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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • FAR 22.404-5 Expiration of project wage determinations.
    …er shall make every effort to ensure that contract award is made before expiration of the project wage determination included in the solicitation. (b) The following procedure applies when contracting by sealed bidding: (1) If a project wa…
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    (a) General. Project labor agreements established under this subpart shall fully conform to all statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. (b) Requirements. A project labor agreement shall— (1) Bind all contractors and subcontractors en…
  • FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement.
    As prescribed in 22.505(a)(1), insert the following provision: Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement (JAN 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision, the following terms are defined in clause 52.222-34, Project Labor Agr…
  • FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.
    As prescribed in 22.505(b)(1), insert the following clause: Project Labor Agreement (JAN 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Construction means construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, modernization, alteration, conversio…
  • DFARS 252.226-7002 Representation for Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons with Disabilities.
    As prescribed in 226.7203, use the following provision: Representation for Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons With Disabilities (DEC 2019) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Eligible contractor means a busin…
  • DFARS 206.001-70 Exception for prototype projects for follow-on production contracts.
    … developed pursuant to the “other transactions” authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022 for prototype projects, when the contracting officer receives sufficient documentation from the agreements officer issuing the other transaction agreement for the p…
  • DFARS 236.274 Restriction on acquisition of steel for use in military construction projects.
    …tions acts), do not acquire, or allow a contractor to acquire, steel for any construction project or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, or manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such acquisition…
  • FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects.
    Advance notices and solicitations shall state the magnitude of the requirement in terms of physical characteristics and estimated price range. In no event shall the statement of magnitude disclose the Government's estimate. Therefore, the e…
  • DFARS 225.871 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cooperative projects.
  • DFARS 225.7705 Prohibition on use of funds for contracts of certain programs and projects in Afghanistan that cannot be safely accessed.
  • DFARS 236.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects.
    Additional price ranges are— (i) Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000; (ii) Between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000; (iii) Between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000; (iv) Between $250,000,000 and $500,000,000; and (v) Over $500,000,000.
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …tional policy development; decision-making; management and administration; program and/or project management and administration; or R&D activities. It can also mean the furnishing of professional advice or assistance rendered to improve the…
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    …e United States; and (B) Established specifically for the performance of the contract or project; (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this definition, includes fabrication plants, mobile factories, batch plants, borrow pits, job he…
  • FAR 22.404-2 General requirements.
    …hich each determination or part thereof applies. The contracting officer must not include project wage determinations in contracts or options other than those for which they are issued. When exercising an option to extend the term of a cont…
  • FAR 22.404-3 Procedures for requesting wage determinations.
    …eneral wage determination on the Wage Determinations at SAM.gov website applicable to the project, the agency may use it without notifying the Department of Labor. When necessary, a request for a general wage determination may be made by su…
  • FAR 22.503 Policy.
    (a) Executive Order (E.O.) 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, requires agencies to use project labor agreements in large-scale construction projects to promote economy and efficiency in the administrat…
  • FAR 22.505 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    When a project labor agreement is used for a construction project, the contracting officer shall— (a)(1) Insert the provision at 52.222-33, Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement, in solicitations containing the clause 52.222-34…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …or to that date. (This method is also known as the unit credit cost method without salary projection.) Accumulating costs means collecting cost data in an organized manner, such as through a system of accounts. Actual cash value means the…
  • FAR 36.104 Policy.
    …ruction practices so as to— (1) Ensure that— (i) All new construction and modernization projects greater than 25,000 gross square feet are designed, constructed, and maintained to meet and, wherever practicable, exceed Federal sustainable…
  • FAR 36.602-1 Selection criteria.
    …pliance with performance schedules; (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, gi…
  • FAR 39.102 Management of risk.
    …als are jointly responsible for assessing, monitoring and controlling risk when selecting projects for investment and during program implementation. (b) Types of risk may include schedule risk, risk of technical obsolescence, cost risk, ri…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …e United States; and (B) Established specifically for the performance of the contract or project; (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this definition, includes any fabrication plants, mobile factories, batch plants, borrow pits, jo…
  • DFARS 225.871-3 General.
