48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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33 sections with “records of inspection work”

  • DFARS 252.217-7005 Inspection and manner of doing work.
    …spection system acceptable to the Government. (4) The Contractor shall maintain complete records of all inspection work and shall make them available to the Government during performance of the job order and for 90 days after the completio…
  • FAR 4.705-3 Acquisition and supply records.
    …ears. (b) Work orders for maintenance and other services: Retain 4 years. (c) Equipment records, consisting of equipment usage and status reports and equipment repair orders: Retain 4 years. (d) Expendable property records, reflecting ac…
  • FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
    As prescribed in 15.209(b), insert the following clause: Audit and Records—Negotiation (JUN 2020) (a) As used in this clause, records includes books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and r…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Payrolls and Basic Records (JUL 2021) (a) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be maintained by the Contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period …
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …onformity with contract requirements. As part of the system, the Contractor shall prepare records evidencing all inspections made under the system and the outcome. These records shall be kept complete and made available to the Government du…
  • FAR 36.210 Inspection of site and examination of data.
    …concerning the performance of the work, such as boring samples, original boring logs, and records and plans of previous construction. The data should be assembled in one place and made available for examination. The solicitation should noti…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …marily used for notices to workers about terms and conditions of employment. (e) Payroll Records. (1) The Contractor shall make and maintain records, for three years after completion of the work, containing the following information for ea…
  • FAR 52.246-3 Inspection of Supplies—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …ring the supplies, fabricating methods, and special tooling under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and fo…
  • FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price.
    …n system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and fo…
  • FAR 52.246-5 Inspection of Services—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …n system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and fo…
  • FAR 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price.
    …ction system acceptable to the Government covering the work under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and fo…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …ction system acceptable to the Government covering the work under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and fo…
  • FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
    …ract conforms to contract requirements. The Contractor shall maintain complete inspection records and make them available to the Government. All work shall be conducted under the general direction of the Contracting Officer and is subject t…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. Contractor-acquired property, contractor inven…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. Commercial component means any component that …
  • FAR 4.705-1 Financial and cost accounting records.
    …n those issued for the payment of salary and wages: Retain 4 years. (e) Accounts payable records to support disbursements of funds for materials, equipment, supplies, and services, containing originals or copies of the following and relate…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … purpose. This paragraph does not give the Government any right to audit the Contractor's records. The Contractor shall not be paid for any work performed or costs incurred which reasonably could have been avoided. (m) Termination for caus…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …intain, for no less than three (3) years from the completion of the work on the contract, records containing the following information for each employee, which the Contractor shall make available upon request for inspection, copying, and tr…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … Contractor shall maintain adequate accounting control over the property on its books and records. (3) If, at any time during the progress of the work on the contract, it becomes necessary to deliver to a third person any items or material…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … obligations relating to Government property in the possession of a Contractor. Property records means the records created and maintained by the contractor in support of its stewardship responsibilities for the management of Government pro…
  • 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.
    …the marking procedures in paragraph (g)(1) of this clause. (h) Contractor procedures and records. Throughout performance of this contract, the Contractor, and its subcontractors or suppliers that will deliver technical data or computer sof…
  • FAR 22.403-6 Department of Labor regulations involving construction.
    … of weekly statements of compliance and the preservation and inspection of weekly payroll records; (3) Part 5, relating to enforcement of the— (i) Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute; (ii) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards…
  • FAR 22.406-12 Cooperation with the Department of Labor.
    …ency shall cooperate with representatives of the Department of Labor in the inspection of records, interviews with workers, and all other aspects of investigations undertaken by the Department of Labor. When requested, the contracting agenc…
  • FAR 46.202-3 Standard inspection requirements.
    …; and (3) Require the contractor to keep complete, and make available to the Government, records of its inspection work.
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …or shall comply with the safety and health standards applied under 29 CFR part 1925. (i) Records. (1) The Contractor and each subcontractor performing work subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute shall make and maintain for…
  • FAR 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour.
    …ering the material, fabricating methods, work, and services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and fo…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …cessing, or communication of Government data. This does not include contractor's business records e.g. financial records, legal records etc. or data such as operating procedures, software coding or algorithms that are not uniquely applied t…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …the marking procedures in paragraph (g)(1) of this clause. (h) Contractor procedures and records. Throughout performance of this contract, the Contractor and its subcontractors or suppliers that will deliver technical data with other than …
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … purpose. This paragraph does not give the Government any right to audit the Contractor's records. The Contractor shall not be paid for any work performed or costs incurred that reasonably could have been avoided. (g) Termination for cause…
  • DFARS 222.406-1 Policy.
    …; (5) Benefits to be realized by contractors and subcontractors in keeping complete work records; (6) Penalties and sanctions for violations of the labor standards provisions; and (7) The applicable provisions of FAR 22.403; and (C) Ens…
  • DFARS 239.7602-1 General.
    … of data in commercially available, or open and non-proprietary format (and for permanent records, in accordance with disposition guidance issued by National Archives and Record Administration). (3) Appropriate requirements to support appl…
  • DFARS 252.217-7004 Job orders and compensation.
    …le for inspection by the Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer's representative, records supporting the cost of performing the work. (3) Failure of the parties to agree upon the price of the work shall constitute a dispute within …
  • DFARS 252.235-7002 Animal welfare.
    …Contractor shall make its animals, and all premises, facilities, vehicles, equipment, and records that support animal care available during business hours and at other times mutually agreeable to the Contractor and the United States Departm…

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