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47 sections with “replacement cost”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.246-3 Inspection of Supplies—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …h contract requirements. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (h) below, the cost of replacement or correction shall be included in allowable cost, determined as provided in the Allowable Cost and Payment clause, but no additional fee …
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …tractor to replace or correct work not meeting contract requirements. Time devoted to the replacement or correction of such work shall not be included in the computation of the above time period. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (h…
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    …or's expense. (ii) If it is not practical to direct the contractor to make the repair or replacement, or, because of the nature of the item, the repair or replacement does not afford an appropriate remedy to the Government, the warranty sh…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperforma…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … serviceability and/or suitability of the property for contract performance. Any repairs, replacement, and/or refurbishment shall be at the Contractor's expense. (3)(i) The Contracting Officer may by written notice, at any time— (A) Incre…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …le under the circumstances if the Contracting Officer elects not to require correction or replacement. When supplies are returned to the Contractor, the Contractor shall bear the transportation cost from the original point of delivery to th…
  • FAR 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour.
    … contract requirements. Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (h) below, the cost of replacement or correction shall be determined under the Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts clause, but the hourly rate for lab…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    …ies will conform with the requirements of this contract. (2) When return, correction, or replacement is required, transportation charges and responsibility for the supplies while in transit shall be borne by the Contractor. However, the Co…
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    … modification or other work. (2) Any supplies or parts thereof corrected or furnished in replacement shall be subject to the conditions of this clause to the same extent as supplies initially delivered. This warranty shall be equal in dura…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    … agreement to this contract. (7) Any supplies or parts thereof corrected or furnished in replacement and any services reperformed shall also be subject to the conditions of this clause to the same extent as supplies or services initially a…
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    … assume risk of and will not pay for any costs of the following: (i) Inspection, repair, replacement, or renewal of any defects in the vessel(s) or material and equipment due to— (A) Defective workmanship performed by the Contractor or it…
  • DFARS 252.246-7001 Warranty of data.
    …ting Officer determines that the Government no longer has a requirement for correction or replacement of the data, or that the data can be more reasonably corrected by the Government, inform the Contractor by written notice that the Governm…
  • FAR 31.205-40 Special tooling and special test equipment costs.
    …ost of (1) items acquired by the contractor before the effective date of the contract (or replacement of such items), whether or not altered or adapted for use in performing the contract, and (2) items which the contract schedule specifical…
  • DFARS 252.239-7011 Special construction and equipment charges.
    …ies or equipment, the Government shall assume those costs or reimburse the Contractor for replacement costs at mutually acceptable rates under the following circumstances— (1) The Government paid direct special construction charges; or (2…
  • FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.
    …hedules need to be adjusted for Government contract costing purposes if they are based on replacement cost, include unallowable interest costs, or use improper cost of money rates or computations. Contracting officers should review the comp…
  • FAR 31.205-19 Insurance and indemnification.
    …ced asset plus or minus adjustments for differences between insurance proceeds and actual replacement cost. If the contractor does not have such a formal written policy, the cost of premiums for insurance coverage in excess of the acquisiti…
  • FAR 46.710 Contract clauses.
    …(2) If it is desirable to specify that necessary transportation incident to correction or replacement will be at the Government's expense (as might be the case if, for example, the cost of a warranty would otherwise be prohibitive), the con…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …the extent that they arise otherwise under this contract, relating to correction, repair, replacement, or other relief for any defect or deficiency in supplies delivered under this contract. (2) Unless this is a cost-reimbursement contract…
  • DFARS 227.7103-14 Conformity, acceptance, and warranty of technical data.
    …nt, provides for withholding up to 10 percent of the contract price pending correction or replacement of the nonconforming technical data or negotiation of an equitable reduction in contract price. The amount subject to withholding may be e…
  • DFARS 228.370-3 Aircraft not owned by or to be delivered to the Government.
    …ent include, but are not limited to, whether— (1) The cost of hull insurance exceeds the replacement cost of the aircraft; (2) Insurance is not available (e.g., high-risk experimental flights and operations of aircraft in a war zone); or …
  • DFARS 252.247-7016 Contractor liability for loss or damage.
