-  HHS Acquisition Regulations      -  Part 301—HHS Acquisition Regulation System 
  -  Part 302—Definitions of Words and Terms 
  -  Part 303—Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 
  -  Part 304—Administrative Matters 
  -  Part 305—Publicizing Contract Actions 
  -  Part 306—Competition Requirements 
  -  Part 307—Acquisition Planning 
  -  Part 308—Required Sources of Supplies and Services 
  -  Part 309—Contractor Qualifications 
  -  Part 310—Market Research 
  -  Part 311—Describing Agency Needs 
  -  Part 312—Acquisition of Commercial Items 
  -  Part 314—Sealed Bidding 
  -  Part 315—Contracting by Negotiation 
  -  Part 316—Types of Contracts 
  -  Part 317—Special Contracting Methods 
  -  Part 319—Small Business Programs 
  -  Part 322—Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 
  -  Part 323—Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety 
  -  Part 324—Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 
  -  Part 326—Other Socioeconomic Programs 
  -  Part 327—Patents, Data, and Copyrights 
  -  Part 330—Cost Accounting Standards 
  -  Part 331—Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 
  -  Part 332—Contract Financing 
  -  Part 333—Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 
  -  Part 334—Major System Acquisition 
  -  Part 335—Research and Development Contracting 
  -  Part 336—Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts 
  -  Part 337—Service Contracting—General 
  -  Part 339—Acquisition of Information Technology 
  -  Part 342—Contract Administration 
  -  Part 352—Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 
  -  Part 370—Special Programs Affecting Acquisition 
  -  Subpart 313.3—Simplified Acquisition Methods 

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# HHS Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR)

**48 CFR Chapter 3**

**SUMMARY:** The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule to amend its Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement, the HHS Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR), to update its regulation to current FAR requirements; to remove information from the HHSAR that consists of material that is internal, administrative, and procedural in nature; to add or revise definitions; to correct certain terminology; and to delete outdated material or material duplicative of the FAR.

**EFFECTIVE DATE:**  December 18, 2015.

Print version of the HHS Acquisition Regulation

## Detailed Table of Contents

**Chapter 3—Health and Human Services**

**Subchapter A—General**
                          - Part 301—HHS Acquisition Regulation System                              - Subpart 301.1—Purpose, Authority, and Issuance                                - 301.101 Purpose
                              - 301.103 Authority
                              - 301.106 Office of Management and Budget approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
                            - Subpart 301.2—[Reserved]
                            - Subpart 301.4—Deviations from the FAR                                - 301.401 Deviations
                            - Subpart 301.6—Career Development, Contracting Authority, and Responsibilities                                - 301.602 Contracting officers.                                  - 301.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments
                              - 301.603 Selection, appointment, and termination of appointment of contracting officers.                                  - 301.603-1 General
                          - Part 302—Definitions of Words and Terms                              - Subpart 302.1—Definitions                                - 302.101 Definitions .
                          - Part 303—Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts Of Interest                              - Subpart 303.1—Safeguards                                - 303.101 Standards of conduct
                              - 303.101-3 Agency regulations
                              - 303.104-7 Violations or possible violations of the Procurement Integrity Act
                            - Subpart 303.2—Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel                                - 303.203 Reporting suspected violations of the Gratuities clause
                            - Subpart 303.6—Contracts with Government Employees or Organizations Owned or Controlled by Them                                - 303.602 Exceptions
                            - Subpart 303.7—Voiding and Rescinding Contracts                                - 303.704 Policy
                            - Subpart 303.8—Limitation on the Payment of Funds to Influence Federal Transactions                                - 303.808-70 Solicitation provision and contract clause
                            - Subpart 303.10—Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
                          - Part 304—Administrative Matters                              - Subpart 304.6—Contract Reporting                                - 304.602 General .
                              - 304.604 Responsibilities .
                            - Subpart 304.13—Personal Identity Verification                                - 304.1300 Policy .
                            - Subpart 304.16—Unique Procurement Instrument Identifiers                                - 304.1600 Scope of subpart .
                            - Subpart 304.70—[Reserved]
                            - Subpart 304.71—Review and Approval of Proposed Contract Actions                                - 304.7100 Policy .
                            - Subpart 304.72—Affordable Care Act Prevention and Public Health Fund—Reporting Requirements                                - 304.7200 Scope of subpart .
                              - 304.7201 Procedures .
                              - 304.7202 Contract clause .

