48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false 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 21 3 Improper business practices and personal conflicts of interest 43 4 Administrative matters 71 SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING 5 Publicizing contract actions 96 6 Competition requirements 110 7 Acquisition planning 123 8 Required sources of supplies and services 136 9 Contractor qualifications 160 10 Market research 196 11 Describing agency needs 198 12 Acquisition of commercial items 211 SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES 13 Simplified acquisition procedures 227 14 Sealed bidding 245 15 Contracting by negotiation 273 16 Types of contracts 327 17 Special contracting methods 358 18 Emergency acquisitions 372 SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS 19 Small business programs 377 20-21 [Reserved] 22 Application of labor laws to Government acquisitions 440 23 Environment, energy and water efficiency, renewable energy technologies, occupational safety, and drug-free workplace 505 24 Protection of privacy and freedom of information 520 25 Foreign acquisition 522 26 Other socioeconomic programs 556 SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS 27 Patents, data, and copyrights 561 28 Bonds and insurance 589 29 Taxes 609 30 Cost accounting standards administration 615 31 Contract cost principles and procedures 630 32 Contract financing 681 33 Protests, disputes, and appeals 748 SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING 34 Major system acquisition 762 35 Research and development contracting 766 36 Construction and architect-engineer contracts 776 37 Service contracting 794 38 Federal supply schedule contracting 806 39 Acquisition of information technology 807 40 [Reserved] 41 Acquisition of utility services 812 SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 42 Contract administration and audit services 822 43 Contract modifications 854 44 Subcontracting policies and procedures 859 45 Government property 866 46 Quality assurance 877 47 Transportation 895 48 Value engineering 932 49 Termination of contracts 940 50 Extraordinary contractual actions and the safety act 981 51 Use of Government sources by contractors 994 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Index 1000