FAR 3.406 Records
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 3.406
- Type
- Section
- 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
For enforcement purposes, agencies shall preserve any specific evidence of one or more of the violations in 3.405(a), together with all other pertinent data, including a record of actions taken. Contracting offices shall not retire or destroy these records until it is certain that they are no longer needed for enforcement purposes. If the original record is maintained in a central file, a copy must be retained in the contract file.
Sections cited
- FAR 3.405(a) Misrepresentations or violations of the Covenant Against Contingent Fees
Quick answers
What is FAR 3.406?
FAR 3.406 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Records".
Are changes to FAR 3.406 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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