FAR 3.501-2 General
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 3.501-2
- Type
- Subsection
- 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 subsection.
Text
(a) Buying-in may decrease competition or result in poor contract performance. The contracting officer must take appropriate action to ensure buying-in losses are not recovered by the contractor through the pricing of-
(1) Change orders; or
(2) Follow-on contracts subject to cost analysis.
(b) The Government should minimize the opportunity for buying-in by seeking a price commitment covering as much of the entire program concerned as is practical by using-
(1) Multiyear contracting, with a requirement in the solicitation that a price be submitted only for the total multi-year quantity; or
(2) Priced options for additional quantities that, together with the firm contract quantity, equal the program requirements (see subpart 17.2).
(c) Other safeguards are available to the contracting officer to preclude recovery of buying-in losses (e.g., amortization of nonrecurring costs (see 15.408, Table 15-1, paragraph A, column (2) under "Formats for Submission of Line Item Summaries") and treatment of unreasonable price quotations (see 15.405).
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 Subpart 17.2 Options
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
- FAR 15.405 Price negotiation
Quick answers
What is FAR 3.501-2?
FAR 3.501-2 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "General".
When was FAR 3.501-2 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 3.501-2 proposed?
One proposed change has no final rule yet.
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