48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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3 sections with “self-employed individual”

  • FAR 3.1106 Contract clause.
    …ance of such services. (c) Do not insert the clause in solicitations or contracts with a self-employed individual if the acquisition functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions are to be performed entirely by the se…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …l functions and is— (1) An employee of the contractor; or (2) A subcontractor that is a self-employed individual treated as a covered employee of the contractor because there is no employer to whom such an individual could submit the requ…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …l functions and is— (1) An employee of the contractor; or (2) A subcontractor that is a self-employed individual treated as a covered employee of the contractor because there is no employer to whom such an individual could submit the requ…

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.