**Subchapter B—Competition and Acquisition Planning**
                          - Part 305—Publicizing Contract Actions                              - Subpart 305.3—Synopses of Contract Awards                                - 305.303 Announcement of contract awards .
                            - Subpart 305.5—Paid Advertisements                                - 305.502 Authority .
                            - Subpart 305.70—Publicizing Requirements Funded From the Affordable Care Act Prevention and Public Health Fund                                - 305.7001 Scope .
                              - 305.7002 Applicability .
                              - 305.7003 Publicizing preaward .
                              - 305.7004 Publicizing postaward .
                          - Part 306—Competition Requirements                              - Subpart 306.2—Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources                                - 306.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources .
                            - Subpart 306.3—Other Than Full and Open Competition                                - 306.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition .			                                 - 306.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements .
                            - Subpart 306.5—Competition Advocates                                - 306.501 Requirement .
                          - Part 307—Acquisition Planning                              - 307.105 Contents of written acquisition plans .
                          - Part 308—Required Sources of Supplies and Services                              - Subpart 308.4—Federal Supply Schedules                                - 308.405-6 Limited source justification and approval .
                            - Subpart 308.8—Acquisition of Printing and Related Supplies                                - 308.800 Scope of subpart .
                              - 308.801 Definitions .
                              - 308.802 Policy .
                              - 308.803 Solicitation provision and contract clause .
                          - Part 309—Contractor Qualifications                              - Subpart 309.4—Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility                                - 309.403 Definitions .
                              - 309.404 System for Award Management (SAM) exclusions .
                              - 309.405 Effect of listing (compelling reason determinations) .
                              - 309.406 Debarment .			                                 - 309.406-3 Procedures .
                              - 309.407 Suspension .			                                 - 309.407-3 Procedures .
                              - 309.470 Reporting of suspected causes for debarment or suspension or the taking of evasive actions .			                                 - 309.470-1 Situations where reports are required .
                          - Part 310—Market Research                              - 310.001 Policy .
                          - Part 311—Describing Agency Needs                              - Subpart 311.70—Section 508 Accessibility Standards                                - 311.7000 Defining electronic information technology requirements .
                            - Subpart 311.71—Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities                                - 311.7100 Policy .
                              - 311.7101 Responsibilities .
                              - 311.7102 Contract clause .
                            - Subpart 311.72—Conference Funding and Sponsorship                                - 311.7200 Policy .
                              - 311.7201 Funding and sponsorship .
                              - 311.7202 Contract clause .
                            - Subpart 311.73—Contractor Collection of Information                                - 311.7300 Policy .
                              - 311.7301 Contract clause .
                          - Part 312—Acquisition of Commercial Items                              - Subpart 312.1—Acquisition of Commercial Items—General                                - 312.101 Policy .
                            - Subpart 312.2—Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Items                                - 312.202(d) Market research and description of agency need .

**Subchapter C—Contracting Methods and Contract Types**
                          - Part 313—Simplified Acquisition Procedures                              -                                - 313.003 Policy .                             - Subpart 313.3—Simplified Acquisition Methods                                - 313.301 Government-wide commercial purchase card .
                          - Part 314—Sealed Bidding                              - Subpart 314.1—Use of Sealed Bidding                                - 314.103 Policy .
                            - Subpart 314.4—Opening of Bids and Award of Contract                                - 314.404 Rejection of bids .			                                 - 314.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening .
                              - 314.407 Mistakes in bids .			                                 - 314.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award .
                                - 314.407-4 Mistakes after award .
                          - Part 315—Contracting by Negotiation                              - Subpart 315.2—Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information                                - 315.204-5 Part IV—Representations and instructions .
                              - 315.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals .
                            - Subpart 315.3—Source Selection                                - 315.303-70 Policy .
                              - 315.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors .
                              - 315.305 Proposal evaluation
                            - Subpart 315.4—Contract Pricing                                - 315.404 Proposal analysis .			                                 - 315.404-2 Information to support proposal analysis .
                            - Subpart 315.6—Unsolicited Proposals                                - 315.605 Content of unsolicited proposals .
                              - 315.606 Agency procedures .			                                 - 315.606-1 Receipt and initial review .
                          - Part 316—Types of Contracts                              - Subpart 316.3—Cost-reimbursement Contracts                                - 316.307 Contract clauses .
                            - Subpart 316.5—Indefinite-Delivery Contracts                                - 316.505 Ordering .
                            - Subpart 316.6—Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and Letter Contracts                                - 316.603 Letter contracts.                                  - 316.603-3 Limitations .
                          - Part 317—Special Contracting Methods                              - Subpart 317.1—Multi-year Contracting                                - 317.104 General .
                              - 317.105 Policy .			                                 - 317.105-1 Uses .
                              - 317.107 Options .
                              - 317.108 Congressional notification .
                            - Subpart 317.2—Options                                - 317.204 Contracts .

