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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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215 sections with “supplier”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.
    As prescribed in 204.7604, use the following provision: Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System (MAR 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Item risk means the probability that a product, based on intended us…
  • FAR 28.106-8 Payment to subcontractors or suppliers.
    The contracting officer will only authorize payment to subcontractors or suppliers from an ILC (or any other cash equivalent security) upon a judicial determination of the rights of the parties, a signed notarized statement by the contracto…
  • FAR 52.213-3 Notice to Supplier.
    As prescribed in 13.302-5(c), insert the following clause: Notice to Supplier (APR 1984) This is a firm order ONLY if your price does not exceed the maximum line item or total price in the Schedule. Submit invoices to the Contracting Offi…
  • FAR 13.004 Legal effect of quotations.
    …rm a binding contract. Therefore, issuance by the Government of an order in response to a supplier's quotation does not establish a contract. The order is an offer by the Government to the supplier to buy certain supplies or services upon s…
  • FAR 13.106-3 Award and documentation.
    … (vii) Any other reasonable basis. (3) Occasionally an item can be obtained only from a supplier that quotes a minimum order price or quantity that either unreasonably exceeds stated quantity requirements or results in an unreasonable pri…
  • FAR 32.112-1 Subcontractor assertions of nonpayment.
    … of Pub. L. 103-355 (10 U.S.C. 4601 note prec.), upon the assertion by a subcontractor or supplier of a Federal contractor that the subcontractor or supplier has not been paid in accordance with the payment terms of the subcontract, purchas…
  • FAR 41.101 Definitions.
    …ract entered into between the General Services Administration (GSA) and a utility service supplier to cover utility service needs of Federal agencies within the franchise territory of the supplier. Each areawide contract includes an “Author…
  • FAR 41.204 GSA areawide contracts.
    …ncies are permitted to negotiate other rates and terms and conditions of service with the supplier (see paragraph (c) of this section). Rates other than those published may require the approval of the regulatory body. (2) Areawide contract…
  • FAR 41.301 Requirements.
    …oposed contract. (3) Copies of all current published or unpublished rates of the utility supplier. (4) Identification of any unusual factors affecting the acquisition. (5) Identification of all available sources or methods of supply, an …
  • FAR 52.246-21 Warranty of Construction.
    …, or design furnished, or workmanship performed by the Contractor or any subcontractor or supplier at any tier. (b) This warranty shall continue for a period of 1 year from the date of final acceptance of the work. If the Government takes …
  • FAR 52.249-10 Default (Fixed-Price Construction).
    …(ix) freight embargoes, (x) unusually severe weather, or (xi) delays of subcontractors or suppliers at any tier arising from unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of both the Contractor and the subcontr…
  • DFARS 204.7603 Procedures.
    The contracting officer shall consider price risk and supplier risk, if available in SPRS, as a part of the award decision. For procurement of an end product identified by a material identifier that is available as described at PGI 204.7603…
  • DFARS 227.7103-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …ng or implying privity of contract. Contracting officers should permit a subcontractor or supplier to transact challenge and validation matters directly with the Government when— (i) A subcontractor's or supplier's business interests in it…
  • DFARS 227.7203-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …hat the Government may transact matters under the clause directly with a subcontractor or supplier, at any tier, without creating or implying privity of contract. Contracting officers should permit a subcontractor or supplier to transact ch…
  • DFARS 227.7203-15 Subcontractor rights in computer software or computer software documentation.
    (a) Subcontractors and suppliers at all tiers should be provided the same protection for their rights in computer software or computer software documentation as are provided to prime contractors. (b) The clauses at 252.227-7019, Validation…
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …ilable in stock from— (A) The original manufacturers of the parts; (B) Their authorized suppliers; or (C) Suppliers that obtain such parts exclusively from the original manufacturers of the parts or their authorized suppliers; and (ii) …
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …tractor that the data have been destroyed. (iii) The Contractor, its subcontractors, and suppliers are not required to provide the Government additional rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose technical dat…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …re developed exclusively at private expense. (ii) The Contractor, its subcontractors, or suppliers are not required to provide the Government additional rights in other than commercial computer software delivered or otherwise provided to t…
  • DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …losure agreement. (d) Additional license rights. The Contractor, its subcontractors, and suppliers are not required to provide the Government additional rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose technical dat…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …es of this contract. (g) Marking requirements. The Contractor, and its subcontractors or suppliers, may only assert restrictions on the Government's rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose technical data or…
  • DFARS 252.227-7019 Validation of Asserted Restrictions—Computer Software.
