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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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39 sections with “prohibitions”

  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    The following limitations and prohibitions apply when considering the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection procedures. (a) Limitations. (1) In accordance with section 813 of the National Defense Authorization Ac…
  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    (a) Prohibition on disclosing procurement information (41 U.S.C. 2102). (1) A person described in paragraph (a)(2) of this subsection must not, other than as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or proposal information or sour…
  • FAR 3.104-6 Ethics advisory opinions regarding prohibitions on a former official's acceptance of compensation from a contractor.
    (a) An official or former official of a Federal agency who does not know whether he or she is or would be precluded by 41 U.S.C. 2104 (see 3.104-3(d)) from accepting compensation from a particular contractor may request advice from the appr…
  • FAR 15.608 Prohibitions.
    (a) Government personnel shall not use any data, concept, idea, or other part of an unsolicited proposal as the basis, or part of the basis, for a solicitation or in negotiations with any other firm unless the offeror is notified of and agr…
  • FAR 24.202 Prohibitions.
    (a) A proposal in the possession or control of the Government, submitted in response to a competitive solicitation, shall not be made available to any person under the Freedom of Information Act. This prohibition does not apply to a proposa…
  • DFARS 225.772-2 Prohibitions.
    Except as provided in 225.772-4, the contracting officer shall not award a contract for commercial satellite services to— (a)(1) A foreign entity if the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or the Under Secretary of D…
  • FAR 40.202-4 Exemptions.
    The prohibitions in 40.202 do not apply to the following (see sections 1823, 1824, and 1825 of Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.): (a) Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of State, and the Department …
  • FAR 40.202-5 Exceptions.
    The prohibitions in this section do not apply to the following (section 1832 of Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.): (a) Wildfire management operations and search and rescue operations exception. The prohibitions in 40.202 do not ap…
  • FAR 4.2102 Prohibition.
    … component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. (d) Recording prohibitions in the System for Award Management (SAM). (1) Prohibitions on purchases of products or services produced or provided by entities identif…
  • FAR 40.200 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart provides policies and procedures to implement security prohibitions and exclusions that restrict Federal agencies from procuring, obtaining, or using certain products, services, or sources. (b) The following prohibitions a…
  • FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.
    …ctor General). (c) The Contractor shall notify current employees and subcontractors that prohibitions and restrictions of any preexisting internal confidentiality agreements or statements covered by this clause, to the extent that such pro…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    … any time after said period and the data will no longer be made subject to any disclosure prohibitions. (iii) If the Contractor provides written justification to substantiate the propriety of the markings within the period set in paragraph…
  • FAR 4.000 Scope of part.
    …iles. (b) Additionally, this part includes policies and procedures to implement security prohibitions and exclusions that restrict Federal agencies from procuring, obtaining, or using certain products, services, or sources. Additional secu…
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    …rt is required to be included in contracts solely for the acquisition, without disclosure prohibitions, of books, publications, and similar items in the exact form in which the items exist prior to the request for purchase (i.e., the off-th…
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    …actor shall ensure that its employees are subject to all such access, use, and disclosure prohibitions and obligations. (iv) These access, use, and disclosure prohibitions and obligations shall survive the expiration or termination of this…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …ut permission of the Contractor, except that, subject to the foregoing use and disclosure prohibitions, these data may be disclosed for use by support Contractors. After the protection period, the Government has a paid-up license to use, an…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …actor shall ensure that its employees are subject to all such access, use, and disclosure prohibitions and obligations. (iii) These access, use, and disclosure prohibitions and obligations shall survive the expiration or termination of thi…
  • FAR 3.805 Exemption.
    …cretary of Defense may exempt, on a case-by-case basis, a covered Federal action from the prohibitions of this subpart whenever the Secretary determines, in writing, that such an exemption is in the national interest. The Secretary shall tr…
  • FAR 3.909-3 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    When using funding subject to the prohibitions in 3.909-1(a), the contracting officer shall— (a)(1) Include the provision at 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or St…
  • FAR 6.305 Availability of the justification.
