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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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92 sections with “name change”: the first 40

  • FAR 42.1205 Agreement to recognize contractor's change of name.
    (a) If only a change of the contractor's name is involved and the Government's and contractor's rights and obligations remain unaffected, the parties shall execute an agreement to reflect the name change. The contractor shall forward to the…
  • FAR 8.716 Change-of-name and successor in interest procedures.
    When the Committee recognizes a name change or a successor in interest for an AbilityOneparticipating nonprofit agency providing supplies or services on the Procurement List— (a) The Committee will provide a notice of a change to the Procu…
  • FAR 53.242-1 Novation and change-of-name agreements (SF 30).
    …act. SF 30, prescribed in 53.243, shall be used in connection with novation and change of name agreements, as specified in 42.1203(h).
  • FAR 42.1203 Processing agreements.
    …ntractor wishes the Government to recognize a successor in interest to its contracts or a name change, the contractor must submit a written request to the responsible contracting officer (see 42.1202). If the contractor received its contrac…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …ction to require SAM registration. (c) Contracting officers shall use the legal business name or “doing business as” name and physical address from the contractor's SAM registration for the provided unique entity identifier to identify the…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …e of your pricing proposal: (1) Solicitation, contract, and/or modification number; (2) Name and address of offeror; (3) Name and telephone number of point of contact; (4) Name of contract administration office (if available); (5) Type…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …stricting consideration to an item peculiar to one manufacturer (e.g., a particular brand-name, product, or a feature of a product that is peculiar to one manufacturer). A brand-name item, even if available on more than one contract, is an …
  • FAR 32.411 Agreement for special account at a financial institution.
    …t), represented by the Contracting Officer executing this agreement, ________ [Insert the name of the Contractor], a ________ [Insert the name of the State of incorporation] corporation (the Contractor), and ________, a financial institutio…
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …r of assets, showing for each, as of that date, the— (i) Contract number and type; (ii) Name and address of the contracting office; (iii) Total dollar value, as amended; and (iv) Approximate remaining unpaid balance. (3) Evidence of th…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.204-7), the Contractor shall report the names and total compensation of each of the five most highly compensated executives for its preceding completed fiscal year, if— (i) In the Contracto…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …xecuted contractual document. (d)(1)(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name or “doing business as” name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not comp…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …overed articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR 201-1.303(d) and (e): (1) The Secretary of …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …essor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only cha…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …including ANC and Indian tribes); and (vi) Women-owned small business concerns. (7) The name of the individual employed by the Offeror who will administer the Offeror's subcontracting program, and a description of the duties of the indivi…
  • FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
    …s with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture:__ .] (5) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint v…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    … (3) Special handling and discharge requirements; (4) Loading and discharge points; (5) Name of shipper and consignee; (6) Prime contract number; and (7) A documented description of current, diligent efforts made to secure U.S.-flag ves…
  • FAR 4.804-5 Procedures for closing out contract files.
    …t, containing the following information, is prepared: (1) Contract administration office name and address (if different from the contracting office). (2) Contracting office name and address. (3) Contract number. (4) Last modification nu…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …vanced notices must be entitled “Research and Development Sources Sought” and include the name and telephone number of the contracting officer or other contracting activity official from whom technical details of the project can be obtained…
  • FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
    …to Federal agencies in the use of SAM. (b) An exclusion record in SAM contains the— (1) Names and addresses of the entities debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, voluntarily excluded, declared ineligible, or excluded or disqualifie…
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    …offerors the offered price(s), without revealing any offeror's identity; (4) Reveals the names of individuals providing reference information about an offeror's past performance; or (5) Knowingly furnishes source selection information in …
  • FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror.
    …essor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only cha…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …nd (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror. Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the inform…
  • FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.
    …ce for receipt of the Contractor's EFT information. If more than one designated office is named for the contract, the Contractor shall provide a separate notice to each office. In the event that the EFT information changes, the Contractor s…
  • FAR 52.243-7 Notification of Changes.
    …e— (1) The date, nature, and circumstances of the conduct regarded as a change; (2) The name, function, and activity of each Government individual and Contractor official or employee involved in or knowledgeable about such conduct; (3) T…
  • DFARS 204.1103 Procedures.
    …base. (1) On contract award documents, use the contractor's legal or “doing business as” name and physical address information as recorded in the SAM database at the time of award. (2) When making a determination to exercise an option, or…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …, is between the Government, represented by the Contracting Officer, and the Contractor, (name of institution), an educational institution located in ________ (city), ________ (state). 2. This agreement is for educational services to be pr…
  • DFARS 252.216-7003 Economic price adjustment—wage rates or material prices controlled by a foreign government.
    …s or material prices. (b) If wage rates or material prices are revised by the government named in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the contract price and shall modify the contract …
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    … fundamental fairness. These procedures shall afford the contractor (and any specifically named affiliates) an opportunity to submit, in person, in writing, or through a representative, information and argument in opposition to the proposed…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include— (i) Name and address of the Contractor; (ii) Invoice date and number; (iii) Contract number, line item number and, if applicable, the order number; (iv…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …g financial institution to create an ILC: [Issuing Financial Institution's Letterhead or Name and Address] (For reference only) TO: [U.S. Government agency] [U.S. Government agency's address] 1. We hereby establish this irrevocable and…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …or vouchers by the Contractor, and approval by the administering office, ____ [Insert the name of the office designated under agency procedures], or (2) under a letter of credit. The amount of the invoice or voucher submitted plus all advan…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …de (FSC) for all items, except items in scrap condition. (ii) If known, the manufacturer name for all aircraft components under Federal supply group 16 or 17 and FSCs 2620, 2810, 2915, 2925, 2935, 2945, 2995, 4920, 5821, 5826, 5841, 6340, …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …fied in certain procurements (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35). Change-of-name agreement means a legal instrument executed by the contractor and the Government that recognizes the legal change of name of the contractor witho…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …ough the GPE is not in the Government's interest. (6) When an acquisition contains brand name specifications, the contracting officer shall include with the solicitation the justification or documentation required by 6.302-1(c), 13.106-1(b…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    … fundamental fairness. These procedures shall afford the contractor (and any specifically named affiliates) an opportunity, following the imposition of suspension, to submit, in person, in writing, or through a representative, information a…
  • FAR 35.015 Contracts for research with educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.
    …ate that the contractor bears primary responsibility for the research; (ii) Give (A) the name of the principal investigator (or project leader), if the decision to contract is based on that particular individual's research effort and manag…
  • FAR 42.1200 Scope of subpart.
    …ts when contractor assets are transferred; (b) Recognition of a change in a contractor's name; and (c) Execution of novation agreements and change-of-name agreements by the responsible contracting officer.
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …s contract, the Contractor shall complete and submit OMB Standard Form LLL to provide the name of the lobbying registrants, including the individuals performing the services. (2) If the Contractor did submit OMB Standard Form LLL disclosur…
  • FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities.
    …— (1) Kaspersky Lab; (2) Any successor entity to Kaspersky Lab, including any change in name, e.g., “Kaspersky”; (3) Any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or (4) Any entity of which K…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …overed articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR 201-1.303(d) and (e): (1) The Secretary of …

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.