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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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53 sections with “requesting agency”: the first 40

  • 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 17.502-1 General.
    …d acquisitions. (i) Prior to the issuance of a solicitation, the servicing agency and the requesting agency shall both sign a written interagency agreement that establishes the general terms and conditions governing the relationship between…
  • FAR 17.502-2 The Economy Act.
    …e to enter into a contract for such supplies or services that is not available within the requesting agency. (C) The servicing agency is specifically authorized by law or regulation to purchase such supplies or services on behalf of other …
  • FAR 17.503 Ordering procedures.
    (a) Before placing an order for supplies or services with another Government agency, the requesting agency shall follow the procedures in 17.502-1 and, if under the Economy Act, also 17.502-2. (b) The order may be placed on any form or doc…
  • FAR 27.304-2 Contracts placed by or for other Government agencies.
    …cies and procedures of this subpart. If, however, the request states that a clause of the requesting agency is required (e.g., because of statutory requirements, a deviation, or exceptional circumstances), the awarding agency shall use that…
  • FAR 42.002 Interagency agreements.
    …ject to the fiscal regulations of the agencies and applicable interagency agreements, the requesting agency shall reimburse the servicing agency for rendered services in accordance with the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535). (c) When an interag…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    … new or follow-on acquisitions. (d) Rescinding functions. The contracting officer at the requesting agency may rescind or recall a delegation to administer a contract or perform a contract administration function, except for functions pert…
  • FAR 4.603 Policy.
    …the predominant amount of funding for the contract action. For assisted acquisitions, the requesting agency will receive socioeconomic credit for meeting agency small business goals, where applicable. Requesting agencies shall provide the a…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …ederal law. Regularly employed means, with respect to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a Federal contract, an officer or employee who is employed by such person for at least 130 working days within 1 year immediat…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    …loyees. (i) Payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action if the payment is for agency and legislative liaison activities not directly related to a covered Fed…
  • FAR 22.404-3 Procedures for requesting wage determinations.
    …tment of Labor of any changes necessary or appropriate to correct errors. Private parties requesting changes should be advised to submit their requests to the Department of Labor.
  • FAR 37.204 Guidelines for determining availability of personnel.
    …ies shall execute an agreement for the detail of the supporting agency's personnel to the requesting agency. (d) If the requesting agency, after reasonable attempts to obtain personnel with the required training and capabilities, is unable…
  • FAR 41.205 Separate contracts.
    …quired. (7) The utility's wheeling or transportation policy for utility service. (c) If requesting GSA assistance with a separate contract, the requesting agency shall furnish the technical and acquisition data specified in 41.205(b), 41.…
  • DFARS 201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.
    …pprovals required by this section through the Director of the DAR Council. Procedures for requesting approval of department and agency clauses are provided at PGI 201.304(5). (6) The Principal Director, DPCAP publishes changes to the DFARS…
  • DFARS 217.503 Ordering procedures.
    (a) When the requesting agency is within DoD, a copy of the executed determination and findings required by FAR 17.502-2 shall be furnished to the servicing agency as an attachment to the order. When a DoD contracting office is acting as th…
  • FAR 4.2305 Waivers.
    …pliance with the order is practicable; or (4) Other activities, as appropriate, that the requesting agency identifies. (b) A request for waiver shall be submitted by the executive agency in writing to the official that issued the order, u…
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …realistic review schedule, and the information necessary to perform the review. (4) When requesting field pricing assistance on a contractor's request for equitable adjustment, the contracting officer shall provide the information listed i…
  • FAR 19.808-1 Sole source.
    …ot accept for negotiation a sole-source 8(a) contract that exceeds $30 million unless the requesting agency has completed a justification in accordance with the requirements of 6.303. (b) The SBA is responsible for initiating negotiations …
  • FAR 37.203 Policy.
