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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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26 sections with “services acquired for DoD”

  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …e with 41 U.S.C. 3307, contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include only those clauses— (1) Required to implement provisions of law or executive orders applic…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    Contracts shall identify the items or services to be acquired as separate contract line items unless it is not feasible to do so. (a) Contract line items shall have all four of the following characteristics; however, there are exceptions w…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    (b)(i) Authorization to acquire the personal services of experts and consultants is included in 10 U.S.C. 129b. Personal service contracts for expert and consultant services must also be authorized by a determination and findings (D&F) in a…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …tion. Acquisition means the acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already…
  • FAR 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
    …f a procurement that is predominantly for the acquisition of— (1) Information technology services, cybersecurity services, systems engineering and technical assistance services, advanced electronic testing, audit or audit readiness service…
  • FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …); or (5) When modifying a contract or subcontract for commercial products or commercial services (see standards in paragraph (c)(3) of this section). (c) Standards for exceptions from certified cost or pricing data requirements—(1) Adequ…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    …a) Performance-based acquisition (see Subpart 37.6) is the preferred method for acquiring services (Public Law 106-398, section 821). When acquiring services, including those acquired under supply contracts or orders, agencies must— (1) Us…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …oposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or (C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation. (ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal T…
  • DFARS 212.102 Applicability.
    …a commercial product or commercial service determination: (1) 41 U.S.C. 1903—Supplies or services to be used to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack pursuant to FAR 12.102…
  • DFARS 239.7402 Policy.
    (a) Acquisition. DoD policy is to acquire telecommunications services from common and noncommon telecommunications carriers— (1) On a competitive basis, except when acquisition using other than full and open competition is justified; (2) …
  • DFARS 239.7602-1 General.
    (a) Generally, DoD shall acquire cloud computing services using commercial terms and conditions that are consistent with Federal law, and an agency's needs, including those requirements specified in this subpart. Some examples of commercial…
  • FAR 51.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources.
    …cy's central contact point for matters involving activity address codes, from the General Services Administration (GSA), FXS, Washington, DC 20406; (2) A MILSTRIP activity address code from the appropriate Department of Defense (DOD) servi…
  • DFARS 207.106 Additional requirements for major systems.
    … results in a plan to award a contract for the performance of maintenance and sustainment services on a major weapon system, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with statutory requirements, the acquisition plan shall prescribe …
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …gency may enter into a multiyear contract for— (1) A weapon system and associated items, services, and logistics support for a weapon system (10 U.S.C. 3501(h)(1)); and (2) Advance procurement of components, parts, and materials necessary…
  • DFARS 237.170-1 Scope.
    This section— (a) Implements 10 U.S.C. 4501; and (b) Applies to services acquired for DoD, regardless of whether the services are acquired through— (1) A DoD contract or task order; or (2) A contract or task order awarded by an agency o…
  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    …sible at http://pmddtc.state.gov/treaties/index.html. “Defense articles” means articles, services, and related technical data, including software, in tangible or intangible form, listed on the United States Munitions List of the Internatio…
  • DFARS 208.7402 General.
    …s and agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and commercial software services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) (see https://www.esi.mil/). ESI promotes the u…
  • FAR 17.105-1 Uses.
    …f the head of the contracting activity determines that— (1) The need for the supplies or services is reasonably firm and continuing over the period of the contract; and (2) A multiyear contract will serve the best interests of the United …
  • FAR 47.103-1 General.
    …cedures governing the bill of lading, documentation, payment, and audit of transportation services acquired by the United States Government are prescribed in 41 CFR part 102-118, Transportation Payment and Audit. (2) For DoD shipments, cor…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …chases that are executed by DoD as a result of the transfer of contracts from the General Services Administration or for which DoD serves as an item manager for products on behalf of the General Services Administration. According to section…
  • FAR 47.200 Scope of subpart.
    … and intercoastal) carriers, and from freight forwarders; and (2) Transportation-related services including but not limited to stevedoring, storage, packing, marking, and ocean freight forwarding. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) b…
  • DFARS 204.1601 Policy.
    …cise of options) will be accomplished under the continued contract; and (2) Supplies and services already acquired under the predecessor contract shall remain solely under that contract for purposes of Government inspection, acceptance, pa…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-1 General.
    …entative of average conditions on the prospective contract when compared to all goods and services acquired by DoD. The designated range provides values based on above normal or below normal conditions. In the price negotiation documentatio…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-4 Facilities capital employed.
    …ting officer— (i) Should relate the usefulness of the facilities capital to the goods or services being acquired under the prospective contract; (ii) Should analyze the productivity improvements and other anticipated industrial base enhan…
  • DFARS 227.7200 Scope of subpart.
    …pply to— (i) Computer software or computer software documentation acquired under General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contracts; or (ii) Releases of computer software or computer software documentation to litigation support cont…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …n individual, an entity, or a country— (1) Excluded from Federal programs by the General Services Administration as identified in the System for Award Management Exclusions located at https://sam.gov; (2) Delinquent on obligations to the …

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.