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154 sections with “plant”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.217-7016 Plant protection.
    As prescribed in 217.7104(a), use the following clause: Plant Protection (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor shall provide, for the plant and work in process, reasonable safeguards against all hazards, including unauthorized entry, malicious mi…
  • FAR 31.205-29 Plant protection costs.
    Costs of items such as (a) wages, uniforms, and equipment of personnel engaged in plant protection, (b) depreciation on plant protection capital assets, and (c) necessary expenses to comply with military requirements, are allowable.
  • DFARS 201.670 Appointment of property administrators and plant clearance officers.
    …iate agency authority shall appoint or terminate (in writing) property administrators and plant clearance officers. (b) In appointing qualified property administrators and plant clearance officers, the appointing authority shall consider e…
  • FAR 31.205-31 Plant reconversion costs.
    Plant reconversion costs are those incurred in restoring or rehabilitating the contractor's facilities to approximately the same condition existing immediately before the start of the Government contract, fair wear and tear excepted. Reconv…
  • DFARS 245.602-70 Plant clearance procedures.
    Follow the procedures at PGI 245.602-70 for establishing and processing a plant clearance case.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … limitation, buildings, structures, and improvements of all types, such as bridges, dams, plants, highways, parkways, streets, subways, tunnels, sewers, mains, power lines, pumping stations, heavy generators, railways, airports, terminals, …
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    …roject; (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this definition, includes fabrication plants, mobile factories, batch plants, borrow pits, job headquarters, tool yards, etc., provided— (i) They are dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, …
  • FAR 45.602-1 Inventory disposal schedules.
    (a) Plant clearance officers should review and accept, or return for correction, inventory disposal schedules within 10 days following receipt from a contractor. Schedules that are completed in accordance with the instructions for Standard …
  • FAR 45.602-3 Screening.
    The screening period begins upon the plant clearance officer's acceptance of an inventory disposal schedule. The plant clearance officer shall determine whether standard or special screening is appropriate and initiate screening actions. (…
  • FAR 45.603 Abandonment or destruction of personal property.
    …t require demilitarization, and does not constitute a danger to public health or welfare, plant clearance officers or other authorized officials may without further approval— (1) Direct the contractor to destroy the property; (2) Abandon …
  • FAR 46.405 Subcontracts.
    …rpose is to assist the contract administration office cognizant of the prime contractor's plant in determining the conformance of subcontracted supplies or services with contract requirements or to satisfy one or more of the factors include…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …mmercial services sold by either the entire company or a portion thereof (e.g., division, plant, or product line). Commercial product means a product that satisfies the definition of “commercial product” in Federal Acquisition Regulation (…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …ct; (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this definition, includes any fabrication plants, mobile factories, batch plants, borrow pits, job headquarters, tool yards, etc., provided— (i) They are dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, …
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …be patentable or otherwise protectable under title 35 of the U.S. Code, or any variety of plant that is or may be protectable under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321, et seq.) Made means— (1) When used in relation to any inv…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ractor's business; (2) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operation at any one plant or separate location; or (3) A separate and complete major industrial operation. Demilitarization means rendering a product unusable for, and …
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …advance notification if the Government representative is in residence in the Contractor's plant, nor more than 7 workdays in other instances. (j) The Government shall accept or reject supplies as promptly as practicable after delivery, unl…
  • FAR 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour.
    …ractor's business; (2) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operation at any one plant or separate location where the contract is being performed; or (3) A separate and complete major industrial operation connected with the perfor…
  • FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.
    …ering agency. (c) These Contractor responsibilities are specified for performance at the plant or plants at which the supplies are to be finally inspected and accepted, unless the facilities for shipment by carrier's equipment are not avai…
  • FAR 52.247-31 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed.
    …ering agency. (c) These Contractor responsibilities are specified for performance at the plant or plants at which the supplies are to be finally inspected and accepted, unless the facilities for shipment by carrier's equipment are not avai…
  • FAR 52.247-32 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Prepaid.
    …the contract. (c) These Contractor responsibilities are specified for performance at the plant or plants at which these supplies are to be finally inspected and accepted, unless the facilities for shipment by carrier's equipment are not av…
  • FAR 52.247-46 Shipping Point(s) Used in Evaluation of F.o.b. Origin Offers.
