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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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77 sections with “using activity”: the first 40

  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … building or work as is described in the foregoing sentence, or under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the Housing Act of 1949 in the construction or development of the project. Bundling— (1) Means a subset of consolidation that …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …equirements for use of items peculiar to one manufacturer shall be justified and approved using the format(s) and requirements from paragraphs (b)(2)(ii)(A), (B), and (C) of this section, modified to show the brand-name justification. A jus…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    … (2) Procuring commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; (3) Using forced labor in the performance of the contract; (4) Destroying, concealing, confiscating, or otherwise denying access by an employee to the em…
  • FAR 47.305-7 Quantity analysis, direct delivery, and reduction of crosshauling and backhauling.
    … stored by the activity for future use, or could be distributed advantageously to several using activities on the same transportation route or in the same geographical area. (b) Direct delivery. When it is the usual practice of a requiring…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …/or the Summary Subcontract Report (SSR), in accordance with paragraph (l) of this clause using the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) at http://www.esrs.gov. The reports shall provide information on subcontract awards to sma…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …ment, including wages and fringe benefits, the location of work, the living conditions, housing and associated costs (if employer or agent provided or arranged), any significant costs to be charged to the employee or potential employee, and…
  • DFARS 212.102 Applicability.
    …e contracting officer has other evidence that an item has previously been acquired by DoD using commercial product and commercial service acquisition procedures under FAR part 12, then the prior contract shall serve as a prior determination…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …deral Supply Schedules contracts (but see 8.405-5). BPAs and orders placed against a MAS, using the procedures in this subpart, are considered to be issued using full and open competition (see 6.102(d)(3)). Therefore, when establishing a BP…
  • FAR 29.402-3 Tax on certain foreign procurements.
    …Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation, in solicitations, including solicitations using part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, unless one of the following exceptions applies: (1) Acqu…
  • FAR 31.205-22 Lobbying and political activity costs.
    …ication of any pending Federal, state, or local legislation by preparing, distributing or using publicity or propaganda, or by urging members of the general public or any segment thereof to contribute to or participate in any mass demonstra…
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …efense acquisition program that has been specifically authorized by law to be carried out using multiyear contract authority: (1) The multiyear exhibits required by DoD 7000.14-R, Financial Management Regulation, are included in the agency…
  • FAR 8.711 Quality complaints.
    (a) When the quality of supplies or services received is unsatisfactory, the using activity shall take the following actions: (1) For supplies received from DLA supply centers, GSA supply distribution facilities, or Department of Veterans …
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …10 U.S.C. 3453, 41 U.S.C. 3306(a), and 41 U.S.C. 3307, agencies shall— (1) Specify needs using market research in a manner designed to— (i) Promote full and open competition (see part 6), or maximum practicable competition when using simp…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …e) and 19.702(a)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) shall include— (1) Separate percentage goals for using small business (including ANCs and Indian tribes), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small bu…
  • FAR 46.405 Subcontracts.
    …contract level when— (1) The item is to be shipped from the subcontractor's plant to the using activity and inspection at source is required; (2) The conditions for quality assurance at source are applicable (see 46.402); (3) The contrac…
  • FAR 46.703 Criteria for use of warranties.
    …cation and proposed use of the item; (3) Storage time for the item; (4) Distance of the using activity from the source of the item; (5) Difficulty in establishing existence of defects; and (6) Difficulty in tracing responsibility for de…
  • FAR 4.606 Reporting Data.
    …of this section. (2) Any non-appropriated fund (NAF) or NAF portion of a contract action using a mix of appropriated and nonappropriated funding. (3) Lease and supplemental lease agreements for real property. (4) Grants and entitlement a…
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …, place orders directly with Schedule contractors (except see 8.405-6) and pay for orders using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card. (d)(1) eBuy, GSA's electronic request for quotation (RFQ) system, is a part of a suite of online t…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    … copy of it. (d) Evaluation. The ordering activity shall evaluate all responses received using the evaluation criteria provided to the schedule contractors. The ordering activity is responsible for considering the level of effort and the m…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …f the contractor under a common control. (iii) For contract actions that are not awarded using competitive procedures, unless exempt under paragraph (c)(2)(iv) of this section, the fixed hourly rates for services transferred between divisi…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    …he failure of which is likely to result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or depending upon the item; or is likely to prevent performance of a vital agency mission. Critical nonconformance means a noncon…
  • FAR 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items.
