FAR 17.500 Scope of subpart

Section Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 17.500
Type
Section
Last amended
90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
Proposed changes
1
Text as of
FAC 2026-01
Official text
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Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.

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(a) This subpart prescribes policies and procedures applicable to all interagency acquisitions under any authority, except as provided for in paragraph (c) of this section. In addition to complying with the interagency acquisition policy and procedures in this subpart, nondefense agencies acquiring supplies and services on behalf of the Department of Defense shall also comply with the policy and procedures at subpart 17.7.

(b) This subpart applies to interagency acquisitions, see 2.101 for definition, when-

(1) An agency needing supplies or services obtains them using another agency’s contract; or

(2) An agency uses another agency to provide acquisition assistance, such as awarding and administering a contract, a task order, or delivery order.

(c) This subpart does not apply to-

(1) Interagency reimbursable work performed by Federal employees (other than acquisition assistance), or interagency activities where contracting is incidental to the purpose of the transaction; or

(2) Orders of $750,000 or less issued against Federal Supply Schedules.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 90 FR 41872 · FAC 2025-06, FAR Case 2024-001
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 85 FR 62485 · FAC 2021-01, FAR Case 2019-013, Docket No. FAR-2019-0013
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 80 FR 38293 · FAC 2005-83
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Interagency Acquisitions: Compliance by Nondefense Agencies With Defense Procurement Requirements 77 FR 69720 · FAC 2005-62
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preventing Abuse of Interagency Contracts 77 FR 183 · FAC 2005-55
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preventing Abuse of Interagency Contracts 75 FR 77733 · FAC 2005-47
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Task-Order and Delivery-Order Contracts 67 FR 56117 · FAC 2001-09

Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 16, 17, and 35 91 FR 59476 · FAR Case 2026-006, Docket No. FAR-2026-0006, Sequence No. 1 Closed Oct 19, 2026No final rule found

Sections cited

  • FAR Subpart 17.7 Interagency Acquisitions: Acquisitions by Nondefense Agencies on Behalf of the Department of Defense
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions

Quick answers

What is FAR 17.500?

FAR 17.500 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Scope of subpart".

When was FAR 17.500 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds" (90 FR 41872), published Aug 27, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.

Are changes to FAR 17.500 proposed?

One proposed change has no final rule yet.

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