CHAPTER 15—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Chapter 15
SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL
PART 1500 [RESERVED]
PART 1501—GENERAL
1501.000 Scope of part.
Subpart 1501.1—Purpose, Authority, Issuance
1501.101 Purpose.
1501.104 Applicability.
1501.105 Issuance.
1501.105-1 Publication and code arrangement.
1501.105-2 Arrangement of regulations.
1501.105-3 Copies.
Subpart 1501.3—Agency Acquisition Regulations
1501.301 Policy.
1501.370 OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Subpart 1501.4—Deviations
1501.401 Definition.
1501.403 Individual deviations.
1501.404 Class deviations.
Subpart 1501.6—Contracting Authority and Responsibilities
1501.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.
1501.603 Selection, appointment, and termination of appointment.
1501.603-1 General.
PART 1502—DEFINITION OF WORDS AND TERMS
Subpart 1502.1—Definitions
1502.100 Definitions.
PART 1503—IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
1503.000 Scope of part.
Subpart 1503.1—Safeguards
1503.101-370 Financial conflicts of interest and loss of impartiality.
1503.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
Subpart 1503.6—Contracts With Government Employees or Organizations Owned or Controlled by Them
1503.600-70 Scope of subpart.
1503.600-71 Definitions.
1503.601 Policy.
1503.602 Exceptions.
1503.670 Disclosure provision.
Subpart 1503.9—Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees
1503.905 Procedures for investigating complaints.
Subpart 1503.10—Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
1503.1002 Policy.
1503.1003 Requirements.
1503.1004 Contract clause.
1503.1070 Scientific integrity.
1503.1071 Contract clause.
PART 1504—ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Subpart 1504.6—Contract Reporting
1504.670 [Reserved]
Subpart 1504.8—Contract Files
1504.804 Closeout of contract files.
1504.804-5 Detailed procedures for closing out contract files.
SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING
PART 1505—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
1505.000 Scope of part.
Subpart 1505.2—Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions
1505.202 Exceptions.
1505.203 Publicizing and response time.
1505.271 [Reserved]
Subpart 1505.5—Paid Advertisement [Reserved]
PART 1506—COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS
1506.000 Scope of part.
Subpart 1506.2—Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources [Reserved]
Subpart 1506.3—Other Than Full and Open Competition
1506.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
1506.303-2 Content.
PART 1508—REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLY
Subpart 1508.8—Acquisition of Printing and Related Supplies
1508.870 Contract clause.
PART 1509—CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS
1509.000 Scope of part.
Subpart 1509.4—Debarment, Suspension and Ineligibility
1509.403 Definitions.
1509.406 Debarment.
1509.406-3 Procedures.
1509.407 Suspension.
1509.407-3 Procedures.
Subpart 1509.5—Organizational Conflicts of Interests
1509.500 Scope of subpart.
1509.502 Applicability.
1509.503 Waiver.
1509.505-4 Obtaining access to proprietary information.
1509.505-70 Information sources.
1509.507-1 Solicitation provisions.
1509.507-2 Contract clause.
PART 1511—DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS
1511.000 Scope of part.
1511.011 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.
1511.011-70 Reports of work.
1511.011-71 [Reserved]
1511.011-72 Monthly progress report.
1511.011-73 Level of effort.
1511.011-74 Work assignments.
1511.011-75 Working files.
1511.011-76 Legal analysis.
1511.011-77 Final reports.
1511.011-78 Advisory and assistance services.
1511.011-79 Information resources management.
PART 1512—ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS
Subpart 1512.1—Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Items
1512.101 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations.
1512.1070 Contract clause.
SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES
PART 1513—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES
1513.000 Scope of part.
Subpart 1513.1—General
1513.170 Competition exceptions and justification for sole source simplified acquisition procedures.
1513.170-1 Contents of sole source justifications.
Subpart 1513.4—Imprest Fund [Reserved]
Subpart 1513.5—Purchase Orders
1513.505 Purchase order and related forms.
1513.507 Contract clauses.
Subpart 1513.6—Actions at or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold
PART 1514—SEALED BIDDING
Subpart 1514.2—Solicitation of Bids
1514.201 Preparation of invitations for bids.
1514.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
1514.201-7 Contract clauses.
