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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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431 sections with “scope”: the first 40

  • FAR 36.302 Scope of work.
    The agency shall develop, either in-house or by contract, a scope of work that defines the project and states the Government's requirements. The scope of work may include criteria and preliminary design, budget parameters, and schedule or d…
  • FAR 9.407-5 Scope of suspension.
    The scope of suspension shall be the same as that for debarment (see 9.406-5), except that the procedures of 9.407-3 shall be used in imposing suspension.
  • FAR 29.000 Scope of part.
    …. It is for the general information of Government personnel and does not present the full scope of the tax laws and regulations.
  • 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…
  • FAR 1.000 Scope of part.
    This part sets forth basic policies and general information about the Federal Acquisition Regulations System including purpose, authority, applicability, issuance, arrangement, numbering, dissemination, implementation, supplementation, main…
  • FAR 1.400 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes the policies and procedures for authorizing deviations from the FAR. Exceptions pertaining to the use of forms prescribed by the FAR are covered in part 53 rather than in this subpart.
  • FAR 1.700 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes general policies and procedures for the use of determinations and findings (D&F's). Requirements for specific types of D&F's can be found with the appropriate subject matter.
  • FAR 2.000 Scope of part.
    (a) This part— (1) Defines words and terms that are frequently used in the FAR; (2) Provides cross-references to other definitions in the FAR of the same word or term; and (3) Provides for the incorporation of these definitions in solici…
  • FAR 3.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes policies and procedures for avoiding improper business practices and personal conflicts of interest and for dealing with their apparent or actual occurrence.
  • FAR 3.400 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures that restrict contingent fee arrangements for soliciting or obtaining Government contracts to those permitted by 10 U.S.C. 3321(b)(1)and 41 U.S.C. 3901.
  • FAR 3.700 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart prescribes Governmentwide policies and procedures for exercising discretionary authority to declare void and rescind contracts in relation to which— (1) There has been a final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, …
  • FAR 3.800 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures implementing 31 U.S.C. 1352, “Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and financial transactions.”
  • FAR 3.900 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart implements various statutory whistleblower programs. This subpart does not implement 10 U.S.C. 4701, which is applicable only to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard. (a) 41 U.S.C. 4712 is implemented in 3.900 through 3.906. These s…
  • FAR 3.1000 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart— (a) Implements 41 U.S.C. 3509, Notification of Violations of Federal Criminal Law or Overpayments; and (b) Prescribes policies and procedures for the establishment of contractor codes of business ethics and conduct, and disp…
  • FAR 3.1100 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart implements policy on personal conflicts of interest by employees of Government contractors as required by 41 U.S.C. 2303.
  • FAR 4.000 Scope of part.
    (a) This part prescribes policies and procedures relating to the administrative aspects of contract execution, contractor-submitted paper documents, distribution, reporting, retention, and files. (b) Additionally, this part includes polici…
  • FAR 4.500 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart provides policy and procedures for the establishment and use of electronic commerce in Federal acquisition as required by 41 U.S.C. 2301.
  • FAR 4.600 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes uniform reporting requirements for the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS).
  • FAR 4.700 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart provides policies and procedures for retention of records by contractors to meet the records review requirements of the Government. In this subpart, the terms “contracts” and “contractors” include “subcontracts” and “subcontrac…
  • FAR 4.800 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes requirements for establishing, maintaining, and disposing of contract files.
  • FAR 4.900 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart provides policies and procedures for obtaining— (a) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) information that may be used for debt collection purposes; and (b) Contract information and payment information for submittal to the pay…
  • FAR 4.1000 Scope.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for assigning line items and subline items and their identifiers. However, in order to provide agencies with time to transition their information systems, agencies have until October 1, 2019, …
  • FAR 4.1100 Scope.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for requiring contractor registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) to— (a) Increase visibility of vendor sources (including their geographical locations) for specific supplies and…
  • FAR 4.1200 Scope.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for requiring submission and maintenance of representations and certifications via the System for Award Management (SAM) to— (a) Eliminate the administrative burden for contractors of submitt…
  • FAR 4.1300 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart provides policy and procedures associated with Personal Identity Verification as required by— (a) Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201, “Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees…
  • FAR 4.1400 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart implements section 2 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282), as amended by section 6202 of the Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-252), which requires contract…
  • FAR 4.1600 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for assigning unique Procurement Instrument Identifiers (PIID) for each solicitation, contract, agreement, or order and related procurement instrument.
  • FAR 4.1700 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart implements section 743(a) of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), which requires agencies to report annually to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on activities performed by service …
  • FAR 4.1800 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for identification of commercial and government entities. The Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code system may be used, among other things, to— (1) Exchange data with another contr…
  • FAR 4.2100 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart implements paragraphs (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) of section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232).
  • FAR 4.2300 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart implements the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 (title II of Pub. L. 115-390) and the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) regulation at 41 CFR part 201-1. The authority provided in this subpart expi…
  • FAR 5.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes policies and procedures for publicizing contract opportunities and award information.
  • FAR 5.701 Scope.
    This subpart prescribes posting requirements for presolicitation and award notices for actions funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act). The requirements of this subpart…
  • FAR 6.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes policies and procedures to promote full and open competition in the acquisition process and to provide for full and open competition, full and open competition after exclusion of sources, other than full and open compet…
  • FAR 6.100 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes the policy and procedures that are to be used to promote and provide for full and open competition.
  • FAR 6.200 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for providing for full and open competition after excluding one or more sources.
  • FAR 6.300 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures, and identifies the statutory authorities, for contracting without providing for full and open competition.
  • FAR 7.000 Scope of part.
    This part prescribes policies and procedures for— (a) Developing acquisition plans; (b) Determining whether to use commercial or Government resources for acquisition of supplies or services; (c) Deciding whether it is more economical to …
  • FAR 7.200 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for gathering information from offerors to assist the Government in planning the most advantageous quantities in which supplies should be purchased.
  • FAR 7.400 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart— (a) Implements section 555 of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-254); (b) Provides guidance when acquiring equipment and more than one method of acquisition is available for u…

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.