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  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …s on the degree of cost risk accepted by the contractor under varying contract types. The working capital adjustment is an adjustment added to the profit objective for contract type risk. It only applies to fixed-price contracts that provid…
  • DFARS 252.227-7020 Rights in special works.
    …d in 227.7105-3, 227.7106(a) or 227.7205(a), use the following clause: Rights in Special Works (JUN 1995) (a) Applicability. This clause applies to works first created, generated, or produced and required to be delivered under this contra…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    … the Government (Fixed-Price) (APR 2012) (a) The Government may terminate performance of work under this contract in whole or, from time to time, in part if the Contracting Officer determines that a termination is in the Government's inter…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …, or Removal of Improvements) (APR 2012) (a) The Government may terminate performance of work under this contract, in whole or, from time to time, in part if the Contracting Officer determines that a termination is in the Government's inte…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …mination (Cost-Reimbursement) (MAY 2004) (a) The Government may terminate performance of work under this contract in whole or, from time to time, in part, if— (1) The Contracting Officer determines that a termination is in the Government'…
  • FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
    … cost trends for— (A) Supplies delivered and services performed; and (B) Inventories of work in process and undelivered contract supplies on hand (estimated to the extent necessary). (iii) An estimate of costs of all supplies delivered a…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …all offerors capable of satisfying the Government's needs (see 6.102(d)(2)). Building or work means construction activity as distinguished from manufacturing, furnishing of materials, or servicing and maintenance work. The terms include, w…
  • FAR 22.404-5 Expiration of project wage determinations.
    …cting by sealed bidding: (1) If a project wage determination for the primary site of the work expires before bid opening, or if it appears before bid opening that a project wage determination may expire before award, the contracting office…
  • FAR 22.1003-6 Repair distinguished from remanufacturing of equipment.
    …lly torn down into individual component parts. (ii) Substantially all of the parts are reworked, rehabilitated, altered and/or replaced. (iii) The parts are reassembled so as to furnish a totally rebuilt item or piece of equipment. (iv) …
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    … a share from an indirect cost pool. Compensated personal absence means any absence from work for reasons such as illness, vacation, holidays, jury duty, military training, or personal activities for which an employer pays compensation dir…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    …t 31.2: (a) Common items. The costs of items reasonably usable on the contractor's other work shall not be allowable unless the contractor submits evidence that the items could not be retained at cost without sustaining a loss. The contrac…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …ned. Employee means an employee of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance. Forced Labor means knowingly providing or obtaini…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …rights means the rights of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose, and to have or permit others to …
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    … (a) Invoice payments—(1) Due date. The due date for making invoice payments is— (i) For work or services completed by the Contractor, the later of the following two events: (A) The 30th day after the designated billing office receives a …
  • FAR 52.236-5 Material and Workmanship.
    As prescribed in 36.505, insert the following clause: Material and Workmanship (APR 1984) (a) All equipment, material, and articles incorporated into the work covered by this contract shall be new and of the most suitable grade for the pu…
  • FAR 52.249-5 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Educational and Other Nonprofit Institutions).
    …Other Nonprofit Institutions) (AUG 2016) (a) The Government may terminate performance of work under this contract in whole or, from time to time, in part if the Contracting Officer determines that a termination is in the Government's inter…
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    …nt accidents, injury, or damage to all employees, persons, and property, in and about the work, and to the vessel or part of the vessel upon which work is done. (b) Loss or damage to the vessel, materials, or equipment. (1) Unless otherwis…
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …erformance in support of U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States may require work in dangerous or austere conditions. Except as otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor accepts the risks associated with required contr…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …erms. Subject invention means any invention of the Contractor made in the performance of work under this contract. (b) Contractor's rights—(1) Ownership. The Contractor may elect to retain ownership of each subject invention throughout th…
  • DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
    As prescribed in 232.7004(b), use the following clause: Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …use— Authorizing official, as described in DoD Instruction 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), means the senior Federal official or executive with the authority to formally assume responsibility fo…
  • DFARS 252.247-7026 Evaluation Preference for Use of Domestic Shipyards—Applicable to Acquisition of Carriage by Vessel for DoD Cargo in the Coastwise or Noncontiguous Trade.
