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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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22 sections with “unilaterally”

  • FAR 42.703-2 Certificate of indirect costs.
    …or final indirect cost rates and a waiver is not appropriate, the contracting officer may unilaterally establish the rates. (2) Rates established unilaterally should be— (i) Based on audited historical data or other available data as long…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …rovisioning, and material handling. Forward pricing rate recommendation means a rate set unilaterally by the administrative contracting officer for use by the Government in negotiations or other contract actions when forward pricing rate a…
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …in bid was made. In addition, it must be clear that the mistake was (1) mutual, or (2) if unilaterally made by the contractor, so apparent as to have charged the contracting officer with notice of the probability of the mistake. (d) Each p…
  • FAR 30.603-2 Unilateral and desirable changes.
    (a) Unilateral changes. (1) The contractor may unilaterally change its disclosed or established cost accounting practices, but the Government shall not pay any increased cost, in the aggregate, as a result of the unilateral change. (2) Pri…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …shes the required information. (ii) Issue a final decision in accordance with 33.211 and unilaterally adjust the contract(s) by the estimated amount of the cost impact.
  • FAR 30.606 Resolving cost impacts.
    … impact or the contract adjustments, issue a final decision in accordance with 33.211 and unilaterally adjust the contract(s). (d) Alternate methods. (1) The CFAO may use an alternate method instead of adjusting contracts to resolve the co…
  • FAR 32.111 Contract clauses for noncommercial purchases.
    …Government's interests, paragraph (a)(7) of the clause permits the contracting officer to unilaterally issue a modification requiring the contractor to withhold 5 percent of amounts due, up to a maximum of $50,000 under the contract. The co…
  • FAR 42.704 Billing rates.
    …l overpayment or underpayment. When agreement cannot be reached, the billing rates may be unilaterally determined by the contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official). (d) The elements of indirect cost and the base or bases us…
  • FAR 43.102 Policy.
    …ontract modification. (b) Contract modifications, including changes that could be issued unilaterally, shall be priced before their execution if this can be done without adversely affecting the interest of the Government. If a significant …
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …nce at the end of paragraph (d)(2) of the basic clause: The agency reserves the right to unilaterally amend this contract to identify specific treaties or international agreements entered into by the Government before or after the effectiv…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    … at the end of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of the basic clause: The agency reserves the right to unilaterally amend this contract to identify specific treaties or international agreements entered into by the Government before or after the effectiv…
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …ed information to the CFAO. (2) Issue a final decision in accordance with FAR 33.211 and unilaterally adjust the contract(s) by the estimated amount of the cost impact. (k) Agree to— (1) Contract modifications to reflect adjustments requ…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …esentative. (7) Unless otherwise prescribed in the Schedule, the Contracting Officer may unilaterally issue a contract modification requiring the Contractor to withhold amounts from its billings until a reserve is set aside in an amount th…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …ting the unliquidated progress payments accordingly. The Government reserves the right to unilaterally change from the ordinary liquidation rate to an alternate rate when deemed appropriate for proper contract financing. (c) Reduction or s…
  • FAR 52.242-4 Certification of Final Indirect Costs.
    …ned certificate, as described in this clause, may result in final indirect costs at rates unilaterally established by the Contracting Officer. (c) The certificate of final indirect costs shall read as follows: Certificate of Final Indirec…
  • DFARS 204.470-2 National security exclusion.
    (a) The U.S.-IAEA AP permits the United States unilaterally to declare exclusions from inspection requirements for activities, or locations or information associated with such activities, with direct national security significance. (b) In …
  • DFARS 217.7404 Limitations.
    …zation by a contracting officer. Any UCA with a value greater than $50 million may not be unilaterally definitized until— (1) The earlier of— (i) The end of the 180-day period, beginning on the date on which the contractor submits a quali…
  • DFARS 227.7103-12 Government right to establish conformity of markings.
    …hen it is impracticable to return technical data for correction, contracting officers may unilaterally correct any nonconforming markings at Government expense. Prior to correction, the data may be used in accordance with the proper restric…
  • DFARS 227.7203-12 Government right to establish conformity of markings.
    …uter software or computer software documentation for correction, contracting officers may unilaterally correct any nonconforming markings at Government expense. Prior to correction, the software or documentation may be used in accordance wi…
  • DFARS 242.7502 Policy.
    …ccounting system; (iii) Provide for the contracting officer to adjust the contract price unilaterally if the contractor fails to submit the supplemental proposal; and (iv) Provide that failure of the Government and the contractor to agree…
  • DFARS 244.305-70 Policy.
    …urchasing system; (iii) Provide for the contracting officer to adjust the contract price unilaterally if the contractor fails to submit the supplemental proposal; and (iv) Provide that failure of the Government and the contractor to agree…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …wing paragraph (b)(2)(v) to the basic clause: (v) The agency reserves the right to— (A) Unilaterally amend this contract to identify specific treaties or international agreements entered into or to be entered into by the Government after …

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