48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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8 sections with “qualifying authority”

  • DFARS 225.872-1 General.
    …ions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program to the acquisition of qualifying country end products from the following qualifying countries: (b) Individual acquisitions of qualifying country end products from the foll…
  • DFARS 236.272 Prequalification of sources.
    …n procedures. (c) For small businesses, the prequalification procedures must require the qualifying authority to— (1) Request a preliminary recommendation from the appropriate Small Business Administration regional office, if the qualifyi…
  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    …Government of Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, signed on March 14, 2008. “Qualifying defense articles” means defense articles that are not exempt from the scope of the DTC Treaties as defined in 22 CFR 126.16(g) and 22 CFR 1…
  • DFARS 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    …ce or sources under the authority of FAR 6.302-3; (B) All line items require domestic or qualifying country end products in accordance with subpart 225.70, but note that this exception does not apply if subpart 225.70 only requires manufac…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …f such fasteners for all customers. (4) Items listed in 225.7003-2(a), manufactured in a qualifying country or containing specialty metals melted or produced in a qualifying country. (5) Specialty metal in any of the items listed in 225.7…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ave been examined, tested, and have satisfied all applicable qualification requirements. Qualifying offeror, as used in 13.106-1 and 15.304, means an offeror that is determined to be a responsible source, submits a technically acceptable p…
  • FAR 41.201 Policy.
    …s for the purchase or transfer of electricity to the agency by a non-utility, including a qualifying facility under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; (ii) Enter into an interagency agreement, pursuant to 41.206 and 17.5, …
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …d rights data and restricted computer software. The Contractor may withhold from delivery qualifying limited rights data and restricted computer software that are not identified in paragraphs (b)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this clause. As a …

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.