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FAR Clauses/Provisions Subtask

Use this subtask to assign applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and provisions to the contract.

You can manually enter FAR clauses/provisions on this subtask. You can also use the autoload function to have Costpoint automatically populate the table window with the FAR clauses/provisions that are assigned to a specific contract.

This subtask is also updated when you use the Import FAR/Supplemental Regulation Files subtask for the FAR Clause/Provision regulation type.

Load Options

If you have already assigned FAR clauses/provisions to a contract, use this group box to specify the contract from which FAR clauses/provisions will be copied, and identify the range of FAR clauses/provisions that you want to apply to the contract record you are accessing. You can also use this group box to load only FAR clauses/provisions that are marked as Required on the Manage FAR Library screen.

Field Description
Copy FAR Clauses/Provisions from Enter, or click to select, the Contract ID from which you want to copy FAR clauses/provisions that will be loaded in the table window.
FAR Clauses/Provisions

From the Options drop-down list, select the range of FAR clauses/provisions to be included in the autoload process. Valid options are:

  • All
  • One
  • Range
  • From Beginning
  • To End
Start Enter, or click to select, the starting FAR clause/provision for the range you want to include. If you select All or From Beginning in the Option field, this field is inactive.
End Enter, or click to select, the ending FAR clause/provision for the range you want to include. If you select All, One, or To End in the Option field, this field is inactive.
Load Required Rows Only Select this check box to load only FAR clauses/provisions that have the Required check box selected on the Manage FAR Library screen.
Autoload Click this button to load FAR clauses/provisions for the selected range.

Table Window

Use this table window to enter and/or mark FAR clauses/provisions that apply to the contract. If you used the autoload function, you can just mark the clauses or provisions that apply to the contract. If you want to manually add clauses/provisions, click New and enter details in each field.

Field Description
Applicable to Contract

This check box is selected by default. Keep it selected if the FAR clause/provision applies to the contract.

FAR Number Enter, or click to select, the FAR clause/provision number that applies to the contract. The lookup includes only FAR numbers that have the Show in Lookup check box selected on the Manage FAR Library screen.
Title

This field displays the title of the FAR clause/provision number selected as set up on the Manage FAR Library screen. You can edit this title only if the Editable check box is selected for this FAR clause/provision in Manage FAR Library.

If the FAR number you entered does not exist in Costpoint, enter the title of the FAR number in this field.

Clause/Provision This field displays either Clause or Provision, depending on the FAR number you selected. If the FAR number you entered does not exist in Costpoint, select Clause or Provision from the drop-down list.
Risk Level This field defaults to the Risk Level value selected for the FAR clause/provision number on the Manage FAR Library screen, but can be edited. Valid values are High, Medium, and Low.
Subcontract Flow-down

This field defaults to the Subcontract Flow-down value selected for the FAR clause/provision number on the Manage FAR Library screen, but can be edited. Your selection determines whether the FAR clause/provision number from the contract (specified in the Load Options group box of the FAR Clauses/Provisions subtask of the Manage Subcontracts screen) will flow down to the subcontract record.

Valid values are:

  • None: This option is selected by default. If you keep it selected, the FAR clause/provision number from the contract will not flow down to the subcontract record.
  • Optional: If you select this option, the FAR clause/provision number will be loaded from the contract to the subcontract record. The Applicable to Subcontract check box is automatically selected for the FAR clause/provision number on the FAR Clauses/Provisions subtask of Manage Subcontracts, but you can clear it.
  • Required: If you select this option, the FAR clause/provision number will be loaded from the contract to the subcontract record. The Applicable to Subcontract check box is automatically selected for the FAR clause/provision number on the FAR Clauses/Provisions subtask of Manage Subcontracts, and you will not be able to clear it.
  • Not Required: If you select this option, the FAR clause/provision number will be loaded from the contract to the subcontract record. The Applicable to Subcontract check box is clear for the FAR clause/provision number on the FAR Clauses/Provisions subtask of Manage Subcontracts, but you can select it.

In summary:

Subcontract Flow-down option Flow down FAR clause/provision from contract to subcontract? Applicable to Subcontract check box default Can Applicable to Subcontract check box be edited?
None No
Optional Yes Selected Yes
Required Yes Selected No
Not Required Yes Clear Yes
Description from Contract

This field displays the description of the FAR clause/provision number as set up on the Manage FAR Library screen. You can edit this description only if the Editable check box is selected for this FAR clause/provision in Manage FAR Library.

If the FAR number you entered does not exist in Costpoint, enter the FAR clause/provision description in this field.

Page No Enter the page number where the FAR clause/provision is located within the contract.
Page Reference No Enter the reference number where the FAR clause/provision is located within the contract for a given page.
Effective Date Enter, or click to select, the effective date of the FAR clause/provision.
Comments Enter comments or any additional information about the FAR clause/provision.
Notes This field defaults to the Notes entered for the FAR clause/provision number on the Manage FAR Library screen, but can be edited.