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28 sections with “own forces”

  • FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    As prescribed in 47.507(a), insert the following clause: Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (NOV 2021) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    … employees supporting the U.S. Armed Forces are aware of their rights to— (A) Hold their own identity or immigration documents, such as passport or driver's license, regardless of the documents' issuing authority; (B) Receive agreed upon …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …, articles, supplies, or equipment during the course of the manufacture or furnishing, or owns the materials from which they are manufactured or furnished) is not “building” or “work” within the meaning of this definition unless conducted i…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …dividuals give rise to the need for special consideration. Such individuals include: (A) Owners of closely held corporations, members of limited liability companies, partners, sole proprietors, or members of their immediate families; and …
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …a), to comply with 10 U.S.C. 2279. (CC) Use the provision at 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism, as prescribed in 225.771-5, to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4871(b)…
  • DFARS 228.370-1 Definitions.
    …) A separate and complete major industrial operation. Covered aircraft means an aircraft owned by or to be delivered to the Government and, when determined by the contracting officer and specifically identified as such in the contract Sche…
  • DFARS 252.228-7007 Public Aircraft and State Aircraft Operations—Liability.
    …rnment, except as provided in paragraphs (5) and (7) of this definition. (2) An aircraft owned by the Government and operated by any person for purposes related to crew training, equipment development, or demonstration, except as provided …
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …ntity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. Contractor-acquired property, contractor inventory, Government property, Government-furnished property, and loss of …
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …e contract. Supplies means supplies that are clearly identifiable for eventual use by or owned by DoD at the time of transportation by sea, or are otherwise transported by DoD, regardless of ownership or use by DoD. An item is clearly iden…
  • FAR 36.501 Performance of work by the contractor.
    … contractor shall be required to perform a significant part of the contract work with its own forces. The contract shall express this requirement in terms of a percentage that reflects the minimum amount of work the contractor must perform …
  • DFARS 225.003 Definitions.
    … People's Republic of China (including a subsidiary or affiliate of such entity); or (2) Owned or controlled by, or affiliated with, an element of the Government or armed forces of the People's Republic of China. Defense equipment means a…
  • FAR 31.205-19 Insurance and indemnification.
    …his subsection, the Government considers insurance provided by captive insurers (insurers owned by or under control of the contractor) as self-insurance, and charges for it shall comply with the provisions applicable to self-insurance costs…
  • FAR 49.305-2 Construction contracts.
    …acement of subcontracts, (5) preparation of shop drawings, (6) work in place performed by own forces, (7) supervision of subcontractors' work (8) job administration, and (9) demobilization. (b) Each of the applicable factors in paragraph (…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …r, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied or supplies the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror; (D) Brand; (E) Model number (original equipment manufa…
  • FAR 29.202 General exemptions.
    …s, ships or sea stores, or legitimate equipment on vessels of war, including (1) aircraft owned by the United States and constituting a part of the armed forces and (2) guided missiles and pilotless aircraft owned or chartered by the United…
  • FAR 47.507 Contract clauses.
    (a)(1) Insert the clause at 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels, in solicitations and contracts that may involve ocean transportation of supplies subject to the Cargo Preference Act of 1954. (For applicati…
  • FAR 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.
    …otections afforded by the attorney work product doctrine; or (ii) Any officer, director, owner, or employee of the Contractor, including a sole proprietor, to waive his or her attorney-client privilege or Fifth Amendment rights; and (3) D…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …ons of any of the items in 225.7002-1, if the secretary concerned determines that items grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States cannot be acquired as and when needed in a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity at …
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …. Covered contractor information system means an unclassified information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense information. Covered defense information means un…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …d; (4) Foreign control of, or influence over, a source or covered article (e.g., foreign ownership, personal and professional ties between a source and any foreign entity, legal regime of any foreign country in which a source is headquarte…
  • FAR 22.1301 Definitions.
    …ge of status of other employees will be given particular weight; or (2) Any employee who owns at least a bona fide 20-percent equity interest in the enterprise in which the employee is employed, regardless of whether the business is a corp…
  • FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans.
    …t EEO-1 (Standard Form 100). (f) The number of veterans reported must be based on data known to the contractor when completing the VETS-4212. The contractor's knowledge of veterans status may be obtained in a variety of ways, including an …
  • DFARS 206.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    …re products and services under the Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses (see subpart 270.1). (c) Limitations. (i) 10 U.S.C. 4141 precludes use of this exception for awards to colleges or universities for …
  • DFARS 223.7102 Policy.
    … treatment, or disposal on DoD installations of toxic or hazardous materials that are not owned either by DoD or by a member of the armed forces (or a dependent of the member) assigned to or provided military housing on the installation, un…
  • DFARS 223.7401 Definition.
    As used in this subpart— Ocean-going vessel means a vessel over 59 feet in length owned or operated by DoD or the U.S. Coast Guard, other than vessels that are chartered by the Armed Forces on a time or voyage basis.
  • DFARS 237.102-70 Prohibition on contracting for firefighting or security-guard functions.
    …s at the expense of unit readiness; (2) The contract will be carried out on a Government-owned but privately operated installation; (3) The contract (or renewal of a contract) is for the performance of a function under contract on Septemb…
  • DFARS 252.225-7007 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items from Communist Chinese Military Companies.
    … People's Republic of China (including a subsidiary or affiliate of such entity); or (2) Owned or controlled by, or affiliated with, an element of the Government or armed forces of the People's Republic of China. Item means— (1) A USML d…
  • DFARS 252.239-7016 Telecommunications security equipment, devices, techniques, and services.
    …ces, techniques, or services necessary to perform this contract. The Contractor must meet ownership eligibility conditions for communications security equipment designated as controlled cryptographic items. (e) The Contractor agrees to inc…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.