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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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323 sections with “policies”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary policies and practices of foreign governments.
    As prescribed in 225.7307(b), use the following clause: Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments (APR 2003) The Contractor and its subcontractors shall not take into account the exclusionary policies or practices of any …
  • FAR 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving.
    As prescribed in 26.605, insert the following clause: Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Driving—(1) Means operating a motor vehicle on an active roadwa…
  • FAR 19.202 Specific policies.
    …r to further the policy in 19.201(a), contracting officers shall comply with the specific policies listed in this section and shall consider recommendations of the agency Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilizatio…
  • FAR 47.101 Policies.
    …tial economies, and (iii) their use is in accordance with all applicable statutes, agency policies and regulations. (2) If the three circumstances listed in paragraph (d)(1) of this section apply, Government vehicles may be used for purpos…
  • FAR 16.102 Policies.
    (a) Contracts resulting from sealed bidding shall be firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment. (b) Contracts negotiated under part 15 may be of any type or combination of types that will promote th…
  • FAR 32.803 Policies.
    (a) Any assignment of claims that has been made under the Act to any type of financing institution listed in 32.802(b) may thereafter be further assigned and reassigned to any such institution if the conditions in 32.802(d) and (e) continue…
  • FAR 48.102 Policies.
    (a) As required by 41 U.S.C. 1711, agencies shall establish and maintain cost-effective value engineering procedures and processes. Agencies shall provide contractors a substantial financial incentive to develop and submit VECP's. Contracti…
  • DFARS 216.102 Policies.
    In accordance with section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239), use of any cost-reimbursement line item for the acquisition of production of major defense acquisition programs is prohibited, …
  • DFARS 219.202 Specific policies.
  • DFARS 232.803 Policies.
    (b) Only contracts for personal services may prohibit the assignment of claims. (d) Pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 6305, and in accordance with Presidential delegation dated October 3, 1995, Secretary of Defense delegation dated February 5, 1996, a…
  • DFARS 247.101 Policies.
    (h) Shipping documents covering f.o.b. origin shipments. (i) Procedures for the contractor to obtain bills of lading are in the clause at 252.247-7028, Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions. (ii) The term “co…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …ubject to applicable financial control systems. Estimating system means the Contractor's policies, procedures, and practices for budgeting and planning controls, and generating estimates of costs and other data included in proposals submit…
  • DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.
    …tation. (b) Evaluation. The Government— (1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and (2) For line items subject to Buy American—Free Tra…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …his clause. (c) Disclosure and maintenance requirements. The Contractor shall— (1) Have policies, procedures, and operating instructions that adequately describe its MMAS; (2) Provide to the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), upon…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    … Contractor's purchasing system shall— (1) Have an adequate system description including policies, procedures, and purchasing practices that comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulatio…
  • FAR 40.000 Scope of part.
    … security requirements that apply to acquisitions of products and services. It prescribes policies and procedures for managing information security and supply chain security when acquiring products and services that include, but are not lim…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …and international agreements; (iii) United States regulations, directives, instructions, policies, and procedures; and (iv) Orders, directives, and instructions issued by the Combatant Commander, including those relating to force protecti…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …nistration Certificate of Competency. (16) Records of contractor's compliance with labor policies including equal employment opportunity policies. (17) Data and information related to the contracting officer's determination of a fair and …
  • FAR 12.102 Applicability.
    …l product or commercial service at section 2.101. (b) Contracting officers shall use the policies in this part in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in part 13, Simplified Acquisi…
  • FAR 19.402 Small Business Administration procurement center representatives.
    …ves (PCRs) to any contracting activity or contract administration office to carry out SBA policies and programs. Assigned SBA PCRs are required to comply with the contracting agency's directives governing the conduct of contracting personne…
  • FAR 28.303 Insurance against loss of or damage to Government property.
    …sibility and liability for Government property), it may be provided by specific insurance policies or by inclusion of the risks in the contractor's existing policies. The policies shall disclose the Government's interest in the property.
