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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …ts apply to this acquisition. Therefore, the Balance of Payments Program restrictions are waived for designated country construction materials. (c) The Contractor shall use only domestic or designated country construction material in perfo…
  • FAR 28.101-4 Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements.
    … situations described in paragraph (c) of this subsection when the noncompliance shall be waived. (b) In negotiation, noncompliance with a solicitation requirement for a bid guarantee requires rejection of an initial proposal as unacceptab…
  • FAR 52.225-11 Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
    … accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the domestic content test of the Buy American statute is waived for construction material that is a COTS item, except that for construction material that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or …
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …cordance with paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(B) and (C) of this section, unless the requirement is waived on the basis of a justification that is prepared and approved in accordance with 8.405-6. (2) For services requiring a statement of work. This…
  • FAR 9.306 Solicitation requirements.
    … article will be subjected for approval; (c) Inform offerors that the requirement may be waived when supplies identical or similar to those called for have previously been delivered by the offeror and accepted by the Government (see 52.209…
  • FAR 19.507 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …(2) Using the HUBZone price evaluation preference. However, if the prospective contractor waived the use of the price evaluation preference, or is an other than small business, do not insert the clause in the resultant contract. (f)(1) The…
  • FAR 28.305 Overseas workers' compensation and war-hazard insurance.
    …bcontract, work location, or classification of employees. (e) If the Defense Base Act is waived for some or all of the contractor's employees, the benefits of the War Hazards Compensation Act are automatically waived with respect to those …
  • FAR 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.
    … accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the domestic content test of the Buy American statute is waived for an end product that is a COTS item (see 12.505(a)(1)), except that for an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or stee…
  • FAR 9.107 Surveys of nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program.
    …ticipating nonprofit agency is capable, with supporting rationale, and that the survey is waived. The capability survey will focus on the technical and production capabilities and applicable preaward survey elements to furnish specific supp…
  • FAR 14.202-4 Bid samples.
    …ver of requirement for bid samples. (1) The requirement for furnishing bid samples may be waived when a bidder offers a product previously or currently being contracted for or tested by the Government and found to comply with specification …
  • FAR 22.1310 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …ctor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor, has waived, in accordance with 22.1305(a), or the head of the agency has waived, in accordance with 22.1305(b), all of the terms of the clause. (2) If th…
  • FAR 25.101 General.
    …ance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, this domestic content test of the Buy American statute has been waived for acquisitions of COTS items (see 12.505(a)) (but see paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section). (ii) For an end product that consists wholly or…
  • FAR 25.201 Policy.
    …ance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, this domestic content test of the Buy American statute has been waived for acquisitions of COTS items (see 12.505(a)). (ii) For construction material that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a com…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …use the agreement required by paragraph (g) of this section has neither been obtained nor waived, or because a licensee of the exclusive right to use or sell any subject invention in the United States is in breach of its agreement obtained …
  • FAR 52.214-20 Bid Samples.
    … discretion of the Contracting Officer, the requirement for furnishing bid samples may be waived for a bidder if (1) the bid states that the offered product is the same as a product offered by the bidder to the __ [as appropriate, the Contr…
  • FAR 52.228-4 Workers' Compensation and War-Hazard Insurance Overseas.
    …seq.). On behalf of employees for whom the applicability of the Defense Base Act has been waived, the Contractor shall (1) provide, before commencing performance under this contract, at least that workers' compensation insurance or the equi…
  • DFARS 215.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …more. See PGI 215.403-1(c)(4)(B) for the format and guidance for the report. (C) DoD has waived the requirement for submission of certified cost or pricing data for the Canadian Commercial Corporation and its subcontractors (but see 215.40…
  • DFARS 215.407-3 Forward pricing rate agreements.
    …(i) Use forward pricing rate agreement (FPRA) rates when such rates are available, unless waived on a case-by-case basis by the head of the contracting activity. (ii) Advise the ACO of each case waived. (iii) Contact the ACO for questions…
  • DFARS 225.7004-6 Waiver of restrictions.
    … of 10 U.S.C. 4864(a). The restrictions on certain foreign purchases at 225.7004-2 may be waived, except as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, as follows: (1)(i) USD(A&S), without power of delegation, may waive a restricti…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    …can. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the component test of the Buy American statute is waived for an end product that is a COTS item (see FAR 12.505(a)(1)). Unless otherwise specified, this clause applies to all line items in the contrac…
  • DFARS 252.225-7032 Waiver of United Kingdom Levies—Evaluation of offers.
