FAR 11.602 General
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 11.602
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 89 FR 61338 Effective Aug 29, 2024
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a) Under Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App.2061, et seq.), the President is authorized to require preferential acceptance and performance of contracts and orders supporting certain approved national defense and energy programs and to allocate materials, services, and facilities in such a manner as to promote these approved programs.
(b) The President delegated the priorities and allocations authorities of the Defense Production Act in Executive Order 12919. As part of that delegation, the President designated the Secretary of Commerce to administer the DPAS. For more information, check the DPAS website at: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/defense-priorities-a-allocations-system-program-dpas.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is FAR 11.602?
FAR 11.602 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "General".
When was FAR 11.602 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments" (89 FR 61338), published Jul 30, 2024 and effective Aug 29, 2024.
Are changes to FAR 11.602 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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