48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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9 sections with “severable services”

  • 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 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…
  • 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;…
  • 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…
  • 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 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 (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.