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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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225 sections with “prime”: the first 40

  • FAR 32.504 Subcontracts under prime contracts providing progress payments.
    …fy the new rate in paragraph (j)(6) of the clause at 52.232-16, Progress Payments, in the prime contract. This will allow the contractor to include the progress payments to the subcontractor in the cost basis for progress payments by the Go…
  • FAR 45.502 Subcontractor and alternate prime contractor locations.
    …e subcontractor compliance with Government property administration requirements, and with prime contractor consent, the property administrator assigned to the prime contract may request support property administration from another contract …
  • FAR 49.107 Audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements.
    (a) The TCO shall refer each prime contractor settlement proposal valued at or above the threshold for obtaining certified cost or pricing data set forth in FAR 15.403-4(a)(1) to the appropriate audit agency for review and recommendations. …
  • FAR 49.108-2 Prime contractor's rights and obligations.
    …ermination for convenience clauses provide that after receipt of a termination notice the prime contractor shall, unless directed otherwise by the TCO, terminate all subcontracts to the extent that they relate to the performance of prime wo…
  • FAR 32.110 Payment of subcontractors under cost-reimbursement prime contracts.
    If the contractor makes financing payments to a subcontractor under a cost-reimbursement prime contract, the contracting officer should accept the financing payments as reimbursable costs of the prime contract only under the following condi…
  • FAR 45.501 Prime contractor alternate locations.
    The property administrator assigned to the prime contract may request support property administration from another contract administration office, for purposes of evaluating prime contractor management of property located at subcontractors …
  • FAR 49.104 Duties of prime contractor after receipt of notice of termination.
    …acts thereunder; (b) Terminate all subcontracts related to the terminated portion of the prime contract; (c) Immediately advise the TCO of any special circumstances precluding the stoppage of work; (d) Perform the continued portion of th…
  • FAR 32.009 Providing accelerated payments to small business contractors and to prime contractors that subcontract with a small business concern.
  • DFARS 232.009 Providing accelerated payments to small business contractors and to prime contractors that subcontract with a small business concern.
  • FAR 3.502-1 Definitions.
    …dit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind which is provided to any prime contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable t…
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in connection with a prime contract or a subcontract relating to a prime contract. The Kickbacks statute— (a) Prohibits any person from— (1) Providing, attempting to pro…
  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …t products or services. (5) Because FAPIIS is a database that provides information about prime contractors, the contracting officer posts information required to be posted about a subcontractor, such as trafficking in persons violations, t…
  • FAR 15.404-3 Subcontract pricing considerations.
    …cting officer is responsible for the determination of a fair and reasonable price for the prime contract, including subcontracting costs. The contracting officer should consider whether a contractor or subcontractor has an approved purchasi…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …ed contract items; or for subcontract defective pricing, the date payment was made to the prime contractor, based on prime contract progress billings or deliveries, which included payments for a completed and accepted subcontract item); and…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ontractor that was required to submit certified cost or pricing data in connection with a prime contract entered into before July 1, 2018, the contracting officer shall modify the contract without requiring consideration, to replace clause …
  • FAR 19.301-2 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented its status as a small business concern.
    …ssued, orders issued, or purchases made under BPAs on that contract in its small business prime contracting goal achievements. When a contractor's rerepresentation for a contract qualifies it as a different small business concern identified…
  • FAR 19.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
    …s, a concern is small if it does not exceed the size standard for the NAICS code that the prime contractor determines best describes the product or service being acquired by the subcontract. (2)(i) Unless the prime contractor has reason to…
  • FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.
    … a subcontracting plan, to the cognizant contract administration office. (f) Monitor the prime contractor's compliance with its subcontracting plan, to include the following: (1) Ensure that subcontracting reports are submitted into the e…
  • FAR 26.103 Procedures.
    (a) Contracting officers and prime contractors, acting in good faith, may rely on the representation of an Indian organization or Indian-owned economic enterprise as to its eligibility, unless an interested party challenges its status or th…
  • FAR 42.505 Postaward subcontractor conferences.
