48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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54 sections with “reservation”: the first 40

  • FAR 49.109-2 Reservations.
    …of the parties that are excepted from the settlement; (2) Ensure that the wording of the reservation does not create any rights for the parties beyond those in existence before execution of the settlement agreement; (3) Mark each applicab…
  • FAR 49.603-9 Settlement of reservations.
    [Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlement of reservations.] (a) Supplemental Agreement No. ________, dated ________, was executed to reflect the settlement of the termination of this contract. The supplemental agreement exc…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …hat may be necessary, or that the Contracting Officer may direct, for the protection and preservation of the property related to this contract that is in the possession of the Contractor and in which the Government has or may acquire an int…
  • FAR 22.807 Exemptions.
    …t that does not participate in work on or under the contract. (4) Work on or near Indian reservations. It shall not be a violation of E.O. 11246 for a contractor to extend a publicly announced preference in employment to Indians living on …
  • FAR 52.216-3 Economic Price Adjustment—Semistandard Supplies.
    …re due to compliance with contract specifications and with any contract requirements for preservation, packaging, and packing beyond standard commercial practice. (b) The Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of the amou…
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    … require special protection (e.g., installation, components, accessories, subassemblies, preservation, packaging, and packing, etc.). (ii) If the Government specifies the design of the end item and its measurements, tolerances, materials, …
  • FAR 49.115 Settlement of terminated incentive contracts.
    …ot been established. The TCO shall incorporate in the settlement agreement an appropriate reservation as to final price for these completed articles. (2) Complete termination. If any items were delivered and accepted by the Government, the…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    …tend a publicly announced preference in employment to Indians living on or near an Indian reservation, in connection with employment opportunities on or near an Indian reservation, as permitted by 41 CFR 60-1.5. (2) The Contractor shall ta…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    …al or workmanship and will conform with all requirements of this contract; and (ii) The preservation, packaging, packing, and marking, and the preparation for, and method of, shipment of such supplies will conform with the requirements of …
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …hat may be necessary, or that the Contracting Officer may direct, for the protection and preservation of the property related to this contract that is in the possession of the Contractor and in which the Government has or may acquire an int…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …hat may be necessary, or that the Contracting Officer may direct, for the protection and preservation of the property related to this contract that is in the possession of the Contractor and in which the Government has or may acquire an int…
  • FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service).
    …of payment for manufacturing materials delivered and accepted and for the protection and preservation of the property. Failure to agree will be a dispute under the Disputes clause. The Government may withhold from these amounts any sum the …
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    …y requirements, acquisition plans for major weapons systems shall include a plan for the preservation and storage of special tooling associated with the production of hardware for major defense acquisition programs through the end of the se…
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …t two to one; or (B) The costs allowed, and the business combination will result in the preservation of a critical capability that might otherwise be lost to DoD. (ii)(A) If the amount of restructuring costs is expected to exceed $25 mill…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …s (c) through (g) of this clause for cyber incident reporting, malicious software, media preservation and protection, access to additional information and equipment necessary for forensic analysis, and cyber incident damage assessment. (3)…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ts, qualified nonmetropolitan counties, lands within the external boundaries of an Indian reservation, qualified base closure areas, redesignated areas, governor-designated covered areas, or qualified disaster areas, as defined in 13 CFR 12…
  • FAR 8.406-1 Order placement.
    …receiving hours and size-of-truck limitation. (16) Marking requirements. (17) Level of preservation, packaging, and packing.
  • FAR 14.201-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …tition (see part 11). (d) Section D, Packaging and marking. Provide packaging, packing, preservation, and marking requirements, if any. (e) Section E, Inspection and acceptance. Include inspection, acceptance, quality assurance, and relia…
  • FAR 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.
    (a)(1) Preservation of the integrity of the competitive bid system dictates that, after bids have been opened, award must be made to that responsible bidder who submitted the lowest responsive bid, unless there is a compelling reason to rej…
  • FAR 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …ribing Agency Needs). (d) Section D, Packaging and marking. Provide packaging, packing, preservation, and marking requirements, if any. (e) Section E, Inspection and acceptance. Include inspection, acceptance, quality assurance, and relia…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …gories described above (e.g., special tooling, travel, computer and consultant services, preservation, packaging and packing, spoilage and rework, and Federal excise tax on finished articles) and provide bases for pricing. E. Royalties. If…
  • FAR 16.203-4 Contract clauses.
