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105 sections with “signed agreement”: the first 40

  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …sor in interest, the contractor shall submit to the responsible contracting officer three signed copies of the proposed novation agreement and one copy each, as applicable, of the following: (1) The document describing the proposed transac…
  • FAR 42.1202 Responsibility for executing agreements.
    …ined as follows: (a) If any of the affected contracts held by the transferor have been assigned to an administrative contracting officer (ACO) (see 2.1 and 42.202), the responsible contracting officer shall be— (1) This ACO; or (2) The A…
  • FAR 42.1203 Processing agreements.
    … them for legal sufficiency. (g) The responsible contracting officer shall (1) forward a signed copy of the executed novation or change-of-name agreement to the transferor and to the transferee and (2) retain a signed copy in the case file…
  • FAR 42.1205 Agreement to recognize contractor's change of name.
    …he name change. The contractor shall forward to the responsible contracting officer three signed copies of the Change-of-Name Agreement, and one copy each of the following: (1) The document effecting the name change, authenticated by a pro…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …stinct six-position code consisting of a combination of alpha and/or numeric characters assigned to identify specific agency offices, units, activities, or organizations by the General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by th…
  • FAR 19.301-2 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented its status as a small business concern.
    …cified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter; or (2) For the NAICS code assigned to an order (except for an order issued under a Federal Supply Schedule contract)— (i) Set aside exclusively for a small business concern iden…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …ainst the Government. The application of the provisions of a labor-management agreement designed to apply to a given set of circumstances and conditions of employment (e.g., work involving extremely hazardous activities or work not requirin…
  • FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
    … (f) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (h) of this clause, for the NAICS code assigned to an order (except that paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this clause do not apply to an order issued under a Federal Supply Schedule contract …
  • FAR 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification.
    …barges, is subject to mark and count and, therefore, ceases to be bulk cargo. Employee assigned to the contract means an employee who was hired after November 6, 1986 (after November 27, 2009, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …. Withdrawals from the special account may be made only by check of the Contractor countersigned by the Contracting Officer or a Government countersigning agent designated in writing by the Contracting Officer. (c) Use of funds. The Contra…
  • DFARS 227.7103-7 Use and nondisclosure agreement.
    …prescribed use and nondisclosure agreement is: Use and NonDisclosure Agreement The undersigned, ________________ (Insert Name) ________________, an authorized representative of the ________________ (Insert Company Name) ________________, …
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    …d (3) The national stock number (NSN) for the comparable commercial product, if one is assigned, and the NSN for the subsystem, component, or spare part, if one is assigned; or (4) If the Offeror does not sell a comparable commercial prod…
  • DFARS 252.225-7049 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services—Representations.
    …lieves that such satellite service will be provided using satellites that will be— (A) Designed or manufactured— (1) In a covered foreign country; or (2) By an entity controlled in whole or in part by, or acting on behalf of, the governm…
  • FAR 4.605 Procedures.
    … (if present in the solicitation) for the contractor to have a unique entity identifier assigned. (2) Authorized generic entity identifiers, maintained by the Integrated Award Environment (IAE) program office (http://www.gsa.gov/portal/con…
  • FAR 19.804-5 Basic ordering agreements and blanket purchase agreements.
    …cipant otherwise exits the 8(a) program, or becomes other than small for the NAICS code assigned under the BOA or the BPA, SBA will not accept new orders under the BOA or BPA for the participant.
  • FAR 19.811-1 Sole source.
    … contracting officer. (iv) The signature of the SBA's contracting officer. (v) The date signed. (4) The SBA will obtain the signature of the 8(a) contractor prior to signing and returning the prime contract to the contracting officer for…
  • FAR 25.403 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.
    …reatment specified in 25.402(a)(1). The WTO GPA and FTAs specify procurement procedures designed to ensure fairness (see 25.408). (b) Thresholds. (1) To determine whether the acquisition of products by lease, rental, or lease-purchase cont…
  • FAR 28.106-8 Payment to subcontractors or suppliers.
    …r cash equivalent security) upon a judicial determination of the rights of the parties, a signed notarized statement by the contractor that the payment is due and owed, or a signed agreement between the parties as to amount due and owed.
  • FAR 32.411 Agreement for special account at a financial institution.
