48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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- FAR 7.204 Responsibilities of contracting officers.… provision at 52.207-4 to appropriate inventory management/requirements development activities in accordance with agency procedures. The economic purchase quantity data so obtained are intended to assist inventory managers in establishing a…
- FAR 12.404 Warranties.(a) Implied warranties. The Government's post award rights contained in 52.212-4 are the implied warranty of merchantability, the implied warranty of fitness for particular purpose and the remedies contained in the acceptance paragraph. (1…
- FAR 27.202-3 Adjustment of royalties.(a) If at any time the contracting officer believes that any royalties paid, or to be paid, under a contract or subcontract are inconsistent with Government rights, excessive, or otherwise improper, the contracting officer shall promptly re…
- FAR 28.202 Acceptability of corporate sureties.(a)(1) Corporate sureties offered for bonds furnished with contracts performed in the United States or its outlying areas must appear on the list contained in the Department of the Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties (Treasury Departmen…
- FAR 31.205-17 Idle facilities and idle capacity costs.(a) Definitions. As used in this subsection— Costs of idle facilities or idle capacity means costs such as maintenance, repair, housing, rent, and other related costs; e.g., property taxes, insurance, and depreciation. Facilities means pl…
- FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.…ed in 4.1403(a), insert the following clause: Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause: Executive means officers, managing partners, or any other employees in m…
- FAR 52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities.As prescribed in 11.703(b), insert the following clause: Delivery of Excess Quantities (SEP 1989) The Contractor is responsible for the delivery of each item quantity within allowable variations, if any. If the Contractor delivers and the…
- FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of segregated facilities.…prescribed in 22.810(a)(1), insert the following clause: Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Gender identity has the meaning given by the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contra…
- FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications.…ribed at 25.1103(e), insert the following provision: Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this pr…
- FAR 52.227-9 Refund of Royalties.As prescribed in 27.202-5(c), insert the following clause: Refund of Royalties (APR 1984) (a) The contract price includes certain amounts for royalties payable by the Contractor or subcontractors or both, which amounts have been reported …
- FAR 52.241-5 Contractor's Facilities.…1.501(c)(4), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Contractor's Facilities (FEB 1995) (a) The Contractor, at its expense, unless otherwise provided for in this contract, shall furnish, install, operate, and maintain all…
- DFARS 215.404-71-4 Facilities capital employed.…Description. This factor focuses on encouraging and rewarding capital investment in facilities that benefit DoD. It recognizes both the facilities capital that the contractor will employ in contract performance and the contractor's commitme…
- DFARS 218.170 Additional acquisition flexibilities.Additional acquisition flexibilities available to DoD are as follows: (a) Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition. Use of the authority at FAR 6.302-2, Unusual and compelling urgency, may be appropriate under certain …
- DFARS 235.015-70 Special use allowances for research facilities acquired by educational institutions.…nder FAR subpart 31.3. (b) Policy. (1) Educational institutions are to furnish the facilities necessary to perform Defense contracts. FAR 31.3 governs how much the Government will reimburse the institution for the research programs. Howeve…
- DFARS 252.204-7010 Requirement for Contractor To Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol.…the following clause: Requirement for Contractor To Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities Are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol (JAN 2009) (a) If the Contractor is required to r…
- DFARS 252.226-7002 Representation for Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons with Disabilities.… Representation for Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons With Disabilities (DEC 2019) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Eligible contractor means a business entity operated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis …
- DFARS 252.227-7009 Reporting and payment of royalties.…e in patent releases, license agreements, and assignments: Reporting and Payment of Royalties (SEP 2019) (a) The [insert the Contracting Officer or the name of the designated office, in accordance with agency procedures] shall, on or befo…
- DFARS 252.239-7004 Orders for Facilities and Services.As prescribed in 239.7411(a), use the following clause: ORDERS FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES (SEP 2019) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Governmental regulatory body means the Federal Communications Commission, any statewide regula…
- FAR 1.602-2 Responsibilities.…the United States in its contractual relationships. In order to perform these responsibilities, contracting officers should be allowed wide latitude to exercise business judgment. Contracting officers shall— (a) Ensure that the requirement…
- FAR 3.104-8 Criminal and civil penalties, and further administrative remedies.Criminal and civil penalties, and administrative remedies, may apply to conduct that violates 41 U.S.C. chapter 21 (see 3.104-3). See 33.102(f) for special rules regarding bid protests. See 3.104-7 for administrative remedies relating to co…
- FAR 27.202-4 Refund of royalties.The clause at 52.227-9, Refund of Royalties, establishes procedures to pay the contractor royalties under the contract and recover royalties not paid by the contractor when the royalties were included in the contractor's fixed price.
