48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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168 sections with “restrictions”: the first 40
- DFARS 227.7103-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.(a) General. An offeror's assertion(s) of restrictions on the Government's rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, or disclose technical data do not, by themselves, determine the extent of the Government's rights in the technical data. U…
- DFARS 227.7203-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.(a) General. An offeror's or contractor's assertion(s) of restrictions on the Government's rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, or disclose computer software or computer software documentation do not, by themselves, determine the exte…
- DFARS 252.227-7017 Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions.…use the following provision: Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions (JAN 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Computer software is defined in— (1) The 252.227-7014, Rights in Other Than Com…
- DFARS 252.227-7019 Validation of Asserted Restrictions—Computer Software.…d in 227.7104-4(b)(3) or 227.7203-6(c), use the following clause: Validation of Asserted Restrictions—Computer Software (JAN 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Contractor, unless otherwise specifically indicated, means the Co…
- DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data.…3), 227.7104-4(b)(7), or 227.7203-6(f), use the following clause: VALIDATION OF ASSERTED RESTRICTIONS ON TECHNICAL DATA (JAN 2025) (a) Definitions. The terms used in this clause are defined in the Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Comme…
- DFARS 227.7103-3 Early identification of technical data to be furnished to the Government with restrictions on use, reproduction, or disclosure.…tification prior to delivery of any technical data to be delivered to the Government with restrictions on use. (b) Use the provision at 252.227-7017, Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions, in all solicita…
- DFARS 225.7003-2 Restrictions.(a) The following restrictions implement 10 U.S.C. 4863. Except as provided in 225.7003-3— (1) Do not acquire the following items, or any components of the following items, unless any specialty metals contained in the items or components a…
- DFARS 225.7004-6 Waiver of restrictions.…b. L. 117-328), the secretary of the department responsible for acquisition may waive the restrictions in 225.7004-2(b)(6) and 225.7004-5, on a case-by-case basis, if— (i) Sufficient domestic suppliers are not available to meet DoD require…
- DFARS 227.7203-3 Early identification of computer software or computer software documentation to be furnished to the Government with restrictions on use, reproduction, or disclosure.…he provision at 252.227-7017, Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions, in all solicitation that include the clause at 252.227-7014, Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial…
- FAR 25.701 Restrictions administered by the Department of the Treasury on acquisitions of supplies or services from prohibited sources.…-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists More information about these restrictions, as well as updates, is available in OFAC's regulations at 31 CFR Chapter V and/or on OFAC's website at https://ofac.treasury.gov/ (c) R…
- FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.As prescribed in 25.1103(a), insert the following clause: Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) (a) Except as authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the Department of the Treasury, the Contractor shall…
- DFARS 227.7102-3 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.…llow the procedures at 227.7103-13 and the clause at 252.227-7037, Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data, regarding the validation of asserted restrictions on technical data related to commercial products or commercial servi…
- DFARS 252.222-7006 Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements.As prescribed in 222.7405, use the following clause: Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered subcontractor means any entity that has a subcontract valued in …
- FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.As prescribed in 3.503-2, insert the following clause: Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020) (a) Except as provided in (b) below, the Contractor shall not enter into any agreement with an actual or prospective s…
- FAR 52.226-5 Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area.As prescribed in 26.206(c), insert the following clause: Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (NOV 2007) (a) Definitions. The definitions of the following terms used in this clause are found in the Small Busin…
- DFARS 225.7002-1 Restrictions.(a) The following restrictions implement 10 U.S.C. 4862 (the “Berry Amendment”). Except as provided in 225.7002-2, do not acquire— (1) Any of the following items, either as end products or components, unless the items have been grown, repr…
- DFARS 252.222-7000 Restrictions on employment of personnel.As prescribed in 222.7004, use the following clause: Restrictions on Employment of Personnel (MAR 2000) (a) The Contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in ________, individuals who are resi…
- FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.(a) Prohibition on disclosing procurement information (41 U.S.C. 2102). (1) A person described in paragraph (a)(2) of this subsection must not, other than as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or proposal information or sour…
- FAR 3.503 Unreasonable restrictions on subcontractor sales.
- FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.(a) When a contractor debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded, is proposed as a subcontractor for any subcontract subject to Government consent (see subpart 44.2), contracting officers shall not consent to subco…
- FAR 14.404-4 Restrictions on disclosure of descriptive literature.When a bid is accompanied by descriptive literature (as defined in 2.101), and the bidder imposes a restriction that prevents the public disclosure of such literature, the restriction may render the bid nonresponsive. The restriction render…
- DFARS 209.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.(a) The contracting officer shall not consent to any subcontract with a firm, or a subsidiary of a firm, that is identified by the Secretary of Defense in SAM Exclusions as being owned or controlled by the government of a country that is a …
- DFARS 225.701 Restrictions administered by the Department of the Treasury on acquisitions of supplies or services from prohibited sources.
- DFARS 225.7002 Restrictions on food, clothing, fabrics, hand or measuring tools, and flags.
- DFARS 225.7003 Restrictions on acquisition of specialty metals.
- DFARS 225.7004 Restrictions on the procurement of goods other than U.S. goods.
- DFARS 225.7004-2 Restrictions.Except as provided in 225.7004-3, do not acquire any of the following items, either as end products or components, unless the manufacturer of the items is part of the national technology and industrial base: (a) Buses, if multipassenger mo…
- DFARS 225.7004-5 Additional restrictions on anchor and mooring chain.(a) In accordance with section 8041 of the Fiscal Year 1991 DoD Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 101-511) and similar sections in subsequent DoD appropriations acts, do not acquire welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain, unless— (1) It is ma…
- DFARS 225.7013 Restrictions on construction or repair of vessels in foreign shipyards.
- DFARS 225.7013-2 Restrictions.(a) Contract award (10 U.S.C. 8679). Do not award a contract to construct in a foreign shipyard— (1) A vessel for any of the armed forces; or (2) A major component of the hull or superstructure of a vessel for any of the armed forces. (b…
- DFARS 225.7014 Restrictions on military construction.(a) For restriction on award of military construction contracts to be performed in the United States outlying areas in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, see 236.273(a). (b) For restriction on a…
- DFARS 225.7021-2 Restrictions.In accordance with section 855 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81, 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.), do not award, extend, or exercise an option on a covered contract unless a covered entity has submitt…
- DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.(a) Acquisitions in the following categories are not subject to the restrictions in 225.7003-2: (1) Acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. (2) Acquisitions outside the United States in support of combat operations.…
- DFARS 227.7103-10 Contractor identification and marking of technical data to be furnished with restrictive markings.…on provision at 252.227-7017, Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions, requires offerors to identify to the contracting officer, prior to contract award, any technical data that the offeror asserts should be…
- DFARS 227.7203-10 Contractor identification and marking of computer software or computer software documentation to be furnished with restrictive markings.…on provision at 252.227-7017, Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions, requires offerors to identify, prior to contract award, any computer software or computer software documentation that an offeror asserts…
- DFARS 252.225-7035 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program Certificate.…can end products, Panamanian end products, or Peruvian end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American or the Balance of Payments Program. (c) Certifications and identification of country of origin. (1) For all line it…
- DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.…ed in the United States; or (2) It is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the restrictions of the Buy American statute; or (B) The end product is a COTS item; or (2) For an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of …
- DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.…ee Trade Agreements apply to this acquisition. Therefore, the Balance of Payments Program restrictions are waived for designated country construction materials. (c) The Contractor shall use only domestic or designated country construction …
- DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…y available or have been released or disclosed by the Contractor or subcontractor without restrictions on further use, release or disclosure, other than a release or disclosure resulting from the sale, transfer, or other assignment of inter…
- DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.…ll be notified of such release or disclosure; (C) The Contractor (or the party asserting restrictions, as identified in the restricted rights legend) may require each such covered Government support contractor to enter into a nondisclosure…
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.