    …cting Officer on ________ [Insert the name of the agency] stationery and purporting to be signed by, or by the direction of ________ or duly authorized representative, shall be, as far as the rights, duties, and liabilities of the financial…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …Negotiate advance agreements applicable to treatment of costs under contracts currently assigned for administration (see 31.109). (7) Determine the allowability of costs suspended or disapproved as required (see subpart 42.8), direct the s…
  • FAR 49.404 Surety-takeover agreements.
    …ss the delays are excusable under the contract. (3) If the contract proceeds have been assigned to a financing institution, the surety must not be paid from unpaid earnings, unless the assignee provides written consent. (4) The contractin…
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    … forms. Matters not covered by this notice should be brought to the attention of the undersigned. (i) Please acknowledge receipt of this notice as provided below. (Contracting Officer) (Name of Office) (Address) Acknowledgment of Notic…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …ert the following clause: Assignment of Claims No claim under this agreement shall be assigned. 12. FAR 52.252-4, Alterations in Contract, if required by department/agency procedures. Signature Page The United States of America (Contr…
  • DFARS 242.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …ive cost ceiling for restructuring projects and the period to which such costs shall be assigned.”
  • DFARS 252.225-7013 Duty-Free Entry.
    …, or 7506 and any required duty-free entry certificates.” (B) If the shipment will be consigned to other than a military installation, e.g., a domestic contractor's plant, the shipping document notation shall be altered to include the name…
  • FAR 3.1103 Procedures.
    …i) Obtaining and maintaining from each covered employee, when the employee is initially assigned to the task under the contract, a disclosure of interests that might be affected by the task to which the employee has been assigned, as follow…
  • FAR 4.1603 Procedures.
    …positions identify the department/agency and office issuing the instrument. Use the AAC assigned to the issuing office for positions 1 through 6. Civilian agency points of contact for obtaining an AAC are on the AAC Contact list maintained …
  • FAR 22.1802 Policy.
    …ng in the United States, except that the contractor may choose to verify only new hires assigned to the contract if the contractor is— (i) An institution of higher education (as defined at 20 U.S.C. 1001(a)); (ii) A State or local governm…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    (a) Relocation costs are costs incident to the permanent change of assigned work location (for a period of 12 months or more) of an existing employee or upon recruitment of a new employee. The following types of relocation costs are allowab…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …i) Obtaining and maintaining from each covered employee, when the employee is initially assigned to the task under the contract, a disclosure of interests that might be affected by the task to which the employee has been assigned, as follow…
  • FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
    …rative expenses or indirect costs. Month of award means the month in which a contract is signed by the Contracting Officer or the month in which a first-tier subcontract is signed by the Contractor. Total compensation means the cash and n…
  • FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
    …ties may agree on a firm fixed price, which shall be evidenced by a contract modification signed by the Contractor and the Contracting Officer. (4) Failure of the parties to agree to a firm fixed price shall not constitute a dispute under …
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    … (i) All evidence furnished by the contractor in support of the alleged mistake. (ii) A signed statement by the contracting officer— (A) Describing the supplies or services involved; (B) Specifying how and when the mistake was alleged o…
  • FAR 15.504 Award to successful offeror.
    …fferor. (a) If the award document includes information that is different than the latest signed proposal, as amended by the offeror's written correspondence, both the offeror and the contracting officer shall sign the contract award. (b) …
  • FAR 19.804-3 SBA acceptance.
    …e acceptance process, SBA will review the appropriateness of the NAICS code designation assigned to the requirement by the contracting officer. (1) SBA will not challenge the NAICS code assigned to the requirement by the contracting office…
  • FAR 19.811-2 Competitive.
    … prime contract number, name of agency contracting officer, and lines for signature, date signed, and effective date. (2) The SBA office, the SBA subcontract number, name of the SBA contracting officer and lines for signature and date sign…
  • FAR 41.202 Procedures.
    …ct as outlined in 41.201(b), the agency shall obtain a written definite and final refusal signed by a corporate officer or other responsible official of the supplier (or if unobtainable, document any unwritten refusal), and transmit this do…
  • FAR 43.103 Types of contract modifications.
    …ral. A bilateral modification (supplemental agreement) is a contract modification that is signed by the contractor and the contracting officer. Bilateral modifications are used to— (1) Make negotiated equitable adjustments resulting from t…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …licitations that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one NAICS code assigned. (xiii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract is for supplies …
  • FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.
    …in this clause— Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means— (1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Br…

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