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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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17 sections with “prime contractor consent”

  • 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 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 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 44.201-1 Consent requirements.
    …dentified by subcontract number or by class of items (e.g., subcontracts for engines on a prime contract for airframes). (b) If the contractor does not have an approved purchasing system, consent to subcontract is required for cost-reimbur…
  • 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 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 49.112-1 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…
  • 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 9.604 Limitations.
    …ermine, on the basis of the stated contractor team arrangement, the responsibility of the prime contractor (see subpart 9.1); (c) Provide to the prime contractor data rights owned or controlled by the Government; (d) Pursue its policies o…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …ng Officer shall determine a daily interest rate based on the higher of (i) the published prime rate of the financial institution (depository) in which the special account is established or (ii) the rate established by the Secretary of the …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …software. Consent to subcontract means the contracting officer's written consent for the prime contractor to enter into a particular subcontract. Consolidation or consolidated requirement— (1) Means a solicitation for a single contract, …
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    (a) General. The prime contractor is responsible for managing contract performance, including planning, placing, and administering subcontracts as necessary to ensure the lowest overall cost and technical risk to the Government. When make-o…
  • FAR 49.206-1 Submission of settlement proposals.
    …termination, unless the period is extended by the TCO. Termination charges under a single prime contract involving two or more divisions or units of the prime contractor may be consolidated and included in a single settlement proposal. (b)…
  • FAR 27.202-1 Reporting of royalties.
    … approval of a subcontract, shall require royalty information if it is required under the prime contract. The contracting officer shall forward the information to the office having cognizance of patent matters. However, the contracting offi…
  • FAR 44.000 Scope of part.
    …) The consent and advance notification requirements of subpart 44.2 are not applicable to prime contracts for commercial products or commercial services acquired pursuant to part 12.
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …as provided for in 31.205-26(e) and (f), the Government will not pay profit or fee to the prime Contractor on materials. (c) If the Contractor enters into any subcontract that requires consent under the clause at 52.244-2, Subcontracts, wi…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …1, entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of the prime contract or a subcontract. It includes, but is not limited to, purchase orders, and changes and modifications to purchase orders. (b) When this…

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.