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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “special use allowance”

  • 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 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …sts. List all other costs not otherwise included in the categories described above (e.g., special tooling, travel, computer and consultant services, preservation, packaging and packing, spoilage and rework, and Federal excise tax on finishe…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … shall apply terms similar to this clause to any advance payments to subcontractors. (b) Special account. Until (1) the Contractor has liquidated all advance payments made under the contract and related interest charges and (2) the adminis…
  • 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…
  • FAR 32.412 Contract clause.
    …racting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate IV. (f) If the requirement for a special account is eliminated in accordance with 32.409-3 (e) or (g), the contracting officer shall insert in the solicitation or contract the clause …
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …performing on, or in connection with, the contract whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(c). (iii) Also includes any person working on, or in connection with, the contract and individually r…
  • FAR 36.214 Special procedures for price negotiation in construction contracting.
    (a) Agencies shall follow the policies and procedures in part 15 when negotiating prices for construction. (b) The contracting officer shall evaluate proposals and associated certified cost or pricing data and data other than certified cos…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … (e) Technical analysis. (1) The contracting officer should request that personnel having specialized knowledge, skills, experience, or capability in engineering, science, or management perform a technical analysis of the proposed types and…
  • 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 31.205-31 Plant reconversion costs.
    … property and the restoration or rehabilitation costs caused by such removal. However, in special circumstances where equity so dictates, additional costs may be allowed to the extent agreed upon before costs are incurred. Care should be ex…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    …mendments, the items being acquired, the price or prices, the delivery schedules, and any special contract provisions relevant to the request. (2) A history of performance indicating when work under the contracts or commitments began, the …
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    … (v) the affected contract and/or subcontract, identifying any with advance agreements or special terms and the applicable rates. The understanding shall not change any monetary ceiling, contract obligation, or specific cost allowance or di…
  • FAR 52.247-31 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed.
    …ing name, delivery address, postal address and ZIP code of consignee, routing, etc.; (v) Special instructions or annotations requested by the ordering agency for commercial bills of lading; e.g., “This shipment is the property of, and the …
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …required to be furnished to the Government, and (iii) the jigs, dies, fixtures, and other special tools and tooling acquired or manufactured for this contract, the cost of which the Contractor has been or will be reimbursed under this contr…
  • DFARS 252.239-7007 Cancellation or Termination of Orders.
    …tor), less any costs the government may have directly reimbursed the Contractor under the Special Construction and Equipment Charges clause of this agreement/contract. Net salvage value means the salvage value less the cost of removal. (b…

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.