48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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9 sections with “novation or change-of-name agreement”

  • FAR 42.1203 Processing agreements.
    …posed successor's ability to perform the contract satisfactorily. (d) The execution of a novation agreement does not preclude the use of any other method available to the contracting officer to resolve any other issues related to a transfe…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …ed in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business da…
  • FAR 42.1202 Responsibility for executing agreements.
    The contracting officer responsible for processing and executing novation and change-of-name agreements shall be determined as follows: (a) If any of the affected contracts held by the transferor have been assigned to an administrative con…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …ed in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in subpart 42.12, the contractor is required to provide the responsible contracting officer a minimum of one bu…
  • DFARS 242.1203 Processing agreements.
    The responsible contracting officer shall process and execute novation and change-of-name agreements in accordance with the procedures at PGI 242.1203.
  • FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.
    …ctor initiates those changes via update of its SAM registration. Contractors undergoing a novation or change-of-name agreement shall notify the contracting officer in accordance with subpart 42.12. The contractor shall communicate any chang…
  • DFARS 204.1103 Procedures.
    …n on the contractor's record in the SAM database, the contracting officer shall process a novation or change-of-name agreement, or an address change, as appropriate. (4) See PGI 204.1103 for additional requirements relating to use of infor…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …eet the requirements of paragraphs (1) or (2) solely because the item is not yet in use. Novation agreement means a legal instrument— (1) Executed by the— (i) Contractor (transferor); (ii) Successor in interest (transferee); and (iii) …
  • FAR 42.1200 Scope of subpart.
    …e 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 (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.