …15—Contracting by Negotiation. (A) Use the provision at 252.215-7003, Requirements for Submission of Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Canadian Commercial Corporation, as prescribed at 215.408(2)(i). (B) Use the clause at 252.…
  • DFARS 234.001-70 Definitions.
    …nt of a major system that is intended to achieve an operational capability that satisfies mission needs, or an activity otherwise defined as Milestone C under Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 or related authorities.
  • DFARS 252.217-7007 Payments.
    …means payments made before completion of work in progress under a job order. (b) Upon submission by the Contractor of invoices in the form and number of copies directed by the Contracting Officer, and as approved by the Contracting Officer…
  • FAR 7.104 General procedures.
    …formance is to be in a designated operational area or supporting a diplomatic or consular mission, the planner shall also consider inclusion of the combatant commander or chief of mission, as appropriate. The planner should review previous …
  • FAR 14.202-5 Descriptive literature.
    …e contract file the reasons why product acceptability cannot be determined without the submission of descriptive literature, except when the contract specifications require submission. (c) Requirements of invitation for bids. (1) The invit…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …ce of the contracting officer. Any discrepancy or mistake of fact (such as duplications, omissions, and errors in computation) contained in the certified cost or pricing data or data other than certified cost or pricing data submitted in su…
  • FAR 15.605 Content of unsolicited proposals.
    …gencies or parties receiving the proposal or funding the proposed effort; (5) Date of submission; and (6) Signature of a person authorized to represent and contractually obligate the offeror. (b) Technical information including— (1) Con…
  • FAR 17.106-2 Solicitations.
    …e requirements for each program year. (b) Criteria for comparing the lowest evaluated submission on the first program year requirements to the lowest evaluated submission on the multiyear requirements. (c) A provision that, if the Governm…
  • FAR 17.604 Identifying management and operating contracts.
    …n the interest of national defense or mobilization readiness, (2) to perform the agency's mission adequately, or (3) because private enterprise is unable or unwilling to use its own facilities for the work. (b) Because of the nature of the…

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.