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69 sections with “present responsibility”: the first 40

  • FAR 9.104-5 Representation and certifications regarding responsibility matters.
    …ral tax delinquency in an amount that exceeds $15,000. (b) The provision at 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law, implements sections 744 and 745 of Divis…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    As prescribed in 4.1202(a), insert the following provision: Annual Representations and Certifications (MAR 2026) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is _______ [insert NAICS code]. (…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    As prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), insert the following provision: Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (OCT 2025) The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offero…
  • FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    …and belief, that— (i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals— (A) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency; (B) Have ( ) have not…
  • FAR 1.201-1 The two councils.
    …ivilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAA Council). Members of these councils shall— (1) Represent their agencies on a full-time basis; (2) Be selected for their superior qualifications in terms of acquisition experience and demonstrated pr…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …acts and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the contracting officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the contracting officer. “Administrative contract…
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    (a) Insert the provision at 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, in solicitations, except for solicitations for commercial products or commercial services issued under part 12. The contracting officer shall check the applica…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …specific acquisition in accordance with 12.302. (2) The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services This provision provides a single, consolidated list of representations an…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …lved. The measure of normal cost under this method for each cost accounting period is the present value of the units of benefit deemed to be credited to employees for service in that period. The measure of the actuarial accrued liability at…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …gible for award of a contract. (2)(i) Unless the Contractor has reason to question the representations, it may accept a subcontractor's written representations of its size and socioeconomic status as a small business, small disadvantaged b…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …on Appropriations of the Senate; (iii) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and (iv) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) For use in subpart 217.1, see the definition at 217.103…
  • DFARS 252.223-7002 Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives.
    …nel, and safety program documentation. The Contractor shall allow authorized Government representatives to evaluate safety programs, implementation, and facilities. (c) Noncompliance with the manual. (1) If the Contracting Officer notifies…
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …the weight and relevance of the information contained in FAPIIS and how it relates to the present acquisition. (4) Since FAPIIS may contain information on any of the offeror's previous contracts and information covering a 5-year period, so…
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    …forth in paragraph (a) of this section is not necessarily determinative of a contractor's present responsibility. Accordingly, if a cause for debarment exists, the contractor has the burden of demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the suspe…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    … a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects the present responsibility of a Government contractor or subcontractor. (b)(1) A contractor, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, for any of the f…
  • FAR 9.407-1 General.
    …aggravating factors, such as those in 9.406-1(a). A contractor has the burden of promptly presenting to the suspending and debarring official evidence of remedial measures or mitigating factors when it has reason to know that a cause for su…
  • FAR 9.407-2 Causes for suspension.
    … a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects the present responsibility of a Government contractor or subcontractor. (b) Indictment for any of the causes in paragraph (a) of this section constitutes…
  • FAR 19.705-5 Awards involving subcontracting plans.
    …subcontracting plan was submitted when required. (3) Notify the SBA procurement center representative (or, if a procurement center representative is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) of the opportunity to review the proposed contract (including…
  • FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    …,000. (c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …el means the Contractor's directors, officers, managers, superintendents, or equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of— (1) All or substantially all of the Contractor's business; (2) All or substantially all of the C…
  • DFARS 246.471 Authorizing shipment of supplies.
    (a) General. (1) Ordinarily, a representative of the contract administration office signs or stamps the shipping papers that accompany Government source-inspected supplies to release them for shipment. This is done for both prime and subcon…
  • DFARS 252.209-7006 Limitations on Contractors Acting as Lead System Integrators.
    …ment or construction of any individual system or element of any system of systems. (c) Representations. (1) The offeror represents that it does [ ] does not [ ] propose to perform this contract as a lead system integrator with system resp…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …el means the Contractor's directors, officers, managers, superintendents, or equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of— (1) All, or substantially all, of the Contractor's business; (2) All, or substantially all, of t…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …, and in local newspapers. (viii) The plant clearance officer or designated Government representative will witness the bid opening. The Contractor shall submit the bid abstract in electronic format to the plant clearance officer within 2 d…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …he solicitation that the offeror or quoter has altered or annotated. (11) Contractor's representations and certifications (see 4.1201(c)). (12) Preaward survey reports or reference to previous preaward survey reports relied upon. (13) So…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …rements to a minimum. Contracting officers may use streamlined procedures, including oral presentations. If the order does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer need not contact each of the multiple awarde…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …5, 31, 36, and 44 of the Small Business Act; (5) Works with the SBA procurement center representative (PCR) (or, if a PCR is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) to identify proposed solicitations that involve bundling and work with the agency acq…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government, for itself or as agent of another, assumes ownership of existing identified supplies tendered or approves specific se…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …m (FEB 2024) (15 U.S.C. 657f). __(26)(i) 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation (JAN 2025) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). __(ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28. __(27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    …3) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government assumes for itself, or as an agent of another, ownership of existing supplies, or approves spec…
  • DFARS 237.270 Acquisition of audit services.
    …cquisition of the services described in paragraph (d)(2) of this section is required to represent with regard to whether it has been subject to disciplinary proceedings within the last 3 years and, if the offeror represents that it has, to …
  • FAR 1.602-2 Responsibilities.
    …authorize, in writing and in accordance with agency procedures, a contracting officer's representative (COR) on all contracts and orders other than those that are firm-fixed price, and for firm-fixed-price contracts and orders as appropriat…
  • FAR 4.604 Responsibilities.
    …e status in accordance with the clause at 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation, the contracting officer shall update the size status in FPDS within 30 days after receipt of contractor's notification of rerepresentati…
  • FAR 9.104-7 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ovision at 52.209-7. (d) The contracting officer shall insert the provision 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law, in all solicitations. (e) For agencies …
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …mparison. If there has been a significant time lapse between the last acquisition and the present one, if the terms and conditions of the acquisition are significantly different, or if the reasonableness of the prior price is uncertain, the…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …based on cost analysis. (1) Profit or fee prenegotiation objectives do not necessarily represent net income to contractors. Rather, they represent that element of the potential total remuneration that contractors may receive for contract p…
  • FAR 15.406-2 Certificate of current cost or pricing data.
    …c identification in writing, to the Contracting Officer or to the Contracting Officer's representative in support of ____* are accurate, complete, and current as of ____**. This certification includes the cost or pricing data supporting any…
  • FAR 28.203-5 Exclusion of individual sureties.
    … the obligations under any bond. (2) Failure to disclose all bond obligations. (3) Misrepresentation of the value of available assets or outstanding liabilities. (4) Any false or misleading statement, signature or representation on a bon…
  • FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
    …he Contractor under this contract after— (1) Completion and acceptance of all work; (2) Presentation of a properly executed voucher; and (3) Presentation of release of all claims against the Government arising by virtue of this contract,…
  • FAR 52.236-3 Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work.
    …ernment. Nor does the Government assume responsibility for any understanding reached or representation made concerning conditions which can affect the work by any of its officers or agents before the execution of this contract, unless that …

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