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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “public comment”

  • FAR 1.501-2 Opportunity for public comments.
    …a statement that the revision is effective on a temporary basis pending completion of the public comment period. (c) A minimum of 30 days and, normally, at least 60 days will be given for the receipt of comments.
  • FAR 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    As prescribed at 9.104-7(c), insert the following clause: Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) (a) The Contractor shall update the information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integri…
  • FAR 1.301 Policy.
    … or have a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors. However, publication is not required for issuances that merely implement or supplement higher level issuances that have previously undergone the public comment…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …competition. Advance notices must not be used where security considerations prohibit such publication. Advance notices will enable potential sources to learn of R&D programs and provide these sources with an opportunity to submit informatio…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ion at 2.101 of “consolidation” or “bundling”. (9) In accordance with section 1427(b) of Public Law 108-136 (40 U.S.C. 1103 note), orders placed under multi-agency contracts for services that substantially or to a dominant extent specify p…
  • DFARS 201.301 Policy.
    …sued in the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI). (b) When Federal Register publication is required for any policy, procedure, clause, or form, the department or agency requesting Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Su…
  • DFARS 201.201-1 The two councils.
    …ion that would be helpful in explaining the issue. IV. COLLATERALS: Address the need for public comment (FAR 1.301(b) and subpart 1.5), the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (FAR 1.301(c)). V. DEVIATIONS: If a re…
  • FAR 1.201-1 The two councils.
    …ecretariat (see 1.201-2) the information required under paragraphs 1.501-2(b) and (e) for publication in the Federal Register of a notice soliciting comments on a proposed revision to the FAR; (3) Considering all comments received in respo…
  • FAR 1.501-3 Exceptions.
    …the coverage shall be issued on a temporary basis and shall provide for at least a 30 day public comment period.
  • FAR 25.104 Nonavailable articles.
    …rdance with 25.103(b)(1)(i): (b) This list will be published in the Federal Register for public comment no less frequently than once every five years. Unsolicited recommendations for deletions from this list may be submitted at any time an…
  • FAR 25.105 Critical components and critical items.
    …ce factors in paragraph (a) of this section will be published in the Federal Register for public comment no less frequently than once every 4 years. Unsolicited recommendations for deletions from this list may be submitted at any time and s…
  • FAR 42.1503 Procedures.
    …rmance, but does not constitute a “past performance review,” which would be exempted from public availability in accordance with section 3010 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-212). Therefore, all such information po…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …ence to the appropriate technical capabilities defined in the USGv6 Profile (NIST Special Publication 500-267) and the corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the USGv6 Test Program. The applicability of IPv6 to agency networks…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …the Small Business Act). For the Department of Defense, in accordance with section 904 of Public Law 109-163 (10 U.S.C. 144 note), the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has been redesignated as the Office of Small Busin…
  • FAR 34.005-2 Mission-oriented solicitation.
    …cation of the acquisition should be given the widest practicable dissemination, including publicizing through the Governmentwide point of entry (see subpart 5.2) and should be sent to as wide a selection of potential sources as practicable,…
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    …ed sources, including sources that become known as a result of synopses or other means of publicizing requirements. If it is not practicable to initially solicit all apparently qualified sources, only a reasonable number need be solicited. …
  • DFARS 201.402 Policy.
    … when; (vii) State whether the proposed deviation was published (see FAR subpart 1.5 for publication requirements) in the Federal Register and provide analysis of comments; (viii) State whether the request for deviation has been reviewed …
  • DFARS 227.672 Policy.
    …r charges for data which it has a right to use and disclose to others, or which is in the public domain, or which the Government has acquired without restriction upon its use and disclosure to others. This policy shall be applied by the Dep…

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.