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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • DFARS 252.236-7001 Contract drawings and specifications.
    As prescribed in 236.570(a), use the following clause: Contract Drawings and Specifications (AUG 2000) (a) The Government will provide to the Contractor, without charge, one set of contract drawings and specifications, except publications…
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    (a)(1) If a contractor prepares and furnishes complete specifications covering nondevelopmental items, to be used in a competitive acquisition, that contractor shall not be allowed to furnish these items, either as a prime contractor or as …
  • FAR 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
    …quirements documents listed in the General Services Administration (GSA) Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, available on the DoD Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSI…
  • FAR 11.404 Contract clauses.
    …o be based on the date of the contract. If the delivery schedule is expressed in terms of specific calendar dates or specific periods and is based on an assumed date of award, the contracting officer may use the clause with its Alternate I.…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …icing data reasonably available to the offeror have been submitted, either actually or by specific identification, to the Contracting Officer or an authorized representative. As later data come into your possession, it should be submitted p…
  • FAR 35.006 Contracting methods and contract type.
    (a) In R&D acquisitions, the precise specifications necessary for sealed bidding are generally not available, thus making negotiation necessary. However, the use of negotiation in R&D contracting does not change the obligation to comply wit…
  • 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 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …R 32.608-2 in effect on the date of this contract. (j) Risk of loss. Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss or damage to the supplies provided under this contract shall remain with the Contractor until, and shall…
  • 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 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    …fy the terms and conditions of the contract. (e) Preliminary personnel requirements. (1) Specific requirements for paragraphs (e)(2)(i) through (e)(2)(vi) of this clause will be set forth in the statement of work, or elsewhere in the contr…
  • FAR 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction.
    As prescribed in 36.521, insert the following clause: Specifications and Drawings for Construction (FEB 1997) (a) The Contractor shall keep on the work site a copy of the drawings and specifications and shall at all times give the Contrac…
  • 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 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 29.204 Federal excise tax on specific foreign contract payments.
    …not apply to this section 5000C tax. (e) Additional information about this excise tax on specific foreign contract payments is available via the internet at https://www.irs.gov/government-entities/excise-tax-on-specified-federal-foreign-pr…
  • FAR 36.202 Specifications.
    (a) Construction specifications shall conform to the requirements in part 11 of this regulation. (b) Whenever possible, contracting officers shall ensure that references in specifications are to widely recognized standards or specification…
  • FAR 36.702 Forms for use in contracting for architect-engineer services.
    …awarding a contract for architect-engineer services: (1) Use the SF 330, Part I—Contract-Specific Qualifications, to obtain information from an architect-engineer firm about its qualifications for a specific contract when the contract amou…
  • 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 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
    …ations other than the site also may be taken into consideration if— (i) Consideration is specifically authorized by this contract; and (ii) The Contractor furnishes satisfactory evidence that it has acquired title to such material and tha…
  • DFARS 227.7106 Contracts for special works.
    …-7020, Rights in Special Works, in solicitations and contracts where the Government has a specific need to control the distribution of works first produced, created, or generated in the performance of a contract and required to be delivered…
  • DFARS 227.7205 Contracts for special works.
    …-7020, Rights in Special Works, in solicitations and contracts where the Government has a specific need to control the distribution of computer software or computer software documentation first produced, created, or generated in the perform…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …nt may order under each task or delivery order and the maximum that it may order during a specific period of time. (4) A solicitation and contract for an indefinite quantity must— (i) Specify the period of the contract, including the numb…
  • FAR 19.504 Orders under multiple-award contracts.
    …mandatory when the conditions in 19.502-2 are met at the time of order set-aside, and the specific program eligibility requirements, as applicable, are also then met. (2) When setting aside an order at or below the simplified acquisition t…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    …r shall advise the bidder of the deficiency and request submission of a revised plan by a specific date. If the bidder does not submit a plan that incorporates the required elements within the time allotted, the bidder shall be ineligible f…
  • 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 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …) Computation of the financing payment amounts (see paragraph (c) of this section); (ii) Specific conditions of contractor entitlement to those financing payments (see paragraph (c) of this section); (iii) Liquidation of those financing p…
  • FAR 32.305 Loan guarantees for terminated contracts.
    …cts. (c) Loan guarantees for contract termination financing shall not be provided before specific contract terminations are certain.
  • FAR 36.601-3 Applicable contracting procedures.
    …ent of work shall require that the architect-engineer specify, in the construction design specifications, use of the maximum practicable amount of recovered materials consistent with the performance requirements, availability, price reasona…
  • FAR 41.701 Formats for utility service specifications.
    (a) The following specification formats for use in acquiring utility services are available from the address specified at 41.301(a) and may be used and modified at the agency's discretion: (1) Electric service. (2) Water service. (3) Ste…
  • 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 42.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.
    …official), including a listing of any relevant advance agreements or restrictive terms of specific contracts. (3) The contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) shall head the Government negotiating team, which includes the…
  • FAR 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.
    … product is produced to, and meets, the contract's technical requirements; (2) Drawings, specifications, and engineering changes, to ensure that manufacturing methods and operations meet the contract's technical requirements; (3) Testing …
  • FAR 46.710 Contract clauses.
    … the same as the clause at 52.246-19, Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria, in solicitations and contracts when performance specifications or design are of major importance; a fixed-price sup…
  • 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 49.606 Granting subcontract settlement authorization.
    …ot required. (3) The Contracting Officer may incorporate into each Notice of Termination specific instructions about the disposition of specific items of termination inventory, or the Contracting Officer may, at any time before final settl…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …prenticeship. (2)(i) A worker performs on a contract if the worker directly performs the specific services called for by the contract; and (ii) A worker performs in connection with a contract if the worker's work activities are necessary …
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …iod required by the relevant patent office. (4) The Contractor shall include, within the specification of any United States nonprovisional patent or plant variety protection application and any patent or plant variety protection certificat…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …ing data. The Government will not request any additional data. The Contractor shall— (1) Specifically assert that late payment interest is due under a specific invoice, and request payment of all overdue late payment interest penalty and s…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …t a clause substantially as follows: Warranty of Systems and Equipment Under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria (MAY 2001) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of th…

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