1514.205 Solicitation mailing lists.
Subpart 1514.4—Opening of Bids and Award of Contract
1514.404 Rejection of bids.
1514.406 Mistakes in bids.
PART 1515—CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION
1515.000 Scope of part.
Subpart 1515.2—Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information
1515.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
Subpart 1515.4—Contract Pricing
1515.404-4 Profit.
1515.404-470 Policy.
1515.404-471 EPA structured approach for developing profit or fee objectives.
1515.404-472 Other methods.
1515.404-473 Limitations.
1515.404-474 Waivers.
1515.404-475 Cost realism.
1515.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
Subpart 1515.6—Unsolicited Proposals
1515.604 Agency points of contact.
1515.606-70 Contracting methods.
PART 1516—TYPES OF CONTRACTS
Subpart 1516.3—Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
1516.301-70 Payment of fee.
1516.303 Cost-sharing contracts.
1516.303-71 Definition.
1516.303-72 Policy.
1516.303-73 Types of cost-sharing.
1516.303-74 Determining the value of in-kind contributions.
1516.303-75 Amount of cost-sharing.
1516.303-76 Fee on cost-sharing contracts by subcontractors.
1516.303-77 Administrative requirements.
1516.307 Contract clauses.
1516.370 Solicitation provision.
Subpart 1516.4—Incentive Contracts
1516.401-1 General.
1516.401-70 Award term incentives.
1516.401-270 Definition.
1516.405-2 Cost-plus-award-fee contracts.
1516.405-270 Definitions.
1516.405-271 Limitations.
1516.405-272 Waiver.
1516.406 Contract clauses.
Subpart 1516.5—Indefinite-Delivery Contracts
1516.505 Contract clauses.
Subpart 1516.6—Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and Letter Contracts
1516.603 Letter Contracts.
1516.603-1 What is a Notice to Proceed?
1516.603-2 What are the requirements for use of an NTP?
1516.603-3 Limitations.
PART 1517—SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS
Subpart 1517.2—Options
1517.204 Contracts.
1517.207 Exercise of options.
1517.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS
PART 1519—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Subpart 1519.2—Policies
1519.201 Policy.
1519.201-71 Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
1519.201-72 Small business specialists.
1519.202-5 [Reserved]
1509.203-1519.204 [Reserved]
Subpart 1519.5—Set-Asides for Small Business
1519.501 Review of acquisitions.
1519.503 Class set-aside for construction.
Subpart 1519.6 [Reserved]
Subpart 1519.7—The Small Business Subcontracting Program
1519.705-2 Determining the need for a subcontract plan.
1519.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
1519.705-70 Synopsis of contracts containing Pub. L. 95-507 subcontracting plans and goals.
PART 1520—LABOR SURPLUS AREA CONCERNS
Subpart 1520.1—General [Reserved]
Subpart 1520.3—Labor Surplus Area Subcontracting Program [Reserved]
PART 1522—APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS
Subpart 1522.8—Equal Employment Opportunity
1522.803 Responsibilities.
1522.804 Affirmative action programs.
1522.804-2 Construction.
Subpart 1522.10—Service Contract Act of 1965 [Reserved]
Subpart 1522.13—Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans [Reserved]
Subpart 1522.14—Employment of the Handicapped [Reserved]
PART 1523—ENVIRONMENTAL, CONSERVATION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
Subpart 1523.3—Hazardous Material and Material Safety Data
1523.303 Contract clause.
1523.303-70 Protection of human subjects.
1523.303-71 Decontamination of Government-furnished property.
1523.303-72 Use and care of laboratory animals.
Subpart 1523.7—Contracting for Environmentally Preferable Products and Services
1523.703 Policies and procedures.
1523.703-1 Acquisition of environmentally preferable meeting and conference facilities and services.
PART 1524—PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Subpart 1524.1—Protection of Individual Privacy
1524.104 Solicitation provisions.
Subpart 1524.2—Freedom of Information Act [Reserved]
PART 1525—FOREIGN ACQUISITION
Subpart 1525.1—Buy American Act—Supplies [Reserved]
SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
PART 1527—PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS
Subpart 1527.4—Rights in Data and Copyrights
1527.404 Basic rights in data clause.
1527.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
PART 1528—BONDS OF INSURANCE
Subpart 1528.3—Insurance
1528.301 Insurance liability to third persons.
PART 1529—TAXES
Subpart 1529.3—State and Local Taxes
1529.303 Application of State and local taxes to Government contractors and subcontractors.
Subpart 1529.4 [Reserved]
PART 1530—COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Subpart 1530.3—CAS Contract Requirements [Reserved]
PART 1531—CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
Subpart 1531.1—Applicability [Reserved]
PART 1532—CONTRACT FINANCING
1532.003 Simplified acquisition procedures financing.
1532.006 Reduction or suspension of contract payments upon finding of fraud.
1532.006-1 General.
