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214 sections with “rate schedule”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.241-7 Change in Rates or Terms and Conditions of Service for Regulated Services.
    …ibed in 41.501(d)(1), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Change in Rates or Terms and Conditions of Service for Regulated Services (FEB 1995) (a) This clause applies to the extent services furnished under this contra…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …pment of acquisition plans (see subpart 7.1), and an information technology acquisition strategy (see Part 39); (2) Shall comply with all FAR requirements for a consolidated or bundled contract when the order meets the definition at 2.101 …
  • FAR 22.1016 Statement of equivalent rates for Federal hires.
    (a) The statement required under the clause at 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires, (see 22.1006(b)) shall set forth those wage rates and fringe benefits that would be paid by the contracting activity to the various c…
  • FAR 32.503-9 Liquidation rates—alternate method.
    (a) The liquidation rate determined under 32.503-8 shall apply throughout the period of contract performance unless the contracting officer adjusts the liquidation rate under the alternate method in this 32.503-9. The objective of the alter…
  • FAR 52.216-15 Predetermined Indirect Cost Rates.
    As prescribed in 16.307(g), insert the following clause: Predetermined Indirect Cost Rates (APR 1998) (a) Notwithstanding the Allowable Cost and Payment clause of this contract, the allowable indirect costs under this contract shall be ob…
  • FAR 52.222-32 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method).
    As prescribed in 22.407(g), insert the following clause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method) (AUG 2018) (a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Admini…
  • FAR 22.404-2 General requirements.
    (a) The contracting officer must incorporate only the appropriate wage determinations in solicitations and contracts and must designate the work to which each determination or part thereof applies. The contracting officer must not include p…
  • FAR 41.204 GSA areawide contracts.
    …. (b) Features. (1) Areawide contracts generally provide for ordering utility service at rates approved and/or established by a regulatory body and published in a tariff or rate schedule. However, agencies are permitted to negotiate other …
  • FAR 22.404 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determinations.
    … types of construction, such as building, heavy, highway, and residential (referred to as rate schedules), and apply only to the types of construction designated in the determination.
  • FAR 22.404-8 Notification of improper wage determination before award.
    …er prior to award: (1) A solicitation includes the wrong wage determination or the wrong rate schedule; or (2) A wage determination is withdrawn by the Administrative Review Board. (b) In sealed bidding, the contracting officer shall pro…
  • FAR 41.101 Definitions.
    …e utility supplier for the required connecting facilities, which are installed, owned, operated, and maintained by the utility supplier (see Termination liability). Delegated agency means an agency that has received a written delegation of…
  • FAR 41.202 Procedures.
    …etitive sources, use of the following: (1) GSA areawide contracts (see 41.204); (2) Separate contracts (see 41.205); and (3) Interagency agreements (see 41.206). (c) When a utility supplier refuses to execute a tendered contract as outl…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …r the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated. Acquisition begins at the point when agency needs are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency…
  • FAR 4.1003 Establishing line items.
    Establish separate line items for deliverables that have the following characteristics except as provided at 4.1005-2: (a) Separately identifiable. (1) A supply is separately identifiable if it has its own identification (e.g., national s…
  • FAR 11.603 Procedures.
    (a) There are two levels of priority for rated orders established by the DPAS, identified by the rating symbols “DO” and “DX”. All DO rated orders have equal priority with each other and take preference over unrated orders. All DX rated ord…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …itations and contracts when it is contemplated that a make-or- buy program will be incorporated in the contract. If a less economical “make” or “buy” categorization is selected for one or more items of significant value, the contracting off…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …onsumed directly in connection with the furnishing of the end product or service. Hourly rate means the rate(s) prescribed in the contract for payment for labor that meets the labor category qualifications of a labor category specified in …
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …any country to which the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) column 2 rates of duty apply (i.e., Afghanistan, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam). (4) Certain of the following: textiles and apparel articles; footwear,…
  • FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.
