| Part 1 - — Federal Acquisition Regulations System |
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| 1.1 Purpose, Authority, Issuance |
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| 1.2 Administration |
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| 1.3 Agency Acquisition Regulations |
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| 1.4 Deviations from the FAR |
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| 1.5 Agency and Public Participation |
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| 1.6 Career Development, Contracting Authority, and Responsibilities |
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| 1.7 Determinations and Findings |
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| Part 2 - — Definitions of Words and Terms |
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| 2.1 Definitions |
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| 2.2 Definitions Clause |
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| Part 3 - — Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest |
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| 3.1 Safeguards |
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| 3.2 Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel |
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| 3.3 Reports of Suspected Antitrust Violations |
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| 3.4 Contingent Fees |
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| 3.5 Other Improper Business Practices |
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| 3.6 Contracts with Government Employees or Organizations Owned or Controlled by Them |
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| 3.7 Voiding and Rescinding Contracts |
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| 3.8 Limitations on the Payment of Funds to Influence Federal Transactions |
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| 3.9 Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees |
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| 3.10 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct |
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| 3.11 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions |
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| Part 4 - — Administrative Matters |
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| 4.1 Contract Execution |
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| 4.2 Contract Distribution |
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| 4.3 Paper Documents |
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| 4.4 Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry |
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| 4.5 Electronic Commerce in Contracting |
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| 4.6 Contract Reporting |
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| 4.7 Contractor Records Retention |
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| 4.8 Government Contract Files |
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| 4.9 Taxpayer Identification Number Information |
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| 4.10 Uniform Use of Line Items |
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| 4.11 System for Award Management |
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| 4.12 Representations and Certifications |
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| 4.13 Personal Identity Verification |
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| 4.14 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards |
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| 4.15 [Reserved] |
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| 4.16 Unique Procurement Instrument Identifiers |
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| 4.17 Service Contracts Inventory |
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| 4.18 Commercial and Government Entity Code |
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| 4.19 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems |
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| Part 5 - — Publicizing Contract Actions |
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| 5.1 Dissemination of Information |
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| 5.2 Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions |
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| 5.3 Synopses of Contract Awards |
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| 5.4 Release of Information |
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| 5.5 Paid Advertisements |
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| 5.6 Publicizing Multi-Agency Use Contracts |
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| 5.7 Publicizing Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
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| Part 6 - — Competition Requirements |
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| 6.1 Full and Open Competition |
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| 6.2 Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources |
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| 6.3 Other Than Full and Open Competition |
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| 6.4 Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals |
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| 6.5 Advocates for Competition |
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| Part 7 - — Acquisition Planning |
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| 7.1 Acquisition Plans |
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| 7.2 Planning for the Purchase of Supplies in Economic Quantities |
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| 7.3 Contractor Versus Government Performance |
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| 7.4 Equipment Lease or Purchase |
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| 7.5 Inherently Governmental Functions |
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| Part 8 - — Required Sources of Supplies and Services |
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| 8.1 Excess Personal Property |
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| 8.2 [Reserved] |
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| 8.3 [Reserved] |
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| 8.4 Federal Supply Schedules |
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| 8.5 Acquisition of Helium |
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| 8.6 Acquisition from Federal Prison Industries, Inc. |
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| 8.7 Acquisition from Nonprofit Agencies Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled |
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| 8.8 Acquisition of Printing and Related Supplies |
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| 8.9 [Reserved] |
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| 8.10 [Reserved] |
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| 8.11 Leasing of Motor Vehicles |
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| Part 9 - — Contractor Qualifications |
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| 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors |
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| 9.2 Qualifications Requirements |
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| 9.3 First Article Testing and Approval |
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| 9.4 Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility |
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| 9.5 Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest |
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| 9.6 Contractor Team Arrangements |
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| 9.7 Defense Production Pools and Research and Development Pools |
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| Part 10 - — Market Research |
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| Part 11 - — Describing Agency Needs |
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| 11.1 Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents |
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| 11.2 Using and Maintaining Requirements Documents |
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| 11.3 Acceptable Material |
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| 11.4 Delivery or Performance Schedules |
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| 11.5 Liquidated Damages |
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| 11.6 Priorities and Allocations |
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| 11.7 Variation in Quantity |