- FAR 31.205-37 Royalties and other costs for use of patents.(a) Royalties on a patent or amortization of the cost of purchasing a patent or patent rights necessary for the proper performance of the contract and applicable to contract products or processes are allowable unless— (1) The Government ha…
- FAR 32.907 Interest penalties.…r payment was made. (d) Disagreements. (1) The payment office will not pay interest penalties if payment delays are due to disagreement between the Government and contractor concerning— (i) The payment amount; (ii) Contract compliance; o…
- FAR 52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money.As prescribed in 15.408(h), insert the following provision: Facilities Capital Cost of Money (JUN 2003) (a) Facilities capital cost of money will be an allowable cost under the contemplated contract, if the criteria for allowability in FA…
- FAR 52.242-3 Penalties for Unallowable Costs.As prescribed in 42.709-7, use the following clause: Penalties for Unallowable Costs (DEC 2022) (a) Definition. Proposal, as used in this clause, means either— (1) A final indirect cost rate proposal submitted by the Contractor after the…
- FAR 52.247-8 Estimated Weights or Quantities Not Guaranteed.…contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when weights or quantities are estimates: Estimated Weights or Quantities Not Guaranteed (APR 1984) The estimated weights or quantities are not a guarantee of actual weig…
- FAR 52.247-20 Estimated Quantities or Weights for Evaluation of Offers.…ion in solicitations for transportation or for transportation-related services when quantities or weights of shipments between each origin and destination are not known, stating estimated quantity or weight for each origin/destination pair:…
- DFARS 215.203-70 Requests for proposals—tiered evaluation of offers.(a) The tiered or cascading order of precedence used for tiered evaluation of offers shall be consistent with FAR part 19. (b) Consideration shall be given to the tiers of small businesses (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone small business, service-disab…
- DFARS 252.239-7012 Title to telecommunication facilities and equipment.As prescribed in 239.7411(b), use the following clause: Title to Telecommunication Facilities and Equipment (DEC 1991) (a) Title to all Contractor furnished facilities and equipment used under this agreement/contract shall remain with the…
- DFARS 252.246-7004 Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military Operations.As prescribed in 246.270-4, use the following clause: Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military Operations (OCT 2010) (a) Definition. Discipline Working Group, as used in this clause, means representatives from the …
- FAR 6.502 Duties and responsibilities.… the agency senior procurement executive and the chief acquisition officer— (i) Opportunities and actions taken to acquire commercial products and commercial services to meet the needs of the agency; (ii) Opportunities and actions taken t…
- FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.…deral environmental requirements, when the contractor is operating Government-owned facilities or vehicles, to the same extent as the agency would be required to comply if the agency operated the facilities or vehicles. (q) Ensuring that a…
- FAR 27.202-1 Reporting of royalties.(a) To determine whether royalties anticipated or actually paid under Government contracts are excessive, improper, or inconsistent with Government patent rights the solicitation provision at 52.227-6 requires prospective contractors to fur…
- FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.…quirements of Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Per 31 U.S.C. 9310, individual sureties must pledge eligible obligations, which Treasury refers to as acceptable collateral or eligible collateral. A list of acceptable assets, entitled…
- FAR 42.709-3 Responsibilities.…) The cognizant contracting officer is responsible for— (1) Determining whether the penalties in 42.709-2(a) should be assessed; (2) Determining whether such penalties should be waived pursuant to 42.709-6; and (3) Referring the matter t…
- FAR 47.306-3 Adequacy of loading and unloading facilities.(a) When determining the transportation capabilities of an offeror, the contracting officer shall consider the type and adequacy of the offeror's shipping facilities, including the ability to consolidate and ship in carload or truckload lot…
- FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities.…d in 22.1408(a), insert the following clause: Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (a) Equal opportunity clause. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of the equal opportunity clause at 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), a…
- FAR 52.236-9 Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements.…ert the following clause: Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor shall preserve and protect all structures, equipment, and vegetation (such as trees, shrubs, and…
- DFARS 222.101-4 Removal of items from contractors' facilities affected by work stoppages.…fice, after obtaining approval from the labor advisor, may seek the concurrence of the parties to the dispute to permit movement of the material by military vehicles with military personnel. On receipt of such concurrences, the commander ma…
- FAR 3.101-2 Solicitation and acceptance of gratuities by Government personnel.…r is seeking to obtain Government business with the employee's agency, (b) conducts activities that are regulated by the employee's agency, or (c) has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the …
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.