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Reads one acquisition regulation citation verbatim, as markdown: a FAR, DFARS, DFARS PGI or GSAM/GSAR section, clause or provision; one paragraph with its subparagraphs and tables ("FAR 25.402(b)"); an alternate ("FAR 52.219-9 Alt II"); or a part or subpart with its table of contents. Choose the edition every time: codified for the published regulatory text and accompanying PGI or GSAM manual guidance, overhaul for the Overhaul class-deviation text agencies are applying ahead of final rules. Returns the section's citation, clause date, prescription, cross-references, effective date and edition, and says when the citation is not in that edition (other_editions), names a paragraph or alternate the section lacks (available), or was withdrawn. Optionally provides a part-mapping heuristic from available indexed deviation records for FAR Parts 1-53 and DFARS or DFARS PGI Parts 201-253. DFARS Part 252 maps to FAR Part 52 without checking a clause prescription or source memo. This is not a clause-level governing-edition determination: check the prescription, relevant clause deviation and source memo scope before relying on the reported edition. With no matching record, the report defaults to codified; this is not proof that codified text governs. GSAM, appendices and unsupported parts report covered=false without governing_edition. Lists the DFARS, PGI and GSAM sections that supplement a FAR citation. PGI and GSAM manual guidance is not 48 CFR regulatory text. For contract clauses, compare clause_date with the incorporated version; historical clause dates cannot be selected. Use Search_Regulations to find citations by topic.

Examples

Use this tool to quote the exact text of one regulation citation. It reads one citation per call. To find citations by topic, use Search regulations first.

Use Acquisition regulation data for edition selection, agency applicability limits, effective dates, and held or renamed records.

Keep these rules in mind:

  • edition is required. Use codified for the edition containing 48 CFR regulatory text, DFARS PGI guidance, and GSAM internal-manual policy. PGI guidance and GSAM sections marked is_regulatory: false are not codified in 48 CFR. Use overhaul for the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul class-deviation text that agencies are applying ahead of final rules; for the GSAM, overhaul is GSA's Revolutionary GSAR Overhaul (RGO) class deviation. To compare the two, call once per edition.
  • For a clause already in a contract, choose the edition used by the contract and compare the returned section.clause_date with the contract's clause date. This tool cannot select a historical clause date. The optional date affects only the agency applicability report, not the text returned.
  • Write the citation as people do, such as FAR 52.219-14, DFARS 252.204-7012, GSAR 552.238-79, or PGI 204.7303. GSAR citations are read from the GSAM. A bare number is read by its part: 1 to 53 is the FAR, 201 to 299 the DFARS, and 501 to 570 the GSAM. Always name PGI.
  • Check status before quoting. On not_found, other_editions says which editions hold the section. On part_not_found, available lists the paragraphs or alternates the section has.
  • Overhaul text can be published before it takes effect. When it has, the response carries effective_note and a future effective_date.
  • Some clause numbers printed in GSA's RGO deviation are stored under their GSAR number: GSAR 552.516-90 is not_found, and GSAR 552.216-90 is found. When a citation is not found, search for its title with Search regulations.

Read a clause

{
  "tool": "Get_Regulation_Section",
  "arguments": {
    "citation": "FAR 52.219-14",
    "edition": "codified"
  }
}

Read the Overhaul text of the same clause

{
  "tool": "Get_Regulation_Section",
  "arguments": {
    "citation": "FAR 52.219-14",
    "edition": "overhaul"
  }
}

Read one paragraph

A paragraph citation returns that paragraph with its subparagraphs and tables, not the whole section.

{
  "tool": "Get_Regulation_Section",
  "arguments": {
    "citation": "FAR 25.402(b)",
    "edition": "codified"
  }
}

Read a clause alternate

{
  "tool": "Get_Regulation_Section",
  "arguments": {
    "citation": "FAR 52.219-9 Alt II",
    "edition": "codified"
  }
}

List what a subpart contains

A part or subpart citation returns its table of contents in children, in reading order.

{
  "tool": "Get_Regulation_Section",
  "arguments": {
    "citation": "FAR Subpart 19.5",
    "edition": "codified"
  }
}

Read a GSAR clause

The GSAR is the regulatory part of the GSAM, so the response names the regulation GSAM and the citation GSAM 552.238-79. section.is_regulatory is true for GSAR text and false for GSA's internal manual text.

{
  "tool": "Get_Regulation_Section",
  "arguments": {
    "citation": "GSAR 552.238-79",
    "edition": "overhaul"
  }
}

How does the agency edition assessment work?

Find the agency's GovTribe ID with Search federal agencies, then pass it as federal_agency_id. The response adds an applicability report: a part-mapping heuristic using available indexed deviation records for the agency on date (today by default), with any selected memo. It maps DFARS Part 252 to FAR Part 52 without following the clause prescription or checking source memo scope. Before treating a reported edition as governing a clause, check its prescription, the relevant clause deviation, and the source memo scope against the procurement. Coverage is limited to FAR Parts 1–53 and DFARS or DFARS PGI Parts 201–253, mapped to FAR Parts 1–53. With no qualifying indexed memo, the report defaults to codified; missing records do not prove that codified text governs. Check the procurement and agency source guidance before relying on that fallback. The report never changes the text returned; when its reported edition differs from the requested edition, read that edition separately when relevant. GSAM citations, appendices and unsupported parts report covered: false and omit governing_edition; this does not mean the codified edition governs.

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Agencies",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "General Services Administration",
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name"
    ]
  }
}
{
  "tool": "Get_Regulation_Section",
  "arguments": {
    "citation": "FAR 19.502-2(b)",
    "edition": "codified",
    "federal_agency_id": "<general_services_administration_govtribe_id>",
    "date": "2026-11-05"
  }
}

Which supplement sections add to a FAR section?

For a FAR citation, include_supplements lists the DFARS, PGI, and GSAM sections in the same edition that supplement exactly that FAR part, subpart, or section. Each comes back as a citation and title to read next. For any other regulation, the list is empty.

{
  "tool": "Get_Regulation_Section",
  "arguments": {
    "citation": "FAR 19.102",
    "edition": "codified",
    "include_supplements": true
  }
}

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ExamplesRead a clauseRead the Overhaul text of the same clauseRead one paragraphRead a clause alternateList what a subpart containsRead a GSAR clauseHow does the agency edition assessment work?Which supplement sections add to a FAR section?Related articles