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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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79 sections with “notices”: the first 40

  • FAR 36.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.
    (a) Advance notices and solicitations should be distributed to reach as many prospective offerors as practicable. Contracting officers may send notices and solicitations to organizations that maintain, without charge to the public, display …
  • FAR 36.213-2 Presolicitation notices.
    …e contracting activity or a designee, the contracting officer shall issue presolicitation notices on any construction requirement when the proposed contract is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Presolicitation notices…
  • FAR 22.1404 Department of Labor notices.
    The contracting officer shall furnish to the contractor appropriate notices that state the contractor's obligations and the rights of individuals with disabilities. The contracting officer may obtain these notices from the Office of Federal…
  • FAR 49.607 Delinquency notices.
    The formats of the delinquency notices in this section may be used to satisfy the requirements of 49.402-3. All notices will be sent with proof of delivery requested. (See subpart 42.13 for stop-work orders.) (a) Cure notice. If a contract…
  • FAR 5.204 Presolicitation notices.
    Contracting officers must provide access to presolicitation notices through the GPE (see 15.201 and 36.213-2). The contracting officer must synopsize a proposed contract action before issuing any resulting solicitation (see 5.201 and 5.203)…
  • FAR 5.206 Notices of subcontracting opportunities.
    … acquisition threshold, that has a subcontracting opportunity exceeding $20,000. (b) The notices must describe— (1) The business opportunity; (2) Any prequalification requirements; and (3) Where to obtain technical data needed to respon…
  • FAR 14.205 Presolicitation notices.
    … initially forwarding complete bid sets, the contracting officer may send presolicitation notices to concerns. The notice shall— (a) Specify the final date for receipt of requests for a complete bid set; (b) Briefly describe the requireme…
  • FAR 22.1306 Department of Labor notices and reports.
    (a) The contracting officer must furnish to the contractor appropriate notices for posting when they are prescribed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor (see http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm. (b) The Act …
  • 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 32.609 Delays in receipt of notices or demands.
    If interest is accrued based on the date of the demand letter and delivery of the demand letter is delayed by the Government (e.g., undue delay after dating at the originating office or delays in the mail), the date of the debt and accrual …
  • DFARS 236.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.
    See PGI 236.211 for instructions on reporting data for definitization of requests for equitable adjustment.
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    (a) Research and development (R&D) advance notices. Contracting officers may transmit to the GPE advance notices of their interest in potential R&D programs whenever market research does not produce a sufficient number of concerns to obtain…
  • FAR 27.404-5 Unauthorized, omitted, or incorrect markings.
    …disposition of the matter by a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) Omitted or incorrect notices. (1) Data delivered under a contract containing the clause without a limited rights notice or restricted rights notice, and without a copyrigh…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    … Substantiate the use of, add, or correct limited rights, restricted rights, or copyright notices and to take other appropriate action, in accordance with paragraphs (e) and (f) of this clause; and (iv) Protect from unauthorized disclosure…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    … (d) of this clause; (iii) Substantiate use of, add, or correct SBIR rights or copyright notices and to take other appropriate action, in accordance with paragraph (e) of this clause; and (iv) Withhold from delivery those data which are l…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …f this section regarding restrictions on disclosure of information); (5) Presolicitation notices; (6) Draft RFPs; (7) RFIs; (8) Presolicitation or preproposal conferences; and (9) Site visits. (d) The special notices of procurement ma…
  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    (a) Preaward notices—(1) Preaward notices of exclusion from competitive range. The contracting officer shall notify offerors promptly in writing when their proposals are excluded from the competitive range or otherwise eliminated from the c…
  • FAR 5.704 Publicizing preaward.
    (a)(1) Follow the publication procedures at 5.201. (2) In addition, notices of proposed contract actions are required for orders exceeding $25,000, funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act, which are issued under task or delivery ord…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …rt by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) as follows: (i) Notices of proposed orders shall follow the procedures in 5.704 for posting orders. (ii) Award notices for orders shall follow the procedures in 5.70…
  • FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.
