48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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56 sections with “separate rates”: the first 40
- FAR 41.205 Separate contracts.…ontract or interagency agreement (see 41.206), agencies shall acquire utility services by separate contract subject to this part, and subject to agency contracting authority. (b) If an agency enters into a separate contract, the contractin…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…two or more requirements for supplies or services, previously provided or performed under separate smaller contracts (see paragraph (2) of this definition), into a solicitation for a single contract, a multiple-award contract, or a task or …
- FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.…alysis is the process of examining and evaluating a proposed price without evaluating its separate cost elements and proposed profit. Unless an exception from the requirement to obtain certified cost or pricing data applies under 15.403-1(b…
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…ial products fabricated by the offeror that are generally stocked in inventory, provide a separate cost breakdown, if priced based on cost. For interorganizational transfers priced at cost, provide a separate breakdown of cost elements. Ana…
- FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.…he undefinitized contract action or such lower limit specified elsewhere in the contract. Separate limits may be specified for separate actions. (l) Due date. The designated payment office will make progress payments on the ____ [Contracti…
- FAR 47.207-6 Rates and charges.…erent bases for assessing charges are required under the same contract, show each service separately and the applicable basis for that service. (2) Hourly rate basis. If charges are based on an hourly rate, state the method for charging fo…
- FAR 52.216-29 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition.…or under a common control; (c) The offeror must establish fixed hourly rates using— (1) Separate rates for each category of labor to be performed by each subcontractor and for each category of labor to be performed by the offeror, and for…
- DFARS 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.…ovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (known in the World Trade Organization as “the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu” (Chinese Taipei)), Ukraine, or the United Kingdom); (2) A Free Trade Agreement count…
- FAR 22.402 Applicability.…s so closely related to research, experiment, and development that it cannot be performed separately, or that is itself the subject of research, experiment, or development (see paragraph (b) of this section for applicability of this subpart…
- FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.…: (1) The contracting officer may provide the offerors the opportunity to bid or propose separate prices for each option period. The contracting officer must not further adjust the contract price as a result of the incorporation of a new o…
- FAR 32.502-4 Contract clauses.…t, use the clause with its Alternate III. (e) If the nature of the contract necessitates separate progress payment rates for portions of work that are clearly severable and accounting segregation would be maintained (e.g., annual productio…
- FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.…ut. (14) Ensure that all facilities and company activities are nonsegregated except that separate or single-user rest rooms and necessary dressing or sleeping areas shall be provided to assure privacy between the sexes. (15) Maintain a re…
- DFARS 252.216-7002 Alternate A, Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition with Adequate Price Competition.…ate Price Competition (JAN 2023) (c) The offeror must establish fixed hourly rates using separate rates for each category of labor to be performed by each subcontractor and for each category of labor to be performed by the offeror, and for…
- FAR 4.1603 Procedures.…ing or trailing zeroes to make it equal the maximum in any system or data transmission. A separate series of numbers may be used for any type of instrument listed in paragraph (a)(3) of this section. An agency may reserve blocks of numbers …
- FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.…ive cost controls are being used. (2) Fixed hourly rates. (i) The contract shall specify separate fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit for each category of labor (see 16.601(f)(1)…
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…an indefinite delivery contract, the Contracting Officer may insert “Each order must list separately the elements of other direct charge(s) for that order or, if no reimbursement for other direct costs will be provided, insert ‘None’”.] (2…
- FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.…e Contractor all the remaining withheld funds. Also, on completion and acceptance of each separate building, public work, or other division of the contract, for which the price is stated separately in the contract, payment shall be made for…
- FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.…f equipment, materials, or commodities that may be transported in ocean vessels (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers). Such transportation shall be accomplished when any equipment, materials, or commodit…
- FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.…pecification revisions. (3) Identification of the unit to which the VECP applies. (4) A separate, detailed cost estimate for (i) the affected portions of the existing contract requirement and (ii) the VECP. The cost reduction associated w…
