FAR 4.705 Specific retention periods
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 4.705
- 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
The contractor shall retain the records identified in 4.705-1 through 4.705-3 for the periods designated, provided retention is required under 4.702. Records are identified in this subpart in terms of their purpose or use and not by specific name or form number. Although the descriptive identifications may not conform to normal contractor usage or filing practices, these identifications apply to all contractor records that come within the description.
Contents
Sections cited
- FAR 4.705-1 Financial and cost accounting records
- FAR 4.705-3 Acquisition and supply records
- FAR 4.702 Applicability
Quick answers
What is FAR 4.705?
FAR 4.705 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Specific retention periods".
Are changes to FAR 4.705 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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