    …closure of information contained in the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the prohibitions against disclosure in 24.202 in determining whether the justification, or portions of it, are exempt from posting. Although the submitter…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …closure of information contained in the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the prohibitions against disclosure in 24.202 in determining whether other data should be removed. Although the submitter notice process set out in Execut…
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …b)(1) of this section. (3) For the reasons given in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, no prohibitions are imposed on development and design contractors.
  • FAR 13.201 General.
    …elligence, Secretary of Defense, or Secretary of Homeland Security (see 4.2303). (m) The prohibitions on unmanned aircraft systems (e.g., drones) in 40.202 apply to purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold.
  • FAR 15.102 Oral presentations.
    …o provide the oral presentation(s); (3) The requirements for, and any limitations and/or prohibitions on, the use of written material or other media to supplement the oral presentations; (4) The location, date, and time for the oral prese…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …closure of information contained in the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the prohibitions against disclosure in 24.202 in determining whether other data should be removed. Although the submitter notice process set out in Execut…
  • FAR 22.1704 Violations and remedies.
    …Inspector General report of an investigation of a violation of the trafficking in persons prohibitions in 22.1703(a) and 52.222-50(b). (2)(i) Upon receipt of a report from the agency Inspector General that provides support for the allegati…
  • FAR 27.404-5 Unauthorized, omitted, or incorrect markings.
    …gs will be cancelled or ignored and the data will no longer be made subject to disclosure prohibitions, unless the contractor files suit within 90 days in a court of competent jurisdiction. The markings will not be cancelled or ignored unti…
  • FAR 27.405-4 Other existing data.
    …r than limited rights data) to be delivered and the data are available without disclosure prohibitions, unless reproduction rights to the data are to be obtained. (b) If the reproduction rights to the data are to be obtained in any contrac…
  • FAR 39.101 Policy.
    …Secretary of Homeland Security (see 4.2303). (i) Executive agencies must comply with the prohibitions on unmanned aircraft systems (e.g., drones) in accordance with 40.202.
  • FAR 40.202-6 Waivers.
    The head of the agency may waive the prohibitions under 40.202 on a case-by-case basis in accordance with agency procedures and based on the statutory waiver provisions (sections 1823, 1824, and 1825 of Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note p…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …1704(d)(1), that substantiates an allegation of a violation of the trafficking in persons prohibitions in 22.1703(a) and 52.222-50(b); or (vi) Determines that a contractor has a history of three or more unjustified reduced or untimely paym…
  • FAR 52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act—Covered Foreign Entities.
    …rmination expressly stated in the contract. (d) Exemptions, exceptions, and waivers. The prohibitions in this clause do not apply where the agency has determined an exemption, exception, or waiver applies and the contract indicates that su…
  • DFARS 203.070 Reporting of violations and suspected violations.
    …303). (e) Covenant Against Contingent Fees (FAR 3.405). (f) Kickbacks (FAR 3.502). (g) Prohibitions on persons convicted of defense-related contract felonies (203.570).
  • DFARS 208.405 Ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedules.
    …f a covered system, as defined in 239.7301. (2) See 215.101-2-70 for the limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, which are applicable to orders placed under Federal Suppl…
  • DFARS 212.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
    (1) See 215.101-2-70 for the limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, which are applicable to the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. (2) See 217.7…
  • DFARS 213.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    …t of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301. (ii) See 215.101-2-70 for limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, which are applicable to simplified acquisitions. (iii) S…
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    …tiple-award contracts—(1) Fair opportunity. (A) See 215.101-2-70 for the limitations and prohibitions on the use of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, which are applicable to orders placed against multiple aw…
  • DFARS 225.772-4 Exception.
    (a) The prohibitions in 225.772-2(a) and (b) do not apply if— (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, without power of redelegation, determines that it is in the nat…
  • DFARS 252.222-7006 Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements.
    … employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. (c) The prohibitions of this clause do not apply with respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or independent contractors that m…

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.