FAR 12.502 Procedures
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 12.502
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 86 FR 61017 Effective Dec 6, 2021
- 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) The FAR prescription for the provision or clause for each of the laws listed in 12.503 has been revised in the appropriate part to reflect its proper application to prime contracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.
(b) For subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, the clauses at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, reflect the applicability of the laws listed in 12.504 by identifying the only provisions and clauses that are required to be included in a subcontract at any tier for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.
(c) The FAR prescription for the provision or clause for each of the laws listed in 12.505 has been revised in the appropriate part to reflect its proper application to contracts and subcontracts for the acquisition of COTS items.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services
- FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services
- FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services
- FAR 12.504 Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services
- FAR 12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items
Quick answers
What is FAR 12.502?
FAR 12.502 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Procedures".
When was FAR 12.502 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”" (86 FR 61017), published Nov 4, 2021 and effective Dec 6, 2021.
Are changes to FAR 12.502 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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