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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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29 sections with “show cause notice”

  • FAR 49.607 Delinquency notices.
    …itions of the ______ [insert clause title] clause of this contract. (End of notice) (b) Show cause notice. If the time remaining in the contract delivery schedule is not sufficient to permit a realistic cure period of 10 days or more, the…
  • FAR 49.402-3 Procedure for default.
    …ety of the proposed action. (b) The administrative contracting officer shall not issue a show cause notice or cure notice without the prior approval of the contracting office, which should be obtained by the most expeditious means. (c) Su…
  • FAR 52.216-4 Economic Price Adjustment—Labor and Material.
    …e, the rates of pay for labor (including fringe benefits) or the unit prices for material shown in the Schedule either increase or decrease. The Contractor shall furnish this notice within 60 days after the increase or decrease, or within a…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …administering office fairly reflect the financial condition of the Contractor at the date shown or the period covered, and there has been no subsequent materially adverse change in the financial condition of the Contractor. (2) No litigati…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    … instructions.) (2) Keep adequate records of your compliance with subparagraph (1) above showing the— (i) Date you received the Notice of Termination; (ii) Effective date of the termination; and (iii) Extent of completion of performance…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …ntained in the above identified contract. No restrictions apply after the expiration date shown above. Any reproduction of technical data or computer software or portions thereof marked with this restrictive marking must also reproduce the …
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …Contractor 30 days (or such other time as the funding agency may authorize for good cause shown by the Contractor) after the notice to show cause why the license should not be revoked or modified. (iv) The Contractor has the right to appea…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …requirement. Bid sample means a product sample required to be submitted by an offeror to show characteristics of the offered products that cannot adequately be described by specifications, purchase descriptions, or the solicitation (e.g., …
  • FAR 12.403 Termination.
    …any excusable delay. In most situations, this requirement should eliminate the need for a show cause notice prior to terminating a contract. The contracting officer shall send a cure notice prior to terminating a contract for a reason other…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …unless a longer period is authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer for good cause shown in writing by the Contractor. Each determination of greater rights under this contract normally shall be subject to paragraph (c) of this clause…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    … income statements should be both consolidated and broken down by affiliates. They should show all transactions between the contractor and its affiliates, stockholders, and partners, including loans to the contractor guaranteed by any stock…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …r electronic); (B) The Contractor's timekeeping procedures; (C) Contractor records that show the distribution of labor between jobs or contracts; and (D) Employees whose time has been included in any invoice for the purpose of verifying …
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …or program described in 40 U.S.C. 3141(2)(B), the Contractor shall maintain records which show that the commitment to provide such benefits is enforceable, that the plan or program is financially responsible, and that the plan or program ha…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …ay period (or a longer time approved in writing by the Contracting Officer for good cause shown), the Government shall have the right to cancel or ignore the markings at any time after said period and the data will no longer be made subject…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …reement number and inclusive dates of the term; (ii) Name of each student; (iii) A list showing each course for each student if the school charges by credit hour; (iv) The resident or nonresident status of each student (if applicable to …
  • FAR 11.403 Supplies or services.
    … contract; i.e., from the date of award or acceptance by the Government, or from the date shown as the effective date of the contract; (3) Specific periods from the date of receipt by the contractor of the notice of award or acceptance by …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …and requirements from paragraphs (b)(2)(ii)(A), (B), and (C) of this section, modified to show the brand-name justification. A justification is required unless a justification covering the requirements in the order was previously approved f…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …nication (such as a notice through the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE)) has been made showing the contracting agency's clear intention to set-aside the acquisition for small business, HUBZone small business, service-disabled veteran-own…
  • FAR 27.304-1 General.
    … time as may be authorized for good cause by the contracting officer) after the notice to show cause why the license should not be revoked or modified. The contractor has the right to appeal, in accordance with applicable regulations in 37 …
  • FAR 27.404-5 Unauthorized, omitted, or incorrect markings.
    …y, within 6 months (or a longer period approved by the contracting officer for good cause shown), request permission of the contracting officer to have the omitted limited rights or restricted rights notices, as applicable, placed on qualif…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    …ement; for proposals on a total cost basis, insert gross amount of settlement less amount shown in subdivision (6)(i) above], (A) the amount of $____________ for all unliquidated partial or progress payments previously made to the Contracto…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    …t by deducting from the sum of $__________ [insert gross amount of settlement less amount shown in subdivision (6)(i) above] (A) the amount of $__________ for all unliquidated partial or progress payments previously made to the Contractor o…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …s of any certification or documentation provided by an employee. (xii) Any other records showing any tracking of or calculations related to an employee's accrual or use of paid sick leave. (xiii) The relevant contract. (xiv) The regular …
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    … 6 months (or a longer time approved by the Contracting Officer in writing for good cause shown) after delivery of the data, permission to have authorized notices placed on the data at the Contractor's expense, and the Contracting Officer m…
  • FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management.
    …his clause shall apply to the assignee as if it were the Contractor. EFT information that shows the ultimate recipient of the transfer to be other than the Contractor, in the absence of a proper assignment of claims acceptable to the Govern…
  • FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.
    …his clause shall apply to the assignee as if it were the Contractor. EFT information that shows the ultimate recipient of the transfer to be other than the Contractor, in the absence of a proper assignment of claims acceptable to the Govern…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …unt, whether under this paragraph (f) or paragraph (g) of this clause, exclusive of costs shown in subparagraph (g)(3) of this clause, may not exceed the total contract price as reduced by (1) the amount of payments previously made and (2) …
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …ntained in the above identified contract. No restrictions apply after the expiration date shown above. Any reproduction of the software or portions thereof marked with this legend must also reproduce the markings. (End of legend) (4) Rest…
  • DFARS 252.242-7005 Contractor business systems.
    … the notice, either correct the weaknesses or submit an acceptable corrective action plan showing milestones and actions to eliminate the weaknesses. (2) If the Contractor submits an acceptable corrective action plan within 45 days of rece…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.