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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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128 sections with “specific activity”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.223-7 Notice of Radioactive Materials.
    … required by this contract of, items containing either (1) radioactive material requiring specific licensing under the regulations issued pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as set forth in title 10 of the Code of Federal…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … 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 the Department of Def…
  • FAR 8.712 Specification changes.
    … participating nonprofit agency and appropriate central nonprofit agency of any change in specifications or descriptions. In the absence of such written notification, the AbilityOneparticipating nonprofit agency shall furnish the supplies o…
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    …usiness Act in order to receive further consideration. (b) Qualifying products that meet specification requirements. (c) Listing manufacturers and suppliers whose products are qualified in accordance with agency procedures. (d) Furnishin…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …ing of requirements documents and alternative approaches. Requiring agencies should apply specifications, standards, and related documents initially for guidance only, making final decisions on the application and tailoring of these documen…
  • FAR 14.202-4 Bid samples.
    …nless there are characteristics of the product that cannot be described adequately in the specification or purchase description. (2) Bid samples will be used only to determine the responsiveness of the bid and will not be used to determine…
  • FAR 14.202-5 Descriptive literature.
    …ature unless it is needed before award to determine whether the products offered meet the specification and to establish exactly what the bidder proposes to furnish. (b) Justification. The contracting officer must document in the contract …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    … available on more than one contract, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer. Brand-name specifications shall not be used unless the particular brand-name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements and market resear…
  • FAR 23.304 Contract clauses.
    … and contracts for supplies that are or that contain— (1) Radioactive material requiring specific licensing under regulations issued pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; or (2) Radioactive material not requiring specific licensing i…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …s, regardless of the media in which recorded, that allow or cause a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations; and (ii) Recorded information comprising source code listings, design details, algorithms, processes, flo…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …ltiyear contracts for supplies, including weapon systems and other multiyear acquisitions specifically authorized by law (10 U.S.C. 3501). (b) The head of the agency may enter into a multiyear contract for supplies if, in addition to the c…
  • DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).
    …ract administration activity for the Contractor. (e) In those subcontracting plans which specifically identify small businesses, the Contractor shall notify the Administrative Contracting Officer of any substitutions of firms that are not …
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … rules, or routines recorded in a form that is capable of causing a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations. Computer software means computer programs, source code, source code listings, object code listings, desig…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …rules, or routines, recorded in a form that is capable of causing a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations. Computer software means computer programs, source code, source code listings, object code listings, desig…
  • 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.
    …rules, or routines, recorded in a form that is capable of causing a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations. Computer software means computer programs, source code, source code listings, object code listings, desig…
  • FAR 6.303-2 Content.
    …Each justification shall contain sufficient facts and rationale to justify the use of the specific authority cited. (b) As a minimum, each justification, except those for sole-source 8(a) contracts over $30 million (see paragraph (d) of th…
  • FAR 31.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs.
    …erial impairment of the contractor's authority to perform the contract. (3) Any activity specifically authorized by statute to be undertaken with funds from the contract. (c) When a contractor seeks reimbursement for indirect costs, total…
  • FAR 52.214-20 Bid Samples.
    …show those characteristics of the offered products that cannot adequately be described by specifications, purchase descriptions, or the invitation for bid (e.g., balance, facility of use, or pattern). (b) Bidders must furnish bid samples a…
  • FAR 4.2304 Procedures.
