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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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30 sections with “report to Congress”

  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …the contracting officer shall immediately begin compiling the information necessary for a report to the GAO. The agency shall submit a complete report to the GAO within 30 days after the GAO notifies the agency by telephone that a protest h…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    As prescribed in 4.1403(a), insert the following clause: Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause: Executive means officers, managing partners, or any other emp…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …improved organization of program management, logistics management, project monitoring and reporting, data collection, budgeting, accounting, performance auditing, and administrative technical support for conferences and training programs. …
  • FAR 4.602 General.
    (a) The FPDS provides a comprehensive web-based tool for agencies to report contract actions. The resulting data provides— (1) A basis for recurring and special reports to the President, the Congress, the Government Accountability Office, …
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    …covered by a FASCSA order and to instead pursue other appropriate action. (c) Notice and reporting requirement. (1) During contract performance, the Contractor shall review SAM.gov at least once every three months, or as advised by the Con…
  • FAR 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements—Certification.
    …ticipating state. The determinations are described in the most recent unclassified annual report provided to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a). The report is available at https://www.…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … clause of this solicitation; and (ii) It □ has, □ has not filed all required compliance reports. (2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that— (i) It □ has developed and has on file, □ has not developed and does not ha…
  • DFARS 205.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    (a) Public announcement. (i) The threshold for DoD awards is $9 million. Report all contractual actions, including modifications, that have a face value, excluding unexercised options, of more than $9 million. (A) For undefinitized contrac…
  • FAR 25.702-4 Waiver.
    …g the offeror's past performance and integrity (see the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) including the Federal Awardee Performance Information and Integrity System at https://www.cpars.gov” and any other relevant i…
  • FAR 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, with settlement limited to fee.
    …ents, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities u…
  • FAR 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …sure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made. (e) Penalties. Submission of th…
  • DFARS 230.201-5 Waiver.
    … department. (e) By November 30th of each year, the military departments shall provide a report to the Office of the Principal Director, DPCAP (Contract Policy) of all waivers granted under FAR 30.201-5(a), during the previous fiscal year,…
  • FAR 9.109-4 Certification by the offeror.
    …ticipating state. The determinations are described in the most recent unclassified annual report provided to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a). The report is available at https://www.…
  • FAR 35.017-7 Limitation on the creation of new FFRDC's.
    …n existence before June 2, 1986, until— (a) The head of the agency submits to Congress a report with respect to such center that describes the purpose, mission, and general scope of effort of the center; and (b) A period of 60 days, begin…
  • FAR 37.114 Special acquisition requirements.
    …ervices which require the contractor to provide advice, opinions, recommendations, ideas, reports, analyses, or other work products have the potential for influencing the authority, accountability, and responsibilities of Government officia…
  • DFARS 225.770-5 Waiver of prohibition.
    …ve of the Defense Logistics Agency. (c)(1) The official granting a waiver shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees, with a copy to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (see PGI 2…
  • DFARS 225.7705-3 Procedures.
    …er contract award, the contracting officer shall review the requiring activity's progress reports (e.g., contracting officer's representative reports) that addresses whether access continues to be safe or security conditions continue to per…
  • DFARS 242.771-3 Responsibilities.
    …e Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) shall— (1) For the DoD-wide B&P program, submit an annual report to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and S…
  • FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    …periment upon any subject of science or art of significance to an executive agency and to report on those matters to the Congress or any agency of the Federal Government. (2) Contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by the…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …sional testimony, responses to Congressional correspondence, or agency responses to audit reports from the Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, or other Federal audit entity. (d) The following is a list of examples of f…
  • FAR 9.108-4 Waiver.
    …waiver is required in the interest of national security, documents the determination, and reports it to the Congress.
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    …ents, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities u…
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    …ents, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities u…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …ents, inventions, or applications for patents, including rights to assignments, invention reports, licenses, covenants of indemnity against patent risks, and bonds for patent indemnity obligations, together with all rights and liabilities u…
  • DFARS 209.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …) In cases where the debarring official decides not to debar, the debarring official will report that decision to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, who will notify Congress within 30 days after th…
  • DFARS 217.170 General.
    … defense committees (see section 8008(b) of Pub. L. 105-56). (4) Agencies must establish reporting procedures to meet the congressional notification requirements of paragraph (d)(1) of this section. The head of the agency must submit a cop…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …r extended) until the Secretary of Defense identifies the contract and any extension in a report submitted to the congressional defense committees (10 U.S.C. 3501(l)(5)). (2) In addition, for contracts equal to or greater than $900 million…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …at $5 million or more per item, the acquiring department or agency shall submit an annual report to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, in accordance with the procedures at PGI 225.7003-3(b)(2). (3…
  • DFARS 237.7502 Policy.
    …n processing requests for facilities projects. (b) Departments and agencies shall submit reports of facilities projects to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees— (1) At least 30 days before starting facilities projects involving …
  • DFARS 252.217-7007 Payments.
    …ious payments. (4) Upon request, the Contractor will furnish the Contracting Officer any reports concerning expenditures on the work to date that the Contracting Officer may require. (c) The Government will retain until final completion 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.