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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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122 sections with “specific authority”: the first 40

  • 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 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 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …, management, and other significant considerations that will control the acquisition. The specific content of plans will vary, depending on the nature, circumstances, and stage of the acquisition. In preparing the plan, the planner must fol…
  • 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 17.502-2 The Economy Act.
    … transactions are addressed in agency regulations. (b) The Economy Act applies when more specific statutory authority does not exist. Examples of more specific authority are 40 U.S.C. 501 for the Federal Supply Schedules (subpart 8.4), and…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    … research does not include efforts whose principal aim is design, development, or test of specific items or services to be considered for sale; these efforts are within the definition of the term development, defined in this subsection. Ba…
  • FAR 33.210 Contracting officer's authority.
    Except as provided in this section, contracting officers are authorized, within any specific limitations of their warrants, to decide or resolve all claims arising under or relating to a contract subject to the Disputes statute. In accordan…
  • 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 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    … Contractor shall ensure that the following requirements are met prior to deploying CAAF (specific requirements for each category will be specified in the statement of work or elsewhere in the contract): (i) All required security and backg…
  • FAR 1.108 FAR conventions.
    …he FAR: (a) Words and terms. Definitions in Part 2 apply to the entire regulation unless specifically defined in another part, subpart, section, provision, or clause. Words or terms defined in a specific part, subpart, section, provision, …
  • FAR 37.104 Personal services contracts.
    …vices by contract, rather than by direct hire, circumvents those laws unless Congress has specifically authorized acquisition of the services by contract. (b) Agencies shall not award personal services contracts unless specifically authori…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …ectly related to this contract. For purposes of this paragraph, providing any information specifically requested by an agency or Congress is permitted at any time. (ii) Participating with an agency in discussions that are not related to a …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …xclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from t…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    …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…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …n to take over under any type of contract, e.g., as a result either of any changes in the specifications or plans thereunder or of the termination of the contract (or subcontract thereunder), before completion of the work, for the convenien…
  • DFARS 246.704 Authority for use of warranties.
    … when using the warranties that are contained in Federal, military, or construction guide specifications. (2) The chief of the contracting office shall approve the use of a warranty only when the benefits are expected to outweigh the cost.
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …Compensation is indirectly provided if it is paid to an entity other than the individual, specifically in exchange for services provided by the individual. Contractor bid or proposal information means any of the following information submi…
  • FAR 6.301 Policy.
    … awarded without providing for full and open competition shall contain a reference to the specific authority under which it was so awarded. Contracting officers shall use the U.S. Code citation applicable to their agency. (See 6.302.) (c) …
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    … to indicate a possibility of error; (ii) Of important or unusual characteristics of the specifications; (iii) Of changes in requirements from previous purchases of a similar item; or (iv) Of any other information, proper for disclosure,…
  • FAR 17.207 Exercise of options.
    …pecified in or reasonably determinable from the terms of the basic contract, e.g.— (1) A specific dollar amount; (2) An amount to be determined by applying provisions (or a formula) provided in the basic contract, but not including renego…
  • FAR 27.408 Cosponsored research and development activities.
    …he needs of the Government, and the respective contributions of both parties may vary, no specific clauses are prescribed, but a clause providing less than unlimited rights in the Government for data developed and delivered under the contra…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …act situations. Thus, the reasonableness, the allocability and the allowability under the specific cost principles at subparts 31.2, 31.3, 31.6, and 31.7 of certain costs may be difficult to determine. To avoid possible subsequent disallowa…
  • 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 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 …
  • 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 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …within a perimeter finder pattern and uses the Error Checking and Correction 200 (ECC200) specification found within International Standards Organization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 16022. Data qualifier means a s…
  • FAR 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team.
    …nsistent with law, to determine the application of rules, regulations, and policies, on a specific contract. (b) The authority to make decisions and the accountability for the decision made will be delegated to the lowest level within the …
  • FAR 3.705 Procedures.
    …s expended and property transferred therefor, under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 218; (2) Specifically identify the contracts affected by the action; (3) Specifically identify the offense or final conviction on which the action is based; …
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …ing the authority of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (but see 5.205(f)), or from a specific source such as a workshop for the blind under the rules of the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; (5) Th…
  • FAR 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    … section, including benefits that are quantifiable in dollar amounts as well as any other specifically identified benefits. (c) Such benefits may include cost savings or price reduction and, regardless of whether quantifiable in dollar amo…
  • 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 9.406-1 General.
    …onal elements of the contractor, unless the debarment decision is limited by its terms to specific divisions, organizational elements, or commodities. The suspending and debarring official may extend the debarment decision to include any af…
  • FAR 9.407-1 General.
    …nal elements of the contractor, unless the suspension decision is limited by its terms to specific divisions, organizational elements, or commodities. The suspending and debarring official may extend the suspension decision to include any a…
  • FAR 11.603 Procedures.
    …vities within their agencies. (e) Agency heads shall provide contracting activities with specific guidance on the issuance of rated orders in support of approved agency programs, including the general limitations and jurisdictional limitat…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …that applies to purchases exceeding the micro-purchase threshold. (d) An agency that has specific statutory authority to acquire personal services (see 37.104) may use simplified acquisition procedures to acquire those services. (e) Agenc…
  • FAR 14.201-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …essary by the Optional Form 336 (OF 336), Continuation Sheet. (c) Section C, Description/specifications. Include any description or specifications needed in addition to Section B to permit full and open competition (see part 11). (d) Sect…

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.