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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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48 sections with “termination case file”: the first 40

  • FAR 49.105-3 Termination case file.
    …nsible for negotiating the final settlement shall establish a separate case file for each termination. This file will include memoranda and records of all actions relative to the settlement (see 4.801).
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    As prescribed in 49.502(b)(1)(i), insert the following clause: Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (APR 2012) (a) The Government may terminate performance of work under this contract in whole or, from time to time,…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    As prescribed in 49.502(b)(2), insert the following clause: Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements) (APR 2012) (a) The Government may terminate performance of work under this con…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    As prescribed in 49.503(a)(1), insert the following clause: Termination (Cost-Reimbursement) (MAY 2004) (a) The Government may terminate performance of work under this contract in whole or, from time to time, in part, if— (1) The Contrac…
  • DFARS 252.239-7007 Cancellation or Termination of Orders.
    As prescribed in 239.7411(a), use the following clause: Cancellation or Termination of Orders (SEP 2019) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Actual nonrecoverable costs means the installed costs of the facilities and equipment, less…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …For use in subpart 9.4, see the definition at 9.403. (2) For use of affiliates in size determinations, see the definition of “small business concern” in this section. Agency head or head of the agency means the Secretary, Attorney General…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    In order to minimize delays in contract awards, administrative determinations may be made as described in this 14.407-3 in connection with mistakes in bids alleged after opening of bids and before award. The authority to permit correction o…
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …aragraph (a) above or as otherwise authorized by law, agencies are authorized to make a determination— (1) To rescind a contract; (2) To reform a contract (i) to delete the items involved in the mistake or (ii) to increase the price if th…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …rotested a copy of the protest and a blank SBA Form 355, Application for Small Business Determination, by certified mail, return receipt requested. (f)(1) Within 15 business days after receipt of a protest or request for a formal size dete…
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    … at 19.302, and 13 CFR 121.103(h)(2), which treats the pair as joint venturers for size determination purposes (the “ostensible subcontractor rule”); or (iv) For joint venture protests, the protester presents evidence that the managing SDV…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …g., as a result either of any changes in the specifications or plans thereunder or of the termination of the contract (or subcontract thereunder), before completion of the work, for the convenience or at the option of the Government; and (…
  • FAR 52.250-3 SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification.
    …vant to homeland security may be deemed a technology. SAFETY Act certification means a determination by DHS pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 442(d), as further delineated in 6 CFR 25.9, that a QATT for which a SAFETY Act designation has been issued is…
  • FAR 52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice.
    …vant to homeland security may be deemed a technology. SAFETY Act certification means a determination by DHS pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 442(d), as further delineated in 6 CFR 25.9, that a QATT for which a SAFETY Act designation has been issued is…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …sonal service contracts for expert and consultant services must also be authorized by a determination and findings (D&F) in accordance with department/agency regulations. (A) Generally, the D&F should authorize one contract at a time; howe…
  • FAR 19.103 Appealing the contracting officer's North American Industry Classification System code and size standard determination.
    (a) The contracting officer's determination is final unless appealed as follows: (1) An appeal of a contracting officer's NAICS code designation and the applicable size standard shall be served and filed within 10 calendar days after the i…
  • FAR 49.107 Audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements.
    …erform or have performed a desk review and include a written summary of the review in the termination case file. (b) The TCO shall refer subcontract settlements received for approval or ratification to the appropriate audit agency for revi…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …rights are retained under paragraphs (b)(2) and (d) of this clause. (2) Greater rights determinations. (i) The Contractor, or an employee-inventor after consultation with the Contractor, may request greater rights than the nonexclusive lic…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    … access through eBuy; or (C) The agency's senior procurement executive makes a written determination that access through e-Buy is not in the Government's interest. (4) When applicable, the documentation and posting requirements in paragra…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …an overpayments resulting from contract financing payments as defined in 32.001. (vii) Determination of a false certification under 52.209-13, Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements-Certification. (2) A contractor, based on a de…
  • FAR 14.402-3 Postponement of openings.
