Edition attribute
Which text of an acquisition regulation a regulation section quotes: the codified edition (regulatory text and accompanying guidance) or the Overhaul class-deviation edition.
- Type:
string - Value set: Enum
- Data types: Regulation section
- Fields:
edition
A citation has at most one record per edition and can be present in one edition but absent from the other. Choose the edition before quoting: pass it as edition to the Get regulation section MCP tool, or filter with regulation_editions on the Search regulations MCP tool.
Values
codified: The edition containing 48 CFR regulatory text, DFARS PGI guidance, and GSAM internal-manual policy. PGI guidance and GSAM sections markedis_regulatory: falseare not codified in 48 CFR. For a contract clause from this edition, compare the returnedclause_datewith the contract; the tool cannot select a historical clause date.overhaul: The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul class-deviation text that agencies are applying ahead of final rules. For the GSAM, it is GSA's Revolutionary GSAR Overhaul (RGO) class deviation. Overhaul text can be published before it takes effect, so checkeffective_date.