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44 sections with “unclassified”: the first 40

  • FAR 14.409-1 Award of unclassified contracts.
    …on of the abstract of offers need be given. (c) When a request is received concerning an unclassified invitation from an inquirer who is neither a bidder nor a representative of a bidder, the contracting officer should make every effort to…
  • FAR 14.402-1 Unclassified bids.
    (a) The bid opening officer shall decide when the time set for opening bids has arrived and shall inform those present of that decision. The officer shall then (1) personally and publicly open all bids received before that time, (2) if prac…
  • FAR 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements—Certification.
    …ited States is a participating state. The determinations are described in the most recent unclassified annual report provided to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a). The report is avail…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    … publicly available without restrictions. Covered contractor information system means an unclassified information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense informatio…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    … publicly available without restrictions. Covered contractor information system means an unclassified information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense informatio…
  • FAR 4.603 Policy.
    …th the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282), all unclassified Federal award data must be publicly accessible. (b) Executive agencies shall use FPDS to maintain publicly available information about a…
  • DFARS 204.7500 Scope of subpart.
    …ion, technical, or general administrative security operations governing the protection of unclassified information, nor does it affect requirements of the National Industrial Security Program. (c) This subpart applies to unclassified contr…
  • DFARS 239.7304 Determination and notification.
    …ificant supply chain risk to a covered system; (b) Making a determination in writing, in unclassified or classified form, with the concurrence of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, that— (1) Use of the authori…
  • DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.
    …t is lawfully publicly available without restrictions. Covered defense information means unclassified controlled technical information or other information (as described in the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Registry at http://w…
  • DFARS 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.
    …vernment personnel using NIST SP 800-171A, Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information that— (1) Consists of— (i) A review of a contractor's Basic Assessment; (ii) A thorough document review; (iii) Verificati…
  • DFARS 252.204-7025 Notice of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.
    …ion Level Requirements (NOV 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision, controlled unclassified information (CUI), current, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) status, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification unique i…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ance. A contract may be a classified contract even though the contract document itself is unclassified. Classified information means any knowledge that can be communicated or any documentary material, regardless of its physical form or cha…
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    …ed as “Confidential”, “Secret”, or “Top Secret”. (1) Provided that the data submittal is unclassified, the DD Form 254 shall be completed electronically in the NISP Contract Classification System (NCCS), which is accessible https://www.dcs…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    … Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or (4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental…
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    …ceed $25,000, by displaying in a public place, or by any appropriate electronic means, an unclassified notice of the solicitation or a copy of the solicitation satisfying the requirements of 5.207(c). The notice must include a statement tha…
  • FAR 5.404 Release of long-range acquisition estimates.
    …and to locate additional sources of supply, it may be desirable to publicize estimates of unclassified long-range acquisition requirements. Estimates may be publicized as far in advance as possible.
  • FAR 9.109-4 Certification by the offeror.
    …ited States is a participating state. The determinations are described in the most recent unclassified annual report provided to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a). The report is avail…
  • FAR 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.
    …PMR Part 101-29, may be viewed at the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (3) Defense documents not avai…
  • FAR 14.403 Recording of bids.
    …uch information as the contracting activity deems necessary. (b) Abstracts of offers for unclassified acquisitions shall be available for public inspection. Such abstracts shall not contain information regarding failure to meet minimum sta…
  • FAR 27.404-4 Contractor's release, publication, and use of data.
    …gencies shall not place any restrictions on the conduct of or reporting on the results of unclassified basic or applied research, except as provided in applicable U.S. statutes. However, agencies may restrict the release or disclosure of co…
  • FAR 52.204-2 Security Requirements.
    …n a change in the security classification of this contract or any of its elements from an unclassified status or a lower classification to a higher classification, or (2) in more restrictive area controls than previously required, the Contr…
  • FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.
    …r information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556. (c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, …
  • FAR 52.204-28 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts.
    … Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or (4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental…
  • FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
    … Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or (4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental…
  • FAR 52.211-2 Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website.
    …Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) Website (SEP 2023) (a) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (b) Defense documents not avai…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …tion may be obtained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. (2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (3) Defense documents not avai…
  • DFARS 204.402 General.
    …of an acquisition program will retain control of their work products, both classified and unclassified (see PGI 204.402).
  • DFARS 204.404-70 Additional contract clauses.
    …ation, in solicitations and contracts when the contractor will have access to or generate unclassified information that may be sensitive and inappropriate for release to the public. (b) Use the clause at 252.204-7003, Control of Government…
  • DFARS 204.7300 Scope.
    …ion, technical, or general administrative security operations governing the protection of unclassified information, nor does it affect requirements of the National Industrial Security Program.
  • DFARS 204.7302 Policy.
    …ernment personnel using NIST SP 800-171A, “Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information.” (5) The NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment will not duplicate efforts from any other DoD assessment or the Cybersecurity Matur…
  • DFARS 204.7401 Definitions.
    …of Information by Litigation Support Contractors. Sensitive information means controlled unclassified information of a commercial, financial, proprietary, or privileged nature. The term includes technical data and computer software, but do…
  • DFARS 204.7501 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Controlled unclassified information means information the Government creates or possesses, or information an entity creates or possesses for or on behalf of the Government, that a law, regulation, or Governmentwide…
  • DFARS 217.207 Exercise of options.
    …ation systems that process, store, or transmit Federal contract information or controlled unclassified information (see 204.7503(c)).
  • DFARS 227.7103-13 Government right to review, verify, challenge, and validate asserted restrictions.
    …ondence shall be subject to handling procedures for classified information and controlled unclassified information. A contractor's or subcontractor's failure to respond to the challenge notice cannot be the sole basis for issuing a final de…
  • DFARS 236.601 Policy.
    … damaged or destroyed facilities, exceeds $1.5 million. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 480, unclassified notifications must be provided by electronic medium. (i) For military construction or military family housing (10 U.S.C. 2807(b)), the n…
  • DFARS 252.204-7000 Disclosure of information.
    … (a) The Contractor shall not release to anyone outside the Contractor's organization any unclassified information, regardless of medium (e.g., film, tape, document), pertaining to any part of this contract or any program related to this co…
  • DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with safeguarding covered defense information controls.
    … Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations” (see http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171)that are in effect at the…
  • DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors.
    …pport under a contract that contains this clause. Sensitive information means controlled unclassified information of a commercial, financial, proprietary, or privileged nature. The term includes technical data and computer software, but do…
  • DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support.
    …of Information by Litigation Support Contractors. Sensitive information means controlled unclassified information of a commercial, financial, proprietary, or privileged nature. The term includes technical data and computer software, but do…
  • DFARS 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.
    …listed in this section. DoD will retain and protect any such documentation as “Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)” and intended for internal DoD use only. The information will be protected against unauthorized use and release, includ…

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.