1532.006-2 Definitions.
1532.006-3 Responsibilities.
Subpart 1532.1—General
1532.102 Description of contract financing methods.
1532.111 Contract clauses.
1532.170 Forms.
Subpart 1532.2—Commercial Item Purchase Financing
1532.201 Statutory authority.
Subpart 1532.4—Advance Payments [Reserved]
Subpart 1532.8—Assignment of Claims
1532.805 Procedure.
1532.805-70 Forms.
Subpart 1532.9—Prompt Payment
1532.908 Contract clauses.
Subpart 1532.10—Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
1532.1070 Contract clauses.
PART 1533—PROTESTS, DISPUTES AND APPEALS
Subpart 1533.1—Protests
1533.103 Protests to the Agency.
Subpart 1533.2—Disputes and Appeals
1533.203 Applicability.
SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING
PART 1535—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING
1535.007 Solicitations.
1535.007-70 Contract clauses.
PART 1536—CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS
Subpart 1536.2—Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction
1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.
Subpart 1536.5—Contract Clauses
1536.521 Specifications and drawings for construction.
Subpart 1536.6—Architect-Engineer Services
1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.
1536.602-2 Establishment of evaluation boards.
PART 1537—SERVICE CONTRACTING
Subpart 1537.1—Service Contracts—General
1537.110 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
PART 1539—ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Subpart 1539.1—Commercial Supplier Agreements
Subpart 1539.2—Open Source Software
§ 1539.2071 Contract clause.
SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
PART 1542—CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Subpart 1542.7—Indirect Cost Rates
1542.703-2 Certificate of indirect costs.
1542.705 Final indirect cost rates.
1542.705-70 Solicitation and contract clause.
Subpart 1542.12—Novation and Change of Name Agreements
1542.1200 Scope of subpart.
1542.1202 Responsibility for executing agreements.
1542.1203 Processing agreements.
PART 1545—GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
Subpart 1545.1—General
1545.107 Government property clauses.
Subpart 1545.3—Providing Government Property to Contractors
1545.309 Providing Government production and research property under special restrictions.
PART 1546—QUALITY ASSURANCE
Subpart 1546.7—Warranties
1546.704 Authority for use of warranties.
PART 1548—VALUE ENGINEERING [RESERVED]
SUBCHAPTER H—CLAUSES AND FORMS
PART 1552—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
Subpart 1552.2—Texts of Provisions and Clauses
1552.203-70 Current/former agency employee involvement certification.
1552.203-71 Display of EPA Office of Inspector General Hotline poster.
1552.203-72 Scientific integrity.
1552.204-70 [Reserved]
1552.208-70 Printing.
1552.209-70 Organizational conflict of interest notification.
1552.209-71 Organizational conflicts of interest.
1552.209-72 Organizational conflict of interest certification.
1552.209-73 Notification of conflicts of interest regarding personnel.
1552.209-74 Limitation of future contracting.
1552.209-75 Annual certification.
1552.210-71 [Reserved]
1552.210-73-1552.210-74 [Reserved]
1552.211-70 Reports of work.
1552.211-72 Monthly progress report.
1552.211-73 Level of effort—cost-reimbursement contract.
1552.211-74 Work assignments.
1552.211-75 Working files.
1552.211-76 Legal analysis.
1552.211-77 Final reports.
1552.211-78 Advisory and assistance services.
1552.211-79 Compliance with EPA policies for information resources management.
1552.213-70 Notice to suppliers of equipment.
1552.214-71 Contract award—other factors—formal advertising.
1552.215-70-1552.215-71 [Reserved]
1552.215-72 Instructions for the Preparation of Proposals.
1552.215-73 General financial and organizational information.
1552.215-74 Advanced understanding—uncompensated time.
1552.215-75 Past performance information.
