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  • FAR 52.250-2 SAFETY Act Coverage Not Applicable.
    As prescribed in 50.206(a), insert the following provision: Safety Act Coverage Not Applicable (FEB 2009) The Government has determined that for purposes of this solicitation the product(s) or service(s) being acquired by this action are …
  • FAR 22.1003-2 Geographical coverage of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.
    The Service Contract Labor Standards statute applies to service contracts performed in the United States (see 22.1001). The Service Contract Labor Standards statute does not apply to contracts performed outside the United States.
  • FAR 30.201-2 Types of CAS coverage.
    See 48 CFR 9903.201-2.
  • FAR 28.307-2 Liability.
    …with a contractor's commercial operations that it would not be practical to require this coverage. Employer's liability coverage of at least $100,000 shall be required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permi…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …the program, including any resolution of the board of directors authorizing and adopting coverage, including types of risks, limits of coverage, assignments of safety and loss control, and legal service responsibilities; (2) If available, …
  • FAR 31.205-19 Insurance and indemnification.
    (a) Insurance by purchase or by self-insuring includes— (1) Coverage the contractor is required to carry or to have approved, under the terms of the contract; and (2) Any other coverage the contractor maintains in connection with the gene…
  • FAR 50.104-3 Special procedures for unusually hazardous or nuclear risks.
    …t, executed by a corporate official with binding contractual authority, of all insurance coverage applicable to the risks to be defined in the contract as unusually hazardous or nuclear, including— (A) Names of insurance companies, policy …
  • FAR 28.302 Notice of cancellation or change.
    When the Government requires the contractor to provide insurance coverage, the policies shall contain an endorsement that any cancellation or material change in the coverage adversely affecting the Government's interest shall not be effecti…
  • FAR 47.102 Transportation insurance.
    …ty that is not the legal liability of commercial carriers and (2) does not buy insurance coverage for its property in the possession of commercial carriers (40 U.S.C. 17307). (See part 28, Bonds and Insurance.) (b) Under special circumstan…
  • DFARS 201.201-1 The two councils.
    …@mail.mil. I. PROBLEM: Succinctly state the problem created by current FAR and/or DFARS coverage and describe the factual and/or legal reasons necessitating the change to the regulation. II. RECOMMENDATION: Identify the FAR and/or DFARS c…
  • FAR 1.501-3 Exceptions.
    (a) Comments need not be solicited when the proposed coverage does not constitute a significant revision. (b) Advance comments need not be solicited when urgent and compelling circumstances make solicitation of comments impracticable prior…
  • FAR 28.306 Insurance under fixed-price contracts.
    …ral. Although the Government is not ordinarily concerned with the contractor's insurance coverage if the contract is a fixed-price contract, in special circumstances agencies may specify insurance requirements under fixed-price contracts. E…
  • FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification.
    … does not apply unless the contemplated contract will be subject to full or modified CAS coverage pursuant to 48 CFR 9903.201-2(c)(5) or 9903.201-2(c)(6), respectively. I. Disclosure Statement—Cost Accounting Practices and Certification (…
  • FAR 1.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    …onflict or be inconsistent with FAR content. (c) Agencies shall evaluate all regulatory coverage in agency acquisition regulations to determine if it could apply to other agencies. Coverage that is not peculiar to one agency shall be recom…
  • FAR 1.405 Deviations pertaining to treaties and executive agreements.
    …ted States is a party is authorized, unless the deviation would be inconsistent with FAR coverage based on a law enacted after the execution of the treaty. (c) Any deviation from the FAR required to comply with an executive agreement is au…
  • FAR 1.501-1 Definition.
    …ions, as used in this subpart, means revisions that alter the substantive meaning of any coverage in the FAR System and which have a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors, or a significant effect beyond the in…
  • FAR 28.106-3 Additional bond and security.
    (a) When additional bond coverage is required and is secured in whole or in part by the original surety or sureties, agencies shall use Standard Form 1415, Consent of Surety and Increase of Penalty. Standard Form 1415 is authorized for loca…
  • FAR 28.204-3 Irrevocable letter of credit.
    …ar from the expiration date, or any future expiration date, until the period of required coverage is completed and the contracting officer provides the financial institution with a written statement waiving the right to payment. The period …
  • FAR 28.301 Policy.
    …Accounting Standard (CAS) 416 (48 CFR 9004.416) to obtain insurance, by purchase or self-coverage, for the perils to which the contractor is exposed, except when (i) the Government, by providing in the contract in accordance with law, agree…
  • FAR 28.305 Overseas workers' compensation and war-hazard insurance.
