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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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47 sections with “performance work statements”: the first 40

  • 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 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…
  • 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 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 7.503 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 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 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 52.213-4 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 52.222-41 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 52.227-14 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 52.232-12 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…
  • 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…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or (2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract th…
  • DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.
    …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…
  • FAR 6.502 Duties and responsibilities.
    … (3) Challenging requirements that are not stated in terms of functions to be performed, performance required, or essential physical characteristics; (4) Challenging barriers to the acquisition of commercial products and commercial servic…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …e instructions in the eSRS. (A) The ISR shall be submitted semi-annually during contract performance for the periods ending March 31 and September 30. A report is also required for each contract within 30 days of contract completion. Repor…
  • DFARS 211.106 Purchase descriptions for service contracts.
    …for service contracts and resulting requirements documents, such as statements of work or performance work statements, include language to provide a clear distinction between Government employees and contractor employees. Agencies shall be …
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …ologies or approaches for satisfying broad agency-level missions or objectives. (ii) The performance of general, technical, engineering, or scientific effort having broad application not directly associated with a particular procurement, n…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …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 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …s of one or more contracts; or (B) A history of failure to perform, or of unsatisfactory performance of, one or more contracts. (ii) Violations of 41 U.S.C. chapter 81, Drug-Free Workplace, as indicated by— (A) Failure to comply with the…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …12, Preparation of Bids. (g) [Reserved] (h) Insert the provision at 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding, in invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government. (i) Insert the pro…
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …ch the supplies or services will otherwise be acquired; and (G) Disclosing the status of performance and payments under the contract, including contemplated performance and payments. (iii) A signed copy of the bid involved. (iv) A copy o…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    …itions, and acquisition planning schedules; the feasibility of the requirement, including performance requirements, statements of work, and data requirements; the suitability of the proposal instructions and evaluation criteria, including t…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …hall complete electronically); (9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; (10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other refer…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …performed, cost realism may be considered by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk. (10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time …
  • FAR 52.216-26 Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization.
    … supported by a statement of the claimed allowable cost incurred by the Contractor in the performance of this contract. (d) Allowable costs. For the purpose of determining allowable costs, the term costs includes— (1) Those recorded costs…
  • DFARS 252.247-7002 Revision of prices.
    …the accuracy and reliability of the new estimate; (4) A statement of the actual costs of performance under this contract to the extent that they are available at the time of the negotiation of the revision of prices under this clause; and …
  • FAR 9.407-2 Causes for suspension.
    …ed to the contractor, to timely disclose to the Government, in connection with the award, performance, or closeout of the contract or a subcontract thereunder, credible evidence of— (i) Violation of Federal criminal law involving fraud, co…
  • FAR 15.102 Oral presentations.
    …ed in writing. (c) Information pertaining to areas such as an offeror's capability, past performance, work plans or approaches, staffing resources, transition plans, or sample tasks (or other types of tests) may be suitable for oral presen…
  • FAR 15.605 Content of unsolicited proposals.
    …of effort; (5) Brief description of the organization, previous experience, relevant past performance, and facilities to be used; (6) Other statements, if applicable, about organizational conflicts of interest, security clearances, and env…
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …bor, shall incorporate the contract clause in the contract retroactive to commencement of performance under the contract through the exercise of any and all authority that may be needed (including, where necessary, its authority to negotiat…

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.