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| 11.8 Testing |
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| Part 12 - — Acquisition of Commercial Items |
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| 12.1 Acquisition of Commercial Items—General |
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| 12.2 Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Items |
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| 12.3 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items |
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| 12.4 Unique Requirements Regarding Terms and Conditions for Commercial Items |
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| 12.5 Applicability of Certain Laws to the Acquisition of Commercial Items and Commercially Available Off-The-Shelf Items |
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| 12.6 Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items |
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| Part 13 - — Simplified Acquisition Procedures |
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| 13.1 Procedures |
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| 13.2 Actions At or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold |
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| 13.3 Simplified Acquisition Methods |
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| 13.4 Fast Payment Procedure |
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| 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items |
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| Part 14 - — Sealed Bidding |
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| 14.1 Use of Sealed Bidding |
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| 14.2 Solicitation of Bids |
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| 14.3 Submission of Bids |
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| 14.4 Opening of Bids and Award of Contract |
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| 14.5 Two-Step Sealed Bidding |
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| Part 15 - — Contracting by Negotiation |
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| 15.1 Source Selection Processes and Techniques |
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| 15.2 Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information |
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| 15.3 Source Selection |
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| 15.4 Contract Pricing |
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| 15.5 Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and Mistakes |
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| 15.6 Unsolicited Proposals |
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| Part 16 - — Types of Contracts |
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| 16.1 Selecting Contract Types |
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| 16.2 Fixed-Price Contracts |
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| 16.3 Cost-Reimbursement Contracts |
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| 16.4 Incentive Contracts |
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| 16.5 Indefinite-Delivery Contracts |
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| 16.6 Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and Letter Contracts |
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| 16.7 Agreements |
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| Part 17 - — Special Contracting Methods |
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| 17.1 Multi-year Contracting |
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| 17.2 Options |
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| 17.3 [Reserved] |
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| 17.4 Leader Company Contracting |
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| 17.5 Interagency Acquisitions |
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| 17.6 Management and Operating Contracts |
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| 17.7 Interagency Acquisitions: Acquisitions by Nondefense Agencies on Behalf of the Department of Defense |
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| Part 18 - — Emergency Acquisitions |
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| 18.1 Available Acquisition Flexibilities |
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| 18.2 Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities |
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| Part 19 - — Small Business Programs |
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| 19.1 Size Standards |
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| 19.2 Policies |
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| 19.3 Determination of Small Business Status for Small Business Programs |
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| 19.4 Cooperation with the Small Business Administration |
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| 19.5 Set-Asides for Small Business |
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| 19.6 Certificates of Competency and Determinations of Responsibility |
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| 19.7 The Small Business Subcontracting Program |
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| 19.8 Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program) |
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| 19.9 [Reserved] |
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| 19.10 [Reserved] |
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| 19.11 [Reserved] |
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| 19.12 [Reserved] |
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| 19.13 Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program |
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| 19.14 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program |
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| 19.15 Women-Owned Small Business Program. |
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| Part 20 - — Reserved |
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| Part 21 - — Reserved |
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| Part 22 - — Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions |
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| 22.1 Basic Labor Policies |
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| 22.2 Convict Labor |
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| 22.3 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act |
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| 22.4 Labor Standards for Contracts Involving Construction |
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| 22.5 Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects |
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| 22.6 Contracts For Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000 |
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| 22.7 [Reserved] |
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| 22.8 Equal Employment Opportunity |
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| 22.9 Nondiscrimination Because of Age |
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| 22.10 Service Contract Labor Standards |
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| 22.11 Professional Employee Compensation |
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| 22.12 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts |
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| 22.13 Equal Opportunity for Veterans |
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| 22.14 Employment of Workers with Disabilities |
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| 22.15 Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor |
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| 22.16 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act |
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| 22.17 Combating Trafficking in Persons |
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| 22.18 Employment Eligibility Verification |
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| 22.19 Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors |
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| 22.20 [Reserved] |
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| 22.21 Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. |
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| Part 23 - — Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug- Free Workplace |
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| 23.1 Sustainable Acquisition Policy |
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| 23.2 Energy and Water Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
