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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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168 sections with “work statement”: the first 40

  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    …avoid allegations of favoritism in the award of production contracts. (3) In development work, it is normal to select firms that have done the most advanced work in the field. These firms can be expected to design and develop around their …
  • 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 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …icelists. For establishing BPAs and for orders under BPAs see 8.405-3. (b) Statements of Work (SOWs). All Statements of Work shall include a description of work to be performed; location of work; period of performance; deliverable schedule…
  • FAR 52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace.
    As prescribed in 26.506, insert the following clause: Drug-Free Workplace (MAY 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Controlled substance means a controlled substance in schedules I through V of section 202 of the Controlled Sub…
  • 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 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 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    …s contracts at a fixed price for the performance of a specific task, where a statement of work is not required (e.g., installation, maintenance, and repair). For establishing BPAs and for orders under BPAs see 8.405-3. (b) Orders at or bel…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …obtain permission of the contracting officer prior to asserting rights in any copyrighted work containing data first produced in the performance of a contract. However, contractors are normally authorized, without prior approval of the cont…
  • 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…
  • 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 …
  • FAR 7.503 Policy.
    … not all inclusive: (1) Services that involve or relate to budget preparation, including workload modeling, fact finding, efficiency studies, and should-cost analyses, etc. (2) Services that involve or relate to reorganization and plannin…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …er the BPA are so integrally related that only a single source can reasonably perform the work; (B) The BPA provides only for firm-fixed priced orders for— (1) Products with unit prices established in the BPA; or (2) Services with prices…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …ered in part 44. (b) Definition. Make item, as used in this subsection, means an item or work effort to be produced or performed by the prime contractor or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or divisions. (c) Acquisitions requiring make-or-buy…
  • 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 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 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …or services the Government will acquire under the contract; (iii) Include a statement of work, specifications, or other description, that reasonably describes the general scope, nature, complexity, and purpose of the supplies or services t…
  • FAR 19.502-8 Rejecting Small Business Administration recommendations.
    …the SBA, written notice shall be furnished to the appropriate SBA representative within 5 working days of the contracting officer's receipt of the recommendation. (b) The SBA PCR (or, if a PCR is not assigned, see 19.402(a)) may appeal the…
  • FAR 19.804-2 Agency offering.
    …ent of its plans to place 8(a) contracts with the SBA for specific quantities of items or work, including 8(a) contracts that are reserved in accordance with 19.503. The notification, referred to as an offering letter, shall identify the ti…
  • 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 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …mply with the requirements in paragraph (e)(2) of 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 to furnish payroll records, until such time as the noncompliance is corrected. (b) Complaints. (1) Complaints may…
  • FAR 22.2105 Paid sick leave for Federal contractors and subcontractors.
    …o permit an employee to accrue not less than 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked on or in connection with a contract covered by the E.O. (see 29 CFR 13.5(a)(1)). (2) Contractors are required to inform each employee, in writ…
  • FAR 26.504 Policy.
    …s the simplified acquisition threshold, unless it agrees that it will provide a drug-free workplace by— (1) Publishing a statement notifying its employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a con…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    … in the Government's interest. Agencies shall not approve a program of self-insurance for workers' compensation in a jurisdiction where workers' compensation does not completely cover the employer's liability to employees, unless the contra…
  • 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 31.205-33 Professional and consultant service costs.
    …ernment contracts on the contractor's business. (5) Whether the proportion of Government work to the contractor's total business is such as to influence the contractor in favor of incurring the cost, particularly when the services rendered…
  • 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 32.906 Making payments.
    …y, or legal holiday when Government offices are closed, may make payment on the following working day without incurring a late payment interest penalty. (4) When it is determined that the designated billing office erroneously rejected a pr…
  • FAR 36.601-3 Applicable contracting procedures.
    (a)(1) For facility design contracts, the statement of work shall require that the architect-engineer specify, in the construction design specifications, use of the maximum practicable amount of recovered materials consistent with the perfo…
  • FAR 37.101 Definitions.
    …ensated overtime) is the rate that results from multiplying the hourly rate for a 40-hour work week by 40, and then dividing by the proposed hours per week which includes uncompensated overtime hours over and above the standard 40-hour work…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    …ontract provisions relevant to the request. (2) A history of performance indicating when work under the contracts or commitments began, the progress made to date, an exact statement of the contractor's remaining obligations, and the contra…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … convenience. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall immediately stop all work hereunder and shall immediately cause any and all of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease work. Subject to the terms of this contract, the C…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … __(ii) Alternate I (JULY 2014) of 52.222-35. __(36)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793). __(ii) Alternate I (JULY 2014) of 52.222-36. __(37) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans …
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … 22.1303(a) on the date of award of this contract). (vi) 52.222-36, Equal Employment for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793) (Applies to contracts over the threshold specified in FAR 22.1408(a) on the date of award of this…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ons. (v) Records of internal guidance and encouragement provided to buyers through— (A) Workshops, seminars, training, etc.; and (B) Monitoring performance to evaluate compliance with the program's requirements. (vi) On a contract-by-co…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …c records relating thereto shall be maintained by the Contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period of 3 years thereafter for all laborers and mechanics working at the site of the work. Such records shall contain the n…
  • FAR 52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards).
    …finition. Construction, alteration or repair, as used in this clause, means all types of work done by laborers and mechanics employed by the construction Contractor or construction subcontractor on a particular building or work at the site…
  • FAR 52.222-32 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method).
    …and the accompanying increases or decreases in social security and unemployment taxes and workers' compensation insurance, but will not otherwise include any amount for general and administrative costs, overhead, or profit. (e) The Contrac…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …yee which is not listed therein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination) so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., approp…

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