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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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54 sections with “rate schedules”: the first 40

  • 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 22.404-2 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 52.212-5 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 52.219-9 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 52.236-15 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…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ness; (2) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operation at any one plant or separate location; or (3) A separate and complete major industrial operation. Demilitarization means rendering a product unusable for, and not restorabl…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …ll repay the excess to the Government upon demand, together with interest computed at the rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury under 50 U.S.C. App. 1215(b)(2). Interest shall be computed for the period from the date the excess …
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …ntractor shall use the Government Furnished Property (GFP) module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) to— (i) Report receipt of GFP; (ii) Report the transfer of GFP to another DoD contract; (iii) Report the shipme…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …iciently explains that— (1) U.S.-flag vessels are not available at a fair and reasonable rate for commercial vessels of the United States; or (2) U.S.-flag vessels are otherwise not available. (e) The Contractor must submit any request f…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …menting procedures. Acquisition plans for service contracts or orders must describe the strategies for implementing performance-based acquisition methods or must provide rationale for not using those methods (see subpart 37.6). (a) Acquisi…
  • FAR 11.402 Factors to consider in establishing schedules.
    …ractor to perform; and (6) Use of multiple completion dates. (In any given contract, separate completion dates may be established for separable items of work. When multiple completion dates are used, requests for extension of time must be …
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …c policies. Consent to subcontracts and review of contractors' purchasing systems are separate actions covered in part 44. (b) Definition. Make item, as used in this subsection, means an item or work effort to be produced or performed by t…
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    …. 3552, means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency— (1) The function, operation, or use of which involv…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …fit under this subdivision (iii) and shall reduce the settlement to reflect the indicated rate of loss. (3) The reasonable costs of settlement of the work terminated, including— (i) Accounting, legal, clerical, and other expenses reasonab…
  • FAR 7.104 General procedures.
    …ant advocate for competition. (d) The planner shall coordinate the acquisition plan or strategy with the cognizant small business specialist when the strategy contemplates an acquisition meeting the thresholds in 7.107-4 for substantial bu…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …) The ordering activity contracting officer's certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer's knowledge and belief. (x) Evidence that any supporting data that is the responsibility of …
  • 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 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …cer, furnish comments and recommendations to that officer. (5) Negotiate forward pricing rate agreements (see 15.407-3). (6) Negotiate advance agreements applicable to treatment of costs under contracts currently assigned for administrati…
  • DFARS 222.404-2 General requirements.
    …222.404-2(c)(5) when seeking clarification of the proper application of construction wage rate schedules.
  • DFARS 227.7103-1 Policy.
    …erence procedures for determining the acceptability of technical data; (3) Establish separate contract line items, to the extent practicable, for the technical data to be delivered under a contract and require offerors and contractors to p…
  • DFARS 227.7203-1 Policy.
    …acceptability of computer software or computer software documentation; (3) Establish separate contract line items, to the extent practicable, for the computer software or computer software documentation to be delivered under a contract and…
  • DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.
    … the software); (B) Conduct required computer software testing and evaluation; (C) Integrate and deploy computer programs on relevant hardware including developmental, operational, diagnostic, training, or simulation environments; and (D…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …e particular personal services being acquired and the Government's estimate of reasonable rates, fees, or other costs. The commander of the facility shall provide the contracting officer with rationale for the ranking of individuals, consis…
  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    …r requiring activity determines it is necessary to: (1) Amend the solicitation to incorporate FASCSA orders in effect after the date the solicitation was issued but prior to contract award; or (2) Modify the contract to incorporate FASCSA…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …r vehicles, to the same extent as the agency would be required to comply if the agency operated the facilities or vehicles. (q) Ensuring that acquisition planners specify needs and develop plans, drawings, work statements, specifications, …
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    …ii) Establish that it is not possible at the time of placing the contract or order to accurately estimate the extent or duration of the work or to anticipate costs with any reasonable degree of confidence; (iii) Establish that the requirem…
  • FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.
    … in the acquisition process can identify and resolve concerns regarding the acquisition strategy, including proposed contract type, terms and conditions, and acquisition planning schedules; the feasibility of the requirement, including perf…
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    … the justification for the consolidation or bundling, including the acquisition plan or strategy, and if the acquisition involves substantial bundling, the information identified in 7.107-4. The contracting officer shall also provide the sa…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …. 3552, means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency— (1) The function, operation, or use of which involv…
  • FAR 52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes.
    … a result of a change in ownership. (b) The Contractor shall— (1) Maintain current, accurate, and complete inventory records of assets and their costs; (2) Provide the ACO or designated representative ready access to the records upon req…
  • FAR 52.248-2 Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer.
    …35 percent design state or at such stages as the Contracting Officer may direct. Each separately priced line item for VE services shall define specifically the scope of work to be accomplished and may include VE studies of items other than …

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.