    … Contractor, the liability is for the full cost of satisfactory repair or for the current replacement value of the article. (2) The Contractor shall make prompt payment to the owner of the property for any loss or damage for which the Cont…
  • FAR 12.404 Warranties.
    …anted items, procedures for the return of warranted items to the contractor for repair or replacement, and collection of product performance information; and (iii) The warranty is cost-effective. (2) In some markets, it may be customary c…
  • DFARS 225.103 Exceptions.
    …he-art commercial technology; or (3) To maintain the same source of supply for spare and replacement parts (also see paragraph (b)(iii)(B) of this section)— (i) For an end item that qualifies as a domestic end product; or (ii) In order n…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …stinguished from physical life; it is evidenced by the actual or estimated retirement and replacement practice of the contractor. Descriptive literature means information provided by an offeror, such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, and b…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    … of technical equipment and parts will satisfy the agency's needs for additional units or replacement items, and only one source is available. (c) Application for brand-name descriptions. (1) An acquisition or portion of an acquisition tha…
  • FAR 17.605 Award, renewal, and extension.
    …he level at which the original contract was authorized in accordance with 17.602(a). (c) Replacement of an incumbent contractor is usually based largely upon expectation of meaningful improvement in performance or cost. Therefore, when rev…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …these simulators, for use with respect to the aircraft, whether to be used as original or replacement equipment in the manufacture, repair, maintenance, rebuilding, modification, or conversion of the aircraft and without regard to whether t…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …tances of the particular employment. (3) Payments made in the event of employment with a replacement contractor where continuity of employment with credit for prior length of service is preserved under substantially equal conditions of emp…
  • FAR 45.104 Responsibility and liability for Government property.
    …oss; and (2) The appropriate form and method of Government recovery (may include repair, replacement, or other restitution). (e) Any monies received as financial restitution shall be credited to the Treasury of the United States as miscel…
  • FAR 45.107 Contract clauses.
    …rovided for initial provisioning only and the Government is not responsible for repair or replacement. (c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.245-9, Use and Charges, in solicitations and contracts when the clause at 52.2…
  • FAR 46.202-2 Government reliance on inspection by contractor.
    …se; (2) The potential losses in the event of defects; (3) The likelihood of uncontested replacement or correction of defective work; and (4) The cost of detailed Government inspection.
  • FAR 46.402 Government contract quality assurance at source.
    …vailable only at source; (d) Performance at any other place would destroy or require the replacement of costly special packing and packaging; (e) Government inspection during contract performance is essential; or (f) It is determined for…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …cifies otherwise (as may be the case in some cost-reimbursement contracts), correction or replacement must be without additional cost to the Government. Subparagraph (e)(2) of the clause at 52.246-2, Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price, rese…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. The Government must exercise its po…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …with paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this notice; and (6) Used or copied for use with a replacement computer. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this computer software is copyrighted computer software, it is licensed to the Government…
  • FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation.
    …he Contracting Officer directs. If the Contractor fails or refuses to make such repair or replacement, the Contractor shall be liable for the cost, which may be deducted from the contract price. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development—Fixed-Price.
    …s equitable under the circumstances if the Government elects not to require correction or replacement. When supplies (work) are (is) returned to the Contractor, the Contractor shall bear transportation costs from the original point of deliv…
  • FAR 52.246-13 Inspection—Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements.
    …ll be liable, to the extent specified in the contract for any damage or cost of repair or replacement. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …ld consult with the requiring activity and the assigned contract administration office on replacement, repair, or beyond economic repair decisions. (3) See PGI 228.370-2(f) for an example of accident or mishap damage versus workmanship-err…
  • DFARS 246.708 Warranties of data.
    …ding whether to use extended liability provisions— (1) The likelihood that correction or replacement of the nonconforming data, or a price adjustment, will not give adequate protection to the Government; and (2) The effectiveness of the 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.