    …ng line items to which the clause applies. (5) If the supplies are standard, except for preservation, packaging, and packing requirements, the clause prescribed in 16.203-4(a), shall be used rather than this clause. (6) The contracting of…
  • FAR 22.403-6 Department of Labor regulations involving construction.
    …Kickback) Act and requirements for submission of weekly statements of compliance and the preservation and inspection of weekly payroll records; (3) Part 5, relating to enforcement of the— (i) Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute; …
  • FAR 22.406-6 Payrolls and statements.
    …e creditable to the particular weekly period involved and are otherwise acceptable. (d) Preservation. The contracting agency shall retain payrolls and statements of compliance for 3 years after completion of the contract and make them avai…
  • FAR 22.1003-6 Repair distinguished from remanufacturing of equipment.
    …aragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this subsection, or the periodic and routine maintenance, preservation, care, adjustment, upkeep, or servicing of equipment to keep it in usable, serviceable, working order. Such contracts typically are billed…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …6) Review the adequacy of the contractor's traffic operations. (37) Review and evaluate preservation, packaging, and packing. (38) Ensure contractor compliance with contractual quality assurance requirements (see part 46). (39) Ensure co…
  • FAR 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.
    …ing drawings, specifications, handbooks, manuals, and other technical publications; (7) Preservation, packaging, packing, and marking; and (8) Procedures and processes for services to ensure that services meet contract performance require…
  • FAR 46.404 Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    …and only for type and kind; quantity; damage; operability (if readily determinable); and preservation, packaging, packing, and marking, if applicable. (2) Special situations may require more detailed quality assurance and the use of a stan…
  • FAR 49.105 Duties of termination contracting officer after issuance of notice of termination.
    …the Government; (8) General principles and procedures to be followed in the protection, preservation, and disposition of the contractor's and subcontractors' termination inventories, including the preparation of termination inventory sched…
  • FAR 49.109-7 Settlement by determination.
    …e contract that was ratified or approved by the TCO or another contracting officer. (e) Preservation of evidence. The TCO shall retain all written evidence and other data relied upon in making a determination, except that copies of origina…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    …s. Omit any of the following that are not applicable and add any additional exceptions or reservations required.] (i) All rights and liabilities, if any, of the parties, as to matters covered by any renegotiation authority. (ii) All right…
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    …s. Omit any of the following that are not applicable and add any additional exceptions or reservations required.] (i) All rights and liabilities, if any, of the parties, as to matters covered by any renegotiation authority. (ii) All right…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …s. Omit any of the following that are not applicable and add any additional exceptions or reservations required.] (i) All rights and liabilities, if any, of the parties, as to matters covered by any renegotiation authority. (ii) All right…
  • FAR 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, with settlement limited to fee.
    …s. Omit any of the following that are not applicable and add any additional exceptions or reservations required.] (i) All rights and liabilities, if any, of the parties, as to matters covered by any renegotiation authority. (ii) All right…
  • FAR 52.214-12 Preparation of Bids.
    … (1) show the unit price, including, unless otherwise specified, packaging, packing, and preservation and (2) enter the extended price for the quantity of each item offered in the Amount column of the Schedule. In case of discrepancy betwee…
  • FAR 52.216-2 Economic Price Adjustment—Standard Supplies.
    … term unit price excludes any part of the price directly resulting from requirements for preservation, packaging, or packing beyond standard commercial practice. The term established price means a price that (1) is an established catalog or…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …under this contract normally shall be subject to paragraph (c) of this clause, and to the reservations and conditions deemed to be appropriate by the agency. (ii) Upon request, the Contractor shall provide the filing date, serial number an…
  • FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
    …made for the completed work without retention of a percentage. (f) Title, liability, and reservation of rights. All material and work covered by progress payments made shall, at the time of payment, become the sole property of the Governme…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    … Government shall be liable for no payment except as provided by the Default clause. (i) Reservations of rights. (1) No payment or vesting of title under this clause shall (i) excuse the Contractor from performance of obligations under thi…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …interpleaded in any judicial or administrative proceeding involving such a dispute. (j) Preservation of prime-subcontractor rights. Except as provided in paragraph (i) of this clause, this clause shall not limit or impair any contractual, …

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