FAR 50.000 Scope of part
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 50.000
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 72 FR 63027 Effective Nov 7, 2007
- 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
This part-
(a)
(1) Prescribes policies and procedures for entering into, amending, or modifying contracts in order to facilitate the national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority granted by Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431-1434) and Executive Order 10789, dated November 14, 1958. It does not cover advance payments (see subpart 32.4); and
(2) Implements indemnification authority granted by Pub. L. 85-804 and paragraph 1 A of E.O. 10789 with respect to any matter that has been, or could be, designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security as a qualified anti-terrorism technology as defined in the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act); and
(b) Implements SAFETY Act liability protections to promote development and use of anti-terrorism technologies.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR Subpart 32.4 Advance Payments for Other Than Commercial Acquisitions
Quick answers
What is FAR 50.000?
FAR 50.000 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Scope of part".
When was FAR 50.000 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-023, SAFETY Act: Implementation of DHS Regulations" (72 FR 63027), published Nov 7, 2007 and effective Nov 7, 2007.
Are changes to FAR 50.000 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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