    …ce policy or a self-insurance program, the contractor provides the workers' compensation coverage required by the Defense Base Act, the contractor's employees automatically receive war-hazard risk protection. (d) When the agency head recom…
  • FAR 30.201 Contract requirements.
    …hall be subject to CAS. A CAS-covered contract may be subject to either full or modified coverage. The rules for determining whether full or modified coverage applies are in 48 CFR 9903.201-2.
  • FAR 30.201-4 Contract clauses.
    …ss the contract is exempted (see 48 CFR 9903.201-1), the contract is subject to modified coverage (see 48 CFR 9903.201-2), or the clause prescribed in paragraph (c) of this subsection is used. (2) The clause at FAR 52.230-2 requires the co…
  • FAR 31.203 Indirect costs.
    (a) For contracts subject to full CAS coverage, allocation of indirect costs shall be based on the applicable provisions. For all other contracts, the applicable CAS provisions in paragraphs (b) through (h) of this section apply. (b) After…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …of the adjustment shall be— (A) For contracts and subcontracts that are subject to full coverage under the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board rules and regulations, the amount measured, assigned, and allocated in accordance with 48 CFR …
  • FAR 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.
    …e same as specified in 47.305-6(a)(3); and (ii) The amount and type of marine insurance coverage; e.g., whether the coverage is With Average or Free of Particular Average and whether it covers any special risks or excludes any of the usual…
  • FAR 52.215-15 Pension adjustments and asset reversions.
    …of the adjustment shall be— (1) For contracts and subcontracts that are subject to full coverage under the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board rules and regulations (48 CFR Chapter 99), the amount measured, assigned, and allocated in acc…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …ar from the expiration date, or any future expiration date, until the period of required coverage is completed and the Contracting Officer provides the financial institution with a written statement waiving the right to payment. The period …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … all relevant facts, such as cause or condition and a recommended course(s) of action, if overages, shortages, or damages and/or other discrepancies are discovered upon receipt of Government-furnished property. (B) Contractor-acquired prop…
  • FAR 52.250-3 SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification.
    …pally in the United States on which United States income tax is paid and whose insurance coverage is subject to regulation in the United States), in or outside the United States. (3) Uses or attempts to use instrumentalities, weapons or ot…
  • FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.
    …pally in the United States on which United States income tax is paid and whose insurance coverage is subject to regulation in the United States), in or outside the United States. (3) Uses or attempts to use instrumentalities, weapons or ot…
  • DFARS 222.402-70 Installation support contracts.
    …k exceeds or is expected to exceed $2,000. (b) Service Contract Labor Standards statute coverage under the contract. Contract installation support requirements, such as plant operation and installation services (i.e., custodial, snow remov…
  • DFARS 228.304 Risk-pooling arrangements.
    …the plan in accordance with the procedures at PGI 228.304 when it provides the necessary coverage more advantageously than commercially available coverage.
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    … procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1502 and the regulations implementing such section. (c) Requirements for…
  • FAR 1.105-2 Arrangement of regulations.
    … may be referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulation or the FAR. (3) Using the FAR coverage at 9.106-4(d) as a typical illustration, reference to the— (i) Part would be “FAR part 9” outside the FAR and “part 9” within the FAR. (ii) …
  • FAR 1.303 Publication and codification.
    …hall parallel the FAR in format, arrangement, and numbering system (but see 1.104-1(c)). Coverage in an agency acquisition regulation that implements a specific part, subpart, section, or subsection of the FAR shall be numbered and titled t…
  • FAR 1.401 Definition.
    … is inconsistent with the intent, principle, or substance of the prescription or related coverage on the subject matter in the FAR. (e) The authorization of lesser or greater limitations on the use of any solicitation provision, contract c…
  • FAR 1.503 Public meetings.
    Public meetings may be appropriate when a decision to adopt, amend, or delete coverage is likely to benefit from significant additional views and discussion.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …tent with the intent, principle, and substance of the FAR provision or clause or related coverage of the subject matter. Supplemental agreement means a contract modification that is accomplished by the mutual action of the parties. Suppli…
  • FAR 3.201 Applicability.
    This subpart applies to all executive agencies, except that coverage concerning exemplary damages applies only to the Department of Defense (10 U.S.C. 4651) .
  • FAR 4.2101 Definitions.
    …twork when unable to connect to the facilities of the home network either because signal coverage is too weak or because traffic is too high. Substantial or essential component means any component necessary for the proper function or perfo…

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.