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  • FAR 52.247-16 Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight.
    …nsportation or for transportation-related services when the contractor is responsible for returning undelivered freight: Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight (APR 1984) (a) When, through no fault of the Contractor, …
  • FAR 52.247-66 Returnable Cylinders.
    As prescribed in 47.305-17, insert the following clause: Returnable Cylinders (MAY 1994) (a) Cylinder, referred to in this clause, is a pressure vessel designed for pressures higher than 40 psia and having a circular cross section excludi…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … contractor shall fund pension costs by the time set for filing of the Federal income tax return or any extension. Pension costs assigned to the current year, but not funded by the tax return time, are not allowable in any subsequent year. …
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …s associated with travel from the country of origin to the country of performance and the return journey upon the end of employment; and (B) From the airport or disembarkation point to the worksite; (xii) Security deposits, bonds, and ins…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    … shipment of such supplies will conform with the requirements of this contract. (2) When return, correction, or replacement is required, transportation charges and responsibility for the supplies while in transit shall be borne by the Cont…
  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    …ontracts/dbra.htm; under Guidance there is a link for All Agencies Memoranda (AAMs). (2) Returning of withheld funds to contractor. When funds withheld exceed the amount required to satisfy validated wage underpayments and assessed liquida…
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    …led for under this contract) at no increase in the contract price. (5) When supplies are returned to the Contractor, the Contractor shall bear the transportation costs from the place of delivery specified in the contract (irrespective of t…
  • DFARS 222.302 Liquidated damages and overtime pay.
    …r crediting to the appropriate Government Treasury account. The contracting officer shall return any excess withheld funds to the contractor.
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …ion will be limited to stabilization and short-term medical treatment with an emphasis on return to duty or placement in the patient movement system. (ii) When the Government provides medical treatment or transportation of Contractor perso…
  • FAR 14.205 Presolicitation notices.
    …in the invitation; and (c) Normally not include drawings, plans, and specifications. The return date of the notice must be sufficiently in advance of the mailing date of the invitation for bids to permit an accurate estimate of the number …
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    …is of work (contracts) or time period benefited. (f) Relocation costs (both outgoing and return) of employees who are hired for performance on specific contracts or long-term field projects are allowable if— (1) The term of employment is …
  • FAR 47.207-5 Contractor responsibilities.
    …d Unloading, when the contractor is responsible for loading and unloading shipments. (f) Return of undelivered freight. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-16, Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freig…
  • FAR 49.109-7 Settlement by determination.
    … contractor, the TCO shall give the contractor at least 15 days notice by certified mail (return receipt requested) to submit written evidence, so as to reach the TCO on or before a stated date, substantiating the amount previously proposed…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …ction of defects that result from the modifications or other work. (9) If the Government returns supplies to the Contractor for correction or replacement under this clause, the Contractor shall be liable for transportation charges up to an…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …y, upon giving 10 days written notice to the Purchaser— (A) Repossess, demilitarize, and return the property to the Purchaser, in which case the Purchaser hereby agrees to pay to the Contractor, prior to the return of the property, all cos…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …inal invoice does not include the required representation, the Government will reject and return it to the Contractor as an improper invoice for the purposes of the Prompt Payment clause of this contract. In the event there has been unautho…
  • FAR 15.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.
    …ract file (see 4.803(a)(10)). Extra copies of the withdrawn proposals may be destroyed or returned to the offeror at the offerors request. Where practicable, electronically transmitted proposals that are withdrawn must be purged from primar…
  • FAR 19.811-1 Sole source.
    …igned. (4) The SBA will obtain the signature of the 8(a) contractor prior to signing and returning the prime contract to the contracting officer for signature. The SBA will make every effort to obtain signatures and return the contract, an…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …an supplies and in terminating subcontracts. This notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or electronically, provided evidence of receipt is received by the contracting officer. If no prior electronic notice was is…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    …(including scrap) has been retained or acquired by the Contractor, sold to third parties, returned to suppliers, delivered to or stored for the Government, or otherwise properly accounted for, and that all proceeds and retention credits hav…
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    …(including scrap) has been retained or acquired by the Contractor, sold to third parties, returned to suppliers, delivered to or stored for the Government, or otherwise properly accounted for, and that all proceeds and retention credits hav…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …(including scrap) has been retained or acquired by the Contractor, sold to third parties, returned to suppliers, delivered to or stored for the Government, or otherwise properly accounted for, and that all proceeds and retention credits hav…
  • FAR 52.204-3 Taxpayer identification.
