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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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19 sections with “technical direction”

  • FAR 9.505-1 Providing systems engineering and technical direction.
    (a) A contractor that provides systems engineering and technical direction for a system but does not have overall contractual responsibility for its development, its integration, assembly, and checkout, or its production shall not— (1) Be …
  • FAR 52.227-21 Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment—Major Systems.
    As prescribed in 27.409(j), insert the following clause: Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment—Major Systems (MAY 2014) (a) Scope of declaration. The Contractor shall provide, in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 2302(e…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …f contracts, contract financing, contract performance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract. Acquisition planning means the process by …
  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    … individual contract situations. (a) Company A agrees to provide systems engineering and technical direction for the Navy on the powerplant for a group of submarines (i.e., turbines, drive shafts, propellers, etc.). Company A should not be…
  • DFARS 252.246-7001 Warranty of data.
    … and (1)(i), use the following clause: Warranty of Data—Basic (MAR 2014) (a) Definition—Technical data has the same meaning as given in the clause in this contract entitled, Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software. (b) Warranty. N…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    … Government contracts. (6) Administering contracts (including ordering changes or giving technical direction in contract performance or contract quantities, evaluating contractor performance, and accepting or rejecting contractor products …
  • FAR 9.502 Applicability.
    …onsultant or other professional services; (3) Contractor performance of or assistance in technical evaluations; or (4) Systems engineering and technical direction work performed by a contractor that does not have overall contractual respo…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    … Government contracts. (6) Administering contracts (including ordering changes or giving technical direction in contract performance or contract quantities, evaluating contractor performance, and accepting or rejecting contractor products …
  • FAR 9.507-2 Contract clause.
    …he entire life of a system for which the contractor has performed systems engineering and technical direction. In every case, the restriction shall specify termination by a specific date or upon the occurrence of an identifiable event.
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    …or might influence official evaluations of other contractors). (8) Contractors providing technical evaluation of contract proposals. (9) Contractors providing assistance in the development of statements of work. (10) Contractors providin…
  • FAR 9.501 Definition.
    …tant when rendering— (1) Services excluded in subpart 37.2; (2) Routine engineering and technical services (such as installation, operation, or maintenance of systems, equipment, software, components, or facilities); (3) Routine legal, a…
  • FAR 15.603 General.
    …cial service offers, or contributions, as defined in 15.601, or routine correspondence on technical issues, are not unsolicited proposals. (c) A valid unsolicited proposal must— (1) Be innovative and unique; (2) Be independently originat…
  • FAR 41.203 GSA assistance.
    (a) GSA will, upon request, provide technical and acquisition assistance, or will delegate its contracting authority for the furnishing of the services described in this part for any Federal agency, mixed-ownership Government corporation, t…
  • FAR 46.104 Contract administration office responsibilities.
    …ntracting office; (e) Report to the contracting office any defects observed in design or technical requirements, including contract quality requirements; and (f) Recommend any changes necessary to the contract, specifications, instruction…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    … of a decision not to correct or only to partially correct, the Contractor shall submit a technical and cost proposal within ____ [Contracting Officer shall insert period of time] to amend the contract to permit acceptance of the affected s…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …rnment's rights under clauses, if included in this contract, that cover— (1) Warranty of technical data; (2) Ground and flight risks or aircraft flight risks; or (3) Government property. (End of clause) Alternate I (APR 1984). If the c…
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …idual designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions. Contractor-approved supplier means a supplier that does not have a contractual agreement with the original com…
  • DFARS 225.7304 FMS customer involvement.
    … with U.S. Government acquisition personnel in discussions with industry to— (1) Develop technical specifications; (2) Establish delivery schedules; (3) Identify any special warranty provisions or other requirements unique to the FMS cus…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …tachment to this contract with an item unique identification (IUID) data matrix, when the technical drawing for the item is accessible to the Contractor and includes IUID data matrix location and marking method; (2) Shall report the UII ei…

FAR (chapter 1)

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