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80 sections with “official Government business”: the first 40

  • FAR 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
    …nt of Defense, the Director of the Office of Small Business Programs, or other designated official (with a copy to the contracting officer) that the case file has been received and that an appeal decision may be requested by an authorized o…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ime contract number, its unique entity identifier, and the email address of the Offeror's official responsible for acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs, to all first-tier subcontractors with subcontracting plans so they can enter …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ans the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor, Chairperson, or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, including any deputy or assistant chief official of an executive agency. Alternate means…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    As used in this section— Agency ethics official means the designated agency ethics official described in 5 CFR 2638.201 or other designated person, including— (1) Deputy ethics officials described in 5 CFR 2638.204, to whom authority unde…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …ntal function may be reviewed and modified by appropriate Office of Management and Budget officials. (c) The following is a list of examples of functions considered to be inherently governmental functions or which shall be treated as such.…
  • FAR 9.105-2 Determinations and documentation.
    …able. FAPIIS consists of two segments— (A) The non-public segment, into which Government officials and contractors post information, which can only be viewed by— (1) Government personnel and authorized users performing business on behalf …
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    (a) It is the suspending and debarring official's responsibility to determine whether debarment is in the Government's interest. The suspending and debarring official may, in the public interest, debar a contractor for any of the causes in …
  • FAR 9.407-1 General.
    (a) The suspending and debarring official may, in the public interest, suspend a contractor for any of the causes in 9.407-2, using the procedures in 9.407-3. (b)(1) Suspension is a serious action to be imposed on the basis of adequate evi…
  • FAR 9.407-3 Procedures.
    …res for the prompt reporting, investigation, and referral to the suspending and debarring official of matters appropriate for that official's consideration. (b) Decision-making process. (1) Agencies shall establish procedures governing the…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …y the technical or requirements personnel. (10) A written determination by the approving official that one of the circumstances in paragraphs (b)(2)(i)(A) through (E) and (G) of this section applies to the order. (C) Approval. (1) For pro…
  • FAR 32.006-4 Procedures.
    (a) In any case in which an agency's remedy coordination official finds substantial evidence that a contractor's request for advance, partial, or progress payments under a contract awarded by that agency is based on fraud, the remedy coordi…
  • FAR 42.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.
    … following, with the indicated cognizant contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) responsible for establishing the final indirect cost rates: (1) Business units of a multidivisional corporation under the cognizance of a c…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …tractor inventory until authorized to do so by the Plant Clearance Officer or authorizing official. (1) Predisposal requirements. (i) If the Contractor determines that the property has the potential to fulfill requirements under other cont…
  • DFARS 239.7601 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Authorizing official, as described in DoD Instruction 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), means the senior Federal official or executive with the authority to formally assu…
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    … contract number, its unique entity identifier, and the email address of the Contractor's official responsible for acknowledging or rejecting the ISR to all first-tier subcontractors, who will be required to submit ISRs, so they can enter t…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …loud Computing Services (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Authorizing official, as described in DoD Instruction 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), means the senior Federal offic…
  • FAR 3.101-2 Solicitation and acceptance of gratuities by Government personnel.
    …that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the employee's official duties. Certain limited exceptions are authorized in agency regulations.
  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …ess to all reasonably obtainable contract information that is directly pertinent to their official duties. (c) The duties assigned by SBA to its PCR are set forth at 13 CFR 125.2(b) and include but are not limited to the following: (1) Re…
  • FAR 42.705-2 Auditor determination procedure.
    …that are covered in 42.705-1(a) when the contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) and auditor agree that the indirect costs can be settled with little difficulty and any of the following circumstances apply: (i) The busin…
  • FAR 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    …able. FAPIIS consists of two segments— (1) The non-public segment, into which Government officials and the Contractor post information, which can only be viewed by— (i) Government personnel and authorized users performing business on beha…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …onal services under this agreement by a (insert type of request, such as, delivery order, official Government order, or other written communication). The (insert type of request, such as, delivery order, official Government order, or other …
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …ery of the technical data or computer software, in the following format, and signed by an official authorized to contractually obligate the Contractor: Identification and Assertion of Restrictions on the Government's Use, Release, or Discl…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …de the name and telephone number of the contracting officer or other contracting activity official from whom technical details of the project can be obtained. This will enable sources to submit information for evaluation of their R&D capabi…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …— Administrative agreement means an agreement between an agency suspending and debarring official and the contractor used to resolve a suspension or debarment proceeding, or a potential suspension or debarment proceeding. Affiliates. (1) …
  • FAR 17.801 Definitions.
    … form or characteristics, that is created or obtained by the Government, in the course of official Government business. Government-related data means any information, document, media, or machine-readable material regardless of physical for…
  • FAR 26.604 Policy.
    …r -rented vehicles or Government-owned vehicles; or (b) Privately-owned vehicles when on official Government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the Government.
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    … procedures. (1) A protester is required to furnish a copy of its complete protest to the official and location designated in the solicitation or, in the absence of such a designation, to the contracting officer, so it is received no later …
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    … form or characteristics, that is created or obtained by the Government, in the course of official Government business. Government-related data means any information, document, media, or machine-readable material regardless of physical for…
  • FAR 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving.
    … -rented vehicles or Government-owned vehicles; or (ii) Privately-owned vehicles when on official Government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the Government. (2) Conduct initiatives in a manner commensurate with th…
  • FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification.
    …opy to the cognizant Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) or cognizant Federal agency official authorized to act in that capacity (Federal official), as applicable, and (ii) one copy to the cognizant Federal auditor. (Disclosure must b…
  • FAR 52.250-1 Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804.
    …g clause: Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804 (APR 1984) (a) Contractor's principal officials, as used in this clause, means directors, officers, managers, superintendents, or other representatives supervising or directing— (1) All o…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …try. (5) Specialty metal in any of the items listed in 225.7003-2 if the USD(A&S), or an official authorized in accordance with paragraph (b)(5)(i) of this section, determines that specialty metal melted or produced in the United States ca…
  • DFARS 237.102-79 Private sector notification requirements in support of in-sourcing actions.
    …tracting officer's receipt of a decision from the cognizant component in-sourcing program official. The notification will summarize the requiring official's final determination as to why the service is being in-sourced and shall be coordina…
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …th award,in accordance with agency procedures (see 9.406-3(a) and 9.407-3(a)), the agency official responsible for initiating debarment or suspension action, if the information appears appropriate for the official's consideration. (d) The …
  • FAR 9.407-2 Causes for suspension.
    (a) The suspending and debarring official may suspend a contractor suspected, upon adequate evidence, of— (1) Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with— (i) Obtaining; (ii) Attempting to obtain; or (iii) Performing a …
  • FAR 9.506 Procedures.
    …tation, submit for approval to the chief of the contracting office (unless a higher level official is designated by the agency)— (1) A written analysis, including a recommended course of action for avoiding, neutralizing, or mitigating the…
  • FAR 14.402-1 Unclassified bids.
    …ent business. Original bids shall not be allowed to pass out of the hands of a Government official unless a duplicate bid is not available for public inspection. The original bid may be examined by the public only under the immediate superv…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …e contract number, its unique entity identifier , and the e-mail address of the offeror's official responsible for acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs to all first-tier subcontractors with subcontracting plans so they can enter t…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …proposed self-insurance program to the administrative contracting officer and obtain that official's approval of the program. The submission shall be by segment or segments of the contractor's business to which the program applies and shall…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    (a) General. When it is appropriate, the contracting officer or other agency official shall request the contractor to support any request made under 50.103-3(a) with any of the following information: (1) A brief description of the contract…

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.