FAR 50.205-4 Authorization of awards made presuming SAFETY Act designation or certification after contract award
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 50.205-4
- Type
- Subsection
- 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 subsection.
Text
(a) When necessary to award a contract prior to DHS issuing SAFETY Act protections, contracting officers may award contracts presuming that DHS will issue a SAFETY Act designation/certification to the contractor after contract award only if-
(1) The criteria of 50.205-3(a) are met;
(2) The chief of the contracting office (or other official designated in agency procedures) approves the action; and
(3) The contracting officer advises DHS of the timelines for potential award and consults DHS as to when DHS could reasonably complete evaluations of offerors’ applications for SAFETY Act designations or certifications.
(b) Contracting officers shall not authorize offers presuming that SAFETY Act certification will be obtained (as opposed to a SAFETY Act designation), unless a block certification applies to the class of technology to be acquired under the solicitation.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR 50.205-3(a) Authorization of offers contingent upon SAFETY Act designation or certification before contract award
Quick answers
What is FAR 50.205-4?
FAR 50.205-4 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Authorization of awards made presuming SAFETY Act designation or certification after contract award".
When was FAR 50.205-4 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 50.205-4 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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