  • FAR 35.017-1 Sponsoring agreements.
    …he contents of, sponsoring agreements may be as further specified in sponsoring agencies' policies and procedures. (c) As a minimum, the following requirements must be addressed in either a sponsoring agreement or sponsoring agencies' poli…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    … shall be used to evaluate the contractor's purchasing system, including the contractor's policies, procedures, and performance under that system. Special attention shall be given to— (a) The results of market research accomplished; (b) T…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …nt: Line Item No. ______ (4) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25. (g)(1) Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 5…
  • FAR 52.228-8 Liability and Insurance—Leased Motor Vehicles.
    …ify the Contracting Officer in writing that the required insurance has been obtained. The policies evidencing required insurance shall contain an endorsement to the effect that any cancellation or any material change adversely affecting the…
  • DFARS 252.235-7004 Protection of Human Subjects.
    …all comply fully with 32 CFR Part 219 and DoD Directive 3216.02, applicable DoD component policies, 10 U.S.C. 980, and, when applicable, Food and Drug Administration policies and regulations. (c) The Contractor shall not commence performan…
  • FAR 1.102-2 Performance standards.
    …ive and adaptive to customer needs, concerns, and feedback. Implementation of acquisition policies and procedures, as well as consideration of timeliness, quality and cost throughout the process, must take into account the perspective of th…
  • FAR 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    …cticable and consistent with law, to determine the application of rules, regulations, and policies, on a specific contract. (b) The authority to make decisions and the accountability for the decision made will be delegated to the lowest le…
  • FAR 1.302 Limitations.
    Agency acquisition regulations shall be limited to— (a) Those necessary to implement FAR policies and procedures within the agency; and (b) Additional policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, or contract clauses that supplement the …
  • FAR 3.700 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart prescribes Governmentwide policies and procedures for exercising discretionary authority to declare void and rescind contracts in relation to which— (1) There has been a final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, …
  • FAR 4.000 Scope of part.
    (a) This part prescribes policies and procedures relating to the administrative aspects of contract execution, contractor-submitted paper documents, distribution, reporting, retention, and files. (b) Additionally, this part includes polici…
  • FAR 9.400 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart— (1) Prescribes policies and procedures governing the debarment and suspension of contractors by agencies for the causes given in 9.406-2 and 9.407-2; (2) Provides for the listing of contractors debarred, suspended, propo…
  • FAR 12.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes policies and procedures unique to the acquisition of commercial products, including commercial components, and commercial services. It implements the Federal Government's preference for the acquisition of commercial pro…
  • FAR 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
    (a) Contracting officers shall use the policies unique to the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services prescribed in this part in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescrib…
  • FAR 13.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes policies and procedures for the acquisition of supplies and services, including construction, research and development, commercial products, and commercial services, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the sim…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …portunity to be considered for each order. The competition requirements in part 6 and the policies in subpart 15.3 do not apply to the ordering process. However, the contracting officer shall— (A) Develop placement procedures that will pro…
  • FAR 17.700 Scope of subpart.
    (a) Compliance with this subpart is in addition to the policies and procedures for interagency acquisitions set forth in subpart 17.5. This subpart prescribes policies and procedures specific to acquisitions of supplies and services by nond…
  • FAR 22.2102 Policy.
    …id sick time laws, see 29 CFR 13.5(f)(2) through (4). (c) Interaction with paid time off policies. In accordance with 29 CFR 13.5(f)(5)(i), the paid sick leave requirements of E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR part 13 may be satisfied by a contractor'…
  • FAR 27.101 Applicability.
    This part applies to all agencies. However, agencies are authorized to adopt alternative policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, and contract clauses to the extent necessary to meet the specific requirements of laws, executive orders…
  • FAR 27.300 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, and contract clauses pertaining to inventions made in the performance of work under a Government contract or subcontract for experimental, developmental, or research wor…

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.