FAR 47.202 Presolicitation planning

Section Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 47.202
Type
Section
Last amended
86 FR 71323 Effective Jan 14, 2022
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

Contracting officers shall inform activities that plan to acquire transportation or transportation-related services of the applicable lead-time requirements, that is-

(a) The Service Contract Labor Standards statute requirement to obtain a wage determination by accessing the Wage Determinations at SAM.gov website (https://www.sam.gov) using the Wage Determinations at SAM.gov process or by submitting a request directly to the Department of Labor on this website using the e98 process before the issuance of an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or commencement of negotiations for any contract exceeding $2,500 that may be subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (see subpart 22.10);

(b) The possible requirement to provide, during the solicitation period, time for prospective offerors or contractors to inspect origin and destination locations; or

(c) The possible requirement for inspection by agency personnel of prospective contractor facilities and equipment.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Certain Online References in the FAR 86 FR 71323 · FAC 2022-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Positive Law Codification of Title 41 79 FR 24192 · FAC 2005-73
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-033, Implementation of Wage Determinations OnLine (WDOL) 71 FR 36930 · FAC 2005-10

Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 91 FR 59584 · FAR Case 2026-011, Docket No. FAR-2026-0011, Sequence No. 1 Closed Oct 19, 2026No final rule found

Sections cited

Quick answers

What is FAR 47.202?

FAR 47.202 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Presolicitation planning".

When was FAR 47.202 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Certain Online References in the FAR" (86 FR 71323), published Dec 15, 2021 and effective Jan 14, 2022.

Are changes to FAR 47.202 proposed?

One proposed change has no final rule yet.

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