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111 sections with “performance work statement”: the first 40

  • FAR 37.602 Performance work statement.
    (a) A Performance work statement (PWS) may be prepared by the Government or result from a Statement of objectives (SOO) prepared by the Government where the offeror proposes the PWS. (b) Agencies shall, to the maximum extent practicable— …
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    … of Work shall include a description of work to be performed; location of work; period of performance; deliverable schedule; applicable performance standards; and any special requirements (e.g., security clearances, travel, special knowledg…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …supplies and services that are listed in the schedules contracts at a fixed price for the performance of a specific task, where a statement of work is not required (e.g., installation, maintenance, and repair). For establishing BPAs and for…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    (a) Data first produced in the performance of a contract. (1) Generally, the contractor must obtain permission of the contracting officer prior to asserting rights in any copyrighted work containing data first produced in the performance of…
  • FAR 35.005 Work statement.
    … rather than on achieving predetermined end results prescribed in a statement of specific performance characteristics. This emphasis applies particularly during the early or conceptual phases of the R&D effort. (c) In reviewing work statem…
  • FAR 52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace.
    …ession or use of any controlled substance. Drug-free workplace means the site(s) for the performance of work done by the Contractor in connection with a specific contract where employees of the Contractor are prohibited from engaging in th…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    As prescribed in 32.1005, insert the following clause: Performance-Based Payments (APR 2012) (a) Amount of payments and limitations on payments. Subject to such other limitations and conditions as are specified in this contract and this c…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …irements. The factor consists of two parts: (1) Technical—the technical uncertainties of performance. (2) Management/cost control—the degree of management effort necessary— (i) To ensure that contract requirements are met; and (ii) To r…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contr…
  • FAR 37.601 General.
    (a) Solicitations may use either a performance work statement or a statement of objectives (see 37.602). (b) Performance-based contracts for services shall include— (1) A performance work statement (PWS); (2) Measurable performance stand…
  • FAR 4.1003 Establishing line items.
    …) Services are separately identifiable if they have no more than one statement of work or performance work statement. (3) If the procurement instrument involves a first article (see subpart 9.3), establish a separate line item for each ite…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …ontracts as appropriate. (f) Ensuring that the statement of work is closely aligned with performance outcomes and cost estimates. (g) Writing plans either on a systems basis, on an individual contract basis, or on an individual order basi…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …ition plans for service contracts or orders must describe the strategies for implementing performance-based acquisition methods or must provide rationale for not using those methods (see subpart 37.6). (a) Acquisition background and object…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    (a) Contracts shall not be used for the performance of inherently governmental functions. (b) Agency decisions which determine whether a function is or is not an inherently governmental function may be reviewed and modified by appropriate …
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    … value, the ordering activity may consider, among other factors, the following: (i) Past performance. (ii) Special features of the supply or service required for effective program performance. (iii) Trade-in considerations. (iv) Probabl…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ll services to be performed or supplies to be delivered so the full cost or price for the performance of the work can be established when the order is placed. Orders shall be within the scope, issued within the period of performance, and be…
  • FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    …ernment to a prime contractor before, in anticipation of, and for the purpose of complete performance under one or more contracts. They are expected to be liquidated from payments due to the contractor incident to performance of the contrac…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …he contractor's accounting system should be adequate during the entire period of contract performance. The adequacy of the contractor's accounting system and its associated internal control system, as well as contractor compliance with the …
  • FAR 47.207-2 Duration of contract and time of performance.
    …ervice is a one-time job; e.g., a routine office relocation. (2) A time schedule for the performance of segments of a major job; e.g., an office relocation for which the work phases must be coordinated to meet other needs of the agency. (…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …nistering contracts (including ordering changes or giving technical direction in contract performance or contract quantities, evaluating contractor performance, and accepting or rejecting contractor products or services). (7) Terminating c…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not …
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … directives or notices: Document title(s), source for obtaining document(s), and contract performance location outside the United States to which the document applies). (x) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Or…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …for the contract; (ii) When the Contractor is not delinquent in paying costs of contract performance in the ordinary course of business, costs incurred, but not necessarily paid, for— (A) Supplies and services purchased directly for the c…
  • FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
    …es performed and to be performed. (ii) A detailed statement of all costs incurred in the performance of this contract through the end of the month specified above, in the format of Table 15-2, FAR 15.408 (or in any other form on which the …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …overnment prime Contractor or subcontractor calling for supplies or services required for performance of the contract or subcontract. Total contract dollars means the final anticipated dollar value, including the dollar value of all option…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …the term “Government Prime Contractor.” Service employee means any person engaged in the performance of this contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as these terms are def…
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    … (B) That the Contracting Officer has indicated is subject to this clause. (2) Contract performance may require work in dangerous or austere conditions. Except as otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor accepts the risks associ…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …ze, configuration, mating and attachment characteristics, functional characteristics, and performance requirements. For computer software it means data identifying source, functional characteristics, and performance requirements but specifi…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …ze, configuration, mating and attachment characteristics, functional characteristics, and performance requirements. For computer software it means data identifying source, functional characteristics, and performance requirements but specifi…
  • FAR 52.228-11 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets.
    …21) (a) The Contractor shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a performance bond or a payment bond— (1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal …
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … by this contract and on all material and other property acquired for or allocated to the performance of this contract, except to the extent that the Government by virtue of any other terms of this contract, or otherwise, shall have valid t…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …material requirement of this contract (which includes paragraphs (f) and (g) below). (2) Performance of this contract is endangered by the Contractor's (i) failure to make progress or (ii) unsatisfactory financial condition. (3) Inventory…
  • FAR 52.232-22 Limitation of Funds.
    …ord appears in the clause: Limitation of Funds (APR 1984) (a) The parties estimate that performance of this contract will not cost the Government more than (1) the estimated cost specified in the Schedule or, (2) if this is a cost-sharing…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …h title is vested in the Government and which exceeds the amounts needed to complete full performance under the entire contract; (2) Any property that the Government is obligated or has the option to take over under any type of contract, e…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …e application that is subject to controls on the access, use, reproduction, modification, performance, display, release, disclosure, or dissemination. Controlled technical information would meet the criteria, if disseminated, for distributi…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …ountry national employees not normally residing within the operational area whose area of performance is in the direct vicinity of U.S. Armed Forces and who routinely are collocated with the U.S. Armed Forces (especially in non-permissive e…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …he program or effort; and (2) Receives access to technical data or computer software for performance of a Government contract that contains the clause at 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Informatio…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …rogram or effort; and (2) Receives access to the technical data or computer software for performance of a Government contract that contains the clause at 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Informatio…
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    …emote but less than likely (section 806 of Pub. L. 116-283). (b) System criteria. In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall use— (1) An Earned Value Management System (EVMS) that complies with the EVMS guidelines in the Am…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …hat to the best of its knowledge and belief— (1) No ocean transportation was used in the performance of this contract; (2) Ocean transportation was used and only U.S.-flag vessels were used for all ocean shipments under the contract; (3)…

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