48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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- FAR 30.603-1 Required changes.… notify the CFAO if the offeror states that a change in cost accounting practice would be required. (b) CFAO responsibilities. Prior to making an equitable adjustment under the applicable paragraph(s) that address a required change at 52.2…
- FAR 30.202-6 Responsibilities.… the solicitation. The contracting officer must then ensure that the offeror has made the required solicitation certifications and that required Disclosure Statements are submitted. (Also see 48 CFR 9903.201-3 and 9903.202. (b) The contrac…
- FAR 52.230-1 Cost Accounting Standards Notices and Certification.…f 48 CFR chapter 99 must, as a condition of contracting, submit a Disclosure Statement as required by 48 CFR 9903.202. When required, the Disclosure Statement must be submitted as a part of the offeror's proposal under this solicitation unl…
- FAR 52.230-3 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices.…48 CFR part 9904. (2) (CAS-covered Contracts Only) If it is a business unit of a company required to submit a Disclosure Statement, disclose in writing its cost accounting practices as required by 48 CFR 9903.202-1 through 9903.202-5. If t…
- FAR 52.230-4 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices—Foreign Concerns.… Accounting Standard (CAS)-covered Contracts Only). If it is a business unit of a company required to submit a Disclosure Statement, disclose in writing its cost accounting practices as required by 48 CFR 9903.202-1 through 48 CFR 9903.202-…
- DFARS 252.225-7058 Postaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.…ption on a covered contract with a covered entity unless such covered entity submits each required disclosure of its use of workforce and facilities in the People's Republic of China, if it employs one or more individuals who perform work i…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.… an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by State law, if applicable, that are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide those services; (2) Professional services of an archit…
- FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.…nacceptable delays; (B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; or (C) In the interest of economy and ef…
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…tations and contracts when it is contemplated that certified cost or pricing data will be required from the contractor or any subcontractor (see 15.403-4). (c) Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications. The…
- FAR 16.505 Ordering.…nd (C) of this section, modified to show the brand-name justification. A justification is required unless a justification covering the requirements in the order was previously approved for the contract in accordance with 6.302-1(c) or unles…
- FAR 27.302 Policy.…um and Executive order cited in paragraph (a) of this section, each contractor may, after required disclosure to the Government, elect to retain title to any subject invention. (2) A contract may require the contractor to assign to the Gov…
- FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.…ration (see 31.109). (7) Determine the allowability of costs suspended or disapproved as required (see subpart 42.8), direct the suspension or disapproval of costs when there is reason to believe they should be suspended or disapproved, an…
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ne joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status. (d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246— (1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that— (i) It □ has, □ has n…
- FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.…e if the contract is ready to close). (iv) The following supplemental information is not required to determine if a proposal is adequate, but may be required during the audit process: (A) Comparative analysis of indirect expense pools det…
- FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.…passports, including any associated fees; (vii) Accessing the job opportunity, including required medical examinations and immunizations; background, reference, and security clearance checks and examinations; and additional certifications;…
- FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.…given in 29 CFR 13.2. Multiemployer plan means a plan to which more than one employer is required to contribute and which is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between one or more employee organizations and…
- FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.…l subject inventions have been disclosed (or that there are none) and that the procedures required by paragraph (e)(1) of this clause have been followed. (ii) A final report, within 3 months after completion of the contracted work, listing…
- FAR 52.230-5 Cost Accounting Standards—Educational Institution.…education in the OMB Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR part 200, subpart A and 20 U.S.C. 1001) is required to submit a Disclosure Statement, disclose in writing the Contractor's cost accounting practices as required by 48 CFR 9003.202-1 through 990…
- FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.…ble CAS; or (2) Consistently follow disclosed or established cost accounting practices. Required change means— (1) A change in cost accounting practice that a Contractor is required to make in order to comply with applicable Standards, m…
- FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.…b) When this clause is included in a fixed-price type contract, consent to subcontract is required only on unpriced contract actions (including unpriced modifications or unpriced delivery orders), and only if required in accordance with par…
- FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…, other than subcontracts for commercially available off-the-shelf items, if flow down is required in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.204-21. (vi) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services De…
- FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.…necessary due to the scope of work under this contract or its terms and conditions; (ii) Required for normal maintenance; or (iii) Otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer. (3) The Contractor shall not cannibalize Government prope…
- DFARS 215.407-5-70 Disclosure, maintenance, and review requirements.…r subcontracts totaling $50 million or more for which certified cost or pricing data were required; or (ii) In its preceding fiscal year, the contractor received DoD prime contracts or subcontracts totaling $10 million or more (but less th…
- DFARS 227.7203-5 Government rights.…not obligated to provide the Government greater rights and the contracting officer is not required to accept lesser rights than the rights provided in the standard grant of license. The situations under which a particular grant of license a…
- DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.…ures, in addition to those identified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this clause, may be required to provide adequate security in a dynamic environment or to accommodate special circumstances (e.g., medical devices) and any individual, iso…
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…t it will operate as intended. Whether, how much, and what type of analysis or testing is required to establish workability depends on the nature of the item, component, or process, and the state of the art. To be considered “developed,” th…
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.…ably be expected to perform its intended purpose; or (3) Computer software documentation required to be delivered under a contract has been written, in any medium, in sufficient detail to comply with requirements under that contract. Deve…
- DFARS 252.227-7017 Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions.…ll be delivered with other than unlimited rights. Notification and identification are not required for restrictions based solely on copyright. (c) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall identify, to the extent known at the…
- 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.…t it will operate as intended. Whether, how much, and what type of analysis or testing is required to establish workability depends on the nature of the item, component, or process, and the state of the art. To be considered “developed,” th…
- DFARS 252.227-7025 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends.…onditions at paragraph (b)(5) of this clause, to the extent such terms and conditions are required by the specially negotiated license. (4) GFI technical data marked with commercial restrictive legends. (i) The Contractor shall use, modify…
- DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).…isclosure in the Contractor's format, which should require, as a minimum, the information required by paragraph (c)(1) of this clause; (ii) Instruct its employees, through employee agreements or other suitable educational programs, as to t…
- FAR 17.403 Procedures.…tract to a— (1) Leader company, obligating it to subcontract a designated portion of the required end items to a specified follower company and to assist it to produce the required end items; (2) Leader company, for the required assistanc…
- FAR 27.304-2 Contracts placed by or for other Government agencies.…f 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 clause rather than t…
- FAR 27.305-2 Administration by the Government.…tor fails to furnish documents or information as called for by the clause within the time required, the contracting officer shall promptly request the contractor to supply the required documents or information. If the failure persists, the …
- FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.…ts with 4 CFR part 21, 4 CFR part 21 governs. (a) General procedures. (1) A protester is required to furnish a copy of its complete protest to the official and location designated in the solicitation or, in the absence of such a designatio…
- FAR 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.… expenditure prohibited under this provision or who fails to file or amend the disclosure required to be filed or amended by this provision, shall be subject to civil penalties as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1352. An imposition of a civil penalty…
- FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.…f the contractor because there is no employer to whom such an individual could submit the required disclosures. Non-public information means any Government or third-party information that— (1) Is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom o…
- FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.…ublic, therefore, the Contractor is responsible for notifying its subcontractors that the required information will be made public. (c) Nothing in this clause requires the disclosure of classified information. (d)(1) Executive compensatio…
- FAR 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.…stem (FAPIIS) on a semi-annual basis, throughout the life of the contract, by posting the required information in the System for Award Management via https://www.sam.gov. (b) As required by section 3010 of the Supplemental Appropriations A…
- FAR 52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.…n of contractors performing private security functions working for Government agencies is required. Full cooperation— (1) Means disclosure to the Government of the information sufficient to identify the nature and extent of the incident a…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.