48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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21 sections with “severable”

  • FAR 32.1004 Procedures.
    …rmance of each such event or performance criterion. (2) Events or criteria may be either severable or cumulative. The successful completion of a severable event or criterion is independent of the accomplishment of any other event or criter…
  • FAR 27.304-2 Contracts placed by or for other Government agencies.
    … that an agency clause is required and the work to be performed under the contract is not severable and is funded wholly or in part by the requesting agency, then include the requesting agency clause and no other patent rights clause in the…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    …ons for a contract line item is authorized in the following situations: (A) A single, nonseverable deliverable to be paid for with R&D or other funds properly incrementally obligated over several fiscal years in accordance with DoD policy;…
  • FAR 32.502-4 Contract clauses.
    …ntract necessitates separate progress payment rates for portions of work that are clearly severable and accounting segregation would be maintained (e.g., annual production requirements), describe the application of separate progress payment…
  • FAR 15.204-5 Part IV—Representations and Instructions.
    … respondents may be instructed to submit proposals or information in a specific format or severable parts to facilitate evaluation. The instructions may specify further organization of proposal or response parts, such as— (1) Administrativ…
  • FAR 19.502-6 Setting aside a class of acquisitions for small business.
    …that the set-aside does not apply to any individual acquisition if the requirement is not severable into two or more economic production runs or reasonable lots, in the case of a partial class set-aside. (d) The contracting officer shall r…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …lied research means that effort which (1) normally follows basic research, but may not be severable from the related basic research, (2) attempts to determine and exploit the potential of scientific discoveries or improvements in technology…
  • FAR 32.703-3 Contracts crossing fiscal years.
    …SA, may enter into a contract, exercise an option, or place an order under a contract for severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if the period of the contract awarded, option exercise…
  • FAR 35.001 Definitions.
    …pplied research means the effort that (a) normally follows basic research, but may not be severable from the related basic research; (b) attempts to determine and exploit the potential of scientific discoveries or improvements in technology…
  • FAR 37.106 Funding and term of service contracts.
    …SA, may enter into a contract, exercise an option, or place an order under a contract for severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if the period of the contract awarded, option exercise…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    …does not include equipment, special tooling, special test equipment or real property. Nonseverable means property that cannot be removed after construction or installation without substantial loss of value or damage to the installed proper…
  • FAR 45.102 Policy.
    …nstalled or constructed on contractor-owned real property in such fashion as to become nonseverable, unless the head of the contracting activity determines that such installation or construction is necessary and in the Government's interest…
  • FAR 49.001 Definitions.
    …eement means a written agreement in the form of a contract modification settling all or a severable portion of a settlement proposal. Settlement proposal means a proposal for effecting settlement of a contract terminated in whole or in par…
  • FAR 49.109-5 Partial settlements.
    …ent may be entered into if (a) the issues on which agreement has been reached are clearly severable from other issues and (b) the partial settlement will not prejudice the Government's or contractor's interests in disposing of the unsettled…
  • FAR 49.304-1 General.
    …he fee as provided in 49.304-2 and 49.305, unless— (1) The terminated portion is clearly severable from the balance of the contract; or (2) Performance of the contract is virtually complete, or performance of any continued portion is only…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …does not include equipment, special tooling, special test equipment or real property. Nonseverable means property that cannot be removed after construction or installation without substantial loss of value or damage to the installed proper…
  • DFARS 204.7101 Definitions.
    …23, Contract Data Requirements List, is always an exhibit, rather than an attachment. Nonseverable deliverable, as used in this subpart, means a deliverable item that is a single end product or undertaking, entire in nature, that cannot be…
  • DFARS 232.703-1 General.
    …d only if— (i) The contract (excluding any options) or any exercised option— (A) Is for severable services; (B) Does not exceed one year in length; and (C) Is incrementally funded using funds available (unexpired) as of the date the fun…
  • DFARS 232.703-3 Contracts crossing fiscal years.
    …cer may enter into a contract, exercise an option, or place an order under a contract for severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if the period of the contract awarded, option exercise…
  • DFARS 237.106 Funding and term of service contracts.
    …cer may enter into a contract, exercise an option, or place an order under a contract for severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if the period of the contract awarded, option exercise…
  • DFARS 252.232-7018 Progress Payments—Multiple Lots.
    …re fixed-price deliverable line items or deliverable subline items representing a single, severable group where the sum of the costs for each group is segregated and a single progress payment rate is used. Multiple lots means more than one…

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.