    …age in activities relating to the performance of the contract, including all places where notices to employees are customarily posted both physically and electronically, in the languages employees speak, in accordance with 29 CFR 471.2(d) a…
  • FAR 5.201 General.
    …uired by the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)) and 41 U.S.C. 1708, agencies must make notices of proposed contract actions available as specified in paragraph (b) of this section. (b)(1) For acquisitions of supplies and services, other…
  • FAR 5.705 Publicizing postaward.
    …ers” at the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) (https://www.sam.gov): (i) If submitting notices electronically via ftp or email, enter the word “Recovery” as the first word in the title field. (ii) If using the GPE directly, select the “…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …le or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5): (i) Notices of proposed MAS orders (including orders issued under BPAs) that are for “informational purposes only” exceeding $25,000 shall follow the proc…
  • FAR 9.206-1 General.
    …rements, the contracting officer shall take the following steps: (1) Use presolicitation notices in appropriate cases to advise potential suppliers before issuing solicitations involving qualification requirements. The notices shall identi…
  • FAR 13.105 Synopsis and posting requirements.
    …le or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5): (1) Notices of proposed contract actions shall follow the procedures in 5.704 for posting orders. (2) Award notices shall follow the procedures in 5.705.
  • FAR 27.305-2 Administration by the Government.
    …e) is responsible for receiving invention disclosures, reports, confirmatory instruments, notices, requests, and other documents and information submitted by the contractor pursuant to a patent rights clause. (i) For other than confirmator…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …s, in a prominent and accessible place at the worksite. Contractors that customarily post notices to workers electronically may post the notice electronically provided the electronic posting is displayed prominently on any Web site that is …
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …at the worksite so it may be readily seen by employees. Contractors that customarily post notices to employees electronically may post the notice electronically, provided such electronic posting is displayed prominently on any Web site that…
  • DFARS 205.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    (a)(i) For numbering synopsis notices, follow the procedures at PGI 205.207(a)(i). (d) For special notices for small business events, follow the procedures at PGI 205.207(d).
  • FAR 1.501-2 Opportunity for public comments.
    …nt revisions shall be provided by placing a notice in the Federal Register. Each of these notices shall include— (1) The text of the revision or, if it is impracticable to publish the full text, a summary of the proposal; (2) The address …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … addition to bilateral instruments, contracts include (but are not limited to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering agreements; letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which t…
  • FAR 4.502 Policy.
    …tion opportunities through the Governmentwide point of entry and a means of responding to notices or solicitations electronically; and (5) Comply with nationally and internationally recognized standards that broaden interoperability and ea…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …6). (30) Bid, performance, payment, or other bond documents, or a reference thereto, and notices to sureties. (31) Report of postaward conference. (32) Notice to proceed, stop orders, and any overtime premium approvals granted at the tim…
  • FAR 4.2105 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    … In all solicitations for contracts; and (2) Under indefinite delivery contracts, in all notices of intent to place an order, or solicitations for an order (e.g., subpart 8.4 and 16.505). (b) The contracting officer shall insert the claus…
  • FAR 4.2306 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …ASCSA orders are applied at the order level, with its Alternate II in all RFQs, or in all notices of intent to place an order. See 4.2304(b)(1)(ii).
  • FAR 5.003 Governmentwide point of entry.
    …any requirement in the FAR to publish a notice, the contracting officer must transmit the notices to the GPE.
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …s in synopses. (f) Notice of solicitation cancellation. Contracting officers may publish notices of solicitation cancellations (or indefinite suspensions) of proposed contract actions in the GPE.
  • FAR 5.701 Scope.
    This subpart prescribes posting requirements for presolicitation and award notices for actions funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act). The requirements of this subpart…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …rovals described in 6.303 and 6.304. (2) For contracts awarded using this authority, the notices required by 5.201 shall have been published and any bids, proposals, quotations, or capability statements must have been considered.
  • FAR 8.406-4 Termination for cause.
    …ce with agency procedures, shall ensure that information related to termination for cause notices and any amendments are reported. In the event the termination for cause is subsequently converted to a termination for convenience, or is othe…

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.