48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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8 sections with “units of measure”

  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …sed in this part— Accrued benefit cost method means an actuarial cost method under which units of benefits are assigned to each cost accounting period and are valued as they accrue; i.e., based on the services performed by each employee in…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    …erent destinations or delivery dates, or may specify the different delivery dates for the units by destination in the delivery schedule. (4) Single accounting classification citation. (i) Each contract line item shall reference a single ac…
  • FAR 4.1007 Solicitation alternative line item proposal.
    …line items (see 4.1008 and 52.212-1(e)). For example, when soliciting certain items using units of measure such as kit, set, or lot, the offeror may not be able to group and deliver all items in a single shipment.
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    …all business size standard. (v) A list of line item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure (including option(s), if applicable). (vi) Description of requirements for the items to be acquired. (vii) Date(s) and place(s) of …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …bination of alpha and/or numeric characters assigned to identify specific agency offices, units, activities, or organizations by the General Services Administration for civilian agencies and by the Department of Defense for defense agencies…
  • FAR 47.305-1 Solicitation requirements.
    …when applicable, package number from the governing freight classification. (d) Number of units packed in one container. (e) Guaranteed maximum shipping weight; cubic measurement; and length, width, and height of each container. (f) Minim…
  • FAR 31.201-2 Determining allowability.
    …this subpart are mandatory unless the contract is CAS-covered (see 48 CFR 9903). Business units that are not otherwise subject to these standards under a CAS clause are subject to the selected standards only for the purpose of determining a…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-4 Facilities capital employed.
    …ar on the contractor's cost proposal and Form CASB-CMF. The structure and allocation base units-of-measure must be compatible on all three displays. (ii) Extract appropriate contract overhead allocation base data, by year, from the evaluat…

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.