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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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44 sections with “violation of statute”: the first 40

  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    (a) Withholding from contract payments. If the contracting officer believes a violation exists (see 22.406-8), or upon request of the Department of Labor, the contracting officer must withhold from payments due the contractor an amount equa…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …this clause; and (6) Report to the Contracting Officer any personal conflict-of-interest violation by a covered employee as soon as it is identified. This report shall include a description of the violation and the proposed actions to be t…
  • FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    …partment of Labor. (c) When requesting the contractor to take corrective action in labor violation cases, the contracting officer shall inform the contractor of the following: (1) Disputes concerning the labor standards requirements of th…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ng to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsifi…
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …cy if the agency does not have an inspector general, or the Attorney General any possible violation of the Kickbacks statute when the prime contractor or subcontractor has reasonable grounds to believe such violation may have occurred. (h)…
  • FAR 9.406-2 Causes for debarment.
    …; (ii) Attempting to obtain; or (iii) Performing a public contract or subcontract; (2) Violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; (3) Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsi…
  • FAR 9.407-2 Causes for suspension.
    …; (ii) Attempting to obtain; or (iii) Performing a public contract or subcontract; (2) Violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; (3) Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsi…
  • FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.
    …s. Conduct an investigation when a compliance check indicates that substantial or willful violations may have occurred or violations have not been corrected. (1) The investigation must— (i) Include all aspects of the contractor's complian…
  • FAR 22.1025 Ineligibility of violators.
    Persons or firms found to be in violation of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute will have an active exclusion record contained in the System for Award Management (see 9.404). No Government contract may be awarded to any violator s…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …vision retroactive to the date such class of employees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and this contract. (vi) Upon discovery of failure to comply with subparagraph (c)(2) of thi…
  • FAR 52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace.
    …n of sentence, or both, by any judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the Federal or State criminal drug statutes. Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal statute involving the manufa…
  • DFARS 222.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    …es of $500 or less when the amount assessed is incorrect or waive the assessment when the violations— (1) Were nonwillful or inadvertent; and (2) Occurred notwithstanding the exercise of due care by the contractor, its subcontractor, or t…
  • FAR 22.406-12 Cooperation with the Department of Labor.
    …nquire into the scope of the investigation, and request to be notified immediately of any violations discovered under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute, or the Copeland (An…
  • FAR 22.1022 Withholding of contract payments.
    Any violations of the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards, as amended, renders the responsible contractor liable for the amount of any deductions, rebates, refunds, or underpayments (which includes nonpayment) of compensat…
  • FAR 26.504 Policy.
    …ntractor's workplace, and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition; (2) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform its employees about— (i) The dangers of drug abuse…
  • FAR 26.505 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.
    …at 52.226-7, Drug-Free Workplace; or (2) The number of contractor employees convicted of violations of criminal drug statutes occurring in the workplace indicates that the contractor has failed to make a good faith effort to provide a drug…
  • FAR 31.205-33 Professional and consultant service costs.
    … or subcontractor. (3) Any other services obtained, performed, or otherwise resulting in violation of any statute or regulation prohibiting improper business practices or conflicts of interest. (4) Services performed which are not consist…
  • FAR 32.704 Limitation of cost or funds.
    … personnel encouraging a contractor to continue work in the absence of funds will incur a violation of Revised Statutes Section 3679 (31 U.S.C. 1341) that may subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties.
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …s may be considered necessary to pay employees the full amount owed to compensate for any violation of the requirements of E.O. 13706, 29 CFR part 13, or this clause, including— (1) Any pay and/or benefits denied or lost by reason of the v…
  • FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations.
    …ges, costs, fees, or any other loss or liability that would create an Anti-Deficiency Act violation (31 U.S.C. 1341), the following shall govern: (1) Any such clause is unenforceable against the Government. (2) Neither the Government nor …
  • DFARS 252.203-7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract-Related Felonies.
    …(2) Conviction of fraud or any other felony means any conviction for fraud or a felony in violation of state or Federal criminal statutes, whether entered on a verdict or plea, including a plea of nolo contendere, for which sentence has bee…
  • FAR 6.301 Policy.
