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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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20 sections with “no legal liability on the part of the Government”

  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    (a) Definitions. As used in this subsection— Costs include, but are not limited to, administrative and clerical expenses; the costs of legal services, whether performed by in-house or private counsel; the costs of the services of accountan…
  • DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors.
    …ld enable the software to be reproduced, recreated, or recompiled. Computer software does not include computer data bases or computer software documentation. Litigation information means any information, including sensitive information, th…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …thorization. CAAF generally include all U.S. citizen and third-country national employees not normally residing within the operational area whose area of performance is in the direct vicinity of U.S. Armed Forces and who routinely are collo…
  • FAR 52.229-14 Taxes—Foreign Contracts in Afghanistan (North Atlantic Treaty Organization Status of Forces Agreement).
    …cribed in 29.402-4(b), use the following clause: Taxes—Foreign Contracts in Afghanistan (North Atlantic Treaty Organization Status of Forces Agreement) (NOV 2021) (a) Definition. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Forces, as used i…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ss the context in which the word or term is used clearly requires a different meaning or another FAR part, subpart, or section provides a different definition for the particular part or portion of the part. If a word or term that is defined…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …s subpart— Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means— (1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing services of all types; (2) Telecommunications equipment or telecommunications servic…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …party controls or has the power to control both. (2) Indicia of control include, but are not limited to, interlocking management or ownership, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, common use of emplo…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …personal services must be for work performed by the employee in the current year and must not represent a retroactive adjustment of prior years' salaries or wages (but see paragraphs (g), (h), (j), (k), (m), and (o) of this subsection). (2…
  • FAR 41.101 Definitions.
    …tility supplier to order service under an areawide contract. Connection charge means all nonrecurring costs, whether refundable or nonrefundable, to be paid by the Government to the utility supplier for the required connecting facilities, …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ystem for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provisi…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …owing clause: Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. T…
  • FAR 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year.
    …e following clause: Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year (APR 1984) Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond ____. The Government's obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date…
  • FAR 47.102 Transportation insurance.
    …overnment generally (1) retains the risk of loss of and/or damage to its property that is not the legal liability of commercial carriers and (2) does not buy insurance coverage for its property in the possession of commercial carriers (40 U…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    … a program indicates that its application is in the Government's interest. Agencies shall not approve a program of self-insurance for workers' compensation in a jurisdiction where workers' compensation does not completely cover the employer…
  • FAR 41.201 Policy.
    …vices from sources of supply which are most advantageous to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, reliability, or service. (b) Except for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, agencies shall acquire utili…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management (SAM) records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpar…
  • FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds.
    …in 32.706-1(a), insert the following clause: Availability of Funds (APR 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds f…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …on, paragraph (d)(4) of the clause provides that the Government's assumption of risk does not apply where the loss or damage is covered by available insurance. (f) Damage to Government aircraft. (1) Whenever damage to Government aircraft i…
  • FAR 9.104-7 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. International Tr…
  • FAR 50.104-3 Special procedures for unusually hazardous or nuclear risks.
    …ter considering the facts and evidence, denies the request, the contracting officer shall notify the contractor promptly of the denial and of the reasons for it. If recommending approval, the contracting officer shall forward the request (a…

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.