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24 sections with “statutory limitations”

  • FAR 36.205 Statutory cost limitations.
    …acts for construction shall not be awarded at a cost to the Government— (1) In excess of statutory cost limitations, unless applicable limitations can be and are waived in writing for the particular contract; or (2) Which, with allowances…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …(i) The contracting officer shall not negotiate a price or fee that exceeds the following statutory limitations, imposed by 10 U.S.C. 3322(b) and 41 U.S.C. 3905): (A) For experimental, developmental, or research work performed under a cost…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    … and the agency labor advisor to the Wage and Hour Administrator. (b) In addition to the statutory exemptions cited in 22.1003-3 of this subsection, the Secretary of Labor has exempted the following types of contracts from all provisions o…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … 41 U.S.C. 4304(a)(16), as in effect prior to June 24, 2014). This limitation is the sole statutory limitation on allowable senior executive compensation costs incurred after January 1, 1998, under contracts awarded before June 24, 2014, an…
  • FAR 36.609-1 Design within funding limitations.
    …nd the Government. This estimated construction contract price shall take into account any statutory or other limitations and exclude any allowances for Government supervision and overhead and any amounts set aside by the Government for cont…
  • FAR 50.102-3 Limitations on exercise of authority.
    … lacking or inadequate; (3) Except within the limits of the amounts appropriated and the statutory contract authorization (however, indemnification agreements authorized by an agency head (50.104-3) are not limited to amounts appropriated …
  • FAR 32.303 General.
    …ent in connection therewith, entered into under section 301. (See 50 U.S.C. App. 2091 for statutory limitations and exceptions concerning the authorization of loan guarantee amounts and the use of loan guarantees for the prevention of insol…
  • FAR 52.232-31 Invitation To Propose Financing Terms.
    …mmercial Services, the terms of the clause at FAR 52.232-29 shall govern. (c) Because of statutory limitations (10 U.S.C. 3805 and 41 U.S.C. 4505, the offeror's proposed financing shall not be acceptable if it does not conform to the follo…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …lause, and for any other lawful Government purpose or activity, subject to all applicable statutory, regulatory, and policy based restrictions on the Government's use and release of such information. (k) The Contractor shall conduct activi…
  • FAR 6.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition.
    The following statutory authorities (including applications and limitations) permit contracting without providing for full and open competition. Requirements for justifications to support the use of these authorities are in 6.303.
  • FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.
    …eparation and approval prior to award would unreasonably delay the acquisition. (2) This statutory authority requires that agencies shall request offers from as many potential sources as is practicable under the circumstances. (d) Period …
  • FAR 6.302-6 National security.
    …s described in 6.303 and 6.304. (2) See 5.202(a)(1) for synopsis requirements. (3) This statutory authority requires that agencies shall request offers from as many potential sources as is practicable under the circumstances.
  • FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …2-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, implement statutory requirements and shall not be tailored— (1) Assignments; (2) Disputes; (3) Payment (except as provided in subpart 32.11); (4) Invoice; …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ry order or task order exceeding the micro-purchase threshold unless one of the following statutory exceptions applies: (A) The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unaccep…
  • FAR 16.702 Basic agreements.
    …lation. Basic agreements may need to be revised before the annual review due to mandatory statutory requirements. A basic agreement may be changed only by modifying the agreement itself and not by a contract incorporating the agreement. (4…
  • FAR 16.703 Basic ordering agreements.
    …asic ordering agreements may need to be revised before the annual review due to mandatory statutory requirements. A basic ordering agreement shall be changed only by modifying the agreement itself and not by individual orders issued under i…
  • FAR 32.409-3 Security, supervision, and covenants.
    …ting the Government's interest (see 32.411). This requirement generally applies under all statutory authorities, but modified requirements applicable to certain specific cases are prescribed in paragraphs (e) through (g) below. (b) The age…
  • FAR 33.203 Applicability.
    …s of the parties as provided by the Disputes statute or to constrain the authority of the statutory agency BCAs in the handling and deciding of contractor appeals under the Disputes statute.
  • FAR 33.211 Contracting officer's decision.
    …he contractor. (c) The contracting officer shall issue the decision within the following statutory time limitations: (1) For claims of $100,000 or less, 60 days after receiving a written request from the contractor that a decision be rend…
  • DFARS 218.201 Contingency operation.
    … Assets Control. See 225.701-70. (11) Authorization Acts, Appropriations Acts, and other statutory restrictions on foreign acquisition. Acquisitions in the following categories are not subject to the restrictions of 225.7002, Restrictions …
  • DFARS 227.7103-15 Subcontractor rights in technical data.
    …s, and 252.227-7037, Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data, implement the statutory requirements. (b) 10 U.S.C. 3782 permits a subcontractor to transact directly with the Government matters relating to the validation of its…
  • DFARS 227.7203-6 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …r than commercial computer software documentation (technical data). The clause implements statutory requirements under 10 U.S.C. 3781-3786. Paragraph (e) of the clause contains information that must be included in a formal challenge.
  • DFARS 236.570 Additional provisions and clauses.
    …Cost Limitation, if the solicitation's bid schedule contains one or more items subject to statutory cost limitations, and if a waiver has not been granted (FAR 36.205). (5) 252.236-7007, Additive or Deductive Items, if the procedures in 23…
  • DFARS 252.236-7006 Cost limitation.
    …ision: Cost Limitation (JAN 1997) (a) Certain items in this solicitation are subject to statutory cost limitations. The limitations are stated in the Schedule. (b) An offer which does not state separate prices for the items identified in…

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