1552.215-76 [Reserved]
1552.216-70 Award Fee.
1552.216-71 Date of incurrence of cost.
1552.216-72 Ordering—by designated ordering officers.
1552.216-73 Fixed rates for services—indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract.
1552.216-74 Payment of fee.
1552.216-75 Base fee and award fee proposal.
1552.216-76 Estimated cost and cost-sharing.
1552.216-77 Award term incentive.
1552.216-78 Award term incentive plan.
1552.216-79 Award term availability of funds.
1552.217-70 Evaluation of contract options.
1552.217-71 Option to extend the term of the contract—cost-type contract.
1552.217-72 Option to extend the term of the contract—cost-plus-award-fee contract.
1552.217-73 Option for increased quantity—cost-type contract.
1552.217-74 Option for increased quantity—cost-plus-award-fee contract.
1552.217-75 Option to extend the effective period of the contract—time and materials or labor hour contract.
1552.217-76 Option to extend the effective period of the contract—indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract.
1552.217-77 Option to extend the term of the contract fixed price.
1552.219-70-1552.219-74 [Reserved]
1552.223-70 Protection of human subjects.
1552.223-71 EPA Green Meetings and Conferences.
1552.223-72 Use and care of laboratory animals.
1552.224-70 Social security numbers of consultants and certain sole proprietors and Privacy Act statement.
1552.227-76 Project employee confidentiality agreement.
1552.228-70 Insurance liability to third persons.
1552.229-70 [Reserved]
1552.232-70 Submission of invoices.
1552.232-71-1552.232-73 [Reserved]
1552.232-74 Payments—simplified acquisition procedures financing.
1552.232-75 Commercial supplier agreements—unenforceable clauses.
1552.233-70 Notice of filing requirements for agency protests.
1552.235-70 Screening business information for claims of confidentiality.
1552.235-71 Treatment of confidential business information.
1552.235-72 [Reserved]
1552.235-73 Access to Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Confidential Business Information (APR 1996).
1552.235-74 [Reserved]
1552.235-75 Access to Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information (APR 1996).
1552.235-76 Treatment of Confidential Business Information (APR 1996).
1552.235-77 Data Security for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Confidential Business Information (DEC 1997).
1552.235-78 Data Security for Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information (DEC 1997).
1552.235-79 Release of contractor confidential business information.
1552.235-80 Access to confidential business information.
1552.235-81 Institutional oversight of life sciences dual use research of concern—Representation.
1552.235-82 Institutional oversight of life sciences dual use research of concern.
1552.236-70 Samples and certificates.
1552.237-70 Contract publication review procedures.
1552.237-71 Technical direction.
1552.237-72 Key personnel.
1552.237-73 [Reserved]
1552.237-74 Publicity.
1552.237-75 Paperwork Reduction Act.
1552.237-76 Government-Contractor Relations.
1552.239-71 Open Source Software.
1552.242-70 Indirect costs.
1552.242-72 Financial administrative contracting officer.
1552.245-70 Government property.
1552.245-71 Government-furnished data.
Subpart 1552.3—FAR and EPAAR Class Deviations
1552.312-4 Contract terms and conditions—commercial items (far deviation).
1552.332-39 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations (far deviation).
PART 1553—FORMS
1553.000 Scope of part.
Subpart 1553.2—Prescription of Forms
1553.213 Simplified acquisition procedures.
1553.213-70 EPA Form 1900-8, Procurement Request/Order.
1553.216 Types of contracts.
1553.216-70 EPA Form 1900-41A, CPAF Contract Summary of Significant Performance Observation.
1553.216-71 EPA Form 1900-41B, CPAF Contract Individual Performance Event.
1553.232 Contract financing.
1553.232-70 EPA Form 1900-3, Assignee's Release.
1553.232-71 EPA Form 1900-4, Assignee's Assignment of Refunds, Rebates, Credits and Other Amounts.
1553.232-72 EPA Form 1900-5, Contractor's Assignment of Refunds, Rebates, and Credits.
1553.232-73 EPA Form 1900-6, Contractor's Release.
1553.232-74 EPA Form 1900-10, Contractor's Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation.
1553.232-75 EPA Form 1900-68, notice of contract costs suspended and/or disallowed.
1553.232-76 [Reserved]
PARTS 1554-1599 [RESERVED]