    …l submitted for an initial contract award unless— (1) Neither covered personnel from the requesting agency, nor from another agency, with adequate training and capabilities to perform the required proposal evaluation, are readily available…
  • DFARS 227.7203-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …hould have a reason to suspect that an asserted restriction might not be correct prior to requesting information. When requesting information, provide the offeror or contractor the reason(s) for suspecting that an asserted restriction might…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …in a copy of the solicitation and other documents for review by and duplication for those requesting copies after the initial number of copies is exhausted; and (2) May require payment of a fee, not exceeding the actual cost of duplication…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …sentative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer. (g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Go…
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …wn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award. (4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation…
  • FAR 1.105-1 Publication and code arrangement.
    …ent or supplement the FAR (see subpart 1.3). The CFR Staff will assign chapter numbers to requesting agencies. (c) Each numbered unit or segment (e.g., part, subpart, section, etc.) of an agency acquisition regulation that is codified in t…
  • FAR 3.104-7 Violations or possible violations.
    … chapter 21, the HCA may consider that the interests of the Government are best served by requesting information from appropriate parties regarding the violation or possible violation. (d) If the HCA concludes that 41 U.S.C. chapter 21 has…
  • FAR 3.801 Definitions.
    …ederal law. Regularly employed means, with respect to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a Federal contract, an officer or employee who is employed by such person for at least 130 working days within 1 year immediat…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …ce, by reviewing the catalogs or pricelists of at least three schedule contractors, or by requesting quotations from at least three schedule contractors (see 8.405-5); or (2) Document the circumstances for restricting consideration to fewe…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …ce, by reviewing the catalogs or pricelists of at least three schedule contractors, or by requesting quotations from at least three schedule contractors (see 8.405-5); or (2) Document the circumstances for restricting consideration to fewe…
  • FAR 8.705-3 Allocation process.
    …s not been authorized, the ordering office shall submit a written request for allocation (requesting the designation of the AbilityOneparticipating nonprofit agency to produce the supplies or perform the service) to the central nonprofit ag…
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    …he duration and dollar value of anticipated future requirements. A prospective contractor requesting the United States to bear testing and evaluation costs must certify as to its status as a small business concern under section 3 of the Sma…
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    …n, the contracting officer shall consider the guidance in 13.104 and the following before requesting quotations or offers: (1)(i) The nature of the article or service to be purchased and whether it is highly competitive and readily availab…
  • FAR 15.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …le to determine a fair and reasonable price, then the contracting officer should consider requesting a waiver under the exception at 15.403-1(b)(4). The threshold for obtaining certified cost or pricing data is $950,000 for prime contracts …
  • FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
    … acquisitions. The head of a contracting activity may authorize the use of a solicitation requesting only multiyear prices, provided it is found that such a solicitation is in the Government's interest, and that dual proposals are not neces…
  • FAR 19.803 Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.
    …usiness Utilization, or for the Department of Defense, Office of Small Business Programs, requesting the contracting office offer the acquisition to the 8(a) program. In these instances, in addition to the information in paragraph (a) of th…
  • FAR 19.812 Contract administration.
    …n, the contracting officer shall immediately notify the SBA in writing that the agency is requesting a waiver. Within 15 business days thereafter, or such longer period as agreed to by the agency and the SBA, the agency head must either con…
  • FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    … these differences may be settled with assistance from the Department of Labor. (c) When requesting the contractor to take corrective action in labor violation cases, the contracting officer shall inform the contractor of the following: (…
  • FAR 22.1012-1 Prevailing wage determinations.
    …ffective. (d) If the contracting officer has submitted an e98 to the Department of Labor requesting a prevailing wage determination and has not received a response within 10 days, the contracting officer shall contact the Wage and Hour Div…
  • FAR 22.1012-2 Wage determinations based on collective bargaining agreements.
    …s been given. (d) If the contracting officer has submitted an e98 to Department of Labor requesting a wage determination based on a collective bargaining agreement and has not received a response from the Department of Labor within 10 days…
  • FAR 41.101 Definitions.
    …se territory of the supplier. Each areawide contract includes an “Authorization” form for requesting service, connection, disconnection, or change in service. Authorization means the document executed by the ordering agency and the utility…
  • FAR 42.101 Contract audit responsibilities.
    (a) The auditor is responsible for— (1) Submitting information and advice to the requesting activity, based on the auditor's analysis of the contractor's financial and accounting records or other related data as to the acceptability of the…

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DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.