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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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72 sections with “same type of service”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …cquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may var…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …ut are not limited to, conformity with compensation practices of other firms— (i) Of the same size; (ii) In the same industry; (iii) In the same geographic area; and (iv) Engaged in similar non-Government work under comparable circumsta…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …123 of the DoD Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-76, division C, title VIII), and the same provision in subsequent DoD appropriations acts. (D) Use the clause at 252.225-7007, Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items from Communist …
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …s usual admission standards. (c) All students under this agreement shall register in the same manner, be subject to the same academic regulations, and have the same privileges, including the use of all facilities and equipment as any other…
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    …the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultu…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    …the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultu…
  • FAR 31.205-13 Employee morale, health, welfare, food service, and dormitory costs and credits.
    …s, or prices or rates higher than those charged by commercial establishments offering the same services in the same geographical areas. The following are examples of unusual circumstances: (A) The contractor must provide food or dormitory …
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …e delivered under this contract when— (i) The Government has acquired, by any means, the same or greater rights in the data; or (ii) The data are available to the public without restrictions. (2) The limitation in paragraph (k)(1) of thi…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    A word or a term, defined in this section, has the same meaning throughout this chapter (the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)) unless the context in which the word or term is used clearly requires a different meaning or another FAR part…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …establishing fixed prices for portions of the requirement) on future acquisitions for the same or similar requirements; and (D) Describe actions to maximize the use of fixed-price orders on future acquisitions for the same requirements. (…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    …establishing fixed prices for portions of the requirement) on future acquisitions for the same or similar requirements; and (iv) Describe actions planned to maximize the use of firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment…
  • FAR 13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
    …ting of numerous purchase orders. (4) There is no existing requirements contract for the same supply or service that the contracting activity is required to use. (b) After determining a BPA would be advantageous, contracting officers shal…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … officer shall obtain appropriate data, without certification, on the prices at which the same or similar items have previously been sold and determine if the data is adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of the price. Price analysis m…
  • FAR 17.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Insert a provision substantially the same as the provision at 52.217-3, Evaluation Exclusive of Options, in solicitations when the solicitation includes an option clause and does not include one of the provisions prescribed in paragraph…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …sources independent of the manufacturer or contractor. (iii) The contractor will use the same compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract as the contractor uses for these employ…
  • FAR 52.214-12 Preparation of Bids.
    …ce, the unit price will be presumed to be correct, subject, however, to correction to the same extent and in the same manner as any other mistake. (d) Bids for supplies or services other than those specified will not be considered unless a…
  • DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultu…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …ical equipment as standard so that future purchases of the equipment can be made from the same manufacturing source. (15) Government-furnished property. Indicate any Government property to be furnished to contractors, and discuss any assoc…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …f it is submitted voluntarily. (6) If a change or modification calls for essentially the same type and mix of work as the basic contract and is of relatively small dollar value compared to the total contract value, the contracting officer …
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …ponsibilities constitutes the assignment for one or more individuals whose work is of the same nature and is performed at the same skill/ responsibility level—as opposed to a position, which is a collection of tasks assigned to a specific i…
  • FAR 37.104 Personal services contracts.
    …tion or mission. (4) Comparable services, meeting comparable needs, are performed in the same or similar agencies using civil service personnel. (5) The need for the type of service provided can reasonably be expected to last beyond one y…
  • FAR 47.207-3 Description of shipment, origin, and destination.
    …, or shipments under or over specified weights; and (2) insert a clause substantially the same as the clause at 52.247-7, Freight Excluded, when any commodities or types of shipments have been identified for exclusion. (e) Quantity. (1) Th…
  • FAR 47.207-6 Rates and charges.
    …tement that the charges in the contract shall not exceed the contractor's charges for the same service that is— (i) Available to the general public; or (ii) Otherwise tendered to the Government. (2) The contracting officer shall insert t…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …ference (FEB 1998). This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full te…
  • FAR 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services.
    … by contractors performing management and operation of Government-owned facilities to the same extent that, at the time of award, an agency would be required to comply if an agency operated or supported the facility. (3)(i) Except as provi…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …nctions the management of inventions, provided, that the assignee shall be subject to the same provisions as the Contractor; (2) Share royalties collected on a subject invention with the inventor, including Federal employee co-inventors (b…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …o agree to notify the account party (and confirming financial institution, if any) by the same means of delivery. 4. This Letter of Credit is transferable. Transfers and assignments of proceeds are to be effected without charge to either t…
  • FAR 52.241-3 Scope and Duration of Contract.
    As prescribed in 41.501(c)(2), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Scope and Duration of Contract (FEB 1995) (a) For the period __________, [insert period of service] the Contractor agrees to furnish and the Governmen…
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …mbers or letters assigned by the enterprise at item creation to a class of items with the same form, fit, function, and interface. Parent item means the item assembly, intermediate component, or subassembly that has an embedded item with a…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …e delivered under this contract when— (i) The Government has acquired, by any means, the same or greater rights in the software or documentation; or (ii) The software or documentation are available to the public without restrictions. (2)…
  • DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …he article, and to distribute the article for sale or to use the article in trade, to the same extent that the Government is granted rights in the technical data pertaining to the vessel design.
  • 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.
    …e delivered under this contract when— (i) The Government has acquired, by any means, the same or greater rights in the data or software; or (ii) The data are available to the public without restrictions. (2) The limitation in paragraph (…
  • DFARS 252.239-7004 Orders for Facilities and Services.
    …ot subject to judicial appeal and regulatory bodies which regulate a company owned by the same entity that creates the regulatory body are not governmental regulatory bodies. (b) The Contractor shall acknowledge a communication service aut…
  • FAR 15.403-3 Requiring data other than certified cost or pricing data.
    …bmitted by the offeror include, at a minimum, appropriate data on the prices at which the same item or similar items have previously been sold, adequate for determining the reasonableness of the price unless an exception under 15.403-1(b)(1…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …rk from the small business concerns that it used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and submitting the bid or proposal. Responding to a request for a quote does not constitu…
  • FAR 52.247-17 Charges.
    … of charges based on rates otherwise tendered to the Government by the Contractor for the same type of service. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.
    … (4) If stated in the solicitation, to any Government designated point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. origin point specified in the contract (the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prescribes commerci…
  • FAR 52.247-31 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed.
    …(iv) If stated in the solicitation, to any Government-designated point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. origin point specified in the contract the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prescribes commercia…
  • FAR 52.247-32 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Prepaid.
    …(iv) If stated in the solicitation, to any Government-designated point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. origin point specified in the contract (the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prescribes commerci…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …lause, means savings resulting from the application of a VECP to contracts awarded by the same contracting office or its successor for essentially the same unit. Acquisition savings include— (1) Instant contract savings, which are the net …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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