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23 sections with “other transactions authority”

  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …Local government means a unit of government in a State and, if chartered, established, or otherwise recognized by a State for the performance of a governmental duty, including a local public authority, a special district, an intrastate dist…
  • FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications.
    …tnership, society, trust, financial institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, and any other business organization, any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, and any governmental entity operating as a business enterprise;…
  • 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 3.703 Authority.
    … under regulations prescribed by the President, to declare void and rescind contracts and other transactions enumerated in the Act, in relation to which there has been a final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, or any other viola…
  • 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 9.403 Definitions.
    … Affiliates. (1) Business concerns, organizations, or individuals are affiliates of each other if, directly or indirectly— (i) Either one controls or has the power to control the other; or (ii) A third party controls or has the power to …
  • FAR 17.502-2 The Economy Act.
    … 1535) authorizes agencies to enter into agreements to obtain supplies or services from another agency. The FAR applies when one agency uses another agency's contract to obtain supplies or services. If the interagency business transaction d…
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …e Government's interest not to concur in the transfer of a contract from one company to another company, the original contractor remains under contractual obligation to the Government, and the contract may be terminated for reasons of defau…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …ld to third parties, returned to suppliers, delivered to or stored for the Government, or otherwise properly accounted for, and that all proceeds and retention credits have been used in arriving at this agreement. (2) The Contractor certif…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …y owns or exercises control of the highest level owner. Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: O…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ot applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.) __(41)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Mate…
  • FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
    … this clause, records 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. (b) Exam…
  • FAR 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes.
    … action taking effect after the contract date. It does not include social security tax or other employment taxes. After-relieved Federal tax means any amount of Federal excise tax or duty, except social security or other employment taxes, …
  • FAR 52.229-4 Federal, State, and Local Taxes (State and Local Adjustments).
    …se exclusion was later revoked or amount of exemption reduced during the contract period, other than an excepted tax, on the transactions or property covered by this contract that the Contractor is required to pay or bear as the result of l…
  • FAR 52.229-6 Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts.
    …he effective date of this contract or modification. Country concerned means any country, other than the United States and its outlying areas, in which expenditures under this contract are made. Tax and taxes include fees and charges for d…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …Cannibalize means to remove parts from Government property for use or for installation on other Government property. Contractor-acquired property means property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the Contractor for performing a…
  • FAR 52.214-26 Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding.
    … this clause, records 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. (b) Cert…
  • DFARS 206.001-70 Exception for prototype projects for follow-on production contracts.
    …from this part are follow-on production contracts for products developed pursuant to the “other transactions” authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022 for prototype projects, when the contracting officer receives sufficient documentation from the agreem…
  • FAR 13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
    …r more offices or projects in a given area that do not have or need authority to purchase otherwise. (3) The use of this procedure would avoid the writing of numerous purchase orders. (4) There is no existing requirements contract for the…
  • FAR 15.604 Agency points of contact.
    (a) Preliminary contact with agency technical or other appropriate personnel before preparing a detailed unsolicited proposal or submitting proprietary information to the Government may save considerable time and effort for both parties (se…
  • FAR 32.404 Exclusions.
    …the foreign country concerned; (8) Enforcement of the customs or narcotics laws; or (9) Other types of transactions excluded by agency procedures under statutory authority. (b) Agencies may issue their own instructions to deal with advan…
  • DFARS 213.305-3 Conditions for use.
    (d)(i) On a very limited basis, installation commanders and commanders of other activities with contracting authority may be granted authority to establish imprest funds and third party draft (accommodation check) accounts. Use of imprest f…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …ers and subcontracts contain all flowdown clauses, including terms and conditions and any other clauses needed to carry out the requirements of the prime contract; (3) Maintain an organization plan that establishes clear lines of authority…

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.