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29 sections with “request for relief”

  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …able. (v) Any other relevant facts known to the contracting officer or other information requested by the Wage and Hour Division. (c) Investigations. Complaints will be investigated by the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, if w…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …ltiyear contract unless— (1) The Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract; (2) In the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, the budget request …
  • FAR 52.233-1 Disputes.
    … a claim under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71 until certified. A voucher, invoice, or other routine request for payment that is not in dispute when submitted is not a claim under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71. The submission may be converted to a claim under …
  • DFARS 252.229-7010 Relief from customs duty on fuel (United Kingdom).
    …or's local Customs and Excise Office. (b) Specific information should be included in the request for tax relief, such as the number of vehicles involved, types of vehicles, rating of vehicles, fuel consumption, estimated mileage per contra…
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …tion of the Administrator. (3) The contracting officer shall withhold payment, without a request from the Administrator, if the contractor fails to comply with the requirements in paragraph (e)(2) of 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … of interagency acquisition where a servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency's behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order. Basic research means that research directed…
  • FAR 3.907-6 Remedies and enforcement authority.
    …or decision is due to the bad faith of the complainant. (2) Such an action shall, at the request of either party to the action, be tried by the court with a jury. (d) Whenever an employer fails to comply with an order issued under this se…
  • FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.
    …dition, the Department of Labor may conduct an investigation on its own initiative or may request a contracting agency to do so. (a) Contracting agency responsibilities. Conduct an investigation when a compliance check indicates that subst…
  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    …ription of resulting prejudice to the protester. (iv) Copies of relevant documents. (v) Request for a ruling by the agency. (vi) Statement as to the form of relief requested. (vii) All information establishing that the protester is an i…
  • FAR 50.101-3 Records.
    …es shall maintain complete records of all actions taken under this Subpart 50.1. For each request for relief processed, these records shall include, as a minimum— (a) The contractor's request; (b) All relevant memorandums, correspondence,…
  • FAR 50.103-5 Processing cases.
    (a) In response to a contractor request made in accordance with 50.103-3(a), the contracting officer or an authorized representative shall make a thorough investigation to establish the facts necessary to decide a given case. Facts and evid…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ated in the contract, the Contracting Officer shall, upon the Contractor's timely written request, consider an equitable adjustment to the contract. (ii) In the event property is received by the Contractor, or for Government-furnished prop…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …vidual, or other person, as appropriate. (End of identification and assertion) (4) When requested by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall provide sufficient information to enable the Contracting Officer to evaluate the Contractor…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …vidual, or other person, as appropriate. (End of identification and assertion) (4) When requested by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall provide sufficient information to enable the Contracting Officer to evaluate the Contractor…
  • 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.
    …vidual, or other person, as appropriate. (End of identification and assertion) (4) When requested by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall provide sufficient information to enable the Contracting Officer to evaluate the Contractor…
  • DFARS 252.227-7019 Validation of Asserted Restrictions—Computer Software.
    …ntracting Officer a written justification for such asserted restrictions in response to a request for information under paragraph (d) of this clause or a challenge under paragraph (f) of this clause. (c) Direct contact with subcontractors …
  • DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data.
    …rictions in response to a challenge under paragraph (e) of this clause. (d) Prechallenge request for information. (1) The Contracting Officer may request the Contractor or subcontractor to furnish a written explanation for any asserted res…
  • DFARS 252.229-7001 Tax Relief.
    …ese taxes. The Contractor may obtain a refund of the import duties from its government or request the duty-free import of an amount of supplies or components corresponding to that used from inventory for this contract. (End of clause) Alt…
  • FAR 33.205 Relationship of the Disputes statute to Pub. L. 85-804.
    (a) Requests for relief under Pub. L. 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431-1435) are not claims within the Disputes statute or the Disputes clause at 52.233-1, Disputes, and shall be processed under Subpart 50.1, Extraordinary Contractual Actions. Howeve…
  • DFARS 233.204-70 Limitations on payment.
    …ressionally directed payment of a claim under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71 (Contract Disputes), a request for equitable adjustment to contract terms, or a request for relief under Public Law 85-804.
  • DFARS 250.101-2-70 Limitations on payment.
    See 10 U.S.C. 3862 for limitations on Congressionally directed payment of a request for equitable adjustment to contract terms or a request for relief under Public Law 85-804.
  • FAR 45.105 Contractors' property management system compliance.
    …tractor's property management system does not comply with contractual requirements, shall request prompt correction of deficiencies, and shall request from the contractor a corrective action plan, including a schedule for correction of the …
  • DFARS 203.906 Remedies.
    … such an action without regard to the amount in controversy. Such an action shall, at the request of either party to the action, be tried by the court with a jury. An action under this authority may not be brought more than 2years after the…
  • FAR 3.905-1 Remedies.
    … an action without regard to the amount in controversy. (A) Such an action shall, at the request of either party to the action, be tried by the court with a jury. (B) An action under this authority may not be brought more than 2 years aft…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …ederal agency in accordance with the guidelines at 37.204. (s) Ensuring that no purchase request is initiated or contract entered into that would result in the performance of an inherently governmental function by a contractor and that all…
  • FAR 10.001 Policy.
    … CFR 1194.1 (see subpart 39.2). (b) When conducting market research, agencies should not request potential sources to submit more than the minimum information necessary. (c) If an agency contemplates consolidation or bundling, the agency—…
  • FAR 23.106 Exemptions.
    …ter. (d) The head of the agency may submit to the President, through the Chair of CEQ, a request for an exemption of an agency activity, and related personnel, resources, and facilities from this subpart for any reason not otherwise addres…
  • FAR 29.101 Resolving tax problems.
    …ax laws and regulations. Therefore, when tax questions arise, contracting officers should request assistance from the agency-designated legal counsel. (b) To keep treatment within an agency consistent, contracting officers or other authori…
  • DFARS 232.901 Applicability.
    … documentation, and contracting terms); or (vi) Documents received in support of payment requests and shipments require language translations that cannot be performed and documented within normal business processing times. (3) Subsequent …

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