48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2001-10-01 2001-10-01 false Table Of Contents Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION 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 35 4 Administrative matters 61 SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING 5 Publicizing contract actions 77 6 Competition requirements 92 7 Acquisition planning 103 8 Required sources of supplies and services 119 9 Contractor qualifications 135 10 Market research 168 11 Describing agency needs 170 12 Acquisition of commercial items 183 SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES 13 Simplified acquisition procedures 196 14 Sealed bidding 213 15 Contracting by negotiation 242 16 Types of contracts 292 17 Special contracting methods 317 18 [Reserved] SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS 19 Small business programs 332 20-21 [Reserved] 22 Application of labor laws to Government acquisitions 389 23 Environment, conservation, occupational safety, and drug-free workplace 446 24 Protection of privacy and freedom of information 457 25 Foreign acquisition 459 26 Other socioeconomic programs 482 SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS 27 Patents, data, and copyrights 486 28 Bonds and insurance 526 29 Taxes 546 30 Cost accounting standards administration 552 31 Contract cost principles and procedures 560 32 Contract financing 617 33 Protests, disputes, and appeals 685 SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING 34 Major system acquisition 699 35 Research and development contracting 702 36 Construction and architect-engineer contracts 712 37 Service contracting 732 38 Federal supply schedule contracting 744 39 Acquisition of information technology 745 40 [Reserved] 41 Acquisition of utility services 749 SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 42 Contract administration and audit services 759 43 Contract modifications 793 44 Subcontracting policies and procedures 798 45 Government property 804 46 Quality assurance 845 47 Transportation 863 48 Value engineering 897 49 Termination of contracts 905 50 Extraordinary contractual actions 949 51 Use of Government sources by contractors 958 FAR Index 964 Editorial Note:

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