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261 sections with “other security”: the first 40

  • FAR 37.302 Bonds or other security.
    …ever, the contracting officer may require the contractor to furnish a performance bond or other security (see 28.103) in an amount that the contracting officer considers adequate to (a) ensure completion of the work, (b) protect property to…
  • FAR 32.409-3 Security, supervision, and covenants.
    …vide for a paramount lien in favor of the Government. This lien may supplement or replace other security requirements. The lien should cover— (1) Supplies being acquired; (2) Any credit balance in the special account in which advance paym…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …by in-house or private counsel; the costs of the services of accountants, consultants, or others retained by the contractor or subcontractor to assist it; costs of employees, officers, and directors; and any similar costs incurred before, d…
  • FAR 32.202-4 Security for Government financing.
    …ror'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 not all) forms of security that the contracting officer may f…
  • FAR 32.304-6 Other collateral security.
    The following are examples of other forms of security that, although seldom invoked under guaranteed loans, may be required when considered necessary for protection of the Government interest: (a) Mortgages on fixed assets. (b) Liens agai…
  • FAR 32.304-8 Other borrowing.
    …f the limitations under guaranteed loans, some contractors seek to supplement the loan by other borrowing (outside the guarantee) from the financing institution or other sources. It has been recognized in practice that, while prohibition of…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order. (3) The Director of Natio…
  • FAR 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    … or dispute arising under the contract or related to a potential or disclosed violation. Other significant military operations means activities, other than combat operations, as part of a contingency operation outside the United States tha…
  • DFARS 252.203-7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies.
    …bed in 203.570-3, use the following clause: Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— (1) Arising out of a contract with the DoD means any act…
  • DFARS 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.
    …CFR part 170). (c) Duplication. The CMMC assessments will not duplicate efforts from any other comparable DoD assessment, except for rare circumstances when a reassessment may be necessary, for example, when there are indications of issues…
  • DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    …property of a Federal agency, the contractor or subcontractor, or a third party. (2) Any other activity for which personnel are required to carry weapons in the performance of their duties in accordance with the terms of this contract. (b…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …d in 227.7102-4(b) and 227.7103-6(a), use the following clause: Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Aug 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer data base means a collection of …
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    As prescribed in 227.7203-6(a)(1), use the following clause: Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation (Aug 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercial compu…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …E solicitations synopsized through the GPE, including specifications, technical data, and other pertinent information determined necessary by the contracting officer. Transmissions to the GPE must be in accordance with the interface descrip…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …t (5 U.S.C. 552) and the prohibitions against disclosure in 24.202 in determining whether other data should be removed. Although the submitter notice process set out in Executive Order 12600 “Predisclosure Notification Procedures for Confid…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …t, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements and market research indicates other companies' similar products, or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet, the agency's needs. (ii) R…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order. (3) The Director of Natio…
  • FAR 52.228-2 Additional Bond Security.
    …der this contract if— (a) Any surety upon any bond, or issuing financial institution for other security, furnished with this contract becomes unacceptable to the Government; (b) Any surety fails to furnish reports on its financial conditi…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …ting the release of any funds due and payable to the Contractor, all advance payments and other payments under this contract shall be made by check payable to the Contractor marked for deposit only in the Contractor's special account with t…
  • FAR 28.201 Requirements for security.
    … 28.204. (b) Solicitations shall not preclude offerors from using the types of surety or other security permitted by this subpart, unless prohibited by law or regulation.
  • FAR 52.204-2 Security Requirements.
    …d by the Government and if the changes cause an increase or decrease in security costs or otherwise affect any other term or condition of this contract, the contract shall be subject to an equitable adjustment as if the changes were directe…
  • DFARS 252.209-7012 Prohibition Relating to Conflicts of Interest in Consulting Services—Certification.
    …or services related to— (1) Compliance with legal, audit, accounting, tax, reporting, or other requirements of the laws and standards of countries; or (2) Participation in a judicial, legal, or equitable dispute resolution proceeding. Co…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …s 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 4.601 Definitions.
    …ardless of dollar value. Contract action does not include grants, cooperative agreements, other transactions, real property leases, requisitions from Federal stock, training authorizations, or other non-FAR based transactions. Contract act…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …t Purchase Agreements (see 13.303). (D) Basic Ordering Agreements (see 16.703). (E) Any other agreement or contract against which individual orders or purchases may be placed. (iii) All calls and orders awarded under the indefinite deliv…
  • FAR 4.703 Policy.
    …ilable records, which includes books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of whether such items are in written form, in the form of computer data, or in any other form, and other…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …racting office contract file. (1) Purchase request, acquisition planning information, and other presolicitation documents. (2) Justifications and approvals, determinations and findings, and associated documents. (3) Evidence of availabili…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order. (3) The Director of Natio…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    … as the acquisition becomes more complex and costly, including for cost-reimbursement and other high-risk contracts (e.g., other than firm-fixed-price contracts) requiring a written acquisition plan. A written plan shall be prepared for cos…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …(21) of this section). The plan must address all the technical, business, management, and other significant considerations that will control the acquisition. The specific content of plans will vary, depending on the nature, circumstances, a…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …nvestigations. (2) The control of prosecutions and performance of adjudicatory functions other than those relating to arbitration or other methods of alternative dispute resolution. (3) The command of military forces, especially the leade…
  • FAR 9.404 Exclusions in the System for Award Management.
    …rences when more than one name is involved in a single action; (2) Name of the agency or other authority taking the action; (3) Cause for the action (see 9.406-2 and 9.407-2 for causes authorized under this subpart) or other statutory or …
  • FAR 22.101-1 General.
    …tions Board, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the National Mediation Board and other appropriate Federal, State, local, or private agencies. (2) For use of project labor agreements, see subpart 22.5. (c) Agencies should, when p…
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    … of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance. Involuntary servitude includes a condition of servitude induced by means of— (1)…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    … (2) To the extent the information is not required elsewhere in the contract, and unless otherwise specified by agency supplemental regulations, the contracting officer may modify 52.227-11(e) or otherwise supplement the clause to require …
  • FAR 28.106-3 Additional bond and security.
    …es shall use Standard Form 25, Performance Bond; Standard Form 1418, Performance Bond for Other Than Construction Contracts; Standard Form 25-A, Payment Bond; or Standard Form 1416, Payment Bond for Other Than Construction Contracts.
  • FAR 28.203-3 Release of security interest.
    …y interest shall be maintained for the full contract performance period plus 1 year. (3) Other contracts not subject to the Bonds statute. The security interest shall be maintained for 90 days following final payment or until completion of…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …owable subject to the following general criteria and additional requirements contained in other parts of this cost principle: (1) Compensation for personal services must be for work performed by the employee in the current year and must no…
  • FAR 32.402 General.
    … method of contract financing (see 32.106) and generally they should not be authorized if other types of financing are reasonably available to the contractor in adequate amounts. Loans and credit at excessive interest rates or other exorbit…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …contracts. (23) Negotiate prices and execute supplemental agreements for spare parts and other items selected through provisioning procedures when prescribed by agency acquisition regulations. (24) Negotiate and execute contractual docume…

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.