48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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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…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.