FAR 22.604-1 Statutory exemptions
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 22.604-1
- Type
- Subsection
- 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 subsection.
Text
Contracts for acquisition of the following supplies are exempt from the statute:
(a) Any item in those situations where the contracting officer is authorized by the express language of a statute to purchase "in the open market" generally (such as commercial products and commercial services, see part 12); or where a specific purchase is made under the conditions described in 6.302-2 in circumstances where immediate delivery is required by the public exigency.
(b) Perishables, including dairy, livestock, and nursery products.
(c) Agricultural or farm products processed for first sale by the original producers.
(d) Agricultural commodities or the products thereof purchased under contract by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services
- FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency
Quick answers
What is FAR 22.604-1?
FAR 22.604-1 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Statutory exemptions".
When was FAR 22.604-1 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 22.604-1 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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