FAR 50.204 Policy
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 50.204
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 74 FR 2733 Effective Feb 17, 2009
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a) Agencies should-
(1) Determine whether the technology to be procured is appropriate for SAFETY Act protections and, if appropriate, formally relay this determination to DHS for purposes of supporting contractor application(s) for SAFETY Act protections in relation to criteria (b)(viii) of 6 CFR 25.4, Designation of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technologies;
(2) Encourage offerors to seek SAFETY Act protections for their offered technologies, even in advance of the issuance of a solicitation; and
(3) Not mandate SAFETY Act protections for acquisitions because applying for SAFETY Act protections for a particular technology is the choice of the offeror.
(b) Agencies shall not solicit offers contingent upon SAFETY Act designation or certification occurring before contract award unless authorized in accordance with 50.205-3.
(c) Agencies shall not solicit offers or award contracts presuming DHS will issue a SAFETY Act designation or certification after contract award unless authorized in accordance with 50.205-4.
(d) The DHS determination to extend SAFETY Act protections for a particular technology is not a determination that the technology meets, or fails to meet, the requirements of a solicitation.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR Subpart 25.4 Trade Agreements
- FAR 50.205-3 Authorization of offers contingent upon SAFETY Act designation or certification before contract award
- FAR 50.205-4 Authorization of awards made presuming SAFETY Act designation or certification after contract award
Quick answers
What is FAR 50.204?
FAR 50.204 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Policy".
When was FAR 50.204 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-023, SAFETY Act: Implementation of DHS Regulations" (74 FR 2733), published Jan 15, 2009 and effective Feb 17, 2009.
Are changes to FAR 50.204 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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