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54 sections with “subpart 203.9”: the first 40

  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … which the word or term is used clearly requires a different meaning or another FAR part, subpart, or section provides a different definition for the particular part or portion of the part. If a word or term that is defined in this section …
  • FAR 4.2300 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart implements the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 (title II of Pub. L. 115-390) and the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) regulation at 41 CFR part 201-1. The authority provided in this subpart expi…
  • FAR 12.207 Contract type.
    …or commercial services. (b)(1) A time-and-materials contract or labor-hour contract (see Subpart 16.6) may be used for the acquisition of commercial services when— (i) The service is acquired under a contract awarded using— (A) Competiti…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …sition threshold, shall be set aside for small business concerns (see 19.000, 19.203, and subpart 19.5). (2) The contracting officer may make an award to a small business concern under the— (i) 8(a) Program (see subpart 19.8); (ii) Histo…
  • FAR 25.106 Determining reasonableness of cost.
    …s to offers of eligible products if the acquisition is subject to a trade agreement under subpart 25.4. (b) For end products that are not critical items and do not contain critical components. (1)(i) If there is a domestic offer that is no…
  • FAR 30.001 Definitions.
    …ontracts and subcontracts where the price is not adjusted based on actual costs incurred (Subpart 16.4); (3) Orders issued under indefinite-delivery contracts and subcontracts where final payment is not based on actual costs incurred (Subp…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …post-award orientation conferences. (4) Review and evaluate contractors' proposals under subpart 15.4 and, when negotiation will be accomplished by the contracting officer, furnish comments and recommendations to that officer. (5) Negotia…
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …acts and subcontracts where the price is not adjusted based on actual costs incurred (FAR Subpart 16.4); (3) Orders issued under indefinite-delivery contracts and subcontracts where final payment is not based on actual costs incurred (FAR …
  • DFARS 201.402 Policy.
    … (i) FAR 3.104, Procurement Integrity, or DFARS 203.104, Procurement Integrity; (ii) FAR subpart 27.4, Rights in Data and Copyrights, or DFARS subpart 227.4, Rights in Data and Copyrights; (iii) FAR part 30, Cost Accounting Standards Admi…
  • DFARS 203.900 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart implements 10 U.S.C. 4701 and section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283). (a)(i) 10 U.S.C. 4701 provides DoD whistleblower protection policies and procedures for contractor emp…
  • FAR 36.213-3 Invitations for bids.
    … plans and specifications. (b) Invitations for bids shall be prepared in accordance with subpart 14.2 and this section using the forms prescribed in part 53. (c) Contracting officers should assure that each invitation for bids includes th…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …he National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note). __ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150). __ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Sub…
  • FAR 4.702 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to records generated under contracts that contain one of the following clauses: (1) Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding (52.214-26). (2) Audit and Records—Negotiation (52.215-2). (b) This subpart is not mandatory on…
  • FAR 19.1306 HUBZone sole-source awards.
    …e basis (see 6.302-5(b)(5)) before considering a small business set-aside (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5), provided none of the exclusions at 19.1304 apply; and— (1) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers …
  • FAR 19.1406 Sole-source awards.
    …e basis (see 6.302-5(b)(6)), before considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5) provided none of the exclusions of 19.1404 apply and— (1) The contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that offers wo…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …asonableness, 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 disallowance or dispute based on unre…
  • DFARS 225.103 Exceptions.
    …lly transformed in the United States. (ii)(A) Normally, use the evaluation procedures in subpart 225.5, but consider recommending a public interest exception if the purposes of the Buy American statute are not served, or in order to meet a…
  • DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.
    …actor employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C. 4701, as described in subpart 203.9 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. (b) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    … only one source is available; (6) The proposed contract action is an order placed under subpart 16.5. When the order contains brand-name specifications, see especially 16.505(a)(4); (7) The proposed contract action results from acceptanc…
  • FAR 5.203 Publicizing and response time.
