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71 sections with “not a guarantee”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.247-8 Estimated Weights or Quantities Not Guaranteed.
    …lated services when weights or quantities are estimates: Estimated Weights or Quantities Not Guaranteed (APR 1984) The estimated weights or quantities are not a guarantee of actual weights or quantities, as the Government does not guarant…
  • FAR 28.101-4 Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements.
    …ased on initial proposals.) If the conditions for awarding based on initial proposals are not met, deficiencies in bid guarantees submitted by offerors determined to be in the competitive range shall be addressed during discussions and the …
  • 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 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 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.
    …signated in the IFB after the exact time specified for receipt of bids is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the contracting officer determines that accepting the late bid would not unduly delay th…
  • FAR 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.
    …sential requirements of the invitation for bids shall be rejected. (b) Any bid that does not conform to the applicable specifications shall be rejected unless the invitation authorized the submission of alternate bids and the supplies offe…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    (a) General. (1) In general, the contracting officer does not synopsize orders under indefinite-delivery contracts; except see 16.505(a)(4) and (11), and 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D). (2) Individual orders shall clearly describe all services to be …
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    …d acquisitions of supplies and services (except construction) into reasonably small lots (not less than economic production runs) to permit offers on quantities less than the total requirement. (b) Plan acquisitions such that, if practicab…
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    … the agency deems necessary to satisfy its needs. (c) Labor organizations. An agency may not require contractors or subcontractors to enter into a project labor agreement with any particular labor organization. (d) Exceptions to project l…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …his authority to the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Contracting agencies do not have authority to conduct compliance investigations under 29 CFR part 13 as implemented in this subpart. This does not limit the contracting offic…
  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    …tion from the SF 28 submitted by the offeror or contractor, the contracting officer shall notify the Treasury's collateral operations support team by email at [email protected] or by phone at 888-568-7343, of the individual surety, th…
  • FAR 32.304-2 Certificate of eligibility.
    …o be of material consequence, when— (1) The contract financing office requests it; (2) Another interested agency requests it; or (3) The application for a loan guarantee relates to a contract or subcontract within the cognizance of the c…
  • FAR 32.304-5 Assignment of claims under contracts.
    …guaranteed loan that are eligible for financing under the loan); however, the agency need not require assignment if any of the following conditions are present: (1) The contractor's financial condition is so strong that the protection to t…
  • FAR 32.304-7 Contract surety bonds and loan guarantees.
    …nt of the bond is substantial in relation to the contractor's net worth, the agency shall not authorize the guarantee of a loan on a bonded contract unless the surety enters into an agreement with the financing institution to subordinate th…
  • FAR 32.305 Loan guarantees for terminated contracts.
    …antially the same as that outlined in 32.304, except that certificates of eligibility are not required for (1) contracts that have been totally terminated or (2) the terminated portion of contracts that have been partially terminated. The a…
  • FAR 32.403 Applicability.
    …t's financial risk. (f) Contracts for which a loan by a private financial institution is not practicable, whether or not a loan guarantee under this part is issued; for example, if— (1) Financing institutions will not assume a reasonable …
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …ments after bid opening but before award.) Examples of such transactions include, but are not limited to— (i) Sale of these assets with a provision for assuming liabilities; (ii) Transfer of these assets incident to a merger or corporate …
  • FAR 49.402-3 Procedure for default.
    …e the propriety of the proposed action. (b) The administrative contracting officer shall not issue a show cause notice or cure notice without the prior approval of the contracting office, which should be obtained by the most expeditious me…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    …ted.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Notice of Termination dated ________________________. (b) The parties agree to the following: (1) The Contractor certifies that all contract termina…
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    …ted.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Notice of Termination dated __________________. (b) The parties agree to the following: (1) The terminated portion of the contract is as follows: [s…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …sts.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Notice of Termination dated __________________. (b) The parties agree to the following: (1) The Contractor certifies that all contract termination i…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    … (5) A statement of the contractor's understanding of why the request's subject matter cannot now, and could not at the time it arose, be disposed of under the contract terms. (6) The best supporting evidence available to the contractor, i…
  • FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement.