    … in Evaluation of f.o.b. Origin Offers (APR 1984) (a) If more than one shipping point or plant is designated by the offeror and the offeror fails to indicate the quantity per shipping point or plant before bid opening, the Government will …
  • FAR 52.247-55 F.o.b. Point for Delivery of Government-Furnished Property.
    …ernment makes delivery by railroad, the f.o.b. point will be private siding, Contractor's plant. If the Contractor's plant is not served by rail, the f.o.b. point will be railroad cars in the same or nearest city having rail service. The Go…
  • DFARS 217.171 Multiyear contracts for services.
    …when entering into a multiyear contract for services: (1) The portion of the cost of any plant or equipment amortized as a cost of contract performance should not exceed the ratio between the period of contract performance and the anticipa…
  • DFARS 245.604-1 Sales procedures.
    (1) Best value sales approach. Plant clearance officers shall determine a best value sales approach, to include due consideration for costs, risks, and benefits, e.g., potential sales proceeds. (2) Invitation for bid procedures. The plant …
  • DFARS 252.236-7003 Payment for mobilization and preparatory work.
    …h payment is provided under the terms of this contract, as follows— (1) For construction plant and equipment exceeding $25,000 in value per unit (as appraised by the Contracting Officer at the work site) acquired for the execution of the w…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …ith paragraph (f)(1)(vii) of the FAR 52.245-1 clause of this contract; (vi) Complete the plant clearance inventory schedule in accordance with paragraph (j)(2) of the FAR 52.245-1 clause of this contract, unless disposition instructions ar…
  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    … A agrees to provide systems engineering and technical direction for the Navy on the powerplant for a group of submarines (i.e., turbines, drive shafts, propellers, etc.). Company A should not be allowed to supply any powerplant components.…
  • FAR 27.301 Definitions.
    …be patentable or otherwise protectable under title 35 of the U.S. Code, or any variety of plant that is or may be protectable under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321, et seq.) Made means— (1) When used in relation to any inv…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    … be patentable or otherwise protectable under title 35 of the U.S. Code or any variety of plant that is or may be protectable under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321, et seq.) Made means— (1) When used in relation to any inv…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … (1) The Contractor shall maintain with responsible insurance carriers— (i) Insurance on plant and equipment against fire and other hazards, to the extent that similar properties are usually insured by others operating plants and propertie…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …or otherwise protectable under Title 35 of the United States Code; or (2) Any variety of plant that is or may be protectable under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321, et seq.). Made— (1) When used in relation to any inventio…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …s and idle capacity; (10) Severance pay to employees on support service contracts; (11) Plant reconversion; (12) Professional services (e.g., legal, accounting, and engineering); (13) General and administrative costs (e.g., corporate, d…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …nd coordinate the removal of urgently required material from the strikebound contractor's plant upon instruction from, and authorization of, the contracting officer. (35) Perform traffic management services, including issuance and control …
  • FAR 44.305-2 Notification.
    (a) The notification granting system approval shall include— (1) Identification of the plant or plants covered by the approval; (2) The effective date of approval; and (3) A statement that system approval— (i) Applies to all Federal Gov…
  • FAR 52.246-3 Inspection of Supplies—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …e Contractor's business; (2) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operation at a plant or separate location where the contract is being performed; or (3) A separate and complete major industrial operation connected with performing…
  • FAR 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price.
    …or nonconforming supplies (work) at the original point of delivery or at the Contractor's plant at the Contracting Officer's election, and in accordance with a reasonable delivery schedule as may be agreed upon between the Contractor and th…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …ractor's business; (2) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operation at any one plant or separate location where the contract is being performed; or (3) A separate and complete major industrial operation connected with performing…
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    …ontract (irrespective of the f.o.b. point or the point of acceptance) to the Contractor's plant and return. (6) All implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are excluded from any obligation contained in th…
  • FAR 52.247-33 F.o.b. Origin, With Differentials.
    …nclude only the lowest cost to the Contractor for loading of shipment at the Contractor's plant or most favorable shipping point. The cost beyond that plant or point of bringing the supplies to the place of delivery and the cost of loading,…
  • FAR 52.249-10 Default (Fixed-Price Construction).
    … contract or otherwise, and may take possession of and use any materials, appliances, and plant on the work site necessary for completing the work. The Contractor and its sureties shall be liable for any damage to the Government resulting f…

FAR (chapter 1)

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