- FAR 1.105-2 Arrangement of regulations.(a) General. The FAR is divided into subchapters, parts (each of which covers a separate aspect of acquisition), subparts, sections, and subsections. (b) Numbering. (1) The numbering system permits the discrete identification of every FAR …
- FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.… business innovation research programs, each proposal received by an agency constitutes a separate procurement for purposes of 41 U.S.C. chapter 21. In excess of $10,000,000 means— (1) The value, or estimated value, at the time of award, …
- FAR 4.402 General.… and subcontractor performance locations listed on the DD Form 254 are not required to be separately registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) solely for the purposes of a DD Form 254 (see subpart 4.11 for information on registeri…
- FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.…acts to be fair and reasonable. Therefore, ordering activities are not required to make a separate determination of fair and reasonable pricing, except for a price evaluation as required by 8.405-2(d). By placing an order against a schedule…
- FAR 22.404-2 General requirements.…ects may sometimes be distinguished on the basis of their individual characteristics, and separate schedules issued (e.g., dredging, water and sewer line, dams, flood control, etc.). (5) When the nature of a project is not clear, it is nec…
- FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.…rt the clause at 52.222-30, Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (None or Separately Specified Pricing Method), in solicitations and contracts if the contract is expected to be— (1) A fixed-price contract subject to the Con…
- FAR 22.1008-2 Successorship with incumbent contractor collective bargaining agreement.…hat are not covered by the collective bargaining agreement. The contracting officer shall separately list in the solicitation and contract the service employee classifications—(1) subject to the collective bargaining agreement and (2) not s…
- FAR 22.1019 Additional classes of service employees.…le, electricians, machinists, and automobile mechanics) whose duties constitute, in fact, separate and distinct jobs may also be used if listed on the wage determination, but may not be conformed. Conformance may not be used to artificially…
- FAR 25.003 Definitions.…ovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (known in the World Trade Organization as “the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu” (Chinese Taipei)), Ukraine, or United Kingdom); (2) A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) coun…
- FAR 27.405-3 Commercial computer software.…the clause, acquires restricted computer software from a subcontractor (at any tier) as a separate acquisition for delivery to or for use on behalf of the Government, the contracting officer may approve any additions to, or limitations on t…
- FAR 30.605 Processing noncompliances.… all affected CAS-covered contracts and subcontracts. (g) Interest. The CFAO shall— (1) Separately identify interest on any increased cost paid, in the aggregate, as a result of the noncompliance; (2) Compute interest from the date of ov…
- FAR 31.001 Definitions.…om the difference between the assumed and actual rates at which pension plan participants separate from employment for reasons other than retirement, disability, or death. Variance means the difference between a preestablished measure and …
- FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.…ation, demobilization, overhead, and profit are generally not reflected in schedules, and separate consideration may be necessary. (C) When a schedule of predetermined use rates for construction equipment is used to determine direct costs,…
- FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.…sic plan are not allowable as pension costs, unless the supplemental benefits represent a separate pension plan and the benefits are payable for life at the option of the employee. (iv) Increases in payments to previously retired plan part…
- FAR 31.205-17 Idle facilities and idle capacity costs.…s or idle capacity reserved for defense mobilization production shall be the subject of a separate agreement.
- FAR 41.101 Definitions.…nditions of service, and other tariff and service charges, e.g., facilities use charges. Separate contract means a utility services contract (other than a GSA areawide contract, an Authorization under an areawide contract, or an interagenc…
- FAR 41.204 GSA areawide contracts.…cable published or unpublished rates, unless other rates, and/or terms and conditions are separately negotiated by the Federal agency with the supplier. (3) The contracting officer shall execute the Authorization, and attach it to a Standa…
- FAR 41.301 Requirements.…ke its own connection to the supplier's facilities through use of its own resources or by separate contract. When feasible, the acquiring agency shall provide its estimates to construct and operate its own utility facilities in lieu of part…
- FAR 47.104-2 Fixed-price contracts.…rcial bill of lading and be reimbursed for the direct and actual transportation cost as a separate item in the invoice. The clause at 52.247-1, Commercial Bill of Lading Notations, will ensure that the Government in this type of arrangement…
- FAR 47.305-13 Transit arrangements.…perty at origin. (3) The contractor shall show the transportation and transit charges as separate amounts on the invoice for each individual shipment. The amount to be reimbursed by the Government shall not exceed the amount quoted in the …
- FAR 47.502 Policy.…on shall ensure that at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage of these supplies (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) is transported on privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels to the extent that suc…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.