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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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78 sections with “work object”: the first 40

  • FAR 27.405-1 Special works.
    (a) The clause at 52.227-17, Rights in Data—Special Works, is for use in contracts (or may be made applicable to portions thereof) that are primarily for the production or compilation of data (other than limited rights data or restricted co…
  • FAR 35.005 Work statement.
    (a) A clear and complete work statement concerning the area of exploration (for basic research) or the end objectives (for development and applied research) is essential. The work statement should allow contractors freedom to exercise innov…
  • FAR 37.602 Performance work statement.
    (a) A Performance work statement (PWS) may be prepared by the Government or result from a Statement of objectives (SOO) prepared by the Government where the offeror proposes the PWS. (b) Agencies shall, to the maximum extent practicable— …
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 252.226-7003 Drug-Free Work Force.
    As prescribed in 226.570-2, use the following clause: Drug-Free Work Force (Aug 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Employee in a sensitive position means an employee who has been granted access to classified information; or e…
  • 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 15.404-4 Profit.
    … 10 U.S.C. 3322(b) and 41 U.S.C. 3905): (A) For experimental, developmental, or research work performed under a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the fee shall not exceed 15 percent of the contract's estimated cost, excluding fee. (B) For arc…
  • FAR 16.306 Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts.
    …xed fee does not vary with actual cost, but may be adjusted as a result of changes in the work to be performed under the contract. This contract type permits contracting for efforts that might otherwise present too great a risk to contracto…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …ts clause in all solicitations and contracts for experimental, developmental, or research work as prescribed in this section. (2) This section also applies to solicitations or contracts for construction work or architect-engineer services …
  • 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 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …n other parts of this cost principle: (1) Compensation for personal services must be for work performed by the employee in the current year and must not represent a retroactive adjustment of prior years' salaries or wages (but see paragrap…
  • FAR 31.205-41 Taxes.
    …emption from a tax is attributable to Government contract activity, taxes charged to such work in excess of that amount resulting from application of the preferential treatment are unallowable. These provisions intend that tax preference at…
  • FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    …ress payments based on costs are made on the basis of costs incurred by the contractor as work progresses under the contract. This form of contract financing does not include— (1) Payments based on the percentage or stage of completion acc…
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    …urces that appear qualified, as a result of— (1) Present and past performance of similar work; (2) Professional stature and reputation; (3) Relative position in a particular field of endeavor; (4) Ability to acquire and retain the profe…
  • FAR 35.015 Contracts for research with educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.
    (a) General. (1) When the R&D work is not defined precisely and the contract states only a period during which work is conducted (that is, a specific time for achievement of results is not required), research contracts with educational inst…
  • FAR 52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees.
    …tting forth salaries and fringe benefits proposed for the professional employees who will work under the contract. The Government will evaluate the plan to assure that it reflects a sound management approach and understanding of the contrac…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …eparate and complete major industrial operation connected with performing this contract. Work includes data when the contract does not include the Warranty of Data clause. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system…
  • DFARS 252.236-7005 Airfield safety precautions.
    … equipment (mobile or stationary); (ii) Placing all materials; and (iii) Performing all work, upon and around all airfields. (2) The requirements of this clause are in addition to any other safety requirements of this contract. (c) The …
  • 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…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    … estimate to determine whether the estimated proposed cost elements are realistic for the work to be performed; reflect a clear understanding of the requirements; and are consistent with the unique methods of performance and materials descr…
  • FAR 17.105-2 Objectives.
    … testing costs, make-ready expenses, and phaseout costs. (e) Stabilization of contractor work forces. (f) Avoidance of the need for establishing quality control techniques and procedures for a new contractor each year. (g) Broadening the…
  • FAR 27.306 Licensing background patent rights to third parties.
    …ention by others is necessary for the practice of a subject invention or for the use of a work object of the contract; and (2) Action is necessary to achieve the practical application of the subject invention or work object. (b) Any deter…
  • FAR 31.101 Objectives.
    …provide that, to the extent practicable, all organizations of similar types doing similar work will follow the same cost principles and procedures. To achieve this uniformity, individual deviations concerning cost principles require advance…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …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 retain ownership of each subject invention throughout the world i…
  • 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 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …. Instead, these reviews evaluate the economy and efficiency of the contractor's existing work force, methods, materials, equipment, real property, operating systems, and management. These reviews are accomplished by a multi-functional team…
  • FAR 17.106-1 General.
    …ngement, special tooling and special test equipment, preproduction engineering, initial rework, initial spoilage, pilot runs, allocable portions of the costs of facilities to be acquired or established for the conduct of the work, costs inc…
  • 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 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 27.408 Cosponsored research and development activities.
    …rd party paid costs), and the respective contributions are not readily segregable for any work element to be performed under the contract. A clause may be used for all or for only specifically identified tasks or work elements under the con…
  • 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 …
  • FAR 35.006 Contracting methods and contract type.
    …e. The precision with which the goals, performance objectives, and specifications for the work can be defined will largely determine the type of contract employed. The contract type must be selected to fit the work required. (c) Because th…
  • FAR 35.017 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers.
    …pment and real property to compete with the private sector. However, an FFRDC may perform work for other than the sponsoring agency under the Economy Act, or other applicable legislation, when the work is not otherwise available from the pr…
  • DFARS 239.7102-1 General.
    …tion 8500.2, Information Assurance Implementation; (7) DoD Directive 8140.01, Cyberspace Workforce Management; and (8) DoD Manual 8570.01-M, Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program. (b) For all acquisitions, the requiring act…
  • 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.
    …ther than computer software documentation.) 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 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …hat procurement: (i) Drafting, reviewing, or approving the specification or statement of work for the procurement. (ii) Preparing or developing the solicitation. (iii) Evaluating bids or proposals, or selecting a source. (iv) Negotiatin…
  • FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
    …s ability and employees' skills, or maintain active engineering, research, or development work; (iii) Maintain properly balanced sources of supply for meeting the requirements of acquisition programs in the interest of industrial mobilizat…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …facts and circumstances, (e.g., complexity of the requirements, uncertain duration of the work, contractor's technical capability and financial responsibility, or adequacy of the contractor's accounting system), and associated reasoning ess…

FAR (chapter 1)

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