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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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272 sections with “production contract”: the first 40

  • DFARS 206.001-70 Exception for prototype projects for follow-on production contracts.
    (a) Also excepted from this part are follow-on production contracts for products developed pursuant to the “other transactions” authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022 for prototype projects, when the contracting officer receives sufficient documentati…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ed (e.g., under a letter contract), describe them on an attached supporting page. When preproduction or startup costs are significant, or when specifically requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, provide a full identification and exp…
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    …produced, furnished, or acquired under the contract, unless the contract is— (i) For the production of special works of the type set forth in 27.405-1, although in these cases insert the clause at 52.227-14, Rights in Data—General, and mak…
  • FAR 31.205-25 Manufacturing and production engineering costs.
    (a) The costs of manufacturing and production engineering effort as described in (1) through (4) below are all allowable: (1) Developing and deploying new or improved materials, systems, processes, methods, equipment, tools and techniques …
  • FAR 32.304-5 Assignment of claims under contracts.
    …actor that is provided a guaranteed loan to execute an assignment of claims under defense production contracts (including any contracts entered into during the term of the guaranteed loan that are eligible for financing under the loan); how…
  • FAR 32.305 Loan guarantees for terminated contracts.
    … i.e., to provide for financing based on the borrower's recoverable investment in defense production contracts, may also apply to contracts that have been terminated (partially or totally) for the convenience of the Government. Guaranteed l…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    … solicitations and contracts, and solicitations and contracts containing low-rate-initial-production or early production units, the contracting officer must modify the clause at 52.248-1, Value Engineering, by— (1) Revising paragraph (i)(3…
  • FAR 9.308-1 Testing performed by the contractor.
    …2) If it is intended that the contractor be required to produce the first article and the production quantity at the same facility, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I. (3) If it is necessary to authorize the …
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …tractor, for a reasonable period of time including, at least, the duration of the initial production contract. The restriction in this paragraph (a)(1) shall not apply to— (i) Contractors that furnish at Government request specifications o…
  • FAR 48.102 Policies.
    …he value engineering program requirement clause (52.248-1, Alternates I or II) in initial production contracts for major systems programs (see definition of major system in 34.001) and for contracts for major systems research and developmen…
  • FAR 52.234-1 Industrial Resources Developed Under Title III, Defense Production Act.
    …04, insert the following clause: Industrial Resources Developed Under Title III, Defense Production Act (SEP 2016) (a) Definitions. Title III industrial resource means materials, services, processes, or manufacturing equipment (including…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …rocurement of aircraft, the budget request includes full funding of procurement funds for production beyond advance procurement activities of aircraft units to be produced in the fiscal year covered by the budget; (3) Cancellation provisio…
  • FAR 9.507-2 Contract clause.
    …dvantage or potential bias. This period varies. It might end, for example, when the first production contract using the contractor's specifications or work statement is awarded, or it might extend through the entire life of a system for whi…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …tion of Government-furnished property and ensure appropriate consideration. (31) Perform production support, surveillance, and status reporting, including timely reporting of potential and actual slippages in contract delivery schedules. …
  • FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.
    …ftware) made or furnished by the subcontractor under this contract or under any follow-on production contract. (b) The prohibition in (a) above does not preclude the Contractor from asserting rights that are otherwise authorized by law or …
  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    … article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract quantity is at the sole risk of the Contractor. Before first article approval, the costs thereof shall not …
  • FAR 52.242-2 Production Progress Reports.
    As prescribed in 42.1107(a), insert the following clause; Production Progress Reports (APR 1991) (a) The Contractor shall prepare and submit to the Contracting Officer the production progress reports specified in the contract Schedule. (…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    ….C. 2350a(g)). However, this exception does not apply to any acquisitions under follow-on production contracts. (b) One or more of the following exceptions may apply to an end item or component that includes any of the following, under a p…
  • DFARS 237.102-72 Contracts for management services.
    …e of which is to perform acquisition support functions with respect to the development or production of a major system, only if— (a) The contract prohibits the contractor from performing inherently governmental functions; (b) The DoD orga…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … to provide direct support of a weapon system that is essential to research, development, production, operation or maintenance of the system. Affiliates means associated business concerns or individuals if, directly or indirectly either on…
  • FAR 16.104 Factors in selecting contract types.
    …ifficult to estimate performance costs in advance. As a requirement recurs or as quantity production begins, the cost risk should shift to the contractor, and a fixed-price contract should be considered. (e) Combining contract types. If th…
  • FAR 16.403-2 Fixed-price incentive (successive targets) contracts.
