FAR Index for Small Federal Contractors
Set-Asides & Small Business
52.219-6 · Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
Reserves the acquisition exclusively for small business concerns. Only offers from small businesses (under the size standard tied to the assigned NAICS code) will be considered for…
52.219-14 · Limitations on Subcontracting
On set-aside awards, caps how much of the contract value can flow to subcontractors that are not similarly situated. For supplies (other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer), t…
52.219-1 · Small Business Program Representations
Requires the offeror to represent its size and socioeconomic status (small business, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB) as of the date of the offer, tied to the NAICS code and size standa…
52.219-3 · Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award
Restricts competition to certified HUBZone small business concerns. Requires the awardee to comply with HUBZone program requirements including the applicable limitations on subcont…
52.219-27 · Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside
Restricts competition to SBA-certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (VetCert). Includes limitations on subcontracting applicable to the SDVOSB program.
52.219-30 · Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program
Restricts competition to certified WOSB (or EDWOSB) concerns under the WOSB program, in industries where women-owned businesses are underrepresented.
19.505 · Limitations on Subcontracting and the Nonmanufacturer Rule
On a small business set-aside for supplies, a dealer/reseller (nonmanufacturer) can qualify only by supplying the end item of a small business manufacturer made in the United State…
Simplified Acquisition & Fast Award
13.2 · Micro-Purchase Procedures (FAR Subpart 13.2)
Purchases at or below the micro-purchase threshold (generally $10,000, with periodic inflation adjustments) may be awarded without soliciting competitive quotes if the price is con…
13.5 · Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products (FAR Subpart 13.5)
Authorizes simplified acquisition procedures for commercial products and services up to $7.5 million ($15 million in certain cases), streamlining evaluation and award compared to n…
Payment
52.213-1 · Fast Payment Procedure
Allows the government to pay on the supplier's submission of an invoice representing that supplies have been shipped — before government receipt and inspection. Limited to smaller-…
52.232-25 · Prompt Payment
Implements the Prompt Payment Act: the government generally must pay a proper invoice within 30 days of receipt (or acceptance, whichever governs) and owes interest automatically o…
52.232-40 · Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
Requires primes that receive accelerated payments from the government to make accelerated payments to their small business subcontractors, with a goal of paying within 15 days of a…
Domestic Sourcing
52.225-1 · Buy American — Supplies
Requires delivery of domestic end products: manufactured in the U.S. with a domestic component cost above the applicable threshold. Foreign end products face price evaluation penal…
Quality & Inspection
52.246-2 · Inspection of Supplies — Fixed-Price
Gives the government the right to inspect and test supplies at all reasonable places and times, and to reject or require correction of nonconforming supplies at the contractor's ex…
52.246-15 · Certificate of Conformance
Allows the government to accept supplies based on the contractor's written certification that the supplies conform to contract requirements, in lieu of source inspection, when auth…
52.209-1 · Qualification Requirements
Applies when the item requires a qualified product, manufacturer, or process (e.g., a Qualified Products List / QPL or Qualified Manufacturers List / QML). Offers of unqualified so…
Cybersecurity & Compliance
52.204-21 · Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems
Imposes 15 basic cyber hygiene requirements (access control, patching, malware protection, etc.) on contractor systems that process federal contract information.
52.204-25 · Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications Equipment
Prohibits contractors from providing — or using in performance — covered telecommunications equipment or services from designated Chinese companies (Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, Dahua, …
Quoting & Award
52.212-1 · Instructions to Offerors — Commercial Products and Services
The standard instructions governing commercial offers: how to submit, required content, late-offer rules, and the government's ability to award without discussions on initial offer…
52.211-16 · Variation in Quantity
Permits delivery of a quantity that varies from the stated contract quantity within specified percentage limits, when the solicitation allows it.
52.247-34 · F.O.B. Destination
The contractor delivers to the specified destination at its own expense and retains risk of loss until delivery; the price includes all transportation costs.
52.242-17 · Government Delay of Work
Provides for adjustment (cost and/or schedule) when government actions or failures to act delay contract performance — without a formal stop-work or change order.
52.209-4 · First Article Approval — Government Testing
Requires the contractor to deliver first article units for government testing and approval before full production, with delivery schedule and payment tied to first-article approval…