    …g Officer will evaluate the offer without the levy. (2) If levies are identified but not waived before award of a contract, the Contracting Officer will evaluate the offer inclusive of the levies. (3) If the U.K. grants a waiver of levies…
  • DFARS 270.103 Limitations.
    …le-source, follow-on contract per predecessor contract to the incumbent contractor unless waived by the head of the contracting activity, delegable to a level no lower than one level above the contracting officer; (2) Contracts to qualifie…
  • FAR 3.905-1 Remedies.
    …. 4712. (d) No waiver. The rights and remedies provided for in 41 U.S.C. 4712 may not be waived by any agreement, policy, form, or condition of employment.
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …itive basis in accordance with (d)(2) and (3) of this section, unless this requirement is waived on the basis of a justification that is prepared and approved in accordance with 8.405-6. (2) The ordering activity contracting officer shall …
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …basis in accordance with (c)(3)(ii) and (iii) of this section, unless this requirement is waived on the basis of a justification that is prepared and approved in accordance with 8.405-6. (ii) The ordering activity contracting officer shall…
  • FAR 9.108-3 Representation by the offeror.
    …ation. Any offeror that cannot so represent is ineligible for award of a contract, unless waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4. (b) The contracting officer may rely on an offeror's representation that it is not an inverted d…
  • FAR 9.109-4 Certification by the offeror.
    … (2) Provide with its offer information that the President of the United States has— (i) Waived application under 22 U.S.C. 2593e(d) or (e); or (ii) Determined under 22 U.S.C. 2593e(g)(2) that the entity has ceased all activities for whic…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …not be tailored. (i) Use the clause with its Alternate I when the head of the agency has waived the examination of records by the Comptroller General in accordance with 25.1001. (ii)(A) If the acquisition will use funds appropriated or ot…
  • FAR 14.405 Minor informalities or irregularities in bids.
    …variation of a bid from the exact requirements of the invitation that can be corrected or waived without being prejudicial to other bidders. The defect or variation is immaterial when the effect on price, quantity, quality, or delivery is n…
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … officer shall use the clause with its Alternate II. (4) When the head of the agency has waived the examination of records by the Comptroller General in accordance with 25.1001, use the clause with its Alternate III. (c) When issuing a so…
  • FAR 15.403-1 Prohibition on obtaining certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    … are sufficient, when combined with updated data, a waiver may be granted. If the HCA has waived the requirement for submission of certified cost or pricing data, the contractor or higher-tier subcontractor to whom the waiver relates shall …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …he circumstances described at 16.505(b)(2)(i) applies to the order and the requirement is waived on the basis of a justification that is prepared in accordance with 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(B); (B) The contracting officer shall— (1) Provide a fai…
  • FAR 17.703 Policy.
    …ncy will comply with applicable procurement requirements for that fiscal year except when waived in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section. (b) A nondefense agency is compliant with applicable procurement requirements if the procure…
  • FAR 18.124 Electronic funds transfer.
    Electronic funds transfer payments may be waived for acquisitions to support unusual and compelling needs or emergency acquisitions. (See 32.1103(e).)
  • FAR 18.203 Emergency declaration or major disaster declaration.
    …portation by U.S. flag vessels. The provisions of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 may be waived in emergency situations. (See 47.502(c).)
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    …ice evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference. (b)(1) Limitations on subcontracting. A small business concern subject to the limitations on subcontracting is requ…
  • FAR 19.1307 Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns.
    …ent to all offers, except— (1) Offers from HUBZone small business concerns that have not waived the evaluation preference; or (2) Otherwise successful offers from small business concerns. (c) The factor of 10 percent shall be applied on …
  • FAR 22.1303 Applicability.
    … property and nonpersonal services (including construction) of $200,000 or more except as waived by the Secretary of Labor. (b) The requirements of the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, in any contract with a State or lo…
  • FAR 22.1306 Department of Labor notices and reports.
    …ss all of the terms of the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, have been waived see 22.1305). The contractor and subcontractor must file VETS-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (see “VETS-4212 Federal Cont…
  • FAR 22.1402 Applicability.
    …ntracts in excess of $20,000 for supplies and services (including construction) except as waived by the Secretary of Labor. The clause at 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, implements the Act. (b) The requirements …

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