    …at owns or controls an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), as used in this provision, means the num…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …f the invoice does not comply with these requirements, the designated billing office will return it within 7 days after receipt (3 days for meat, meat food products, or fish; 5 days for perishable agricultural commodities, dairy products, e…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …of action to remedy the problem. Such action may include repairing, replacing, modifying, returning, or otherwise disposing of the property at the Government's expense. Upon completion of the required action(s), the Contracting Officer shal…
  • DFARS 252.227-7019 Validation of Asserted Restrictions—Computer Software.
    … may— (A) Strike or correct the unjustified marking at the Contractor's expense; or (B) Return the computer software to the Contractor for correction at the Contractor's expense. If the Contractor fails to correct or strike the unjustifie…
  • DFARS 252.236-7012 Military construction on Kwajalein Atoll—evaluation preference.
    …dquarters are in the United States; (ii) The firm has filed corporate and employment tax returns in the United States for a minimum of 2 years (if required), has filed State and Federal income tax returns (if required) for 2 years, and has…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    …parts. Counterfeit electronic parts and suspect counterfeit electronic parts shall not be returned to the seller or otherwise returned to the supply chain until such time that the parts are determined to be authentic. (7) Methodologies to …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …he number required by the IRS to be used by the offeror in reporting income tax and other returns. The TIN may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer Identification Number. Technical data means recorded information (regardless o…
  • FAR 4.901 Definition.
    …at owns or controls an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member.
  • FAR 9.406-3 Procedures.
    …onfirmed by the agency; or (iii) By certified mail to the last known street address with return receipt requested. (2) The notice shall be sent— (i) To the contractor, the contractor's identified counsel for purposes of the administrativ…
  • FAR 11.403 Supplies or services.
    …t, notice of award, acceptance of proposal, or other contract document by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by any other method that will provide evidence of the date of receipt. (e) In invitations for bids, if the delivery sche…
  • FAR 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.
    …nd then retained with other unsuccessful bids. However, any bid bond or guarantee must be returned. (h) If available, the following must be included in the contract files for each late bid, modification, or withdrawal: (1) The date and ho…
  • FAR 14.401 Receipt and safeguarding of bids.
    …stricted-access electronic bid box. If an invitation for bids is cancelled, bids shall be returned to the bidders. Necessary precautions shall be taken to ensure the security of the bid box or safe. Before bid opening, information concernin…
  • FAR 14.405 Minor informalities or irregularities in bids.
    …t. Examples of minor informalities or irregularities include failure of a bidder to— (a) Return the number of copies of signed bids required by the invitation; (b) Furnish required information concerning the number of its employees; (c) …
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …nd a blank SBA Form 355, Application for Small Business Determination, by certified mail, return receipt requested. (f)(1) Within 15 business days after receipt of a protest or request for a formal size determination or within any extensio…
  • FAR 22.406-6 Payrolls and statements.
    …y the Department of Labor at any time during that period. Submitted payrolls shall not be returned to a contractor or subcontractor for any reasons, but copies thereof may be furnished to the contractor or subcontractor who submitted them, …
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    …s associated with travel from the country of origin to the country of performance and the return journey upon the end of employment; and (B) From the airport or disembarkation point to the worksite; (xii) Security deposits, bonds, and ins…
  • FAR 31.205-40 Special tooling and special test equipment costs.
    …test equipment, the cost of adapting the items for use under the contract and the cost of returning them to their prior configuration are allowable.
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …dging costs are incurred; and/or (ii) On partial travel days (e.g., day of departure and return). Appropriate downward adjustments from the maximum per diem rates would normally be required under these circumstances. While these adjustmen…

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