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33 sections with “special situations”

  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …ed and request comments. Notice is not required where the action is required by law. (c) Special notices. Contracting officers may transmit to the GPE special notices of procurement matters such as business fairs, long-range procurement es…
  • DFARS 205.205 Special situations.
    See PGI 205.205 for instructions on the solicitation notice regarding timely definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts.
  • DFARS 235.015-70 Special use allowances for research facilities acquired by educational institutions.
    …ucting scientific research under contracts with departments and agencies of the DoD. (2) Special use allowance means a negotiated direct or indirect allowance— (i) For construction or acquisition of buildings, structures, and real propert…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    Contract terminations generally give rise to the incurrence of costs or the need for special treatment of costs that would not have arisen had the contract not been terminated. The following cost principles peculiar to termination situation…
  • FAR 37.114 Special acquisition requirements.
    …ty, accountability, and responsibilities of Government officials. These contracts require special management attention to ensure that they do not result in performance of inherently governmental functions by the contractor and that Governme…
  • FAR 46.404 Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    …n the conditions in 46.202-2(b) apply, the following policies shall govern: (1) Unless a special situation exists, the Government shall inspect contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold at destination and only for type and…
  • 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.
    … this clause; the SBIR/STTR data rights legend at paragraph (g)(6) of this clause; or the special license rights legend at paragraph (g)(7) of this clause; and a notice of copyright as prescribed under 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402. (1) General mar…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …al services. (6)(i) Compensation costs for certain individuals give rise to the need for special consideration. Such individuals include: (A) Owners of closely held corporations, members of limited liability companies, partners, sole prop…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …cinity of U.S. Armed Forces and who routinely are collocated with the U.S. Armed Forces (especially in non-permissive environments). Personnel collocated with U.S. Armed Forces shall be afforded CAAF status through a letter of authorization…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …)(3) of this clause; the restricted rights legend at paragraph (g)(4) of this clause; the special license rights legend at paragraph (g)(5) of this clause; and a notice of copyright as prescribed under 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402. (1) General mar…
  • FAR 5.201 General.
    …ons of supplies and services, other than those covered by the exceptions in 5.202 and the special situations in 5.205, the contracting officer must transmit a notice to the GPE, for each proposed— (i) Contract action meeting the threshold …
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    …ted price lists used, the supplier or suppliers contacted, and other pertinent data. (3) Special situations. Include additional statements, when applicable— (i) Explaining the absence of competition (see 13.106-1 for brand name purchases)…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    … of acquisition planning. The contracting officer must avoid situations in which awardees specialize exclusively in one or a few areas within the statement of work, thus creating the likelihood that orders in those areas will be awarded on …
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …ollow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in— (A) Substantial duplicat…
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …or other methods of alternative dispute resolution. (3) The command of military forces, especially the leadership of military personnel who are members of the combat, combat support, or combat service support role. (4) The conduct of fore…
  • FAR 22.406-7 Compliance checking.
    …ding daily inspector's report and daily logs of construction, to ensure consistency. (c) Special compliance checks. Situations that may require special compliance checks include— (1) Inconsistencies, errors, or omissions detected during r…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …7, contracting officers and contractors should seek advance agreement on the treatment of special or unusual costs and on statistical sampling methodologies at 31.201-6(c). However, an advance agreement is not an absolute requirement and th…
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    …S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402, Stock No. 744-088-00000-0. (3) In special or unusual situations, actual costs in excess of the above-referenced maximum per diem rates are allowable provided that such amounts do not e…
  • FAR 46.201 General.
    …ring supplies to the Government, there are situations in which contracts will provide for specialized inspections to be performed solely by the Government. Among situations of this kind are— (1) Tests that require use of specialized test e…
  • FAR 49.402-3 Procedure for default.
    …a copy of any cure notice or show cause notice to the contracting office's small business specialist and the Small Business Administration Area Office nearest the contractor. The contracting officer should, whenever practicable, consult wit…
  • DFARS 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.
    …are not subject to the restrictions of 225.7002, Restrictions on food, clothing, fabrics, specialty metals, and hand or measuring tools: (1) Acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Acquisitions outside the United …
  • DFARS 225.7304 FMS customer involvement.
    …1) Develop technical specifications; (2) Establish delivery schedules; (3) Identify any special warranty provisions or other requirements unique to the FMS customer; and (4) Review prices of varying alternatives, quantities, and options …
  • FAR 7.401 Acquisition considerations.
    …r salvage value. (viii) Imputed interest. (ix) Availability of a servicing capability, especially for highly complex equipment; e.g., can the equipment be serviced by the Government or other sources if it is purchased? (c) The analysis i…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …fort needed to obtain the required purchased parts and material, subcontracted items, and special tooling. Considerations include the complexity of the items required, the number of purchase orders and subcontracts to be awarded and adminis…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …Contract Labor Standards statute other than 41 U.S.C. 6707(f). These will be made only in special circumstances where it has been determined that the limitation, variation, tolerance, or exemption is necessary and proper in the public inter…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …shall not approve a program of self-insurance for catastrophic risks (e.g., see 50.104-3, Special procedures for unusually hazardous or nuclear risks). Should performance of Government contracts create the risk of catastrophic losses, the G…
  • FAR 29.202 General exemptions.
    No Federal manufacturers' or special-fuels excise taxes are imposed in many contracting situations as, for example, when the supplies are for any of the following: (a) The exclusive use of any State or political subdivision, including the …
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    …aphs (a) through (d) above, the costs of family movements and of personnel movements of a special or mass nature are allowable. The cost, however, should be assigned on the basis of work (contracts) or time period benefited. (f) Relocation…
  • FAR 36.602-1 Selection criteria.
    …essional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, polluti…
  • FAR 47.304-1 General.
    …tions without price adjustment for transportation (see 47.305-11); (3) Facilitate use of special routings or types of equipment (e.g., circuitous routing or oversize shipments) (see 47.305-14); (4) Facilitate, if necessary, use of premium…
  • DFARS 227.7103-5 Government rights.
    …ling to accept lesser rights in data in return for other consideration. In those cases, a special license may be negotiated. However, the licensor is not obligated to provide the Government greater rights and the contracting officer is not …
  • DFARS 227.7203-5 Government rights.
    …y be willing to accept lesser rights in return for other consideration. In those cases, a special license may be negotiated. However, the licensor is not obligated to provide the Government greater rights and the contracting officer is not …
  • DFARS 236.570 Additional provisions and clauses.
    …ratory Work. Use this clause for major construction contracts that require— (A) Major or special items of plant and equipment; or (B) Large stockpiles of material which are in excess of the type, kind, and quantity which would be normal f…

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.