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49 sections with “surveillance”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …he following clause: Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Backhaul means intermediate links between the core network, o…
  • DFARS 242.1104 Surveillance requirements.
    (a) The cognizant contract administration office (CAO)— (i) Shall perform production surveillance on all contractors that have Criticality Designator A or B contracts; (ii) Shall not perform production surveillance on contractors that hav…
  • FAR 42.1104 Surveillance requirements.
    (a) The contract administration office determines the extent of production surveillance on the basis of (1) the criticality (degree of importance to the Government) assigned by the contracting officer (see 42.1105) to the supplies or servic…
  • FAR 37.604 Quality assurance surveillance plans.
    Requirements for quality assurance and quality assurance surveillance plans are in Subpart 46.4. The Government may either prepare the quality assurance surveillance plan or require the offerors to submit a proposed quality assurance survei…
  • FAR 44.304 Surveillance.
    (a) The ACO shall maintain a sufficient level of surveillance to ensure that the contractor is effectively managing its purchasing program. (b) Surveillance shall be accomplished in accordance with a plan developed by the ACO with the assi…
  • DFARS 237.172 Service contracts surveillance.
    (a) Ensure that quality assurance surveillance plans are prepared in conjunction with the preparation of the statement of work or statement of objectives for solicitations and contracts for services. These plans should be tailored to addres…
  • FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
    …t the following provision: Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror …
  • FAR 4.2104 Waivers.
    …d complete laydown or description of the presences of covered telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services in the relevant supply chain and a phase-out plan to eliminate such covered telecommunications or video surveillanc…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …urnished property and ensure appropriate consideration. (31) Perform production support, surveillance, and status reporting, including timely reporting of potential and actual slippages in contract delivery schedules. (32) Perform preawar…
  • FAR 4.2101 Definitions.
    …2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera …
  • FAR 42.202 Assignment of contract administration.
    …horized under paragraph (f) of this section or elsewhere in this regulation. (f) Special surveillance. For major system acquisitions (see part 34), the contracting officer may designate certain high risk or critical subsystems or component…
  • FAR 46.401 General.
    …termine that the supplies or services conform to contract requirements. Quality assurance surveillance plans should be prepared in conjunction with the preparation of the statement of work. The plans should specify— (1) All work requiring …
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …-91). (3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232). (4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Dom…
  • DFARS 242.302 Contract administration functions.
    …esponsibilities on contracts for ammunition and explosives. (56) Within DoD, maintaining surveillance of aircraft flight and ground operations is accomplished by incorporating into the contract, task order, or delivery order the requiremen…
  • DFARS 246.401 General.
    The requirement for a quality assurance surveillance plan shall be addressed and documented in the contract file for each contract except for those awarded using simplified acquisition procedures. For contracts for services, the contracting…
  • DFARS 252.223-7002 Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives.
    …ty for safety. (1) Nothing in this clause, nor any Government action or failure to act in surveillance of this contract, shall relieve the Contractor of its responsibility for the safety of— (i) The Contractor's personnel and property; (i…
  • FAR 4.2105 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    …the provision at 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment— (1) In all solicitations for contracts; and (2) Under indefinite delivery contracts, in all notices of intent to…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …r the use of time-and-material contracts for certain commercial services. (1) Government surveillance. A time-and-materials contract provides no positive profit incentive to the contractor for cost control or labor efficiency. Therefore, a…
  • FAR 42.1101 General.
    Production surveillance is a function of contract administration used to determine contractor progress and to identify any factors that may delay performance. Production surveillance involves Government review and analysis of (a) contractor…
  • FAR 42.1103 Policy.
    …e contractor is responsible for timely contract performance. The Government will maintain surveillance of contractor performance as necessary to protect its interests. When the contracting office retains a contract for administration, the c…
  • FAR 44.305-2 Notification.
    …cost-reimbursement contracts but not for those subcontracts, if any, selected for special surveillance and identified in the contract Schedule; and (iv) May be withdrawn at any time at the ACO's discretion. (b) In exceptional circumstance…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at …
  • DFARS 252.209-7010 Critical Safety Items.
    …ntrol activity: (Insert additional lines as necessary) (c) Heightened quality assurance surveillance. Items designated in paragraph (b) of this clause are subject to heightened, risk-based surveillance by the designated quality assurance …
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …hibit issuance of cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost subcontracts; (14) Maintain subcontract surveillance to ensure timely delivery of an acceptable product and procedures to notify the Government of potential subcontract problems that may imp…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …luding imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures,…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ts supporting advance or progress payments. (14) Progressing, expediting, and production surveillance records. (15) Quality assurance records. (16) Property administration records. (17) Documentation regarding termination actions for wh…
  • FAR 4.2103 Procedures.
    … clause at 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, follow agency procedures.
  • FAR 4.2201 Definitions.
    …luding imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures,…
  • FAR 8.406-2 Inspection and acceptance.
    …ctivity shall perform inspections and tests as specified in the order's quality assurance surveillance plan in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …the provision at 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, as prescribed in 4.2105(a). (7) Insert the provision at 52.207-6, Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Conc…
  • FAR 16.301-3 Limitations.
    …ontract other than firm-fixed-priced (see 7.104(e)). This includes appropriate Government surveillance during performance in accordance with 1.602-2, to provide reasonable assurance that efficient methods and effective cost controls are use…
  • FAR 42.1102 Applicability.
    …s, and Federal Supply Schedule contracts. See part 37, especially subpart 37.6, regarding surveillance of contracts for services.
  • FAR 42.1106 Reporting requirements.
    …curacy of contractor-prepared reports shall be verified either by a program of continuous surveillance of the contractor's report-preparation system or by individual review of each report. (c) The contract administration office may at any …
  • FAR 44.201-1 Consent requirements.
    …e of the subcontract type, complexity, or value, or because the subcontract needs special surveillance. These can be subcontracts for critical systems, subsystems, components, or services. Subcontracts may be identified by subcontract numbe…
  • FAR 46.103 Contracting office responsibilities.
    …uch as inspection and testing requirements or, for service contracts, a quality assurance surveillance plan); (b) Including in solicitations and contracts the appropriate requirements for the contractor's control of quality for the supplie…
  • FAR 49.105-2 Release of excess funds.
    …,000, unless requested by the contracting officer. (b) The TCO shall maintain continuous surveillance of required funds to permit timely release of any additional excess funds (a recommended format for release of excess funds is in 49.604)…
  • FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation.
    …the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (h…
  • FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application.
    …luding imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures,…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …1). (iii) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232). (iv) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Applicat…
  • FAR 52.234-4 Earned Value Management System.
    …the Contracting Officer or an authorized representative as necessary to permit Government surveillance to ensure that the EVMS conforms, and continues to conform, with the performance criteria referenced in paragraph (a) of this clause. (g…

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