    …or full and open competition or full and open competition after exclusion of sources is a violation of statute, unless permitted by one of the exceptions in 6.302. (b) Each contract awarded without providing for full and open competition s…
  • FAR 33.102 General.
    …ons (4 CFR part 21). (f) No person may file a protest at GAO for a procurement integrity violation unless that person reported to the contracting officer the information constituting evidence of the violation within 14 days after the perso…
  • FAR 25.206 Noncompliance.
    The contracting officer must— (a) Review allegations of Buy American statute violations; (b) Unless fraud is suspected, notify the contractor of the apparent unauthorized use of foreign construction material and request a reply, to includ…
  • FAR 25.607 Noncompliance.
    The contracting officer must— (a) Review allegations of violations of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or Buy American statute; (b) Unless fraud is suspected, notify the contractor of the apparent unauthorized use of foreign construction …
  • FAR 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity.
    …is clause if the head of the contracting activity or designee determines that there was a violation of 41 U.S.C. 2102 or 2103, as implemented in section 3.104 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) The price or fee reduction referred t…
  • FAR 3.402 Statutory requirements.
    …ctors and bona fide employees or bona fide agencies; and (c) Provide that, for breach or violation of the warranty by the contractor, the Government may annul the contract without liability or deduct from the contract price or consideratio…
  • FAR 3.705 Procedures.
    (a) Reporting. The facts concerning any final conviction for any violation of 18 U.S.C. 201-224 involving or relating to agency contracts shall be reported promptly to the agency head or designee for that official's consideration. The agenc…
  • FAR 9.604 Limitations.
    Nothing in this subpart authorizes contractor team arrangements in violation of antitrust statutes or limits the Government's rights to— (a) Require consent to subcontracts (see subpart 44.2); (b) Determine, on the basis of the stated con…
  • FAR 22.302 Liquidated damages and overtime pay.
    …equirements of the statute and the funds withheld by Federal agencies for labor standards violations do not cover the unpaid wages due laborers and mechanics and the liquidated damages due the Government, make payments in the following orde…
  • FAR 22.303 Administration and enforcement.
    …quired for construction contracts in subpart 22.4 also apply to investigations of alleged violations of the statute on other than construction contracts.
  • FAR 22.608 Procedures.
    … Employees Working on Government Contracts. (b) Breach of stipulation. In the event of a violation of a stipulation required under the statute, the contracting officer shall, in accordance with agency procedures, notify the appropriate reg…
  • FAR 26.503 Definitions.
    …n of sentence, or both, by any judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the Federal or State criminal drug statutes. Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal statute involving the manufa…
  • FAR 27.203-1 General.
    …tter, whether in patent applications or resulting from the issuance of a patent, may be a violation of 18 U.S.C. 792, et seq. (Chapter 37—Espionage and Censorship), and related statutes, and may be contrary to the interests of national secu…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …l parties. (iv) Sanctions and remedies. The GAO may impose appropriate sanctions for any violation of the terms of the protective order. Improper disclosure of protected information will entitle the aggrieved party to all appropriate remed…
  • FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    …ing to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsifi…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ges, costs, fees, or any other loss or liability that would create an Anti-Deficiency Act violation (31 U.S.C. 1341), the following shall govern: (i) Any such clause is unenforceable against the Government. (ii) Neither the Government nor…
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …d at least 1 and 1/2 times the basic rate of pay for each hour worked over 40 hours. (b) Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages. The responsible Contractor and subcontractor are liable for unpaid wages if they violate th…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …of an investigation or audit of compliance with prevailing wage requirements. It is not a violation of this section for a Prime Contractor to require a subcontractor to provide addresses and social security numbers to the Prime Contractor f…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …entatives of the Administrator. (4) Failure to comply with this paragraph (e) shall be a violation of 29 CFR 23.260 and this contract. Upon direction of the Administrator or upon the Contracting Officer's own action, payment shall be withh…

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