48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2000-10-01 2000-10-01 false FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION 1 CHAPTER 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL Part Page 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2 Definitions of words and terms 20 3 Improper business practices and personal conflicts of interest 26 4 Administrative matters 52 SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING 5 Publicizing contract actions 68 6 Competition requirements 82 7 Acquisition planning 94 8 Required sources of supplies and services 109 9 Contractor qualifications 126 10 Market research 159 11 Describing agency needs 161 12 Acquisition of commercial items 173 SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES 13 Simplified acquisition procedures 186 14 Sealed bidding 203 15 Contracting by negotiation 232 16 Types of contracts 282 17 Special contracting methods 308 18 [Reserved] SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS 19 Small business programs 322 20-21 [Reserved] 22 Application of labor laws to Government acquisitions 379 23 Environment, conservation, occupational safety, and drug-free workplace 438 24 Protection of privacy and freedom of information 449 25 Foreign acquisition 451 26 Other socioeconomic programs 474 SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS 27 Patents, data, and copyrights 478 28 Bonds and insurance 518 29 Taxes 539 30 Cost accounting standards administration 545 31 Contract cost principles and procedures 553 32 Contract financing 610 33 Protests, disputes, and appeals 678 SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING 34 Major system acquisition 692 35 Research and development contracting 695 36 Construction and architect-engineer contracts 705 37 Service contracting 725 38 Federal supply schedule contracting 737 39 Acquisition of information technology 738 40 [Reserved] 41 Acquisition of utility services 741 SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 42 Contract administration and audit services 751 43 Contract modifications 785 44 Subcontracting policies and procedures 790 45 Government property 797 46 Quality assurance 837 47 Transportation 856 48 Value engineering 890 49 Termination of contracts 898 50 Extraordinary contractual actions 942 51 Use of Government sources by contractors 951 FAR Index 957 Editorial Note:

The Federal Acquisition Regulations Index also follows the text of Chapter 1 in 48 CFR Chapter 1, Parts 52-99.