    …formed as required by 15.404-1(c). (c) In addition, the contracting officer shall incorporate the cost principles and procedures in subpart 31.2 (as modified by (d) below) by reference in contracts in this category as the basis for— (1) D…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …ation paid or to be paid in the future to employees in the form of— (i) Cash; (ii) Corporate securities, such as stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments (see paragraph (d)(2) of this subsection regarding valuation); or (iii) Other…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …imitations contained in this subsection. Costs for transportation may be based on mileage rates, actual costs incurred, or on a combination thereof, provided the method used results in a reasonable charge. Costs for lodging, meals, and inci…
  • FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ph (d)(2) of the provision at 52.232-31, Invitation to Propose Financing Terms, is incorporated into the contract, and (ii) A statement that financing payments shall be made in the lesser amount and on the later of the date due in accordan…
  • FAR 34.202 Integrated Baseline Reviews.
    (a) When an EVMS is required, the Government will conduct an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR). (b) The purpose of the IBR is to verify the technical content and the realism of the related performance budgets, resources, and schedules. It s…
  • FAR 36.205 Statutory cost limitations.
    …imitations shall state (1) the applicable cost limitation for each affected item in a separate schedule; (2) that an offer which does not contain separately-priced schedules will not be considered; and (3) that the price on each schedule sh…
  • FAR 42.705-3 Educational institutions.
    (a) General. (1) Postdetermined final indirect cost rates shall be used in the settlement of indirect costs for all cost-reimbursement contracts with educational institutions, unless predetermined final indirect cost rates are authorized an…
  • FAR 47.200 Scope of subpart.
    …; (2) Freight transportation acquired by bills of lading; (3) Household goods for which rates are negotiated under 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712. (These statutes do not apply in intrastate moves); or (4) Contracts at or below the simplified …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …th the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.233-1, Disputes, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising …
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commerci…
  • FAR 52.216-4 Economic Price Adjustment—Labor and Material.
    …tor shall notify the Contracting Officer if, at any time during contract performance, the rates of pay for labor (including fringe benefits) or the unit prices for material shown in the Schedule either increase or decrease. The Contractor s…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    … allowable indirect costs under this contract shall be obtained by applying indirect cost rates established in accordance with paragraph (d) below. (4) Any statements in specifications or other documents incorporated in this contract by re…
  • FAR 52.216-16 Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target.
    …ling price of ___ dollars ($___). Any supplies or services that are to be (1) ordered separately under, or otherwise added to, this contract and (2) subject to price revision in accordance with the terms of this clause shall be identified a…
  • FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
    …rcent of the initial target cost. Any supplies or services that are to be (1) ordered separately under, or otherwise added to, this contract and (2) subject to price revision in accordance with this clause shall be identified as such in a m…
  • FAR 52.217-7 Option for Increased Quantity—Separately Priced Line Item.
    …sert a clause substantially the same as the following: Option for Increased Quantity—Separately Priced Line Item (MAR 1989) The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, i…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …except that indirect costs incurred for common or joint purposes may be allocated on a prorated basis to the contract. Master subcontracting plan means a subcontracting plan that contains all the required elements of an individual subcontr…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …ubmit Standard Form (SF) 1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate, to the Contracting Officer no later than 30 days after the unlisted class of employee performs any contract work. The Contracting Officer shall …
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …governed by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV), or the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. chapter 8); (B) Including …
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …ouchers approved by the Contracting Officer or the authorized representative: (a) Hourly rate. (1) Hourly rate means the rate(s) prescribed in the contract for payment for labor that meets the labor category qualifications of a labor categ…
  • FAR 52.232-30 Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …Installment payment financing shall be paid to the Contractor when requested for each separately priced unit of supply (but not for services) of each line item in amounts approved by the Contracting Officer pursuant to this clause. (1) Num…
  • FAR 52.236-15 Schedules for Construction Contracts.
    … schedule or schedules in chart form as the Contracting Officer deems necessary to demonstrate how the approved rate of progress will be regained. (c) Failure of the Contractor to comply with the requirements of the Contracting Officer und…
  • FAR 52.241-4 Change in Class of Service.
    …the class of service, such service shall be provided at the Contractor's lowest available rate schedule applicable to the class of service furnished. (b) Where the Contractor does not have on file with the regulatory body approved rate sch…

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