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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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58 sections with “reserves”: the first 40

  • FAR 19.503 Reserves.
    …e limitations on subcontracting and the nonmanufacturer rule (see 19.505) do not apply to reserves at the contract level, but shall apply to orders that are set aside or issued directly to one small business concern under 19.504(c)(1)(ii).
  • FAR 52.219-32 Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves.
    …n 19.507(g)(2), insert the following clause: Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) (a) Applicability. This clause applies only to contracts that were reserved for any of the small business concerns identified at …
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …in the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that…
  • FAR 19.507 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …Notice of Small Business Reserve, in solicitations for multiple-award contracts that have reserves. (2) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.219-32 Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves, in solicitations and…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacemen…
  • FAR 19.501 General.
    …on or a class of acquisitions may be total or partial. (2) The purpose of small business reserves is to award one or more multiple-award contracts to any of the small business concerns identified at 19.000(a)(3), under a full and open comp…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …n the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers …
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …ptance only those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacemen…
  • FAR 4.703 Policy.
    …ontractor or subcontractor has established procedures to ensure that the imaging process preserves accurate images of the original records, including signatures and other written or graphic images, and that the imaging process is reliable a…
  • FAR 19.000 Scope of part.
    …d EDWOSB concerns and WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program; and (10) The use of reserves. (b)(1) Unless otherwise specified in this part (see subparts 19.6 and 19.7)— (i) Contracting officers shall apply this part in the United …
  • FAR 19.202-6 Determination of fair market price.
    …rice guidelines in 15.404-1(b) for— (1) Total and partial small business set-asides, and reserves (see subpart 19.5); (2) HUBZone set-asides (see subpart 19.13); (3) Contracts utilizing the price evaluation preference for HUBZone small b…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …ly successful offeror for negotiated acquisitions, including— (A) Partial set-asides and reserves of multiple-award contracts; (B) Orders that are set-aside under an unrestricted multiple-award contract (except for orders and blanket purc…
  • FAR 19.504 Orders under multiple-award contracts.
    …small business received a contract award for the non-set-aside portion. (c) Orders under reserves. (1) The contracting officer may— (i) Set aside orders for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3) when there are two …
  • FAR 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
    …o either issue or deny the COC. (c) Reconsideration of a COC after issuance. (1) The SBA reserves the right to reconsider its issuance of a COC, prior to contract award, if— (i) The COC applicant submitted false information or omitted mat…
  • FAR 27.204-2 Use of patented technology under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
    …luding use by the Government. Article 20.40 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement preserves parties' rights under Article 31.
  • FAR 28.301 Policy.
    …contractor of liability for loss of or damage to Government property. (2) The Government reserves the right to disapprove the purchase of any insurance coverage not in the Government's interest. (3) Allowability of the insurance program's…
  • FAR 28.307-1 Group insurance plans.
    …ining the extent of the Government's share in any premium refunds or credits, any special reserves and other refunds to which the contractor may be entitled in the future shall be taken into account.
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    … (6) Loss history, premiums history, and industry ratios; (7) A formula for establishing reserves, including percentage variations between losses paid and losses reserved; (8) Claims administration policy, practices, and procedures; (9) …
  • FAR 30.602 Materiality.
    …ance should be corrected; and (ii) If the noncompliance is not corrected, the Government reserves the right to make appropriate contract adjustments should the cost impact become material in the future. (d) For required, unilateral, and d…
  • FAR 30.605 Processing noncompliances.
    …iance should be corrected; and (B) If the noncompliance is not corrected, the Government reserves the right to make appropriate contract adjustments should the noncompliance become material in the future; and (ii) Conclude the cost-impact…
  • FAR 32.304-5 Assignment of claims under contracts.
    …for financing under guaranteed loans when the issuer of the subcontract or purchase order reserves (1) the privilege of making payments directly to the assignor or to the assignor and assignee jointly, after notice of the assignment, or (2)…
  • FAR 35.017-1 Sponsoring agreements.
    …onship with its sponsor(s). (3) A provision for the identification of retained earnings (reserves) and the development of a plan for their use and disposition. (4) A prohibition against the FFRDC competing with any non-FFRDC concern in re…
  • FAR 46.401 General.
    …surveillance. (b) Each contract shall designate the place or places where the Government reserves the right to perform quality assurance. (c) If the contract provides for performance of Government quality assurance at source, the place or…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …nment. Subparagraph (e)(2) of the clause at 52.246-2, Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price, reserves to the Government the right to charge the contractor the cost of Government reinspection and retests because of prior rejection. (c)(1) In s…
  • FAR 49.402-3 Procedure for default.
    …has the right to appeal such decision under the Disputes clause; (6) That the Government reserves all rights and remedies provided by law or under the contract, in addition to charging excess costs; and (7) That the notice constitutes a d…
  • FAR 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies.
    …in developing a data base for future acquisitions of these items. However, the Government reserves the right to amend or cancel the solicitation and resolicit with respect to any individual item in the event quotations received and the Gove…
  • FAR 52.208-7 Tagging of Leased Vehicles.
    …ent that vehicles leased under this contract will operate on Federal tags, the Government reserves the right to utilize State tags if necessary to accomplish its mission. Should State tags be required, the Contractor shall furnish the Gover…
  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    …ke action on this report within the time specified in paragraph (b) above. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule, or for any additional costs to…
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    …this first article within the time limit specified in paragraph (b) above. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to …
  • FAR 52.211-8 Time of Delivery.
    …ery period specified above, will be considered nonresponsive and rejected. The Government reserves the right to award under either the required delivery schedule or the proposed delivery schedule, when an offeror offers an earlier delivery …
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). __(29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). __(30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)). __(31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JU…
  • FAR 52.214-10 Contract Award—Sealed Bidding.
    … Schedule, bids may be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the bidder specifies…
  • FAR 52.214-31 Facsimile Bids.
    …sideration. (d) Facsimile bids must contain the required signatures. (e) The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the facsimile bid. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful bid…
  • FAR 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals.
    … requirements for resubmission prescribed by the Contracting Officer. (e) The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the facsimile proposal. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successfu…
  • FAR 52.217-10 Reverse Auction.
    …tion. (d) Only one offer. If the reverse auction produces only one offer, the Government reserves the right to cancel the auction. (e) Release of information. The Government may use a reverse auction service provider to conduct the revers…
  • FAR 52.217-11 Reverse Auction—Orders.
    … in the solicitation. (4) If the reverse auction produces only one offer, the Government reserves the right to cancel the auction. (d) Release of information. The Government may use a reverse auction service provider to conduct the revers…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …dd the following sentence at the end of paragraph (d)(2) of the basic clause: The agency reserves the right to unilaterally amend this contract to identify specific treaties or international agreements entered into by the Government before…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …the following sentence at the end of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of the basic clause: The agency reserves the right to unilaterally amend this contract to identify specific treaties or international agreements entered into by the Government before…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …duced prices and adjusting the unliquidated progress payments accordingly. The Government reserves the right to unilaterally change from the ordinary liquidation rate to an alternate rate when deemed appropriate for proper contract financin…
  • FAR 52.241-9 Connection Charge.
    … termination or default. (d) Termination before completion of facilities. The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract at any time before completion of the facilities with respect to which the Government is to pay a connect…

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