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| 23.3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data |
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| 23.4 Use of Recovered Materials and Biobased Products |
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| 23.5 Drug-Free Workplace |
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| 23.6 Notice of Radioactive Material |
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| 23.7 Contracting for Environmentally Preferable Products and Services |
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| 23.8 Ozone-Depleting Substances and Greenhouse Gases |
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| 23.9 Contractor Compliance with Environmental Management Systems |
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| 23.10 Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements |
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| 23.11 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving |
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| Part 24 - — Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information |
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| 24.1 Protection of Individual Privacy |
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| 24.2 Freedom of Information Act |
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| 24.3 Privacy Training |
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| Part 25 - — Foreign Acquisition |
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| 25.1 Buy American—Supplies |
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| 25.2 Buy American—Construction Materials |
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| 25.3 Contracts Performed Outside the United States |
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| 25.4 Trade Agreements |
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| 25.5 Evaluating Foreign Offers—Supply Contracts |
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| 25.6 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Buy American statute—Construction Materials |
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| 25.7 Prohibited Sources |
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| 25.8 Other International Agreements and Coordination |
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| 25.9 Customs and Duties |
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| 25.10 Additional Foreign Acquisition Regulations |
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| 25.11 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses |
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| Part 26 - — Other Socioeconomic Programs |
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| 26.1 Indian Incentive Program |
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| 26.2 Disaster or Emergency Assistance Activities |
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| 26.3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions |
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| 26.4 Food Donations to Nonprofit Organizations |
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| Part 27 - — Patents, Data, and Copyrights |
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| 27.1 General |
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| 27.2 Patents and Copyrights |
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| 27.3 Patent Rights under Government Contracts |
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| 27.4 Rights in Data and Copyrights |
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| 27.5 Foreign License and Technical Assistance Agreements |
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| Part 28 - — Bonds and Insurance |
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| 28.1 Bonds and Other Financial Protections |
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| 28.2 Sureties and Other Security for Bonds |
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| 28.3 Insurance |
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| Part 29 - — Taxes |
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| 29.1 General |
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| 29.2 Federal Excise Taxes |
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| 29.3 State and Local Taxes |
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| 29.4 Contract Clauses |
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| Part 30 - — Cost Accounting Standards Administration |
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| 30.1 General |
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| 30.2 CAS Program Requirements |
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| 30.3 CAS Rules and Regulations [Reserved] |
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| 30.4 Cost Accounting Standards [Reserved] |
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| 30.5 Cost Accounting Standards for Educational Institutions [Reserved] |
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| 30.6 CAS Administration |
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| Part 31 - — Contract Cost Principles and Procedures |
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| 31.1 Applicability |
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| 31.2 Contracts with Commercial Organizations |
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| 31.3 Contracts with Educational Institutions |
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| 31.4 [Reserved] |
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| 31.5 [Reserved] |
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| 31.6 Contracts with State, Local, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments |
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| 31.7 Contracts with Nonprofit Organizations |
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| Part 32 - — Contract Financing |
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| 32.1 Non-Commercial Item Purchase Financing |
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| 32.2 Commercial Item Purchase Financing |
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| 32.3 Loan Guarantees for Defense Production |
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| 32.4 Advance Payments for Non-Commercial Items |
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| 32.5 Progress Payments Based on Costs |
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| 32.6 Contract Debts |
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| 32.7 Contract Funding |
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| 32.8 Assignment of Claims |
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| 32.9 Prompt Payment |
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| 32.10 Performance-Based Payments |
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| 32.11 Electronic Funds Transfer |
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| Part 33 - — Protests, Disputes, and Appeals |
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| 33.1 Protests |
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| 33.2 Disputes and Appeals |
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| Part 34 - — Major System Acquisition |
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| 34.1 Testing, Qualification and Use of Industrial Resources Developed Under Title III, Defense Production Act |
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| 34.2 Earned Value Management System |
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| Part 35 - — Research and Development Contracting |
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| Part 36 - — Construction and Architect- Engineer Contracts |
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| 36.1 General |
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| 36.2 Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction |
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| 36.3 Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures |
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| 36.4 [Reserved] |
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| 36.5 Contract Clauses |
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| 36.6 Architect-Engineer Services |
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| 36.7 Standard and Optional Forms for Contracting for Construction, Architect-Engineer Services, and Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements |
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| Part 37 - — Service Contracting |
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| 37.1 Service Contracts—General |
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| 37.2 Advisory and Assistance Services |
