48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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9 sections with “principal partners”

  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …plan goals, provided that protégé is a covered territory business or that protégé has its principal office located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In accordance with 43 U.S.C. 1626— (i) Subcontracts awarded to an ANC or Indian tribe sh…
  • FAR 52.236-19 Organization and Direction of the Work.
    …ent direction of: (1) the Contractor, if the Contractor is an individual; (2) one or more principal partners, if the Contractor is a partnership; or (3) one or more senior officers, if Contractor is a corporation, association, or similar le…
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …orporation duly organized and existing under the laws of ________ [insert State] with its principal office in ________ [insert city]; the XYZ CORPORATION (Transferee), [if appropriate add “formerly known as the EFG Corporation”] a corporati…
  • FAR 4.102 Contractor's signature.
    …ated in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, the agent's authorization to bind the principal must be established by evidence satisfactory to the contracting officer.
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …attempts to advance the state of the art. Applied research does not include efforts whose principal aim is design, development, or test of specific items or services to be considered for sale; these efforts are within the definition of the …
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    …r. (14) A list of all salaries, bonuses, and other compensation paid or furnished to the principal officers or partners, and of all dividends and other withdrawals, and of all payments to stockholders in any form since the date of the firs…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …or certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals— (1) □ Are, □ are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Fede…
  • DFARS 225.772-1 Definitions.
    … a corporation, or organization organized under the laws of a foreign state if either its principal place of business is outside the United States or its equity securities are primarily traded on one or more foreign exchanges. (2) Notwiths…
  • DFARS 252.225-7051 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services.
    … a corporation, or organization organized under the laws of a foreign state if either its principal place of business is outside the United States or its equity securities are primarily traded on one or more foreign exchanges. (2) Notwiths…

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.