48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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3 sections with “rates otherwise tendered to the Government”

  • FAR 47.207-6 Rates and charges.
    ….g., unit of weight or per work-hour, leaving sufficient space for offerors to insert the rates offered for each service. (c) The following guidelines apply to the composition of a tabulation of transportation or of transportation-related …
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …rom the hourly rate: [Insert any subcontracts for services to be excluded from the hourly rates prescribed in the schedule.]; and (E) Indirect costs specifically provided for in this clause. (iv) Subcontract means any contract, as defined…
  • FAR 52.247-17 Charges.
    …ractor's lowest rate available to the general public, or be in excess of charges based on rates otherwise tendered to the Government by the Contractor for the same type of service. (End of clause)

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.