48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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- FAR 52.250-2 SAFETY Act Coverage Not Applicable.As prescribed in 50.206(a), insert the following provision: Safety Act Coverage Not Applicable (FEB 2009) The Government has determined that for purposes of this solicitation the product(s) or service(s) being acquired by this action are …
- FAR 7.107-5 Notifications.(a) Notifications to current small business contractors of agency's intent to bundle. (1) The contracting officer shall notify each small business performing a contract that it intends to bundle the requirement at least 30 days prior to the…
- FAR 13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.…ited States. (The requirement at 22 U.S.C. 2593e(c)(3)(B) to provide a certification does not apply.) (6) 31 U.S.C. 1354(a), Limitation on Use of Appropriated Funds for Contracts with Entities Not Meeting Veterans' Employment Reporting Req…
- FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.… Protection of existing authority. To the extent practicable, multiyear contracting shall not be carried out in a manner to preclude or curtail the existing ability of the Department or agency to provide for termination of a prime contract,…
- FAR 42.801 Notice of intent to disallow costs.…ing officer responsible for administering the contract may issue the contractor a written notice of intent to disallow specified costs incurred or planned for incurrence. However, before issuing the notice, the contracting officer responsib…
- FAR 49.601-1 Electronic notice.The contracting officer may provide expedited notice of termination by electronic means that includes a requirement for the contractor to confirm receipt. If the contractor does not confirm receipt promptly, the contracting officer shall re…
- FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.As prescribed in 22.810(b), insert the following provision: Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999) (a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity cla…
- FAR 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials.As prescribed in 25.1102(b)(1), insert the following provision: Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials (MAY 2014) (a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “domestic c…
- FAR 52.225-12 Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.As prescribed in 25.1102(d)(1), insert the following provision: Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements (MAY 2014) (a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction…
- FAR 52.225-22 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.As prescribed in 25.1102(e), insert the following provision: Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials (JAN 2021) (a) Definitions. “Construction material,” “domestic…
- FAR 52.225-24 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.As prescribed in 25.1102(e), insert the following provision: Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements (JAN 2021) (a) Definitions. “Constructi…
- FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification.As prescribed in 30.201-3(a), insert the following provision: Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification (JUN 2020) This notice does not apply to small businesses or foreign governments. This notice is in three parts, identified …
- FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.…n 50.206(c)(1), insert the following provision: Safety Act Pre-Qualification Designation Notice (FEB 2009) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Act of terrorism means any act determined to have met the following requirements or su…
- DFARS 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.As prescribed in 204.7304(d), use the following provision: NOTICE OF NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS (NOV 2023) (a) Definitions. Basic Assessment, Medium Assessment, and High Assessment have the meaning given in the clause 25…
- FAR 3.705 Procedures.…or designee for that official's consideration. The agency head or designee shall promptly notify the Civil Division, Department of Justice, that an action is being considered under this subpart. (b) Decision. Following an assessment of the…
- FAR 8.402 General.…similar systems of schedule-type contracting for military items; however, DoD systems are not covered by this subpart. (b) GSA schedule contracts require all schedule contractors to publish an “Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Pricelist”…
- FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.(a) The following laws are not applicable to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services: (1) 10 U.S.C. 983, Institutions of Higher Education that Prevent ROTC Access or Military Recruiting …
- FAR 13.104 Promoting competition.…t, considering the administrative cost of the purchase. (a) The contracting officer must not— (1) Solicit quotations based on personal preference; or (2) Restrict solicitation to suppliers of well-known and widely distributed makes or br…
- FAR 15.404-4 Profit.…rice negotiations based on cost analysis. (1) Profit or fee prenegotiation objectives do not necessarily represent net income to contractors. Rather, they represent that element of the potential total remuneration that contractors may rece…
- FAR 16.503 Requirements contracts.…tic estimated total quantity in the solicitation and resulting contract. This estimate is not a representation to an offeror or contractor that the estimated quantity will be required or ordered, or that conditions affecting requirements wi…
- FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.…services. In addition, if ordered, the contractor must furnish any additional quantities, not to exceed the stated maximum. The contracting officer should establish a reasonable maximum quantity based on market research, trends on recent co…
- FAR 22.1703 Policy.…aining to prevent human trafficking for domestic carrier air transportation; 47.405(b) is not applicable to contracts awarded by the Department of Defense or contracts for commercial products. Government solicitations and contracts shall— …
- FAR 25.1101 Acquisition of supplies.…s, in solicitations and contracts with a value exceeding the micro-purchase threshold but not exceeding $50,000; and in solicitations and contracts with a value exceeding $50,000, if none of the clauses prescribed in paragraphs (b) and (c) …
- FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.…n— Applied research means that effort which (1) normally follows basic research, but may not be severable from the related basic research, (2) attempts to determine and exploit the potential of scientific discoveries or improvements in tec…
- FAR 42.1503 Procedures.…de accountability for documenting past performance on CPARS. (2) If agency procedures do not specify the individuals responsible for past performance evaluation duties, the contracting officer is responsible for this function. (3) Interim…
- FAR 49.104 Duties of prime contractor after receipt of notice of termination.After receipt of the notice of termination, the contractor shall comply with the notice and the termination clause of the contract, except as otherwise directed by the TCO. The notice and clause applicable to convenience terminations genera…
- 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 50.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.(a) Insert the provision at 52.250-2, SAFETY Act Coverage Not Applicable, in solicitations if— (1) The agency consulted with DHS on a questionable case of SAFETY Act applicability to an acquisition in accordance with 50.205-1(a), and after…
- FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 54151…
- 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 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…aw for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated i…
- FAR 52.229-7 Taxes—Fixed-Price Contracts With Foreign Governments.…1) The contract price, including the prices in any subcontracts under this contract, does not include any tax or duty that the Government of the United States and the Government of ____ [insert name of the foreign government] have agreed sh…
- DFARS 212.371 Inapplicability of certain provisions and clauses to contracts for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.…subset of commercial products. Therefore, the provisions and clauses listed in 212.370 as not applicable to contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products are also not applicable to contracts or subcontracts for the ac…
- DFARS 212.504 Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.(a) The following laws are not applicable to subcontracts at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products, commercial services, or commercial components: (i) 10 U.S.C. 2391 note, Notification of Substantial Impact on Employment. (i…
- DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.… commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company. Controlled technical information means technical information with military or space application that i…
- DFARS 252.227-7020 Rights in special works.…ection of data recorded in a form capable of being processed by a computer. The term does not include computer software. (2) “Computer program” means a set of instructions, rules, or routines recorded in a form that is capable of causing a…
- DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.…fied as such in the contract Schedule, may include contractor-furnished aircraft that are not intended for induction into the DoD inventory, including— (1) Aircraft furnished by the Government to the Contractor under this contract while in…
- FAR 12.504 Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.(a) The following laws are not applicable to subcontracts at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services at any tier: (1) 10 U.S.C. 2631, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (except for the types of subcontract…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.