FAR 3.301 General
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 3.301
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 84 FR 19839 Effective May 6, 2019
- Proposed changes
- 1
- 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) Practices that eliminate competition or restrain trade usually lead to excessive prices and may warrant criminal, civil, or administrative action against the participants. Examples of anticompetitive practices are collusive bidding, follow-the-leader pricing, rotated low bids, collusive price estimating systems, and sharing of the business.
(b) Contracting personnel are an important potential source of investigative leads for antitrust enforcement and should therefore be sensitive to indications of unlawful behavior by offerors and contractors. Agency personnel shall report, in accordance with agency regulations, evidence of suspected antitrust violations in acquisitions for possible referral to-
(1) The Attorney General under 3.303; and
(2) The agency office responsible for contractor debarment and suspension under subpart 9.4.
Federal Register history
| Final rule | Published | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments |
Proposed changes
| Proposed rule | Published | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 3 and 49 | Closed Jul 23, 2026No final rule found |
Sections cited
- FAR 3.303 Reporting suspected antitrust violations
- FAR Subpart 9.4 Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility
Quick answers
What is FAR 3.301?
FAR 3.301 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "General".
When was FAR 3.301 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments" (84 FR 19839), published May 6, 2019 and effective May 6, 2019.
Are changes to FAR 3.301 proposed?
One proposed change has no final rule yet.
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