Subchapter A-General
- Part 1-Federal Acquisition Regulations System
- 1.1 Purpose, Authority, Issuance
- 1.2 Administration
- 1.3 Agency Acquisition Regulations
- 1.4 Deviations from the FAR
- 1.5 Agency and Public Participation
- 1.6 Career Development, Contracting Authority, and Responsibilities
- 1.7 Determinations and Findings
- Part 2-Definitions of Words and Terms
- 2.1 Definitions
- 2.2 Definitions Clause
- Part 3-Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest
- 3.1 Safeguards
- 3.2 Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel
- 3.3 Reports of Suspected Antitrust Violations
- 3.4 Contingent Fees
- 3.5 Other Improper Business Practices
- 3.6 Contracts with Government Employees or Organizations Owned or Controlled by Them
- 3.7 Voiding and Rescinding Contracts
- 3.8 Limitation on the Payment of Funds to Influence Federal Transactions
- 3.9 Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees
- Part 4-Administrative Matters
- 4.1 Contract Execution
- 4.2 Contract Distribution
- 4.3 Paper Documents
- 4.4 Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry
- 4.5 Electronic Commerce in Contracting
- 4.6 Contract Reporting
- 4.7 Contractor Records Retention
- 4.8 Government Contract Files
- 4.9 Taxpayer Identification Number Information
- 4.10 Contract Line Items
- 4.11 Central Contractor Registration
- 4.12 Annual Representations and Certifications
Subchapter B-Competition and Acquisition Planning
- Part 5-Publicizing Contract Actions
- 5.1 Dissemination of Information
- 5.2 Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions
- 5.3 Synopses of Contract Awards
- 5.4 Release of Information
- 5.5 Paid Advertisements
- 5.6 Publicizing Multi-Agency Use Contracts
- Part 6-Competition Requirements
- 6.1 Full and Open Competition
- 6.2 Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources
- 6.3 Other Than Full and Open Competition
- 6.4 Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals
- 6.5 Competition Advocates
- Part 7-Acquisition Planning
- 7.1 Acquisition Plans
- 7.2 Planning for the Purchase of Supplies in Economic Quantities
- 7.3 Contractor Versus Government Performance
- 7.4 Equipment Lease or Purchase
- 7.5 Inherently Governmental Functions
- Part 8-Required Sources of Supplies and Services
- 8.1 Excess Personal Property
- 8.2 [Reserved]
- 8.3 [Reserved]
- 8.4 Federal Supply Schedules
- 8.5 Acquisition of Helium
- 8.6 Acquisition from Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
- 8.7 Acquisition from Nonprofit Agencies Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
- 8.8 Acquisition of Printing and Related Supplies
- 8.9 [Reserved]
- 8.10 [Reserved]
- 8.11 Leasing of Motor Vehicles
- Part 9-Contractor Qualifications
- 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors
- 9.2 Qualifications Requirements
- 9.3 First Article Testing and Approval
- 9.4 Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility
- 9.5 Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest
- 9.6 Contractor Team Arrangements
- 9.7 Defense Production Pools and Research and Development Pools
- Part 10-Market Research
- Part 11-Describing Agency Needs
- 11.1 Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents
- 11.2 Using and Maintaining Requirements Documents
- 11.3 Acceptable Material
- 11.4 Delivery or Performance Schedules
- 11.5 Liquidated Damages
- 11.6 Priorities and Allocations
- 11.7 Variation in Quantity
- 11.8 Testing
- Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items
- 12.1 Acquisition of Commercial Items-General
- 12.2 Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Items
- 12.3 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items
- 12.4 Unique Requirements Regarding Terms and Conditions for Commercial Items
- 12.5 Applicability of Certain Laws to the Acquisition of Commercial Items
- 12.6 Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items
Subchapter C-Contracting Methods and Contract Types
- Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures
- 13.1 Procedures
- 13.2 Actions At or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold
- 13.3 Simplified Acquisition Methods
- 13.4 Fast Payment Procedure
- 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items
- Part 14-Sealed Bidding
- 14.1 Use of Sealed Bidding
- 14.2 Solicitation of Bids
- 14.3 Submission of Bids
- 14.4 Opening of Bids and Award of Contract
- 14.5 Two-Step Sealed Bidding
- Part 15-Contracting by Negotiation
- 15.1 Source Selection Processes and Techniques
- 15.2 Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information
- 15.3 Source Selection
- 15.4 Contract Pricing
- 15.5 Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and Mistakes
- 15.6 Unsolicited Proposals
- Part 16-Types of Contracts
- 16.1 Selecting Contract Types
- 16.2 Fixed-Price Contracts
- 16.3 Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