    … the program office or the requiring activity instructs the contracting officer to select specific FASCSA orders, the contracting officer must select “yes” or “no” for each applicable type of FASCSA order (i.e., “DHS FASCSA Order” “DoD FASC…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …ices that are listed in the schedules contracts at a fixed price for the performance of a specific task, where a statement of work is not required (e.g., installation, maintenance, and repair). For establishing BPAs and for orders under BPA…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …it prices established in the BPA; or (2) Services with prices established in the BPA for specific tasks to be performed; (C) Only one source is qualified and capable of performing the work at a reasonable price to the Government; or (D) …
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …g protested; (D) All relevant evaluation documents; (E) The solicitation, including the specifications or portions relevant to the protest; (F) The abstract of offers or relevant portions; and (G) Any other documents that the agency det…
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    … in the contract); (2) Any special instructions, including any functions withheld or any specific authorization to perform functions listed in 42.302(b); (3) A copy of the contract to be administered; and (4) Copies of all contracting ag…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …d modification programs. (43) Report to the contracting office any inadequacies noted in specifications. (44) Perform engineering analyses of contractor cost proposals. (45) Review and analyze contractor-proposed engineering and design s…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …ent improvement; (5) For commercial products (see part 11) that do not involve packaging specifications or other special requirements or specifications; or (6) When the agency head has exempted the contract (or a class of contracts) from …
  • FAR 51.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources.
    …uction supplies; (ii) Limit any authorization requirement to use Government sources to a specific dollar amount, thereby leaving the contractor free to make smaller purchases from other sources if so desired; (iii) Restrict the authorizat…
  • FAR 52.216-21 Requirements.
    …nonpersonal services and related supplies and covers estimated requirements that exceed a specific Government activity's internal capability to produce or perform, substitute the following paragraph (c) for paragraph (c) of the basic clause…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ting plan that covers the entire contract period (including option periods), applies to a specific contract, and has goals that are based on the offeror's planned subcontracting in support of the specific contract, except that indirect cost…
  • FAR 52.243-7 Notification of Changes.
    … as used in this clause, does not include any representative of the Contracting Officer. Specifically Authorized Representative (SAR), as used in this clause, means any person the Contracting Officer has so designated by written notice (a …
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    …lf, or as an agent of another, ownership of existing and identified supplies, or approves specific services rendered, as partial or complete performance of the contract. Supplies means the end items furnished by the Contractor and related …
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …ent manufacturer based on the original component manufacturer's designs, formulas, and/or specifications. Compromise means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system, in which unaut…
  • DFARS 223.107-4 Products that contain, use, or are manufactured with ozone-depleting substances or products that contain or use high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons.
    No DoD contract may include a specification or standard that requires the use of a class I ozone-depleting substance or that can be met only through the use of such a substance unless the inclusion of the specification or standard is specif…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …Government for— (i) Permit charges, such as vehicle registration or parking fees, unless specifically authorized in the request for service; and (ii) Any equipment, refundable deposits, or any items or services (such as computer time) rel…
  • DFARS 239.7602-1 General.
    … data descriptions. (2) Data ownership, licensing, delivery and disposition instructions specific to the relevant types of Government data and Government-related data (e.g., DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements List; work statement tas…
  • FAR 1.704 Content.
    …&F shall set forth enough facts and circumstances to clearly and convincingly justify the specific determination made. As a minimum, each D&F shall include, in the prescribed agency format, the following information: (a) Identification of …
  • FAR 4.2305 Waivers.
    …it a request that the order or some of its provisions not apply to— (1) The agency; (2) Specific actions of the agency or a specific class of acquisitions; (3) Actions of the agency for a period of time before compliance with the order i…
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …t http://www.gsa.gov/schedules. (2) GSA Advantage! enables ordering activities to search specific information (i.e., national stock number, part number, common name), review delivery options, place orders directly with Schedule contractors…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    … one or more schedule contracts, is an item peculiar to one manufacturer. (1) Brand name specifications shall not be used unless the particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements, and market resea…
  • FAR 9.205 Opportunity for qualification before award.
    …. The notice must include— (1) Intent to establish a qualification requirement; (2) The specification number and name of the product; (3) The name and address of the activity to which a request for the information and opportunity describ…
  • FAR 9.207 Changes in status regarding qualification requirements.
    …ment was violated; e.g., advertising or publicity contrary to 9.204(h)(5); (7) A revised specification imposes a new qualification requirement; (8) Manufacturing or design changes have been incorporated in the qualification requirement; …

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