FAR 7.102 Policy
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 7.102
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 87 FR 73894 Effective Dec 30, 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
(a) Agencies shall perform acquisition planning and conduct market research (see part 10) for all acquisitions in order to promote and provide for—
(1) Acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, or to the extent that commercial products suitable to meet the agency’s needs are not available, nondevelopmental items, to the maximum extent practicable (10 U.S.C. 3453 and 41 U.S.C. 3307); and
(2) Full and open competition (see part 6) or, when full and open competition is not required in accordance with part 6, to obtain competition to the maximum extent practicable, with due regard to the nature of the supplies or services to be acquired (10 U.S.C. 3206(a)(1) and 41 U.S.C. 3306a)(1)).
(3) Selection of appropriate contract type in accordance with part 16; and
(4) Appropriate consideration of the use of pre-existing contracts, including interagency and intra-agency contracts, to fulfill the requirement, before awarding new contracts. (See 8.002 through 8.004 and subpart 17.5).
(b) This planning shall integrate the efforts of all personnel responsible for significant aspects of the acquisition. The purpose of this planning is to ensure that the Government meets its needs in the most effective, economical, and timely manner. Agencies that have a detailed acquisition planning system in place that generally meets the requirements of 7.104 and 7.105 need not revise their system to specifically meet all of these requirements.
Federal Register history
Proposed changes
| Proposed rule | Published | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, and 41 | Closed Jul 23, 2026No final rule found |
Sections cited
- FAR Part 10 Market Research
- FAR Part 6 Competition Requirements
- FAR Part 16 Types of Contracts
- FAR 8.002 Priorities for use of mandatory Government sources
- FAR 8.004 Use of other sources
- FAR Subpart 17.5 Interagency Acquisitions
- FAR 7.104 General procedures
- FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans
Quick answers
What is FAR 7.102?
FAR 7.102 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Policy".
When was FAR 7.102 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations" (87 FR 73894), published Dec 1, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.
Are changes to FAR 7.102 proposed?
One proposed change has no final rule yet.
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