    … so that the conduct of bid openings as scheduled is impractical. (b) At the time of a determination to postpone a bid opening under subparagraph (a)(1) above, an announcement of the determination shall be publicly posted. If practical bef…
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    …ble without additional explanation or information, (ii) the Government may make a final determination regarding a proposal's acceptability solely on the basis of the proposal as submitted, and (iii) the Government may proceed with the secon…
  • FAR 15.406-3 Documenting the negotiation.
    …om them, the Government's negotiation objective, and the negotiated position. Where the determination of a fair and reasonable price is based on cost analysis, the summary shall address each major cost element. When determination of a fair …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …accordance with paragraph (b)(1)(iii)(B) of this section, unless supported by a written determination that one of the circumstances described at 16.505(b)(2)(i) applies to the order and the requirement is waived on the basis of a justificat…
  • FAR 17.207 Exercise of options.
    … (d) The contracting officer, after considering price and other factors, shall make the determination on the basis of one of the following: (1) A new solicitation fails to produce a better price or a more advantageous offer than that offer…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …vices is in the best interest of the Government. The contracting officer must make this determination based upon— (i) Advice of the technical activity that the item is safe to use and will perform its intended purpose; (ii) Information re…
  • FAR 49.110 Settlement negotiation memorandum.
    …ation memorandum describing the principal elements of the settlement for inclusion in the termination case file and for use by reviewing authorities. Pricing aspects of the settlement shall be documented in accordance with 15.406-3. The mem…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …)(2) and the Contracting Officer did not attach a Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination to the solicitation, the offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible; and (ii) The Contracting Officer may not make …
  • FAR 4.804-1 Closeout by the office administering the contract.
    …e closed if— (1) The contract is in litigation or under appeal; or (2) In the case of a termination, all termination actions have not been completed.
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …on through the GPE; or (iii) The agency's senior procurement executive makes a written determination that access through the GPE is not in the Government's interest. (6) When an acquisition contains brand name specifications, the contract…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …S.C. 637(d)(4)(F) directs that liquidated damages shall be paid by the contractor. (b) Determination of good faith effort. (1) In determining whether a contractor failed to make a good faith effort to comply with its subcontracting plan, a…
  • FAR 32.006-4 Procedures.
    …d, the agencies shall consider designating one agency as the lead agency for making the determination and decision. (g) The agency shall retain in its files the written justification for each— (1) Decision of the agency head whether to re…
  • FAR 33.101 Definitions.
    …he solicitation or other request. (3) An award or proposed award of the contract. (4) A termination or cancellation of an award of the contract, if the written objection contains an allegation that the termination or cancellation is based…
  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    …rmined, in writing, to be in the best interest of the Government. Such justification or determination shall be approved at a level above the contracting officer, or by another official pursuant to agency procedures. (2) If award is withhel…
  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    …g whether a requirement satisfies this limitation); (vii) The contract file contains a determination that the lowest price reflects full life-cycle costs (as defined at FAR 7.101) of the product(s) or service(s) being acquired (see PGI 215…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …urnish the Contracting Officer a description of these procedures for evaluation and for determination as to their effectiveness. (6) The Contractor shall, when licensing a subject invention, arrange to— (i) Avoid royalty charges on acquis…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …rmitting its employees to telecommute unless the contracting officer executes a written determination in accordance with FAR 7.108(a).
  • FAR 15.101-2 Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
    … shall be referred to the Small Business Administration for a Certificate of Competency determination, in accordance with the procedures contained in subpart 19.6 and 15 U.S.C. 637(b)(7)). (2) Tradeoffs are not permitted. (3) Proposals ar…
  • FAR 15.305 Proposal evaluation.
    …parative assessment of past 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 offer…
  • FAR 19.602-2 Issuing or denying a Certificate of Competency (COC).
    … following actions: (a) Inform the small business concern of the contracting officer's determination and offer it an opportunity to apply to the SBA for a COC. (A concern wishing to apply for a COC should notify the SBA Area Office serving…
  • FAR 19.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
    …tion. (5) The SBA Associate Administrator for Government Contracting will make a final determination, in writing, to issue or to deny the COC. (b) SBA Headquarters' decisions on COCs valued over $25,000,000. (1) Prior to taking final acti…

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