48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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- FAR 22.605 Rulings and interpretations of the statute.(a) As authorized by the statute, the Secretary of Labor has issued rulings and interpretations concerning the administration of the statute (see 41 CFR 50-206). The substance of certain rulings and interpretations is as follows: (1) If a …
- FAR 52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.…lowing clause: Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials (JAN 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Component means an article, material, or supply incorporated dire…
- FAR 52.225-22 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials.…ion: Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials (JAN 2021) (a) Definitions. “Construction material,” “domestic construction material,” “foreign construction material,…
- FAR 52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.…lowing clause: Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Component means an article, material, or s…
- FAR 52.225-24 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.…ion: Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy American Statute—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements (JAN 2021) (a) Definitions. “Construction material,” “domestic construction material,” “foreign…
- FAR 6.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.…1 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5). (2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when— (i) A statute expressly authorizes or requires that the acquisition be made through another agency or from a specified source; or (ii) The agency's need is…
- FAR 33.205 Relationship of the Disputes statute to Pub. L. 85-804.… for relief under Pub. L. 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431-1435) are not claims within the Disputes statute or the Disputes clause at 52.233-1, Disputes, and shall be processed under Subpart 50.1, Extraordinary Contractual Actions. However, relief fo…
- DFARS 206.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.… development, or for the construction of any research or other facility, unless— (A) The statute authorizing or requiring award specifically— (1) States that the statute modifies or supersedes the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 4141; (2) Identi…
- FAR 25.504-1 Buy American statute.…r use in the United States and is set aside for small business concerns. The Buy American statute applies. Since the acquisition value is less than $50,000 and the acquisition is set aside, none of the trade agreements apply. Perform the st…
- FAR 22.1003-2 Geographical coverage of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.The Service Contract Labor Standards statute applies to service contracts performed in the United States (see 22.1001). The Service Contract Labor Standards statute does not apply to contracts performed outside the United States.
- FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…(b)(4), insert the following clause: Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquis…
- FAR 52.225-7 Waiver of Buy American Statute for Civil Aircraft and Related Articles.As prescribed in 25.1101(d), insert the following provision: Waiver of Buy American Statute for Civil Aircraft and Related Articles (FEB 2016) (a) Definition. Civil aircraft and related articles, as used in this provision, means— (1) All…
- FAR 22.1003-7 Questions concerning applicability of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.…e contracting officer questions the applicability of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute to an acquisition, the contracting officer shall request the advice of the agency labor advisor. Unresolved questions shall be submitted in a …
- FAR 25.602-2 Buy American statute.…truction material mined or produced in the United States, as required by the Buy American statute or, if trade agreements apply, unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in a designated country may also be used.
- FAR 25.604 Preaward determination concerning the inapplicability of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American statute.…on concerning the inapplicability of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American statute for specifically identified construction materials. The time for submitting the request is specified in the solicitation in paragraph (b) of e…
- DFARS 227.7002 Statutes pertaining to administrative claims of infringement.Statutes pertaining to administrative claims of infringement in the Department of Defense include the following: the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. 2356 (formerly the Mutual Security Acts of 1951 and 1954); the Invention Secrecy …
- FAR 22.403-1 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute.40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, provides that contracts in excess of $2,000 to which the United States or the District of Columbia is a party for constructio…
- FAR 22.404 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determinations.The Department of Labor is responsible for issuing wage determinations reflecting prevailing wages, including fringe benefits. The wage determinations apply only to those laborers and mechanics employed by a contractor upon the site of the …
- DFARS 222.404 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determinations.Not later than April 1 of each year, each department and agency shall furnish the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, with a general outline of its proposed construction program for the coming fiscal year. The Department of Labor uses th…
- FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.…ection with a prime contract or a subcontract relating to a prime contract. The Kickbacks statute— (a) Prohibits any person from— (1) Providing, attempting to provide, or offering to provide any kickback; (2) Soliciting, accepting, or at…
- FAR 22.403-6 Department of Labor regulations involving construction.(a) Under the statutes and Executive orders referred to in 22.403 and Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950 (3 CFR 1949-53 Comp., p. 1007), the Secretary of Labor has issued regulations in title 29, subtitle A, Code of Federal Regulations, pre…
- FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.…obligations to employees and subcontractors under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute); (C) The contractor or subcontractor has not made restitution; or (D) Future compliance has not been assured. (ii) If the Department of La…
- FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.…quidated damages due the United States under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute. (See 22.302.) (1) If the contracting officer believes a violation exists or upon request of the Department of Labor, the contracting officer…
- FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.… and exemptions to and from any or all provisions of the Service 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, to…
- FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…a)(2) of this section) if the contract is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and is— (i) Over $2,500; or (ii) For an indefinite dollar amount and the contracting officer does not know in advance that the contract amou…
- FAR 25.101 General.(a) The Buy American statute restricts the purchase of supplies that are not domestic end products. For manufactured end products, the Buy American statute, E.O. 13881, and E.O. 14005 use a two-part test to define a domestic end product. (…
- FAR 25.1102 Acquisition of construction.…ause all foreign construction material excepted from the requirements of the Buy American statute. (2) If the head of the agency determines that a higher percentage is appropriate, substitute the higher evaluation percentage in paragraph (…
- FAR 33.203 Applicability.… of that organization, if the agency head determines that the application of the Disputes statute to the contract would not be in the public interest. (c) This part applies to all disputes with respect to contracting officer decisions on m…
- FAR 52.222-31 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method).…UG 2018) (a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, that is effective for an option to extend the term of the contract, wi…
- FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.…yees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and this contract. (vi) Upon discovery of failure to comply with subparagraph (c)(2) of this clause, the Wage and Hour Division shall make a …
- FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.… the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. chapter 8), the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV); (B) Other than individual…
- FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.… (A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV), or the Fair Labor Standards A…
- FAR 52.225-9 Buy American—Construction Materials.…aterial. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the domestic content test of the Buy American statute is waived for construction material that is a COTS item, except that for construction material that consists wholly or predominantly of iron o…
- FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.…aterial. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the domestic content test of the Buy American statute is waived for construction material that is a COTS item, except that for construction material that consists wholly or predominantly of iron o…
- DFARS 222.402-70 Installation support contracts.(a) Apply both the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute to installation support contracts if— (1) The contract is principally for services but also requires a substantial and segregab…
- DFARS 222.406-13 Semiannual enforcement reports.…, as applicable, for construction work subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute and the CWSS statute— (1) Period covered; (2) Number of prime contracts awarded; (3) Total dollar amount of prime contracts awarded; (4) N…
- DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.…It is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the restrictions of the Buy American statute; or (B) The end product is a COTS item; or (2) For an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of…
- DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.…It is inconsistent with the public interest to apply the restrictions of the Buy American statute; or (B) The end product is a COTS item; or (2) For an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of…
- FAR 22.001 Definitions.…nt information to the Department of Labor and requests a Service Contract Labor Standards statute wage determination directly from the Wage and Hour Division. Service contract means any Government contract, or subcontract thereunder, the p…
- FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.…ommitted willful or aggravated violations of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute or the Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act, or any of the applicable statutes listed in 29 CFR 5.1 other than the Construction Wage Rate Requirements…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.