    …t action is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (f) Nothing in this subpart prohibits officers or employees of agencies from responding to requests for information. (g) Contracting officers may, unless they have evide…
  • FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … 41 U.S.C. 2303(b), Policy on Personal Conflicts of Interest by Contractor Employees (see subpart 3.11). (5) 41 U.S.C. 3901(b) and 10 U.S.C. 3321(b) Contingent Fees (see 3.404). (6) 41 U.S.C. 4706(d)(1) and 10 U.S.C. 3841(d)(1), GAO Acces…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    … performance information is separate from the responsibility determination required under subpart 9.1. (ii) The solicitation shall describe the approach for evaluating past performance, including evaluating offerors with no relevant perfor…
  • FAR 19.1506 Women-Owned Small Business Program sole-source awards.
    …ce basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)) before considering small business set-asides (see 19.203 and subpart 19.5) provided none of the exclusions at 19.1504 apply and— (1) The acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOS…
  • FAR 3.802 Statutory prohibition and requirement.
    …ber of Congress in connection with any covered Federal actions. (1) For purposes of this subpart the term “appropriated funds” does not include profit or fee from a covered Federal action. (2) To the extent a person can demonstrate that t…
  • FAR 9.206-1 General.
    … Whether or not a presolicitation notice is used, the general synopsizing requirements of subpart 5.2 apply. (2) Distribute solicitations to prospective contractors whether or not they have been identified as meeting applicable qualificati…
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    … commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are …
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    …ctronic) to the minimum extent and duration necessary for management review purposes (see subpart 4.8). The following illustrate the extent to which quotation or offer information should be recorded: (1) Oral solicitations. The contracting…
  • FAR 14.212 Economic purchase quantities (supplies).
    …rs shall comply with the economic purchase quantity planning requirements for supplies in subpart 7.2. See 7.203 for instructions regarding use of the provision at 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies, and 7.204 for guidance on han…
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …41, 41 U.S.C. 4706, and Audit Requirements in the OMB Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR part 200, subpart F) , in solicitations and contracts except those for— (i) Acquisitions not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold; (ii) The acquisit…
  • FAR 19.000 Scope of part.
    …gram; and (10) The use of reserves. (b)(1) Unless otherwise specified in this part (see subparts 19.6 and 19.7)— (i) Contracting officers shall apply this part in the United States and its outlying areas; and (ii) Contracting officers m…
  • FAR 19.602-1 Referral.
    … the contracting office; or (ii) Is suspended or debarred under Executive Order 11246 or subpart 9.4. (b) If a partial set-aside is involved, the contracting officer shall refer to the SBA the entire quantity to which the concern may be e…
  • FAR 19.800 General.
    …participant.” SBA's subcontractors are referred to as “8(a) contractors.” As used in this subpart, an 8(a) contractor is an 8(a) participant that is currently performing on a Federal contract or order that was set aside for 8(a) participant…
  • FAR 19.1305 HUBZone set-aside procedures.
    …re considering HUBZone sole-source awards (see 19.1306) or small business set-asides (see subpart 19.5). (b) To set aside an acquisition for competition restricted to HUBZone small business concerns, the contracting officer must have a rea…
  • FAR 19.1405 Set-aside procedures.
    …ore considering SDVOSB sole source awards (see 19.1406) or small business set-asides (see subpart 19.5). (b) A contracting officer may restrict competition to SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program if there is a reasonable expec…
  • FAR 19.1505 Set-aside procedures.
    …quirement, if still valid, must be considered for set aside in accordance with 19.203 and subpart 19.5. (i) The SBA procurement center representative (PCR) may recommend use of the WOSB Program. If the contracting officer rejects a recomme…
  • FAR 25.103 Exceptions.
    …t the cost of a domestic end product would be unreasonable, in accordance with 25.106 and subpart 25.5. (d) Resale. The contracting officer may purchase foreign end products specifically for commissary resale. (e) Information technology t…
  • FAR 25.202 Exceptions.
    …For construction contracts with an estimated acquisition value of $6,683,000 or more, see subpart 25.4.
  • FAR 25.408 Procedures.
    …rors from WTO GPA or FTA countries notice in accordance with 14.409-1 or 15.503. (b) See Subpart 25.5 for evaluation procedures and examples.
  • FAR 31.204 Application of principles and procedures.
    … The determination of allowability shall be based on the principles and standards in this subpart and the treatment of similar or related selected items. When more than one subsection in 31.205 is relevant to a contractor cost, the cost sha…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    …to termination situations are to be used in conjunction with the other cost principles in subpart 31.2: (a) Common items. The costs of items reasonably usable on the contractor's other work shall not be allowable unless the contractor subm…

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