    …he failure of which is likely to result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or depending upon the item; or is likely to prevent performance of a vital agency mission. Critical nonconformance means a noncon…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …e (without deducting any Contractor's development or implementation costs) resulting from using the VECP on this, the instant contract. If this is a service contract, the instant unit cost reduction is normally equal to the number of hours …
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …atory internal DoD procedures. The DFARS will direct compliance with mandatory procedures using imperative language such as “Follow the procedures at * * *” or similar directive language; (2) Contains non-mandatory internal DoD procedures …
  • DFARS 204.7504 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …9, 2028, in solicitations and contracts, task orders, or delivery orders, including those using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, except for those solely for the acquisition of commer…
  • DFARS 215.101-2-70 Limitations and prohibitions.
    …, or minimal, additional innovation or future technological advantage will be realized by using a different source selection process; (vi) Goods to be procured are predominantly expendable in nature, are nontechnical, or have a short life …
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …ces. (See the requirement in 205.301 for synopsis within 7 days after contract award when using this exception.) (1) The following officials are authorized, without power of redelegation, to make such a domestic nonavailability determinati…
  • DFARS 225.7024-3 Procedures.
    …acts for the acquisition of fuel for overseas contingency operations, including contracts using FAR part 12 procedures, expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer— (1) May request records from the pros…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …GI 228.370-2(a) for procedures on assigning a Government flight representative (GFR) when using the clauses at 252.228-7001 and 252.228-7007. (b) Preaward survey. Before awarding any contract using the clause at 252.228-7001, Ground and Fl…
  • DFARS 235.015-70 Special use allowances for research facilities acquired by educational institutions.
    …. (2) Decisions to provide a special use allowance must be made on a case-by-case basis, using the criteria in paragraph (c) of this subsection. (c) Authorization for special use allowance. The head of a contracting activity may approve s…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …t apply to contracts awarded to business entities other than individuals. Selections made using the procedures in this section are exempt by statute from FAR part 6 competition requirements (see 206.001(b)). (C) Approval requirements for— …
  • DFARS 237.270 Acquisition of audit services.
    …f Defense Audits—Representation and Disclosure, in solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that include the clause at 252.237-7026, Postaward Tr…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …m means a set of instructions, rules, or routines recorded in a form that is capable of causing a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations. Computer software means computer programs, source code, source code listing…
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    … means a set of instructions, rules, or routines, recorded in a form that is capable of causing a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations. Computer software means computer programs, source code, source code listing…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    … means a set of instructions, rules, or routines, recorded in a form that is capable of causing a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations. Computer software means computer programs, source code, source code listing…
  • FAR 1.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.
    …of chief of the contracting office. (4) Agencies should process unauthorized commitments using the ratification authority of this subsection instead of referring such actions to the Government Accountability Office for resolution. (See 1.6…
  • FAR 3.704 Policy.
    …ing contracts, as appropriate, and recovering the amounts expended under the contracts by using the procedures at 3.705 (see 3.104-7); and (2) Recommending the initiation of suspension or debarment proceedings in accordance with subpart 9.…
  • FAR 4.605 Procedures.
    … The contracting officer shall ask the offeror to provide its unique entity identifier by using either the provision at 52.204-6, Unique Entity Identifier, the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, or the provision at 52.212-1…
  • FAR 9.202 Policy.
    …ortunity to demonstrate their abilities to meet the standards specified for qualification using qualified personnel and facilities of the agency concerned, or of another agency obtained through interagency agreements, or under contract, or …
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    …fficial may, in the public interest, debar a contractor for any of the causes in 9.406-2, using the procedures in 9.406-3. The existence of a cause for debarment, however, does not necessarily require that the contractor be debarred; the se…

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.