    (a) The prime contractor is generally responsible for conducting postaward conferences with subcontractors. However, the prime contractor may invite Government representatives to a conference with subcontractors, or the Government may reque…
  • FAR 44.202-2 Considerations.
    …, equipment, or services technically justified? (4) Has the contractor complied with the prime contract requirements regarding— (i) Small business subcontracting, including, if applicable, its plan for subcontracting with small, veteran-o…
  • FAR 44.203 Consent limitations.
    …e the results of arbitration, judicial determination, or voluntary settlement between the prime contractor and subcontractor binding on the Government; or (5) Repetitive or unduly protracted use of cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, o…
  • FAR 46.405 Subcontracts.
    …est. The primary purpose 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 …
  • FAR 49.108-3 Settlement procedure.
    …tractors in general conformity with the policies and principles relating to settlement of prime contracts in this subpart and subparts 49.2 or 49.3. However, the basis and form of the subcontractor's settlement proposal must be acceptable t…
  • FAR 49.108-4 Authorization for subcontract settlements without approval or ratification.
    (a)(1) The TCO may, upon written request, give written authorization to the prime contractor to conclude settlements of subcontracts terminated in whole or in part without approval or ratification when the amount of settlement (see 49.002(d…
  • FAR 49.108-7 Government assistance in settling subcontracts.
    In unusual cases the TCO may determine, with the consent of the prime contractor, that it is in the Government's interest to provide assistance to the prime contractor in the settlement of a particular subcontract. In these situations, the …
  • FAR 49.108-8 Assignment of rights under subcontracts.
    …ermination for convenience clauses in 52.249, except the short-form clauses, obligate the prime contractor to assign to the Government, as directed by the TCO, all rights, titles, and interest under any subcontract terminated because of ter…
  • FAR 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    … If the contract authorizes partial payments on settlement proposals before settlement, a prime contractor may request them on the form prescribed in 49.602-4 at any time after submission of interim or final settlement proposals. The Govern…
  • FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures.
    …dit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind which is provided to any prime Contractor, prime Contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable t…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …its terms and conditions, for supplies and services for which the Government has paid the prime contractor. Subcontract means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government p…
  • FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.
    …ractor, that— (1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status)…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …ubcontract, shall be deemed to refer to the subcontractor, except in 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 execut…
  • FAR 52.226-1 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises.
    …ble for services from BIA in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1542(c). Interested party means a prime contractor or an actual or prospective offeror whose direct economic interest would be affected by the award of a subcontract or by the failure …
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …include measures that— (i) Ensure competition, or the option of competition, at both the prime contract level and subcontract level (at such tier or tiers as are appropriate) throughout the program life cycle as a means to improve contract…
  • DFARS 222.406-1 Policy.
    …rd of the contract, the contracting officer shall provide a preconstruction letter to the prime contractor. This letter should accomplish the following, as appropriate— (A) Indicate that the labor standards requirements contained in the co…
  • DFARS 234.7002 Policy.
    …apply only to subsystems of major weapon systems that are acquired by DoD through a— (i) Prime contract; (ii) Modification to a prime contract; or (iii) Subcontract under a prime contract for the acquisition of a subsystem proposed as a …
  • DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program).
    …han one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government prime Contractor or subcontractor calling for supplies or services required for performance of the contract or subcontract. (b) Test Program. The Con…
  • DFARS 252.225-7013 Duty-Free Entry.
    …address; or (ii) Military installation; and (2) Include the following information: (i) Prime contract number and, if applicable, delivery order number. (ii) Number of the subcontract for foreign supplies, if applicable. (iii) Identific…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …ng terms and conditions and any other clauses needed to carry out the requirements of the prime contract; (3) Maintain an organization plan that establishes clear lines of authority and responsibility; (4) Ensure all purchase orders are b…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …ubcontractor means a supplier, materialman, distributor, or vendor at any level below the prime contractor whose contractual obligation to perform results from, or is conditioned upon, award of the prime contract and who is performing any p…

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.