48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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- DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.Basic. As prescribed in 215.408(5)(i) and (5)(i)(A), use the following provision: Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Basic (MAY 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this provisi…
- FAR 19.803 Selecting acquisitions for the 8(a) program.Through their cooperative efforts, the SBA and an agency match the agency's requirements with the capabilities of 8(a) participants to establish a basis for the agency to contract with the SBA under the program. Selection is initiated in on…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…ion begins at the point when agency needs are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract ad…
- FAR 15.203 Requests for proposals.…quests for proposals (RFPs) are used in negotiated acquisitions to communicate Government requirements to prospective contractors and to solicit proposals. RFPs for competitive acquisitions shall, at a minimum, describe the— (1) Government…
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.… which any preaward or postaward cost determination will be subject to subpart 31.2. (l) Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data. Considering the hierarchy at 15.402, the contracti…
- FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.…ts relating to small business size status for the acquisition and the HUBZone eligibility requirements will be processed concurrently by SBA. (d)(1) All protests must be in writing and must state all specific grounds for the protest (i.e.,…
- FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.…on or renewal contract and the nominated 8(a) participant is the incumbent. (11) Bonding requirements, if applicable. (12) Identification of all 8(a) participants which have expressed an interest in being considered for the acquisition. …
- FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.…ination. Contracting officers may consider the failure of a contractor to comply with the requirements of E.O. 13706 or 29 CFR part 13 as grounds for termination for default or cause. (4) Debarment. (i) The Department of Labor may initiate…
- FAR 32.409-3 Security, supervision, and covenants.…32.411). This requirement generally applies under all statutory authorities, but modified requirements applicable to certain specific cases are prescribed in paragraphs (e) through (g) below. (b) The agency shall (1) ensure that the amount…
- FAR 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.As prescribed in 15.408(l), insert the following provision: Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data (NOV 2021) (a) Exceptions from certified cost or pricing data. (1) In lieu of s…
- FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.…s prescribed in 32.412(a), insert the following clause: Advance Payments (MAY 2001) (a) Requirements for payment. Advance payments will be made under this contract (1) upon submission of properly certified invoices or vouchers by the Cont…
- DFARS 222.406-1 Policy.…r should accomplish the following, as appropriate— (A) Indicate that the labor standards requirements contained in the contract are based on the following statutes and regulations— (1) Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute. (2) Con…
- DFARS 225.7302 Preparation of letter of offer and acceptance.… (i) Identify, in advance of the LOA, any unusual provisions or deviations (such as those requirements for Pseudo LOAs identified at PGI 225.7301); (ii) Advise the contractor if the DoD implementing agency expands, modifies, or does not ac…
- DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.…ghts of Contractor personnel supporting the U.S. Armed Forces. (e) Preliminary personnel requirements. (1) The Contractor shall ensure that the following requirements are met prior to deploying CAAF (specific requirements for each category…
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.… will be available for commercial sale, lease, or license in time to satisfy the delivery requirements of this contract; or (4) Satisfies a criterion expressed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this definition and would require only minor m…
- 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.… will be available for commercial sale, lease, or license in time to satisfy the delivery requirements of this contract; or (4) Satisfies a criterion expressed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this definition and would require only minor m…
- FAR 42.504 Postaward letters.…e responsible for administering the contract and cite any unusual or significant contract requirements. The rules on changes to the contract in 42.503-2 also apply here.
- FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…scription of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (5) Terms of any express warranty; (6) Pric…
- FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.…ial condition. (3) Inventory allocated to this contract substantially exceeds reasonable requirements. (4) The Contractor is delinquent in payment of the costs of performing this contract in the ordinary course of business. (5) The fair …
- DFARS 222.406-13 Semiannual enforcement reports.…g information, as applicable, for construction work subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute and the CWSS statute— (1) Period covered; (2) Number of prime contracts awarded; (3) Total dollar amount of prime contracts aw…
- DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.…Subassemblies, components, and parts embedded within delivered items, items with warranty requirements, DoD serially managed reparables and DoD serially managed nonreparables as specified in Attachment Number ____. (iv) Any item of special…
- FAR 19.804-3 SBA acceptance.…ommended by the contracting officer, provided that the 8(a) participant complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 124.503(c)(1). (ii) If an appropriate match does not exist, SBA will notify the 8(a) participant and the contracting officer, …
- FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.…st— (i) Include all aspects of the contractor's compliance with contract labor standards requirements; (ii) Not be limited to specific areas raised in a complaint or uncovered during compliance checks; and (iii) Use personnel familiar wi…
- FAR 44.201-1 Consent requirements.(a) If the contractor has an approved purchasing system, consent is required for subcontracts specifically identified by the contracting officer in the subcontracts clause of the contract. The contracting officer may require consent to subc…
- FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.…tandards (JUN 2010) For the purpose of administering the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) requirements under this contract, the Contractor shall take the steps outlined in paragraphs (b) through (i) and (k) through (n) of this clause: (a) …
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…erall physical, functional, and performance characteristics (along with the qualification requirements, if applicable) of an item, component, or process to the extent necessary to permit identification of physically and functionally interch…
- FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.…evidence that the small non-similarly situated entity is performing the primary and vital requirements of the contract. For allegations that the prime contractor is unduly reliant on an other-than-small subcontractor, see size protests at 1…
- FAR 19.705-5 Awards involving subcontracting plans.…b) Letter contracts and similar undefinitized instruments, which would otherwise meet the requirements of 19.702(a)(1)(i) and (ii), shall contain at least a preliminary basic plan addressing the requirements of 19.704 and in such cases requ…
- FAR 22.406-1 Policy.…officer shall inform the contractor of the labor standards clauses and wage determination requirements of the contract and of the contractor's and any subcontractor's responsibilities under the contract. Unless it is clear that the contract…
- FAR 32.604 Demand for payment.…ffice may initiate procedures, in accordance with the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, to offset the debt against any payments otherwise due the contractor. (7) Notification that the debt may be subject to administrative c…
- DFARS 216.603-2 Application.…ith 10 U.S.C. 3372, establish definitization schedules for letter contracts following the requirements at 217.7404-3(a) instead of the requirements at FAR 16.603-2(c)(3).
- DFARS 227.7203-5 Government rights.…r Award Management or other publications must provide notice of the use and nondisclosure requirements. Class use and non-disclosure agreements (e.g., agreements covering all solicitations received by the XYZ company within a reasonable per…
- DFARS 228.370-2 General.…on the offeror submitted with the proposal in response to the DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements List, to ensure the offeror's commercial insurance provides the appropriate coverage required by the clause at 252.228-7001. (c) Foreign…
- FAR 14.405 Minor informalities or irregularities in bids.… It also pertains to some immaterial defect in a bid or variation of a bid from the exact requirements of the invitation that can be corrected or waived without being prejudicial to other bidders. The defect or variation is immaterial when …
- FAR 15.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).… data as defined in 2.101 and must not be certified in accordance with 15.406-2. (d) The requirements of this subsection also apply to contracts entered into by an agency on behalf of a foreign government.
- FAR 16.102 Policies.…re the execution of any determination and findings (D&F's) required by this part. Minimum requirements for the content of D&F's required by this part are specified in 1.704.
- FAR 16.603-2 Application.…f Government Liability, shall be the estimated amount necessary to cover the contractor's requirements for funds before definitization. However, it shall not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of the definitive contract unless approved…
- FAR 16.603-3 Limitations.… inseparable from the existing letter contract. Any such amendment is subject to the same requirements and limitations as a new letter contract.
- FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.… 125.1, or a protest alleging that such subcontractor is performing the primary and vital requirements of a set-aside or sole-source WOSB or EDWOSB contract. For allegations that the prime contractor is unduly reliant on an other-than-small…
- FAR 19.805-1 General.…e exceeding the applicable competitive threshold amount shall not be divided into several requirements for lesser amounts in order to use 8(a) sole source procedures for award to a single firm. (d) The SBA Associate Administrator for Busin…
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.