**Subchapter D—Socioeconomic Programs**
                          - Part 319—Small Business Programs                              - Subpart 319.2—Policies                                - 319.201 General policy .			                                 - 319.270-1 Mentor Protégé Program Solicitation provision and contract clause .
                          - Part 322—Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions                              - Subpart 322.8—Equal Employment Opportunity                                - 322.810 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses .
                          - Part 323—Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug–Free Workplace                              - Subpart 323.70—Safety and Health                                - 323.7000 Scope of subpart .
                              - 323.7001 Policy .
                              - 323.7002 Actions required .
                            - Subpart 323.71—Sustainable Acquisition Requirements                                - 323.7100 Policy .
                              - 323.7101 Applicability .
                              - 323.7102 Procedures .
                              - 323.7103 Solicitation Provision .
                          - Part 324—Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information                              - Subpart 324.1—Protection of Individual Privacy                                - 324.103 Procedures for the Privacy Act .
                              - 324.104 Restrictions on Contractor Access to Government or Third Party Information .
                              - 324.105 Contract clauses .
                            - Subpart 324.70—Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)                                - 324.7000 Scope of subpart .
                              - 324.7001 Policy on Compliance with HIPAA Business Associate Contract Requirements .
                          - Part 326—Other Socioeconomic Programs                              - Subpart 326.5— Indian Preference in Employment, Training, and Subcontracting Opportunities                                - 326.501 Statutory requirements .
                              - 326.502 Definitions .
                              - 326.503 Compliance enforcement .
                              - 326.504 Tribal Preference requirement .
                              - 326.505 Applicability .
                            - Subpart 326.6— Acquisitions, Under the Buy Indian Act                                - 326.600 Scope of subpart .
                              - 326.601 Policy .
                              - 326.602 Definitions .
                              - 326.603 Requirements .
                              - 326.604 Competition .
                              - 326.605 Responsibility determinations .
                            - Subpart 326.7—Acquisitions Requiring the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act                                - 326.700 Scope of subpart .
                              - 326.701 Applicability .

**Subchapter E—General Contracting Requirements**
                          - Part 327—Patents, Data, and Copyrights                              - Subpart 327.3—Patent Rights Under Government Contracts                                - 327.303 Solicitation provision and contract clause .
                            - Subpart 327.4—Rights in Data and Copyrights                                - 327.404-70 Solicitation provision and contract clause .
                              - 327.409 Solicitation provision and contract clause .

**Part 328—Reserved**
                          - Part 330—Cost Accounting Standards                              - Subpart 330.2—CAS Program Requirements                                - 330.201 Contract requirements .			                                 - 330.201-5 Waiver .
                          - Part 331—Contract Cost Principles and Procedures                              - Subpart 331.1—Applicability                                - 331.101-70 Salary rate limitation .
                          - Part 332—Contract Financing                              - Subpart 332.4—Advance Payments for Non-Commercial Items                                - 332.402 General .
                              - 332.407 Interest .
                            - Subpart 332.5—Progress Payments Based on Cost                                - 332.501 General .			                                 - 332.501-2 Unusual progress payments .
                            - Subpart 332.7—Contract Funding                                - 332.702 Policy .
                              - 332.703 Contract funding requirements .			                                 - 332.703-1 General .
                                - 332.703-71 Incrementally funded cost-reimbursement contracts .
                                - 332.703-72 Incremental Funding Table .
                              - 332.706 Solicitation provision and contract clauses .			                                 - 332.706-2 Provision and clauses for limitation of cost or funds .
                          - Part 333—Protests, Disputes, and Appeals                              - Subpart 333.1—Protests                                - 333.102 General
                              - 333.103 Protests to the agency
                            - Subpart 333.2—Disputes and Appeals                                - 333.203 Applicability
                              - 333.209 Suspected fraudulent claims                                  - 333.215-70 Contract clauses

**Subchapter F—Special Categories of Contracting**
                          - Part 334—Major System Acquisition                              - Subpart 334.2—Earned Value Management System                                - 334.201 Policy
                              - 334.202 Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs)
                          - Part 335—Research and Development Contracting                              - 335.070 Cost-sharing.                                - 335.070-1 Policy
                              - 335.070-2 Amount of cost-sharing
                              - 335.070-3 Method of cost-sharing
                            - 335.071 [Reserved]
                            - 335.072 Key personnel
                          - Part 336—Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts                              - Subpart 336.1—General                                - 336.104 Policy
                            - Subpart 336.5—Contract Clause                                - 336.570 Contract clause
                          - Part 337—Service Contracting—General                              - Subpart 337.1—Service Contracts—general                                - 337.103 Contracting officer responsibility.
                          - Part 339—Acquisition of Information Technology                              - Subpart 339.2—Electronic and Information Technology                                - 339.203 Applicability.                                  - 339.203-70 Contract clauses for electronic and information technology (EIT) acquisitions
                              - 339.204—Exceptions.                                  - 339.204-1 Approval of exceptions