    …, unless otherwise specifically indicated, means the Contractor and its subcontractors or suppliers. Other terms are defined in the 252.227-7014, Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    …e original component manufacturer's designs, formulas, and/or specifications. Authorized supplier means a supplier, distributor, or an aftermarket manufacturer with a contractual arrangement with, or the express written authority of, the o…
  • DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts.
    …e original component manufacturer's designs, formulas, and/or specifications. Authorized supplier means a supplier, distributor, or an aftermarket manufacturer with a contractual arrangement with, or the express written authority of, the o…
  • FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
    …source or sources in order— (i) To maintain a facility, producer, manufacturer, or other supplier available for furnishing supplies or services in case of a national emergency or to achieve industrial mobilization; (ii) To establish or ma…
  • FAR 13.303-2 Establishment of BPAs.
    …ters to limit purchases to individual items or commodity groups or classes, or permit the supplier to furnish unlimited supplies or services; and (2) Consider suppliers whose past performance has shown them to be dependable, who offer qual…
  • FAR 13.305-4 Procedures.
    …3.307(e) may be used if a written order is considered necessary (e.g., if required by the supplier for discount, tax exemption, or other reasons). If a purchase order is used, endorse it “Payment to be made from Imprest Fund” (or “Payment t…
  • FAR 41.202 Procedures.
    …contracts (see 41.205); and (3) Interagency agreements (see 41.206). (c) When a utility supplier refuses to execute a tendered contract as outlined in 41.201(b), the agency shall obtain a written definite and final refusal signed by a cor…
  • DFARS 227.7103-7 Use and nondisclosure agreement.
    …the restrictive legend (the “Contractor”), to any person other than its subcontractors or suppliers, or prospective subcontractors or suppliers, who require these Data to submit offers for, or perform, contracts with the Recipient. The Reci…
  • DFARS 241.101 Definitions.
    …y. The body has the power to fix, establish, or control the rates and services of utility suppliers. Nonindependent regulatory body means a body that regulates a utility supplier which is owned or operated by the same entity that created t…
  • DFARS 252.225-7013 Duty-Free Entry.
    … duty-free entry. (g) The Contractor shall— (1) Prepare (if the Contractor is a foreign supplier), or shall instruct the foreign supplier to prepare, a sufficient number of copies of the bill of lading (or other shipping document) so that…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …overnment provides reciprocal procurement opportunities to U.S. products and services and suppliers of such products and services. (End of clause) Alternate III. As prescribed in 225.7503(b) and (b)(4), use the following clause, which add…
  • DFARS 252.227-7017 Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions.
    …vernment, the technical data or computer software that the Offeror, its subcontractors or suppliers, or potential subcontractors or suppliers, assert should be furnished to the Government with restrictions on use, release, or disclosure. (…
  • DFARS 252.246-7002 Warranty of construction (Germany).
    …l, or design furnished or workmanship performed by the Contractor or any subcontractor or supplier at any tier. (b) This warranty shall continue for the period(s) specified in Section 13, VOB, Part B, commencing from the date of final acce…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …satisfied by— (i) Unique supplies or services available from only one source or only one supplier with unique capabilities; or (ii) For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, unique supplies or services available from only one or a limited numbe…
  • FAR 9.103 Policy.
    …usiness Act (15 U.S.C. 637) applies, see subpart 19.8.) (c) The award of a contract to a supplier based on lowest evaluated price alone can be false economy if there is subsequent default, late deliveries, or other unsatisfactory performan…
  • FAR 9.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
    … Qualifying products that meet specification requirements. (c) Listing manufacturers and suppliers whose products are qualified in accordance with agency procedures. (d) Furnishing QPL's, OML's, or QBL's or the qualification requirements …
  • FAR 13.303-3 Preparation of BPAs.
    …g terms and conditions are mandatory: (1) Description of agreement. A statement that the supplier shall furnish supplies or services, described in general terms, if and when requested by the contracting officer (or the authorized represent…
  • FAR 13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs.
    …nic methods. (2) A paper purchase document may be issued if necessary to ensure that the supplier and the purchaser agree concerning the transaction. (3) Unless a paper document is issued, record essential elements (e.g., date, supplier, …
  • FAR 17.106-3 Special procedures applicable to DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.
    (a) Participation by subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors. In order to broaden the defense industrial base, to the maximum extent practicable— (1) Multiyear contracting shall be used in such a manner as to seek, retain, and promote the u…
  • FAR 28.106-6 Furnishing information.
    …n request, furnish the name and address of the surety or sureties to any subcontractor or supplier who has furnished or been requested to furnish labor or material for the contract. In addition, general information concerning the work progr…

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.