    …t responsibility than would a formula for establishing final profit and price.) (iv) The production point at which the firm target cost and firm target profit will be negotiated (usually before delivery or shop completion of the first item…
  • FAR 27.405-1 Special works.
    …e in contracts (or may be made applicable to portions thereof) that are primarily for the production or compilation of data (other than limited rights data or restricted computer software) for the Government's own use, or when there is a sp…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    …racting officer should consider the contractor's plans and orders for current and planned production when determining if items can reasonably be used on other work of the contractor. Contemporaneous purchases of common items by the contract…
  • FAR 34.005-5 Full-scale development contracts.
    …e development contracts should provide for the contractors to submit priced proposals for production that are based on the latest quantity, schedule, and logistics requirements and other considerations that will be used in making the produc…
  • FAR 34.005-6 Full production.
    Contracts for full production of successfully tested major systems selected from the full-scale development phase may be awarded if the agency head (a) reaffirms the mission need and program objectives and (b) grants approval to proceed wit…
  • FAR 35.006 Contracting methods and contract type.
    …onfidence in the cost estimate for price negotiations. (See 16.207.) (e) Projects having production requirements as a follow-on to R&D efforts normally should progress from cost-reimbursement contracts to fixed-price contracts as designs b…
  • FAR 42.1104 Surveillance requirements.
    (a) The contract administration office determines the extent of production surveillance on the basis of (1) the criticality (degree of importance to the Government) assigned by the contracting officer (see 42.1105) to the supplies or servic…
  • FAR 42.1107 Contract clause.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.242-2, Production Progress Reports, in solicitations and contracts when production progress reporting is required; unless a construction contract, or a Federal Supply Schedule contra…
  • FAR 48.104-1 Determining sharing period.
    …ted. (c) For engineering-development contracts and contracts containing low-rate-initial-production or early production units, the end of the sharing period is based not on a calendar date, but on acceptance of a specified quantity of futu…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …ces placed on data pursuant to this paragraph (c), and will include such notices on all reproductions of the data. (d) Release, publication, and use of data. The Contractor shall have the right to use, release to others, reproduce, distrib…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …metals means silver, gold, platinum, palladium, iridium, osmium, rhodium, and ruthenium. Production scrap means unusable material resulting from production, engineering, operations and maintenance, repair, and research and development cont…
  • FAR 53.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    …rs, as specified in 9.106-1, 9.106-2, and 9.106-4. These forms are authorized for local reproduction and can be found at the GSA Forms Library at https://www.gsa.gov/forms. (a) SF 1403 (Rev. 01/2014), Preaward Survey of Prospective Contrac…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …ng officer is prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 3208(d)(1) from requiring offers for development or production of major systems that would enable the Government to use technical data to competitively reprocure identical items or components of the sys…
  • DFARS 209.571-7 Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts.
    …ontractor from participating as a contractor or major subcontractor in the development or production of a weapon system under such program. (2) The requirement in paragraph (b)(1) of this subsection cannot be waived. (c) Exception. (1) Th…
  • DFARS 227.7103-7 Use and nondisclosure agreement.
    …r computer software delivered to the Government with restrictions on use, modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure may not be provided to third parties, unless the intended recipient completes and signs the u…
  • DFARS 227.7103-10 Contractor identification and marking of technical data to be furnished with restrictive markings.
    …or asserts should be provided to the Government with restrictions on use, modification, reproduction, release or disclosure. This requirement does not apply to restrictions based solely on copyright. The notification and identification must…
  • DFARS 227.7203-10 Contractor identification and marking of computer software or computer software documentation to be furnished with restrictive markings.
    …or asserts should be provided to the Government with restrictions on use, modification, reproduction, release, or disclosure. This requirement does not apply to restrictions based solely on copyright. Subsequent to contract award, the claus…
  • DFARS 235.006 Contracting methods and contract type.
    …d (B) Notify the milestone decision authority of an intent not to exercise a fixed-price production option on a development contract for a major weapon system reasonably in advance of the expiration of the option exercise period. (ii) For…
  • DFARS 242.1104 Surveillance requirements.
    (a) The cognizant contract administration office (CAO)— (i) Shall perform production surveillance on all contractors that have Criticality Designator A or B contracts; (ii) Shall not perform production surveillance on contractors that hav…

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