**Subchapter G—Contract Management**
                          - Part 342—Contract Administration                              - Subpart 342.7—Indirect Cost Rates                                - 342.705 Final indirect cost rates

**Subchapter H—Clauses and Forms**
                          - Part 352—Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses                              - Subpart 352.1—Instructions for Using Provisions and Clauses                                - 352.100 Scope of subpart
                              - 352.101-70 Application of provisions and clauses
                            - Subpart 352.2—Texts of Provisions and Clauses                                - 352.203-70 Anti-Lobbying
                              - 352.204-70 Prevention and Public Health Fundâ€“Reporting Requirements
                              - 352.208-70 Printing and Duplication
                              - 352.211-1 Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities
                              - 352.211-2 Conference Sponsorship Request and Conference Materials Disclaimer
                              - 352.211-3 Paperwork Reduction Act
                              - 352.215-70 Late Proposals and Revisions
                              - 352.216-70 Additional Cost Principles for Hospitals (Profit or Non-Profit)
                              - 352.219-70 Mentor-Protégé Program
                              - 352.219-71 Mentor-Protégé Program Reporting Requirements
                              - 352.222-70 Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations
                              - 352.223-70 Safety and Health
                              - 352.223-71 Instructions to Offerors—Sustainable Acquisition
                              - 352.224-70 Privacy Act
                              - 352.224-71 Confidential Information
                              - 352.226-1 Indian Preference
                              - 352.226-2 Indian Preference Program
                              - 352.226-3 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
                              - 352.227-11 Patent Rights—Exceptional Circumstances
                              - 352.227-14 Rights in Data—Exceptional Circumstances
                              - 352.227-70 Publications and Publicity
                              - 352.231-70 Salary Rate Limitation
                              - 352.232-70 Incremental Funding
                              - 352.233-70 Choice of Law (Overseas)
                              - 352.233-71 Litigation and Claims
                              - 352.236-70 Design-Build Contracts
                              - 352.237-70 Pro-Children Act
                              - 352.237-71 Crime Control Act—Reporting of Child Abuse
                              - 352.237-72 Crime Control Act—Requirement for Background Checks
                              - 352.237-73 Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act
                              - 352.237-74 Non-Discrimination in Service Delivery
                              - 352.237-75 Key Personnel
                              - 352.239-73 Electronic Information and Technology Accessibility Notice
                              - 352.239-74 Electronic Information and Technology Accessibility
                              - 352.270-1 [Reserved]
                              - 352.270-2 [Reserved]
                              - 352.270-3 [Reserved]
                              - 352.270-4a Notice to Offerors, Protection of Human Subjects
                              - 352.270-4b Protection of Human Subjects
                              - 352.270-5a Notice to Offerors of Requirement for Compliance with the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
                              - 352.270-5b Care of Live Vertebrate Animals
                              - 352.270-6 Restriction on Use of Human Subjects
                              - 352.270-7 [Reserved]
                              - 352.270-8 [Reserved]
                              - 352.270-9 Non-Discrimination for Conscience
                              - 352.270-10 Notice to Offerors—Protection of Human Subjects, Research Involving Human Subjects Committee (RIHSC) Approval of Research Protocols Required
                              - 352.270-11 Protection of Human Subjects, Research Involving Human Subjects Committee (RIHSC) Approval of Research Protocols Required
                              - 352.270-12 Needle Exchange
                              - 352.270-13 Continued Ban on Funding Abortion and Continued Ban on Funding of Human Embryo Research

**Part 353—Forms [Reserved]**

**Subchapters I - L [Reserved]**

**Subchapter M—HHS Supplementations**
                          - Part 370—Special Programs Affecting Acquisition                              - Subpart 370.1—[Reserved]
                            - Subpart 370.2—[Reserved]
                            - Subpart 370.3—Acquisitions Involving Human Subjects                                - 370.300 Scope of subpart
                              - 370.301 Policy
                              - 370.302 Federal-wide Assurance (FWA)
                              - 370.303 Notice to offerors
                              - 370.304 Contract clauses
                            - Subpart 370.4—Acquisitions Involving the Use of Laboratory Animals                                - 370.400 Scope of subpart
                              - 370.401 Policy
                              - 370.402 Assurances
                              - 370.403 Notice to offerors
                              - 370.404 Contract clause
                            - Subpart 370.5—[Reserved]
                            - Subpart 370.6—[Reserved]
                            - Subpart 370.7—Acquisitions under the Leadership Act                                - 370.700 Scope of subpart
                              - 370.701 Solicitation provision

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