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| 37.3 Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements |
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| 37.4 Nonpersonal Health Care Services |
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| 37.5 Management Oversight of Service Contracts |
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| 37.6 Performance-Based Acquisition |
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| Part 38 - — Federal Supply Schedule Contracting |
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| 38.1 Federal Supply Schedule Program |
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| 38.2 Establishing and Administering Federal Supply Schedules |
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| Part 39 - — Acquisition of Information Technology |
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| 39.1 General |
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| 39.2 Electronic and Information Technology |
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| Part 40 - — Reserved |
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| Part 41 - — Acquisition of Utility Services |
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| 41.1 General |
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| 41.2 Acquiring Utility Services |
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| 41.3 Requests for Assistance |
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| 41.4 Administration |
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| 41.5 Solicitation Provision and Contract Clauses |
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| 41.6 Forms |
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| 41.7 Formats |
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| Part 42 - — Contract Administration and Audit Services |
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| 42.1 Contract Audit Services |
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| 42.2 Contract Administration Services |
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| 42.3 Contract Administration Office Functions |
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| 42.4 Correspondence and Visits |
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| 42.5 Postaward Orientation |
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| 42.6 Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer |
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| 42.7 Indirect Cost Rates |
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| 42.8 Disallowance of Costs |
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| 42.9 Bankruptcy |
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| 42.10 [Reserved] |
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| 42.11 Production Surveillance and Reporting |
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| 42.12 Novation and Change-of-Name Agreements |
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| 42.13 Suspension of Work, Stop-Work Orders, and Government Delay of Work |
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| 42.14 [Reserved] |
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| 42.15 Contractor Performance Information |
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| 42.16 Small Business Contract Administration |
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| 42.17 Forward Pricing Rate Agreements |
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| Part 43 - — Contract Modifications |
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| 43.1 General |
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| 43.2 Change Orders |
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| 43.3 Forms |
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| Part 44 - — Subcontracting Policies and Procedures |
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| 44.1 General |
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| 44.2 Consent to Subcontracts |
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| 44.3 Contractors Purchasing Systems Reviews |
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| 44.4 Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components |
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| Part 45 - — Government Property |
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| 45.1 General |
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| 45.2 Solicitation and Evaluation Procedures |
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| 45.3 Authorizing the Use and Rental of Government Property |
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| 45.4 Title to Government Property |
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| 45.5 Support Government Property Administration |
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| 45.6 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal |
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| Part 46 - — Quality Assurance |
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| 46.1 General |
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| 46.2 Contract Quality Requirements |
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| 46.3 Contract Clauses |
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| 46.4 Government Contract Quality Assurance |
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| 46.5 Acceptance |
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| 46.6 Material Inspection and Receiving Reports |
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| 46.7 Warranties |
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| 46.8 Contractor Liability for Loss of or Damage to Property of the Government |
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| Part 47 - — Transportation |
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| 47.1 General |
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| 47.2 Contracts for Transportation or for Transportation-Related Services |
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| 47.3 Transportation in Supply Contracts |
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| 47.4 Air Transportation by U.S.-Flag Carriers |
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| 47.5 Ocean Transportation by U.S.-Flag Vessels |
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| Part 48 - — Value Engineering |
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| 48.1 Policies and Procedures |
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| 48.2 Contract Clauses |
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| Part 49 - — Termination of Contracts |
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| 49.1 General Principles |
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| 49.2 Additional Principles for Fixed-Price Contracts Terminated for Convenience |
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| 49.3 Additional Principles for Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Terminated for Convenience |
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| 49.4 Termination for Default |
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| 49.5 Contract Termination Clauses |
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| 49.6 Contract Termination Forms and Formats |
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| Part 50 - — Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the safety act |
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| 50.1 Extraordinary Contractual Actions |
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| 50.2 Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 |
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| Part 51 - — Use of Government Sources by Contractors |
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| 51.1 Contractor Use of Government Supply Sources |
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| 51.2 Contractor Use of Interagency Fleet Management System (IFMS) Vehicles |
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| Part 52 - — Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses |
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| 52.1 Instructions for Using Provisions and Clauses |
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| 52.2 Text of Provisions and Clauses |
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| 52.3 Provision and Clause Matrix |
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| Part 53 - — Forms |
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| 53.1 General |
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| 53.2 Prescription of Forms |
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| 53.3 Illustration of Forms |
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| 34.0 General |
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| Appendix |
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