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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “satisfactory performance record”

  • FAR 9.104-6 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
    …ault or cause; determinations of nonresponsibility because the contractor does not have a satisfactory performance record or a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; or comparable information relating to a grant, the contract…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … forward shall not be compounded. Interest on advance payments shall cease to accrue upon satisfactory completion or termination of the contract for the convenience of the Government. The Contractor shall charge interest on advance payments…
  • FAR 9.104-1 General standards.
    … consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments; (c) Have a satisfactory performance record (see 9.104-3(b) and subpart 42.15). A prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or nonresponsible sol…
  • FAR 9.104-3 Application of standards.
    …iods or quantities, if such options are considered when evaluating offers for award. (b) Satisfactory performance record. A prospective contractor that is or recently has been seriously deficient in contract performance shall be presumed t…
  • FAR 9.105-2 Determinations and documentation.
    …ed acquisition threshold; (B) The determination of nonresponsibility is based on lack of satisfactory performance record or satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; and (C) The Small Business Administration does not issue a C…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    …f this contract is endangered by the Contractor's (i) failure to make progress, or (ii) unsatisfactory financial condition. (3) The Contractor is delinquent in payment of any subcontractor or supplier under this contract in the ordinary co…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-2 Performance risk.
    …ow normal— (A) Reviews performed by the field contract administration offices disclose unsatisfactory management and internal control systems (e.g., quality assurance, property control, safety, security); or (B) The effort requires an unu…
  • DFARS 209.105-1 Obtaining information.
    …sing the Exclusions section of the System for Award Management, see PGI 209.105-1. (2) A satisfactory performance record is a factor in determining contractor responsibility (see FAR 9.104-1(c)). (i) One source of information relating to …
  • FAR 52.232-10 Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    …ines that such a withholding is necessary to protect the Government's interest and ensure satisfactory completion of the contract. The amount withheld shall be determined based upon the Contractor's performance record under this contract. W…
  • FAR 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction.
    …ion, of the Contracting Officer is intended and similarly the words approved, acceptable, satisfactory, or words of like import shall mean approved by, or acceptable to, or satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, unless otherwise expressly…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …with the terms of one or more contracts; or (B) A history of failure to perform, or of unsatisfactory performance of, one or more contracts. (ii) Violations of 41 U.S.C. chapter 81, Drug-Free Workplace, as indicated by— (A) Failure to co…
  • FAR 17.207 Exercise of options.
    …nd (7) The contractor's performance on this contract has been acceptable, e.g., received satisfactory ratings. (d) The contracting officer, after considering price and other factors, shall make the determination on the basis of one of the…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … at the most advantageous prices available with due regard to securing prompt delivery of satisfactory materials; and (2) Give credit to the Government for cash and trade discounts, rebates, scrap, commissions, and other amounts that are i…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …nt shall execute and deliver— (i) An assignment to the Government, in form and substance satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, of refunds, rebates, credits, or other amounts (including interest, if any) properly allocable to costs for w…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    … at the most advantageous prices available with due regard to securing prompt delivery of satisfactory materials; and (ii) Take all cash and trade discounts, rebates, allowances, credits, salvage, commissions, and other benefits. When unab…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …of this contract is endangered by the Contractor's (i) failure to make progress or (ii) unsatisfactory financial condition. (3) Inventory allocated to this contract substantially exceeds reasonable requirements. (4) The Contractor is deli…
  • FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
    …or its subcontractors, the Contractor shall defray the expenses of the examination and of satisfactory reconstruction. However, if the work is found to meet contract requirements, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment f…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …e United States cannot be acquired as and when needed at a fair and reasonable price in a satisfactory quality, a sufficient quantity, and the required form (i.e., a domestic nonavailability determination). In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 4863…

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.