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26 sections with “professional employee”

  • FAR 52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.
    As prescribed in 22.1103, insert the following provision: Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees (FEB 1993) (a) Recompetition of service contracts may in some cases result in lowering the compensation (salaries and fringe b…
  • FAR 22.1102 Definition.
    Professional employee, as used in this subpart, means any person meeting the definition of employee employed in a bona fide . . . professional capacity given in 29 CFR part 541. The term embraces members of those professions having a recogn…
  • FAR 22.1103 Policy, procedures, and solicitation provision.
    All professional employees shall be compensated fairly and properly. Accordingly, the contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.222-46, Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees, in solicitations for negotiated contra…
  • FAR 31.205-33 Professional and consultant service costs.
    (a) Definition. Professional and consultant services, as used in this subsection, means those services rendered by persons who are members of a particular profession or possess a special skill and who are not officers or employees of the co…
  • FAR 31.205-43 Trade, business, technical, and professional activity costs.
    …llowing types of costs are allowable: (a) Memberships in trade, business, technical, and professional organizations. (b) Subscriptions to trade, business, professional, or other technical periodicals. (c) When the principal purpose of a …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ject management and administration; or R&D activities. It can also mean the furnishing of professional advice or assistance rendered to improve the effectiveness of Federal management processes or procedures (including those of an engineeri…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    … of the Small Business Act, as amended by Pub. L. 95-507, and subsequent amendments. (2) Professional and technical services. (i) Payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a cover…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …ed in cooperation with the Federal Government. Reasonable payment means, with respect to professional and other technical services, a payment in an amount that is consistent with the amount normally paid for such services in the private se…
  • FAR 36.601-4 Implementation.
    …vices to be “architect-engineer services” subject to the procedures of this subpart: (1) Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by applicable State law, which the State law requires to be performed or a…
  • FAR 52.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance.
    …ices contract, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 37.101, under which the professional services rendered by the Contractor are rendered in its capacity as an independent contractor. The Government may evaluate the quality of…
  • DFARS 252.237-7022 Services at installations being closed.
    …n 237.7402, use the following clause: Services at Installations Being Closed (MAY 1995) Professional employees shall be used by the local government to provide services under this contract to the extent that professionals are available in…
  • FAR 22.1101 Applicability.
    …lar service workers fairly, but it does not cover bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees.
  • FAR 36.602-2 Evaluation boards.
    …t and related acquisition matters. Members shall be appointed from among highly qualified professional employees of the agency or other agencies, and if authorized by agency procedure, private practitioners of architecture, engineering, or …
  • FAR 37.401 Policy.
    … is an independent contractor; (b) State that the Government may evaluate the quality of professional and administrative services provided, but retains no control over the medical, professional aspects of services rendered (e.g., professio…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …his definition may arise from— (i) Compensation, including wages, salaries, commissions, professional fees, or fees for business referrals; (ii) Consulting relationships (including commercial and professional consulting and service arrang…
  • FAR 37.101 Definitions.
    …either a nonpersonal or personal contract. It can also cover services performed by either professional or nonprofessional personnel whether on an individual or organizational basis. Some of the areas in which service contracts are found inc…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …his definition may arise from— (i) Compensation, including wages, salaries, commissions, professional fees, or fees for business referrals; (ii) Consulting relationships (including commercial and professional consulting and service arrang…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …ority include clinical social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other comparable professionals who have advanced degrees in counseling or related academic disciplines and who meet all requirements for State licensure and board cert…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …cribed in 5 CFR 2638.202(b). Compensation means wages, salaries, honoraria, commissions, professional fees, and any other form of compensation, provided directly or indirectly for services rendered. Compensation is indirectly provided if i…
  • FAR 3.801 Definitions.
    …ed in cooperation with the Federal Government. Reasonable payment means, with respect to professional and other technical services, a payment in an amount that is consistent with the amount normally paid for such services in the private se…
  • FAR 22.001 Definitions.
    …vice contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR part 541. The term “service employee” includes all such persons regardless of any contract…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    … Severance pay to employees on support service contracts; (11) Plant reconversion; (12) Professional services (e.g., legal, accounting, and engineering); (13) General and administrative costs (e.g., corporate, division, or branch allocat…
  • FAR 36.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.
    …hall classify each firm with respect to: (1) Location; (2) Specialized experience; (3) Professional capabilities; and (4) Capacity, with respect to the scope of work that can be undertaken. A firm's ability and experience in computer-as…
  • FAR 37.203 Policy.
    …tances specifically to aid in influencing or enacting legislation; or (5) Used to obtain professional or technical advice which is readily available within the agency or another Federal agency. (d) Limitation on payment for advisory and a…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …this contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as these terms are defined in part 541 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as revised. It includes all such persons regar…
  • DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors.
    … publicly available solicitation. Litigation support means administrative, technical, or professional services provided in support of the Government during or in anticipation of litigation. Litigation support contractor means a contractor…

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