- 16.4 Incentive Contracts
- 16.5 Indefinite-Delivery Contracts
- 16.6 Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and Letter Contracts
- 16.7 Agreements
- Part 17-Special Contracting Methods
- 17.1 Multi-year Contracting
- 17.2 Options
- 17.3 [Reserved]
- 17.4 Leader Company Contracting
- 17.5 Interagency Acquisitions Under the Economy Act
- 17.6 Management and Operating Contracts
- Part 18-Reserved
Subchapter D-Socioeconomic Programs
- Part 19-Small Business Programs
- 19.1 Size Standards
- 19.2 Policies
- 19.3 Determination of Small Business Status for Small Business Programs
- 19.4 Cooperation with the Small Business Administration
- 19.5 Set-Asides for Small Business
- 19.6 Certificates of Competency and Determinations of Responsibility
- 19.7 The Small Business Subcontracting Program
- 19.8 Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program)
- 19.9 Very Small Business Pilot Program
- 19.10 Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program
- 19.11 Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns
- 19.12 Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program
- 19.13 Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program
- 19.14 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program
- Part 20-Reserved
- Part 21-Reserved
- Part 22-Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions
- 22.1 Basic Labor Policies
- 22.2 Convict Labor
- 22.3 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
- 22.4 Labor Standards for Contracts Involving Construction
- 22.5 [Reserved]
- 22.6 Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
- 22.7 [Reserved]
- 22.8 Equal Employment Opportunity
- 22.9 Nondiscrimination Because of Age
- 22.10 Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended
- 22.11 Professional Employee Compensation
- 22.12 [Reserved]
- 22.13 Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans
- 22.14 Employment of Workers with Disabilities
- 22.15 Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor
- 22.16 Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees
- Part 23-Environment, energy and water efficiency, renewable energy technologies, occupational safety, and Drug-Free Workplace
- 23.1 [Reserved]
- 23.2 Energy and Water Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- 23.3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data
- 23.4 Use of Recovered Materials
- 23.5 Drug-Free Workplace
- 23.6 Notice of Radioactive Material
- 23.7 Contracting for Environmentally Preferable Products and Services
- 23.8 Ozone-Depleting Substances
- 23.9 Contractor Compliance with Toxic Chemical Release Reporting
- 23.10 Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements
- Part 24-Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information
- 24.1 Protection of Individual Privacy
- 24.2 Freedom of Information Act
- Part 25-Foreign Acquisition
- 25.1 Buy American Act-Supplies
- 25.2 Buy American Act-Construction Materials
- 25.3 [Reserved]
- 25.4 Trade Agreements
- 25.5 Evaluating Foreign Offers-Supply Contracts
- 25.6 Trade Sanctions
- 25.7 Prohibited Sources
- 25.8 Other International Agreements and Coordination
- 25.9 Customs and Duties
- 25.10 Additional Foreign Acquisition Regulations
- 25.11 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
- Part 26-Other Socioeconomic Programs
- 26.1 Indian Incentive Program
- 26.2 Disaster or Emergency Assistance Activities
- 26.3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions
Subchapter E-General Contracting Requirements
- Part 27-Patents, Data, and Copyrights
- 27.1 General
- 27.2 Patents
- 27.3 Patent Rights under Government Contracts
- 27.4 Rights in Data and Copyrights
- 27.5 [Reserved]
- 27.6 Foreign License and Technical Assistance Agreements
- Part 28-Bonds and Insurance
- 28.1 Bonds and Other Financial Protections
- 28.2 Sureties and Other Security for Bonds
- 28.3 Insurance
- Part 29-Taxes
- 29.1 General
- 29.2 Federal Excise Taxes
- 29.3 State and Local Taxes
- 29.4 Contract Clauses
- Part 30-Cost Accounting Standards Administration
- 30.1 General
- 30.2 CAS Program Requirements
- 30.3 CAS Rules and Regulations [Reserved]
- 30.4 Cost Accounting Standards [Reserved]
- 30.5 Cost Accounting Standards for Educational Institutions [Reserved]
- 30.6 CAS Administration
- Part 31-Contract Cost Principles and Procedures
- 31.1 Applicability
- 31.2 Contracts with Commercial Organizations
- 31.3 Contracts with Educational Institutions
- 31.4 [Reserved]
- 31.5 [Reserved]
- 31.6 Contracts with State, Local, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
- 31.7 Contracts with Nonprofit Organizations
- Part 32-Contract Financing
- 32.1 Non-Commercial Item Purchase Financing
- 32.2 Commercial Item Purchase Financing
- 32.3 Loan Guarantees for Defense Production
- 32.4 Advance Payments for Non-Commercial Items
- 32.5 Progress Payments Based on Costs
- 32.6 Contract Debts
