48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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90 sections with “public disclosure”: the first 40
- FAR 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation.As prescribed in 23.502, insert the following provision: Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation (DEC 2016) (a) This representation shall be completed if the Offeror received $7.5 million or more i…
- FAR 5.406 Public disclosure of justification documents for certain contract actions.(a) Justifications and approvals for other than full and open competition must be posted in accordance with 6.305. (b) Limited-source justifications (excluding brand name) for FSS orders or blanket purchase agreements with an estimated val…
- DFARS 252.225-7057 Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.…g provision: Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China (Aug 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Covered contract and covered entity have the meaning given in the clause 252.…
- DFARS 252.225-7058 Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.…ing clause: Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work In the People's Republic of China (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered contract means any DoD contract or subcontract with a value in excess of…
- 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…
- DFARS 223.501-70 Disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions.…nt. (ii) FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, paragraph (c)(1)(xix), Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation. (iii) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Comm…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…h is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management an…
- FAR 14.404-4 Restrictions on disclosure of descriptive literature.… literature (as defined in 2.101), and the bidder imposes a restriction that prevents the public disclosure of such literature, the restriction may render the bid nonresponsive. The restriction renders the bid nonresponsive if it prohibits …
- DFARS 225.7021 Disclosure requirements for employment transparency regarding individuals who perform work in the People's Republic of China.See PGI 225.7021 for additional procedures regarding disclosures.
- DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors.…igation support under a contract. The term does not include information that is lawfully, publicly available without restriction, including information contained in a publicly available solicitation. Litigation support means administrative…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…ncluding any individual assigned under section 502(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) to be temporarily in charge of such a mission or office. Claim means a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracti…
- FAR 3.101-1 General.…ity and with preferential treatment for none. Transactions relating to the expenditure of public funds require the highest degree of public trust and an impeccable standard of conduct. The general rule is to avoid strictly any conflict of i…
- FAR 5.301 General.…the award of any subcontracts. However, the dollar threshold is not a prohibition against publicizing an award of a smaller amount when publicizing would be advantageous to industry or to the Government. (2) Certain contract actions greate…
- FAR 6.305 Availability of the justification.(a) The agency shall make publicly available the justification required by 6.303-1 as required by 10 U.S.C. 3204(f) and 41 U.S.C. 3304(f). Except for the circumstances in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the justification shall be ma…
- FAR 9.105-2 Determinations and documentation.…ion posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews, will be publicly available. FAPIIS consists of two segments— (A) The non-public segment, into which Government officials and contractors post information, wh…
- 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…
- FAR 24.203 Policy.…e Act specifies, among other things, how agencies shall make their records available upon public request, imposes strict time standards for agency responses, and exempts certain records from public disclosure. Each agency's implementation o…
- FAR 27.302 Policy.… unduly encumbering future research and discovery; (4) Promote the commercialization and public availability of the inventions made in the United States by United States industry and labor; (5) Ensure that the Government obtains sufficien…
- FAR 27.305-4 Protection of invention disclosures.…vernment will, to the extent authorized by 35 U.S.C. 205, withhold from disclosure to the public any invention disclosures reported under the patent rights clauses of 52.227-11 or 52.227-13 for a reasonable time in order for patent applicat…
- FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.…ere is no employer to whom such an individual could submit the required disclosures. Non-public information means any Government or third-party information that— (1) Is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.…
- FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.…port information on subcontract awards. The law requires all reported information be made public, therefore, the Contractor is responsible for notifying its subcontractors that the required information will be made public. (c) Nothing in t…
- FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.… benefits are, to the extent permitted by law or Government regulations, available to the public on reasonable terms. Subject invention means any invention of the Contractor made in the performance of work under this contract. (b) Contrac…
- FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.… benefits are, to the extent permitted by law or Government regulations, available to the public on reasonable terms. Subject invention, means any invention of the Contractor made in the performance of work under this contract. (b) Owners…
- FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.…overnment to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose, and to have or permit others to do so. (b) Allocation of rights…
- FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.…overnment to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever, and to have or permit others to do so. (b) Allocatio…
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…changes to technical data furnished to the Contractor by the Government; (vii) Otherwise publicly available or have been released or disclosed by the Contractor or subcontractor without restrictions on further use, release or disclosure, o…
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.…y used for nongovernmental purposes which— (1) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the public; (2) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the public; (3) Has not been offered, sold, leased, or licensed to the public but will b…
- DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.…y used for nongovernmental purposes which— (1) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the public; (2) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the public; (3) Has not been offered, sold, leased, or licensed to the public but will b…
- DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).…invention are, to the extent permitted by law or Government regulations, available to the public on reasonable terms. Subject invention means any invention of the Contractor made in the performance of work under this contract. (b) Contrac…
- FAR 27.405-1 Special works.…fiable information such that the disclosure thereof would violate the right of privacy or publicity of the individual to whom the information relates; (7) Investigatory reports; (8) The development, accumulation, or compilation of data (o…
- DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…ity Model Certification Level Requirements, as prescribed in 204.7504(b). (iii) Part 205—Publicizing Contract Actions. Use the clause at 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders, as prescribed in 205.470, to …
- DFARS 252.204-7000 Disclosure of information.…acting Officer has given prior written approval; (2) The information is otherwise in the public domain before the date of release; or (3) The information results from or arises during the performance of a project that involves no covered …
- DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.…Statements on Technical Documents. The term does not include information that is lawfully publicly available without restrictions. Covered defense information means unclassified controlled technical information or other information (as des…
- DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.…Statements on Technical Documents. The term does not include information that is lawfully publicly available without restrictions. Covered contractor information system means an unclassified information system that is owned, or operated by…
- DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support.… technical data and computer software, but does not include information that is lawfully, publicly available without restriction. Technical data means recorded information, regardless of the form or method of the recording, of a scientific…
- DFARS 252.237-7025 Preaward Transparency Requirements for Firms Offering to Support Department of Defense Audits—Representation and Disclosure.…etary” by the Offeror. Statements so marked will not be released by the Government to the public pursuant to a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, without prior notification to the Offeror and opportunity for the Off…
- FAR 3.1103 Procedures.…revent or mitigate in consultation with the contracting agency; (ii) Prohibit use of non-public information accessed through performance of a Government contract for personal gain; and (iii) Obtain a signed non-disclosure agreement to pro…
- FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.…Product Certification. (24) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. (25) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation. (26) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. (27) 52.225-4, Buy Americ…
- FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.…ote early exchanges of information are— (1) Industry or small business conferences; (2) Public hearings; (3) Market research, as described in part 10; (4) One-on-one meetings with potential offerors (any that are substantially involved …
- FAR 22.406-6 Payrolls and statements.…actor payroll records in the Government's possession must be carefully protected from any public disclosure which is not required by law, since payroll records may contain information in which the contractor's employees have a privacy inter…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.