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57 sections with “mission statements”: 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 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    … official may debar— (a) A contractor for a conviction of or civil judgment for— (1) Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with— (i) Obtaining; (ii) Attempting to obtain; or (iii) Performing a public contract or subco…
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    …or to submit material in opposition, then the official should also give a deadline for submission of materials. The suspending and debarring official may use flexible procedures to allow a contractor to present matters in opposition in pers…
  • FAR 9.407-2 Causes for suspension.
    …ebarring official may suspend a contractor suspected, upon adequate evidence, of— (1) Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with— (i) Obtaining; (ii) Attempting to obtain; or (iii) Performing a public contract or subco…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    …or to submit material in opposition, then the official should also give a deadline for submission of materials. The suspending and debarring official may use the flexible procedures in 9.406-3(b)(1); if so, the suspending and debarring offi…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    (a) The provisions prescribed in this subsection apply to preparation and submission of bids in general. See other FAR parts for provisions and clauses related to specific acquisition requirements. (b) Insert in all invitations for bids th…
  • FAR 22.406-6 Payrolls and statements.
    (a) Submission. In accordance with the clause at 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records, the contractor must submit or cause to be submitted, within 7 calendar days after the regular payment date of the payroll week covered, for the contracto…
  • FAR 29.304 Matters requiring special consideration.
    …Act authorizes counties and incorporated cities and towns to obtain each year from the Commissioner of Revenue of the State of North Carolina a refund of sales and use taxes indirectly paid on building materials, supplies, fixtures, and equ…
  • 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 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    … and conditions of a subcontract or invoice; and (2) Ordinarily within 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 proc…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …fessional journals, symposia proceedings, or similar works. The prior, express written permission of the Contracting Officer is required to assert copyright in all other data first produced in the performance of this contract. (ii) When au…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …d in the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall not, without prior written permission of the Contracting Officer, incorporate in data delivered under this contract any data that are not first produced in the performance of this …
  • 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…
  • FAR 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.
    …d in the invitation for bid (IFB) by the time specified in the IFB. They may use any transmission method authorized by the IFB (i.e., regular mail, electronic commerce, or facsimile). If no time is specified in the IFB, the time for receipt…
  • FAR 15.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.
    … in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. Offerors may use any transmission method authorized by the solicitation (i.e., regular mail, electronic commerce, or facsimile). If no time is specified in the solicitation, th…
  • FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation.
    … agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (d) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it will not require its employees or subcontractors to sign or comply with internal confidentiality …
  • FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    …eding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract …
  • FAR 52.214-7 Late submissions, modifications, and withdrawals of bids.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(c)(3), insert the following provision: Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids (NOV 1999) (a) Bidders are responsible for submitting bids, and any modifications or withdrawals, so as to reach the…
  • FAR 52.214-23 Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(r), insert the following provision: Late Submissions, Modifications, Revisions, and Withdrawals of Technical Proposals Under Two-Step Sealed Bidding (NOV 1999) (a) Bidders are responsible for submitting technical…
  • DFARS 222.406-6 Payrolls and statements.
    (a) Submission. Contractors who do not use Department of Labor Form WH 347 or its equivalent must submit a DD Form 879, Statement of Compliance, with each payroll report.
  • FAR 35.017-6 Master list of FFRDC's.
    …Primary sponsors will provide information on each FFRDC, including sponsoring agreements, mission statements, funding data, and type of R&D being performed, to the NSF upon its request for such information.
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …mendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s). (c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. (1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the s…
  • 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 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …icials described in 5 CFR 2638.202(b). Compensation means wages, salaries, honoraria, commissions, professional fees, and any other form of compensation, provided directly or indirectly for services rendered. Compensation is indirectly pro…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …tion to that in 14.407-2 or that may be otherwise available. (a) If a bidder requests permission to correct a mistake and clear and convincing evidence establishes both the existence of the mistake and the bid actually intended, the agency…
  • 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 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ions. (57) Assign and perform supporting contract administration. (58) Ensure timely submission of required reports. (59) Issue administrative changes, correcting errors or omissions in typing, contractor address, facility or activity co…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    … the use of, EPA-designated items. (xix) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation. This provision applies to solicitations that include the provision at 52.204-7. (xx) 52.225-2, Buy Ameri…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …n-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value. (b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitat…
  • FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
    … paragraph (d) above, the Contractor and the Contracting Officer shall, promptly after submission of the data required by paragraph (e) above, establish the total final price, as follows: (1) On the basis of the information required by par…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    …ncluding but not limited to salary, wages, overtime pay, shift differentials, bonuses, commissions, vacation and holiday pay, allowances, insurance and other benefits, stock options and awards, profit sharing, and retirement. Compensation …
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …s clause and all relevant monitoring/packet capture data for at least 90 days from the submission of the cyber incident report to allow DoD to request the media or decline interest. (f) Access to additional information or equipment necessa…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …h (1) of this definition may arise from— (i) Compensation, including wages, salaries, commissions, professional fees, or fees for business referrals; (ii) Consulting relationships (including commercial and professional consulting and serv…
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …, Recovered Material Certification. (25) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation. (26) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. (27) 52.225-4, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trad…
  • FAR 14.201-5 Part IV—Representations and instructions.
    …ion those solicitation provisions that require representations, certifications, or the submission of other information by bidders. (b) Section L, Instructions, conditions, and notices to bidders. Insert in this section solicitation provisi…
  • FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    …ert those solicitation provisions that require representations, certifications, or the submission of other information by offerors. (2) Instructions, conditions, and notices. Include the solicitation provisions required by 14.201-6. Includ…
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …The contracting officer shall request the contractor to support the alleged mistake by submission of written statements and pertinent evidence, such as (i) the contractor's file copy of the bid, (ii) the contractor's original worksheets and…
  • FAR 15.102 Oral presentations.
    …esentations for the purposes of this section, although they may be included in offeror submissions, when appropriate. (b) The solicitation may require each offeror to submit part of its proposal through oral presentations. However, represe…
  • 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 15.204-5 Part IV—Representations and Instructions.
    …ion those solicitation provisions that require representations, certifications, or the submission of other information by offerors. (b) Section L, Instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors or respondents. Insert in this section sol…

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