- 32.7 Contract Funding
- 32.8 Assignment of Claims
- 32.9 Prompt Payment
- 32.10 Performance-Based Payments
- 32.11 Electronic Funds Transfer
- Part 33-Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
- 33.1 Protests
- 33.2 Disputes and Appeals
Subchapter F-Special Categories of Contracting
- Part 34-Major System Acquisition
- 34.0 General
- 34.1 Testing, Qualification and Use of Industrial Resources Developed Under Title III, Defense Production Act
- Part 35-Research and Development Contracting
- Part 36-Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
- 36.1 General
- 36.2 Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction
- 36.3 Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures
- 36.4 [Reserved]
- 36.5 Contract Clauses
- 36.6 Architect-Engineer Services
- 36.7 Standard and Optional Forms for Contracting for Construction, Architect-Engineer Services, and Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements
- Part 37-Service Contracting
- 37.1 Service Contracts-General
- 37.2 Advisory and Assistance Services
- 37.3 Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements
- 37.4 Nonpersonal Health Care Services
- 37.5 Management Oversight of Service Contracts
- 37.6 Performance-Based Contracting
- Part 38-Federal Supply Schedule Contracting
- 38.1 Federal Supply Schedule Program
- 38.2 Establishing and Administering Federal Supply Schedules
- Part 39-Acquisition of Information Technology
- 39.1 General
- 39.2 Electronic and Information Technology
- Part 40-Reserved
- Part 41-Acquisition of Utility Services
- 41.1 General
- 41.2 Acquiring Utility Services
- 41.3 Requests for Assistance
- 41.4 Administration
- 41.5 Solicitation Provision and Contract Clauses
- 41.6 Forms
- 41.7 Formats
Subchapter G-Contract Management
- Part 42-Contract Administration and Audit Services
- 42.1 Contract Audit Services
- 42.2 Contract Administration Services
- 42.3 Contract Administration Office Functions
- 42.4 Correspondence and Visits
- 42.5 Postaward Orientation
- 42.6 Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer
- 42.7 Indirect Cost Rates
- 42.8 Disallowance of Costs
- 42.9 Bankruptcy
- 42.10 [Reserved]
- 42.11 Production Surveillance and Reporting
- 42.12 Novation and Change-of-Name Agreements
- 42.13 Suspension of Work, Stop-Work Orders, and Government Delay of Work
- 42.14 Traffic and Transportation Management
- 42.15 Contractor Performance Information
- 42.16 Small Business Contract Administration
- 42.17 Forward Pricing Rate Agreements
- Part 43-Contract Modifications
- 43.1 General
- 43.2 Change Orders
- 43.3 Forms
- Part 44-Subcontracting Policies and Procedures
- 44.1 General
- 44.2 Consent to Subcontracts
- 44.3 Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews
- 44.4 Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components
- Part 45-Government Property
- 45.1 General
- 45.2 Competitive Advantage
- 45.3 Providing Government Property to Contractors
- 45.4 Contractor Use and Rental of Government Property
- 45.5 Management of Government Property in the Possession of Contractors
- 45.6 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal
- Part 46-Quality Assurance
- 46.1 General
- 46.2 Contract Quality Requirements
- 46.3 Contract Clauses
- 46.4 Government Contract Quality Assurance
- 46.5 Acceptance
- 46.6 Material Inspection and Receiving Reports
- 46.7 Warranties
- 46.8 Contractor Liability for Loss of or Damage to Property of the Government
- Part 47-Transportation
- 47.1 General
- 47.2 Contracts for Transportation or for Transportation-Related Services
- 47.3 Transportation in Supply Contracts
- 47.4 Air Transportation by U.S.-Flag Carriers
- 47.5 Ocean Transportation by U.S.-Flag Vessels
- Part 48-Value Engineering
- 48.1 Policies and Procedures
- 48.2 Contract Clauses
- Part 49-Termination of Contracts
- 49.1 General Principles
- 49.2 Additional Principles for Fixed-Price Contracts Terminated for Convenience
- 49.3 Additional Principles for Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Terminated for Convenience
- 49.4 Termination for Default
- 49.5 Contract Termination Clauses
- 49.6 Contract Termination Forms and Formats
- Part 50-Extraordinary Contractual Actions
- 50.1 General
- 50.2 Delegation of and Limitations on Exercise of Authority
- 50.3 Contract Adjustments
- 50.4 Residual Powers
- Part 51-Use of Government Sources by Contractors
- 51.1 Contractor Use of Government Supply Sources
- 51.2 Contractor Use of Interagency Fleet Management System (IFMS) Vehicles
Subchapter H-Clauses and Forms
- Part 52-Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
- 52.1 Instructions for Using Provisions and Clauses
- 52.2 Text of Provisions and Clauses
- 52.3 Provision and Clause Matrix
- Part 53-Forms
- 53.1 General
- 53.2 Prescription of Forms
- 53.3 Illustration of Forms
- Part III-Preambles Published Under the FAR System
- Index