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  • DFARS 252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants—Partnership Agreement
    … the following clause: Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(A) Participants—Partnership Agreement (OCT 2019) (a) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns expressly certified by the Small Business Administration …
  • FAR 4.102 Contractor's signature.
    …ds “, an individual doing business as ______________________” [insert name of firm]. (b) Partnerships. A contract with a partnership shall be signed in the partnership name. Before signing for the Government, the contracting officer shall …
  • DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …untries Designated as Beneficiary Countries Under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act of 2000. (3) Section XXII, Chapter 98, Subchapter II, Articles Exported and Returned, Advanced or Improved Abroad, U.S. Note 7(b). (…
  • FAR 32.805 Procedure.
    …s authorizing the signing representative to execute the assignment. (2) Assignments by a partnership may be signed by one partner, if the assignment is accompanied by adequate evidence that the signer is a general partner of the partnershi…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …untries Designated as Beneficiary Countries under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act of 2000. (3) Section XXII, Chapter 98, Subchapter II, Articles Exported and Returned, Advanced or Improved Abroad, U.S. Note 7(b). (…
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …t to a merger or corporate consolidation; and (iii) Incorporation of a proprietorship or partnership, or formation of a partnership. (b) A novation agreement is unnecessary when there is a change in the ownership of a contractor as a resu…
  • FAR 52.204-3 Taxpayer identification.
    … not required because: □ Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office o…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … not required because: □ Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office o…
  • FAR 52.225-5 Trade Agreements.
    …untries Designated as Beneficiary Countries under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act of 2000. (3) Section XXII, Chapter 98, Subchapter II, Articles Exported and Returned, Advanced or Improved Abroad, U.S. Note 7(b). (…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    …onformance. This requirement does not apply if the Contractor is a foreign corporation or partnership that does not have an office, place of business, or fiscal paying agent in the United States; (2) Provide written notification to the Con…
  • DFARS 225.772-1 Definitions.
    …s caused by an act of terrorism. (10 U.S.C. 2279) Foreign entity means— (1) Any branch, partnership, group or sub-group, association, estate, trust, corporation or division of a corporation, or organization organized under the laws of a f…
  • DFARS 252.225-7051 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services.
    …is a state sponsor of terrorism. (10 U.S.C. 2279) Foreign entity means— (1) Any branch, partnership, group or sub-group, association, estate, trust, corporation or division of a corporation, or organization organized under the laws of a f…
  • DFARS 252.227-7012 Patent License and Release Contract.
    …or), (a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of __________), (a partnership consisting of __________), (an individual trading as __________), of the City of __________, in the State of __________. Whereas, the Con…
  • FAR 3.502-1 Definitions.
    …connection with a subcontract relating to a prime contract. Person, means a corporation, partnership, business association of any kind, trust, joint-stock company, or individual. Prime contract, means a contract or contractual action ente…
  • FAR 3.801 Definitions.
    …endix 2. Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, authority, firm, partnership, society, State, and local government, regardless of whether such entity is operated for profit or not for profit. This term excludes an I…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …ther forms of research support; (v) Investment in the form of stock or bond ownership or partnership interest (excluding diversified mutual fund investments); (vi) Real estate investments; (vii) Patents, copyrights, and other intellectua…
  • FAR 9.601 Definition.
    …as used in this subpart, means an arrangement in which— (1) Two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or (2) A potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to h…
  • FAR 19.001 Definitions.
    …ucts, material and/or labor, etc. “Concern” includes but is not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, or cooperative. For more information, see 13 CFR 121.105. Fair market price means a price based…
  • FAR 19.701 Definitions.
    …nition also includes ANC direct and indirect subsidiary corporations, joint ventures, and partnerships that meet the requirements of 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(2). Commercial plan means a subcontracting plan (including goals) that covers the offero…
  • FAR 19.809-2 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …tions on subcontracting for each period of performance or order, even if the agency has a Partnership Agreement with SBA. (3) Where the 8(a) participant does not ultimately comply with the limitations on subcontracting by the end of the co…
  • FAR 22.1025 Ineligibility of violators.