    As prescribed in 22.505(a)(1), insert the following provision: Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement (JAN 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision, the following terms are defined in clause 52.222-34, Project Labor Agr…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    … if the employee's work activities are necessary to the performance of a contract but are not the specific services called for by the contract. Individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equiva…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    … issuance. The ILC shall provide that, unless the issuer provides the beneficiary written notice of non-renewal at least 60 days in advance of the current expiration date, the ILC is automatically extended without amendment for one year fro…
  • FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management.
    …ayment. If the Contractor's EFT information in SAM is incorrect, then the Government need not make payment to the Contractor under this contract until correct EFT information is entered into SAM; and any invoice or contract financing reques…
  • FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.
    … utilized, or “concurrent with first request” as prescribed by the head of the agency; if not prescribed, insert “no later than 15 days prior to submission of the first request for payment”]. If not otherwise specified in this contract, the…
  • FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
    …ing clause: Inspection of Construction (AUG 1996) (a) Definition. Work includes, but is not limited to, materials, workmanship, and manufacture and fabrication of components. (b) The Contractor shall maintain an adequate inspection syste…
  • FAR 52.247-60 Guaranteed Shipping Characteristics.
    …ll be used to determine transportation costs for evaluation purposes. If the offeror does not furnish sufficient data in subparagraph (a)(1) of this clause, to permit determination by the Government of the item shipping costs, evaluation wi…
  • FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    …t, except those described in paragraph (e)(4). (e) The requirement in paragraph (a) does not apply to— (1) Cargoes carried in vessels as required or authorized by law or treaty; (2) Ocean transportation between foreign countries of suppl…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …e and control costs. (b) Determination. The following extract from the DD Form 1547 is annotated to describe the process. (1) Assign a weight (percentage) to each element according to its input to the total performance risk. The total of …
  • DFARS 232.072-2 Appropriate information.
    …lity or disclose a contractor's financial condition. While the contracting officer should not request information that is not necessary for protection for the Government's interests, the contracting officer must insist upon obtaining the in…
  • DFARS 252.217-7005 Inspection and manner of doing work.
    …) If, prior to delivery, the Government finds any material or workmanship is defective or not in accordance with the job order, in addition to its rights under the Guarantees clause of the Master Agreement, the Government may reject the def…
  • DFARS 252.217-7013 Guarantees.
    …n opportunity to correct the deficiency. (1) If the Contracting Officer determines it is not practicable or is otherwise not advisable to return the vessel(s) to the Contractor, or the Contractor fails to proceed with the repairs promptly,…
  • DFARS 252.232-7012 Performance-Based Payments—Whole-Contract Basis.
    …racting Officer. An acceptable accounting system in accordance with DFARS 252.242-7006 is not required for reporting of incurred costs under this clause. If the Contractor's accounting system is not capable of tracking costs on a job order …
  • DFARS 252.232-7013 Performance-Based Payments—Deliverable-Item Basis.
    …racting Officer. An acceptable accounting system in accordance with DFARS 252.242-7006 is not required for reporting of incurred costs under this clause. If the Contractor's accounting system is not capable of tracking costs on a job order …
  • FAR 28.203-3 Release of security interest.
    …a sworn statement by the subcontractor or supplier that the claim is correct along with a notarized authorization of the release by the surety stating that it approves of such release. (1) Contracts subject to the Bonds statute. See sectio…
  • FAR 28.204-3 Irrevocable letter of credit.
    …institution or the confirming financial institution (if any). (d) If the contractor does not furnish an acceptable replacement ILC, or other acceptable substitute, at least 30 days before an ILC's scheduled expiration, the contracting offi…
  • FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    …m payments due to the contractor incident to performance of the contracts. Since they are not measured by performance, they differ from partial, progress, or other payments based on the performance or partial performance of a contract. Adva…
  • FAR 32.202-4 Security for Government financing.
    …orth and liquidity. If the contracting officer finds the offeror's financial condition is not adequate security, the contracting officer shall require other adequate security. Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this subsection list other (but …

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