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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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70 sections with “signed copy”: the first 40

  • FAR 4.201 Procedures.
    … parties. As a minimum, the contracting officer shall— (a) Distribute simultaneously one signed copy or reproduction of the signed contract to the contractor and the paying office; (b) When a contract is assigned to another office for con…
  • 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 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…
  • FAR 32.805 Procedure.
    …igning representative to execute the assignment. (2) Assignments by a partnership may be signed by one partner, if the assignment is accompanied by adequate evidence that the signer is a general partner of the partnership and is authorized…
  • 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 42.1204 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 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 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…
  • FAR 4.804-5 Procedures for closing out contract files.
    … (c) When the statement is completed, the contracting officer must ensure that— (1) The signed original is placed in the contracting office contract file (or forwarded to the contracting office for placement in the files if the contract a…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 204.201 Procedures.
    …a) In lieu of the requirement at FAR 4.201 (a), contracting officers shall distribute one signed copy or reproduction of the signed contract to the contractor.
  • 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…
  • DFARS 252.246-7006 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items.
    …iers to serialized warranty items. Enterprise identifier means a code that is uniquely assigned to an enterprise by an issuing agency. First use means the initial or first-time use of a product by the Government. Fixed expiration means t…
  • FAR 9.702 Contracting with pools.
    …r's behalf. The contracting officer shall attach a copy of each power of attorney to each signed copy of the contract retained by the Government.
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    … appropriate authority (see paragraph (e) above) together with the following data: (i) A signed copy of the bid involved. (ii) A copy of the invitation for bids and any specifications or drawings relevant to the alleged mistake. (iii) An…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …t; (5) Works with the SBA procurement center representative (PCR) (or, if a PCR is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) to identify proposed solicitations that involve bundling and work with the agency acquisition officials and SBA to revise the a…
  • FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.
    …BA procurement center representative (or, if a procurement center representative is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) a copy of— (1) Any subcontracting plan submitted in response to a sealed bid solicitation; and (2) The final negotiated subco…
  • 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 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 52.216-17 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 52.247-48 F.o.b. Destination—Evidence of Shipment.
    …l payment under the contract: (i) If transportation is accomplished by common carrier, a signed copy of the commercial bill of lading for the supplies covered by the Contractor's invoice, indicating the carrier's intent to ship the supplie…
  • DFARS 208.7003-2 Assignments under coordinated acquisition.
    …artments must submit to the acquiring department all contracting requirements for items assigned for coordinated acquisition, except— (a) Items obtained through the sources in FAR 8.002(a)(1) (i) through (vii); (b) Items obtained under 20…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ward and evidence of legal review. (25) Notice of award. (26) The original of— (i) The signed contract or award; (ii) All contract modifications; and (iii) Documents supporting modifications executed by the contracting office. (27) Sy…
  • FAR 19.502-8 Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.
    …tracting officer's receipt of the recommendation. (b) The SBA PCR (or, if a PCR is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) may appeal the contracting officer's rejection to the head of the contracting activity within 2 working days after receiving th…
  • FAR 19.815 Release and notification requirements for non-8(a) procurement.
    …BA procurement center representative (or, if a procurement center representative is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) indicating that the agency intends to procure the requirement outside the 8(a) program (see 19.810(a)(4)). (2) The written not…
  • FAR 32.410 Findings, determination, and authorization.
    … Findings, Determination, and Authorization for Advance Payments findings (a) The undersigned hereby finds that: (1) The ________ [insert the name of the contracting activity] and ________ [insert the name of the contractor] (have enter…
  • 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 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value. (b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitt…
  • FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance.
    … in writing by the CAO, or inspection and acceptance have occurred. (b) The Contractor's signed certificate shall be attached to or included on the top copy of the inspection or receiving report distributed to the payment office or attache…
  • DFARS 208.7003-1 Assignments under integrated materiel management (IMM).
    (a) Acquire all items assigned for IMM from the IMM manager except— (1) Items purchased under circumstances of unusual and compelling urgency as defined in FAR 6.302-2. After such a purchase is made, the requiring activity must send one co…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …t of contractors deploying during a contingency. The designated reception site includes assigned joint reception centers and other Service or private reception sites. Law of war means that part of international law that regulates the condu…
  • FAR 1.604 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
    …r administration of a contract (see 1.602-2(d)). The COR shall maintain a file for each assigned contract. The file must include, at a minimum— (a) A copy of the contracting officer's letter of designation and other documents describing th…
  • FAR 4.805 Storage, handling, and contract files.
    …s must protect the original data from alteration. Unless law or other regulations require signed originals to be kept, they may be destroyed after the responsible agency official verifies that record copies on alternate media and copies rep…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    … requested including the following, as appropriate: (1) National Stock Number (NSN) if assigned. (2) Specification and whether an offeror, its product, or service must meet a qualification requirement in order to be eligible for award, an…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …ns, is more than three years, the D&F prepared in accordance with this paragraph shall be signed by the contracting officer and approved by the head of the contracting activity prior to the execution of the base period. (iii) The D&F requi…
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    …. (xiv) A statement regarding the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating, if applicable. (xv) The date, time and place offers are due. (xvi) The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for inf…
  • FAR 15.102 Oral presentations.
    …shall be submitted as required in the FAR provisions at 52.204-8(d) or 52.212-3(b), and a signed offer sheet (including any exceptions to the Government's terms and conditions) shall be submitted in writing. (c) Information pertaining to a…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …cer shall send one copy of this memorandum to the auditor and, if the contract has been assigned for administration, one copy to the administrative contracting officer (ACO). A copy of the memorandum or other notice of the contracting offic…
  • FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.
    …er of the date OHA received the appeal, the docket number, and the Administrative Judge assigned to the case. The contracting officer's response to the appeal, if any, shall include argument and evidence (see 13 CFR part 134), and shall be …
  • FAR 19.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
    …y obtainable information related to the acquisition to the SBA PCR (or, if a PCR is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) at least 30 days prior to the issuance of the solicitation if— (i) The proposed acquisition is for supplies or services curren…

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.