    …a violation of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, or to any firm, corporation, partnership, or association in which the violator has a substantial interest, without the approval of the Secretary of Labor. This prohibition against…
  • FAR 25.703-1 Definitions.
    …n— Person— (1) Means— (i) A natural person; (ii) A corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, financial institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, and any other business organization, any other nongovernmental en…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …eral entities pursuant to a cooperative arrangement (for example, joint ventures, limited partnerships, teaming arrangements, and collaboration and consortium arrangements). IR&D costs also may include costs contributed by contractors in pe…
  • FAR 36.102 Definitions.
    … contractor. Firm in conjunction with architect-engineer services, means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice the professions of architecture or engineering. Plans and s…
  • FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures.
    …tract relating to a prime contract. Person, as used in this clause, means a corporation, partnership, business association of any kind, trust, joint-stock company, or individual. Prime contract, as used in this clause, means a contract or…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …endix 2. Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, authority, firm, partnership, society, State, and local government, regardless of whether such entity is operated for profit, or not for profit. This term excludes an …
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …ther forms of research support; (v) Investment in the form of stock or bond ownership or partnership interest (excluding diversified mutual fund investments); (vi) Real estate investments; (vii) Patents, copyrights, and other intellectua…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …nition also includes ANC direct and indirect subsidiary corporations, joint ventures, and partnerships that meet the requirements of 43 U.S.C. 1626(e)(2). Commercial plan means a subcontracting plan (including goals) that covers the offero…
  • FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications.
    …n— Person— (1) Means— (i) A natural person; (ii) A corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, financial institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, and any other business organization, any other nongovernmental en…
  • FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation.
    ….S.C. 7701(a)(30) means— (1) A citizen or resident of the United States; (2) A domestic partnership; (3) A domestic corporation; (4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 701(a)(31)); and (5) Any trus…
  • FAR 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements.
    …S.C. 7701(a)(30), means— (1) A citizen or resident of the United States; (2) A domestic partnership; (3) A domestic corporation; (4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(31)); and (5) Any tru…
  • FAR 52.236-19 Organization and Direction of the Work.
    …e Contractor is an individual; (2) one or more principal partners, if the Contractor is a partnership; or (3) one or more senior officers, if Contractor is a corporation, association, or similar legal entity. However, if the Contracting Off…
  • DFARS 219.800 General.
    (a) By Partnership Agreement (PA) between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), the SBA has delegated to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) its authority under paragraph 8(a)(…
  • DFARS 219.811-3 Contract clauses.
    …clause at 252.219-7010, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants-Partnership Agreement, in lieu of the clause at FAR 52.219-18, Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants, in competitive solic…
  • DFARS 225.7020-1 Definitions.
    …ezuela. Person means— (1) A natural person, corporation, company, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group; (2) Any governmental entity or instrumentality of a governm…
  • DFARS 225.7021-1 Definitions.
    …vices. Covered entity means any corporation, company, limited liability company, limited partnership, business trust, business association, or other similar entity, including any subsidiary thereof, performing work on a covered contract in…
  • DFARS 231.205-71 Costs related to counterfeit electronic parts and suspect counterfeit electronic parts.
    …contracting officer(s); and (B) GIDEP (unless the contractor is a foreign corporation or partnership that does not have an office, place of business, or fiscal paying agent in the United States; or the counterfeit electronic part or suspec…
  • DFARS 239.7401 Definitions.
    … Communications Commission or other governmental body. Foreign carrier means any person, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, governmental body, or corporation not subject to regulation by a U.S. governmental regulatory bo…
  • DFARS 252.219-7009 Section 8(a) direct award.
    … as a direct award between the contracting office and the 8(a) Contractor pursuant to the Partnership Agreement between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Defense. Accordingly, the SBA, even if not identified in S…
  • DFARS 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab boycott of Israel.
    …s used in this provision— (1) Foreign person means any person (including any individual, partnership, corporation, or other form of association) other than a United States person. (2) United States means the 50 States, the District of Col…

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