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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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160 sections with “prime contracts”: 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 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 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 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 49.108-2 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 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 49.108-3 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 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…
  • 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…
  • FAR 15.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …5.403-1(b)(4). The threshold for obtaining certified cost or pricing data is $950,000 for prime contracts awarded before July 1, 2018, and $2.5 million for prime contracts awarded on or after July 1, 2018. When a clause refers to this thres…
  • FAR 49.602 Forms for settlement of terminated contracts.
    The standard forms listed below shall be used for settling terminated prime contracts. The forms at 49.602-1 and 49.602-2 may also be used for settling terminated subcontracts. A listing of the Standard forms is located in subpart 53.3.
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …information. Listing of subcontracts awarded to companies for which the contractor is the prime or upper-tier contractor (include prime and subcontract numbers; subcontract value and award type; amount claimed during the fiscal year; and th…
  • FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification.
    …bsidiaries, and affiliates under common control, did not receive net awards of negotiated prime contracts and subcontracts subject to CAS totaling $50 million or more in the cost accounting period immediately preceding the period in which t…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …ontracting Officer that the subcontractor is entitled to the payment of such amount. (i) Prime-subcontractor disputes. A dispute between the Contractor and subcontractor relating to the amount or entitlement of a subcontractor to a payment…
  • 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 22.807 Exemptions.
    …ansactions of $10,000 or less. The Equal Opportunity clause is required to be included in prime contracts and subcontracts by 22.802(a). Individual prime contracts or subcontracts of $10,000 or less are exempt from application of the Equal …
  • 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 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 52.219-14 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 237.102-72 Contracts for management services.
    …2) Best technical performance for the warfighter; and (c) The contract requires that the prime contractor for the contract may not advise or recommend the award of a contract or subcontract for the development or production of the major sy…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …In its fiscal year preceding award of this contract, received Department of Defense (DoD) prime contracts or subcontracts, totaling $50 million or more for which certified cost or pricing data were required; or (2) In its fiscal year prece…
  • 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 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 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …not include profit for the transferring organization; but (B) May include profit for the prime contractor. (iv) For contract actions that are not awarded using competitive procedures, the fixed hourly rates for services that meet the defi…
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    …n to the extent consistent with the actual requirements of the Government. (d) Encourage prime contractors to subcontract with small business concerns (see subpart 19.7). (e)(1) Provide a copy of the proposed acquisition package and other…

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.