    (a) Cooperative project authority. (1) Departments and agencies, that have authority to do so, may enter into cooperative project agreements with NATO or with one or more member countries of NATO under DoDD 5530.3, International Agreements.…
  • DFARS 225.7705-2 Waiver of prohibition.
    …ion, approved in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section, that— (1) The program or project clearly contributes to United States national interests or strategic objectives; (2) The Government of Afghanistan has requested or expressed…
  • DFARS 225.7705-3 Procedures.
    …igate or expend funds for contracts for a construction or other infrastructure program or project in Afghanistan, awarded after December 23, 2016, unless the requiring activity provides the following documentation: (1) Written affirmation …
  • DFARS 226.7202 Policy and procedures.
    (a)(1) Contracting officers may use this Demonstration Project to award one or more contracts to an eligible contractor for the purpose of providing defense contracting opportunities for entities that employ severely disabled individuals. T…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …h costs are allowable in accordance with FAR part 31 and DFARS part 231; (2) An audit of projected restructuring costs and restructuring savings is performed; (3) The cognizant administrative contracting officer (ACO) reviews the audit re…
  • DFARS 237.7502 Policy.
    …Acquisition and Management of Industrial Resources, in processing requests for facilities projects. (b) Departments and agencies shall submit reports of facilities projects to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees— (1) At least 3…
  • FAR 22.502 Definitions.
    …52(5) of which building and construction employees are members. Large-scale construction project means a Federal construction project within the United States for which the total estimated cost of the construction contract to the Federal G…
  • FAR 25.602-1 Section 1605 of the Recovery Act.
    … the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Recovery Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless the public building or public work is loca…
  • FAR 28.305 Overseas workers' compensation and war-hazard insurance.
    …act, as used in this subpart, means any contract for a fixed improvement or for any other project, fixed or not, for the public use of the United States or its allies, involving construction, alteration, removal, or repair, including projec…
  • FAR 36.609-1 Design within funding limitations.
    (a) The Government may require the architect-engineer contractor to design the project so that construction costs will not exceed a contractually specified dollar limit (funding limitation). If the price of construction proposed in response…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …planned to be subcontracted for an individual subcontracting plan; or the Offeror's total projected sales, expressed in dollars, and the total value of projected subcontracts, including all indirect costs except as described in paragraph (g…
  • FAR 52.232-28 Invitation To Propose Performance-Based Payments.
    …ormance bases and performance-based finance payment amounts). (2) A listing of— (i) The projected performance-based payment dates and the projected payment amounts; and (ii) The projected delivery date and the projected payment amount. …
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …ause, means those measurable net reductions resulting from a VECP in the agency's overall projected collateral costs, exclusive of acquisition savings, whether or not the acquisition cost changes. Contracting office includes any contractin…
  • DFARS 231.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …rred on covered contracts to be allowable— (1) The contractor is required to report IR&D projects generating the IR&D costs to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) using the DTIC's online input form and instructions at https://d…
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    …acquisition is for construction and seeks to package or consolidate discrete construction projects and the magnitude of this consolidation makes it unlikely that small businesses can compete for the prime contract; (iii) The proposed acqui…
  • FAR 22.404-1 Types of wage determinations.
    ….gov, or contact the procurement agency labor advisor listed on https://www.sam.gov. (b) Project wage determinations. A project wage determination is issued at the specific request of a contracting agency. It is used only when no general w…
  • FAR 22.404-6 Modifications of wage determinations.
    …eing changed or by reissuing the entire determination with changes incorporated. (2) All project wage determination modifications expire on the same day as the original determination. The need to include a modification of a project wage de…
  • FAR 29.401-4 New Mexico gross receipts and compensating tax.
    …ible personal property that will become an ingredient or component part of a construction project. Such tangible personal property retains its character as tangible personal property until it is installed as an ingredient or component part …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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