    …shipyard means a shipyard that is not a U.S. shipyard. Overhaul, repair, and maintenance work means work requiring a shipyard period greater than or equal to 5 calendar days. U.S. shipyard means a shipyard that is located in any State of …
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …overing all line items for each element of cost. F. Whenever you have incurred costs for work performed before submission of a proposal, you must identify those costs in your cost/price proposal. G. If you have reached an agreement with G…
  • FAR 19.505 Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule.
    … for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the concern's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Whe…
  • FAR 22.1014 Delay over 60 days in bid opening or commencement of work.
    …e determination was obtained through the e98 process, and bid opening, or commencement of work under a negotiated contract has been delayed, for whatever reason, more than 60 days from the date indicated on the previously submitted e98, the…
  • FAR 32.202-4 Security for Government financing.
    …ity is in the form of a lien, the contract shall specify what the lien is upon, e.g., the work in process, the contractor's plant, or the contractor's inventory. Contracting officers may be flexible in the choice of assets. The contract mus…
  • FAR 52.216-5 Price Redetermination—Prospective.
    … cost trends for— (A) Supplies delivered and services performed; and (B) Inventories of work in process and undelivered contract supplies on hand (estimated to the extent necessary). (2) The Contractor shall also submit, to the extent th…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …NOV 2021) The Government will make progress payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but not more frequently than monthly, in amounts of $2,500 or more approved by the Contracting Officer, under the following condition…
  • DFARS 209.571-1 Definitions.
    …e contractor is not expected at the time of award to perform a substantial portion of the work on the system and the major subsystems. (ii) Lead system integrator without system responsibility means a prime contractor under a contract for …
  • DFARS 239.7601 Definitions.
    …art— Authorizing official, as described in DoD Instruction 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), means the senior Federal official or executive with the authority to formally assume responsibility fo…
  • DFARS 252.217-7007 Payments.
    … (a) Progress payments, as used in this clause, means payments made before completion of work in progress under a job order. (b) Upon submission by the Contractor of invoices in the form and number of copies directed by the Contracting Of…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … to perform a process. Developed means that an item, component, or process exists and is workable. Thus, the item or component must have been constructed or the process practiced. Workability is generally established when the item, compone…
  • FAR 19.705-2 Determining the need for a subcontracting plan.
    …ing the types of items to be acquired customarily contract for performance of part of the work or maintain sufficient in-house capability to perform the work; (2) Whether there are likely to be product prequalification requirements; and (…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …ing, though not all inclusive, to be indicators of a good faith effort: (i) Breaking out work to be subcontracted into economically feasible units, as appropriate, to facilitate small business participation. (ii) Conducting market researc…
  • FAR 22.404-3 Procedures for requesting wage determinations.
    …t is located. (2) The name of the project and a sufficiently detailed description of the work to indicate the types of construction involved (e.g., building, heavy, highway, residential, or other type). (3) Any available pertinent wage pa…
  • FAR 22.404-8 Notification of improper wage determination before award.
    …g: (1) If the notification of an improper wage determination for the primary site of the work reaches the contracting officer before bid opening, the contracting officer shall postpone the bid opening date, if necessary, to allow a reasona…
  • FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.
    … (A) A summary of any violations; (B) The amount of restitution paid; (C) The number of workers who received restitution; (D) The amount of liquidated damages assessed under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute; (E) Corr…
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    …ned. Employee means an employee of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance. Involuntary servitude includes a condition of ser…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …of the following: textiles and apparel articles; footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, and leather wearing apparel; or handloomed, handmade, and folklore articles. (B) Access to the HTSUS to determine duty-free status of ar…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    … of that product; and (iv) No costs of current IR&D programs are allocated to Government work except to prorate the costs of developing a specific product to the sales of that product. (2) When deferred costs are recognized, the contract …

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