(1) The context in which the word or term is used clearly requires a different meaning; or Change of Name Agreement means a legal instrument signed by the Contractor and the Government that recognizes the legal name change of the Contractor without interfering with the original contractual rights and obligations of the parties. The first known use of “threshold” in the English language comes from the Old English translation of Alfred the Great by the Roman philosopher Boethius in De consolatione philosophiae. In this translation, written around 888, “threshold” appears as “þeorscwold” (this first letter is called a thorn and has been used in Old English and Middle English to indicate the sounds produced by “th” in “thin” and “this”). The origins of this old English word are not known, although it is thought to be related to the Old English “thresscan”, from which we get the words thresh, which means “to separate the seeds of (a harvested plant) with a machine or tool” and “thrash”, which means, among other things, “to strike with or as with a stick or whip”. Construction or work means a construction activity other than manufacturing, supplying materials or maintenance and repair. Terms include, but are not limited to, buildings, structures and improvements of all kinds, such as bridges, dams, facilities, highways, park trails, roads, subways, tunnels, sewers, pipelines, power lines, pumping stations, heavy generators, railways, airports, terminals, wharves, wharves, wharves, trails, lighthouses, buoys, jetties, breakwaters, canals, dredging, shoring, plant rehabilitation and reactivation, scaffolding, drilling, blasting, excavation, clearing and landscaping. The manufacture or supply of materials, articles, consumables or equipment (whether or not a federal or state agency acquires ownership of such materials, articles, supplies or equipment during manufacture or installation, or owns the materials from which they are manufactured or supplied) is not a “building” or “work” as defined herein, Unless: it must be carried out in connection with and on the site of such building or work as set forth in the preceding sentence or in accordance with the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 and the Housing Act of 1949 in the construction or development of the project. By its very nature, the function of government as a political matter means a function so closely linked to the public interest that it dictates the performance of government employees. This definition is a directive provision, not a legal provision.

An inherently state function includes activities that require either the exercise of discretion in the application of state authority or the making of value judgments in government decisions. Government functions generally fall into two categories: the act of governing, that is, the discretionary exercise of state authority, and monetary transactions and claims. (a) A word or term defined in this Section has the same meaning in this Policy (48 CFR Chapter 1), unless: A question of substance, distinct from a question of form, relating to pleadings, affidavits, charges and other legal instruments, implies the sufficiency, validity or merit of the instrument as opposed to its method or style. The threshold for micro-purchases means $10,000, except (ii) a higher threshold determined as appropriate by the agency head and consistent with flawless audit results pursuant to 31 U.S.C., Chapter 75, Unit Audit Requirements; an internal institutional risk assessment; or state law. Parent topic: Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.000 Scope of the part. (a) This paragraph (1) defines words and terms commonly used in the FAR; (2) Contains references to other definitions in the FAR of the same word or term; and (3) provides for the inclusion of these definitions by reference in tenders and contracts. (b) Other parts, subsections, and sections of this Policy (48 CFR Chapter 1) may define other words or terms, and those definitions apply only to the part, subsection, or section in which the word or term is defined.