AFFARS Part 1forewrd

AIR FORCE
FEDERAL
ACQUISITION
REGULATION
SUPPLEMENT
(AFFARS)

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01 MAY 1996

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AIR FORCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT

(AFFARS)

1996 EDITION

FOREWORD

The Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Department of Defense (DOD) FAR Supplement (DFARS) is issued under statutory authority of the Secretary of Defense and by Order of the Secretary of the Air Force.

This edition of the AFFARS replaces the AFFARS dated 01 Jan 1992. The new edition incorporates changes published in Air Force Acquisition Circulars (AFACs) through AFAC 92-51. No further changes will be issued to the 1992 edition of the AFFARS.

The FAR, DFARS, and AFFARS contain information for contracting personnel to award and administer Air Force contracts. The AFFARS contains information that implements the FAR and DFARS and also contains supplementary information that is unique to the Department of the Air Force. This Supplement is not a stand-alone document and must be read in conjunction with the FAR and DFARS. Requests for copies of the AFFARS should be made through normal distribution sources or to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325, (202) 512-1800.

Throughout the AFFARS, there are requirements to send documentation to SAF/AQC. The mailing address for SAF/AQC and its divisions is:

SAF/AQC[insert division one-letter designator, if applicable]

1060 Air Force Pentagon

Washington, DC 20330-1060

TABLE OF PARTS

Listed below are the FAR and DFARS Parts for which AFFARS information is provided. Detailed tables of contents precede each Part.

SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL

Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System

Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms

Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest

Part 4 Administrative Matters

SUBCHAPTER B—COMPETITION AND ACQUISITION PLANNING

Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions

Part 6 Competition Requirements

Part 7 Acquisition Planning

Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services

Part 9 Contractor Qualifications

Part 10 [No AFFARS]

Part 11 Describing Agency Needs

Part 12 [No AFFARS]

SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES

Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures

Part 14 Sealed Bidding

Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation

Part 16 Types of Contracts

Part 17 Special Contracting Methods

Part 18 [Reserved]

SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS

Part 19 Small Business Programs

Part 20 [Reserved]

Part 21 [Reserved]

Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions

Part 23 Environment, Conservation, Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace

Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information

Part 25 Foreign Acquisition

Part 26 [No AFFARS]

SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights

Part 28 Bonds and Insurance

Part 29 Taxes

Part 30 [No AFFARS]

Part 31 [No AFFARS]

Part 32 Contract Financing

Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals

SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING

Part 34 [No AFFARS]

Part 35 Research and Development Contracting

Part 36 Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts

Part 37 Service Contracting

Part 38 [No AFFARS]

Part 39 [Reserved]

Part 40 [Reserved]

Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services

SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

Part 42 Contract Administration

Part 43 Contract Modifications

Part 44 [No AFFARS]

Part 45 Government Property

Part 46 Quality Assurance

Part 47 Transportation

Part 48 [No AFFARS]

Part 49 Termination of Contracts

Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions

Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors

SUBCHAPTER H—CLAUSES AND FORMS

Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses

Part 53 Forms

SUBCHAPTER 90—MISCELLANEOUS

Part 90 Contracting Support for Specific Air Force Acquisitions

APPENDICES TO THE AFFARS

Appendix AA Formal Source Selection for Major Acquisitions

Appendix BB Source Selection Procedures for Other Than Major Acquisitions

Appendix CC Contingency Operational Contracting Support Program (COCSP)

Appendix DD Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineer Requirements Program (SABER)

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ATTENTION ALL SUBSCRIBERS AND USERS OF

THE AIR FORCE FAR SUPPLEMENT (AFFARS)

Please use the reverse side of this form to call our attention to errors such as misspelled words, omitted words or lines, incorrect citations, or errors in format that are found in the AFFARS. Please do not use this form to submit suggested AFFARS changes which should be processed in accordance with AFFARS 5301.304.

To contact us electronically, send an E-mail to an action officer in the Contract Policy Division, SAF/AQCP, at:

USERNAME@safaqc.hq.af.mil

Current action officers and E-mail addresses can be obtained through the Air Force Contracting (SAF/AQC) Home Page on the World Wide Web at address:

http://www.safaq.hq.af.mil/SAFAQ/contracting/

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1060 Air Force Pentagon

Washington, DC 20330-1060

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