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                            Subpart 12.5 - Applicability of Certain Laws to the Acquisition of Commercial Products, Commercial Services and Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf Items
        
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FAC Number: 2024-03 Effective Date: 02/23/2024
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Subpart 12.5 - Applicability of Certain Laws to the Acquisition of Commercial Products, Commercial Services and Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf ItemsSubpart 12.5 - Applicability of Certain Laws to the Acquisition of Commercial Products, Commercial Services and Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf Items    **Parent topic:**  Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services12.500 Scope of subpart.       (a) As required by   41 U.S. C. 1906 and   1907, this subpart lists provisions of law that are not applicable to-                                                         (1) Contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services;                                                            (2) Subcontracts, at any tier, for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services; and                                                            (3) Contracts and subcontracts, at any tier, for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items.                                                                             (b) This subpart also lists provisions of law that have been amended to eliminate or modify their applicability to either contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.12.501 Applicability.       (a) This subpart applies to any contract or subcontract at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.                                          (b) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to authorize the waiver of any provision of law with respect to any subcontract if the prime contractor is reselling or distributing commercial products or commercial services of another contractor without adding value. This limitation is intended to preclude establishment of unusual contractual arrangements solely for the purpose of Government sales.                                          (c) For purposes of this subpart, contractors awarded subcontracts under  subpart  19.8, Contracting with the Small Business Administration (the 8(a) Program), shall be considered prime contractors.12.502 Procedures.       (a) The FAR prescription for the provision or clause for each of the laws listed in  12.503 has been revised in the appropriate part to reflect its proper application to prime contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.                                          (b)                   For subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, the clauses at  52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and  52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, reflect the applicability of the laws listed in  12.504 by identifying the only provisions and clauses that are required to be included in a subcontract at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.                                          (c) The FAR prescription for the provision or clause for each of the laws listed in  12.505 has been revised in the appropriate part to reflect its proper application to contracts and subcontracts for the acquisition of COTS items.12.503           Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.       (a)                    The following laws are not applicable to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services:                                                         (1)                           10 U.S.C. 983, Institutions of Higher Education that Prevent ROTC Access or Military Recruiting on Campus: Denial of Grants and Contracts from Department of Defense, Department of Education, and Certain Other Departments and Agencies (see  9.110).                                                            (2)                           31 U.S.C. 1354(a), Limitation on Use of Appropriated Funds for Contracts with Entities Not Meeting Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements (see  22.1302).                                                            (3)                           41 U.S.C. 1708(e)(3), Minimum Response Time for Offers (see  5.203).                                                            (4)                           41 U.S.C. 2303(b), Policy on Personal Conflicts of Interest by Contractor Employees (see  subpart  3.11).                                                            (5)                           41 U.S.C. 3901(b) and                               10 U.S.C. 3321(b), Contingent Fees (see  3.404).                                                            (6)                           41 U.S.C. 4706(d)(1) and    10 U.S.C. 3841(d)(1), GAO Access to Contractor Employees, section 871 of Public Law 110-417 (see  52.214-26 and  52.212-2).                                                            (7)                          41 U.S.C. chapter 65, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $10,000 (see subpart 22.6).                                                            (8)                          41 U.S.C. chapter 81, Drug-Free Workplace (see  23.501).                                                            (9) Section 806(a)(3) of Public Law 102-190, as amended by sections 2091 and 8105 of Public Law 103-355 (  10 U.S.C. 4601 note prec.), Payment Protections for Subcontractors and Suppliers (see  28.106-6).                                                            (10)                           15 U.S.C.                               644(w), Solicitation Notice Regarding                            Administration of Change Orders for Construction (see                                36.211).                                                                             (b) Certain                   requirements of the following laws are not applicable to                   executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial                   products and commercial services:                                                         (1)                           22 U.S.C. 2593e, Requirement for a certification under Measures Against Persons Involved in Activities that Violate Arms Control Treaties or Agreements with the United States (see  9.109).                                                            (2)                           40 U.S.C.chapter 37, Requirement for a certificate and clause under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute (see  22.305).                                                            (3)                           41 U.S.C.8703 and   8703, Requirement for a clause and certain other requirements related to kickbacks (see  3.502).                                                            (4)                           49 U.S.C.40118, Requirement for a clause under the Fly American provisions (see  47.405).                                                                             (c)                    The applicability of the following laws have been modified in regard to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services:                                                         (1)                           41 U.S.C.4704 and                               10 U.S.C. 4655, Prohibition on Limiting Subcontractor Direct Sales to the United States (see  3.503).                                                            (2)                           41 U.S.C.chapter 35, and 10 U.S.C. chapter 271, Truthful Cost or Pricing Data (see  15.403).                                                            (3)                           41 U.S.C.chapter 15, Cost Accounting Standards (48 CFR Chapter 99) (see  12.214).12.504           Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.       (a) The following laws are not applicable to subcontracts at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services at any tier:                                                         (1)                           10 U.S.C.2631, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (except for the types of subcontracts listed at  47.504(d)).                                                            (2)                           15 U.S.C.644(d), Requirements relative to labor surplus areas under the Small Business Act (see  subpart  19.2).                                                            (3) [Reserved]                                                            (4)                           41 U.S.C. chapter 65, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $10,000 (see  subpart  22.6).                                                            (5)                           41 U.S.C.4703, Validation of Proprietary Data restrictions (see  subpart  27.4).                                                            (6)                           41 U.S.C.3901(b) and                               10 U.S.C. 3321(b), Contingent Fees (see  subpart  3.4).                                                            (7)                           41 U.S.C.4706(d) and                               10 U.S.C. 3841(d), Examination of Records of Contractor, when a subcontractor is not required to provide certified cost or pricing data (see  15.209(b)), unless using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5).                                                            (8)                           41 U.S.C.1708(e)(3), Minimum Response Time for Offers (see  subpart  5.2).                                                            (9)                           41 U.S.C.2302, Rights in Technical Data (see  subpart  27.4).                                                            (10)                           41 U.S.C.chapter 81, Drug-Free Workplace Act (see  subpart  23.5).                                                            (11)                           46 U.S.C.App.1241(b), Transportation in American Vessels of Government Personnel and Certain Cargo (see  subpart  47.5) (except for the types of subcontracts listed at  47.504(d)).                                                            (12)                           49 U.S.C.40118, Fly American provisions (see  subpart  47.4).                                                            (13) Section 806(a)(3) of Pub. L. 102-190, as amended by Sections 2091 and 8105 of Pub. L. 103-355 (  10 U.S.C. 4601 note prec.), Payment Protections for Subcontractors and Suppliers (see  28.106-6).                                                                             (b) The requirements for a certificate and clause under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute,   40 U.S.C.37, (see                        subpart  22.3) are not applicable to subcontracts at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services or commercial components.                                          (c) The applicability of the following laws has been modified in regard to subcontracts at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services:                                                         (1)                           41 U.S.C.4704 and                               10 U.S.C. 4655, Prohibition on Limiting Subcontractor Direct Sales to the United States (see  subpart  3.5).                                                            (2)                           41 U.S.C.chapter 35, and 10 U.S.C. chapter 271, Truthful Cost or Pricing Data (see  subpart  15.4).                                                            (3)                           41 U.S.C.chapter 15, Cost Accounting Standards (48 CFR Chapter 99) (see  12.214).12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items.       COTS items are a subset of commercial products. Therefore, any laws listed in sections  12.503 and  12.504 are also inapplicable or modified in their applicability to contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of COTS items. In addition, the following laws are not applicable to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items:                                       (a)                                                         (1) The portion of   41 U.S.C. 8302 , American Materials Required for Public Use, paragraph (a)(1) that reads “substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States,” Buy American—Supplies, domestic content test, except as provided in  25.101(a)(2)(ii) (see  52.225-1 and  52.225-3).                                                            (2)The portion of   41 U.S.C. 8303, Contracts for Public Works, paragraph (a)(2) that reads “substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States,” Buy American—Construction Materials, domestic content test, except as provided in  25.201(b)(2)(ii)(see  52.225-9 and  52.225-11).                                                                             (b)                     42 U.S.C. 69 62(c)(3)(A), Certification and Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material.                                          (c) Compliance Plan and Certification Requirement, section 1703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239), Title XVII, Ending trafficking in Government Contracting (see  52.222-50(h) and  52.222-56).
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