FAR Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System

Part Federal Acquisition Regulation

Part facts

Citation
FAR Part 1
Type
Part
Last amended
90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
Proposed changes
11
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 part.

Contents

  • 1.000 Scope of part
  • Subpart 1.1 Purpose, Authority, Issuance
    • 1.101 Purpose
    • 1.102 Statement of guiding principles for the Federal Acquisition System
    • 1.103 Authority
    • 1.104 Applicability
    • 1.105 Issuance
    • 1.106 OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act
    • 1.107 Certifications
    • 1.108 FAR conventions
    • 1.109 Statutory acquisition–related dollar thresholds-adjustment for inflation
    • 1.110 Positive law codification
  • Subpart 1.2 Administration
    • 1.201 Maintenance of the FAR
    • 1.202 Agency compliance with the FAR
  • Subpart 1.3 Agency Acquisition Regulations
    • 1.301 Policy
    • 1.302 Limitations
    • 1.303 Publication and codification
    • 1.304 Agency control and compliance procedures
  • Subpart 1.4 Deviations from the FAR
    • 1.400 Scope of subpart
    • 1.401 Definition
    • 1.402 Policy
    • 1.403 Individual deviations
    • 1.404 Class deviations
    • 1.405 Deviations pertaining to treaties and executive agreements
  • Subpart 1.5 Agency and Public Participation
    • 1.501 Solicitation of agency and public views
    • 1.502 Unsolicited proposed revisions
    • 1.503 Public meetings
  • Subpart 1.6 Career Development, Contracting Authority, and Responsibilities
    • 1.601 General
    • 1.602 Contracting officers
    • 1.603 Selection, appointment, and termination of appointment for contracting officers
    • 1.604 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)
  • Subpart 1.7 Determinations and Findings

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 90 FR 41872 · FAC 2025-06, FAR Case 2024-001
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 90 FR 20223 · FAC 2025-04
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers; Correction 89 FR 106364 · FAC 2025-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers 89 FR 101821 · FAC 2025-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments; Correction 89 FR 41895 · FAC 2024-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement 89 FR 30212 · FAC 2024-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 89 FR 30252 · FAC 2024-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects 88 FR 88708 · FAC 2024-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders 88 FR 83039 · FAR Case 2020-011 Not on record
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders 88 FR 69503 · FAC 2023-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback 88 FR 53748 · FAC 2023-05, FAR Case 2017-014, Item I
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Exemption of Certain Contracts From the Periodic Inflation Adjustments to the Acquisition-Related Thresholds 88 FR 25476 · FAC 2023-03, FAR Case 2022-002, Item II
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Removal of FAR Subpart 8.5, Acquisition of Helium 88 FR 25474 · FAC 2023-03
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations 87 FR 73894 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Effective Communication between Government and Industry 87 FR 73902 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”; Correction 86 FR 64407 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item” 86 FR 61017 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Removal of FAR Appendix 85 FR 67613 · FAC 2021-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 85 FR 62485 · FAC 2021-01, FAR Case 2019-013, Docket No. FAR-2019-0013
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Using Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 85 FR 53126 · FAC 2020-09
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Using Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 85 FR 42665 · FAC 2020-08
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Requirements for DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification 85 FR 40061 · FAC 2020-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revocation of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers 85 FR 27087 · FAC 2020-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Applicability of Inflation Adjustments of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 85 FR 27088 · FAC 2020-06 · Corrected May 18, 2020
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Tax on Certain Foreign Procurement 85 FR 27098 · FAC 2020-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Reporting of Nonconforming Items to the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program 84 FR 64680 · FAC 2020-02, FAR Case 2013-002
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Products and Services of Kaspersky Lab 84 FR 47861 · FAC 2019-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 84 FR 40216 · FAC 2019-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 84 FR 38838 · FAC 2019-04
Show 19 more

Latest 29 of 266 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53 91 FR 37550 · FAR Case 2026-001, Docket No. FAR-2026-0001, Sequence No. 1 Closed Jul 23, 2026No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services 91 FR 7223 · FAR Case 2023-008 Closed Apr 20, 2026No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Participation on Certain Multiple-Award Contracts 90 FR 24773 · FAR Case 2023-011, Docket No. FAR-2023-0011, Sequence No. 1 No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information 90 FR 4278 · FAR Case 2017-016, Docket No. 2017-0016, Sequence No. 1 Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition 90 FR 4376 · FAR Case 2023-006, Docket No. FAR-2023-0006, Sequence No. 1 Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Participation on Certain Multiple-Award Contracts 90 FR 3753 · FAR Case 2023-011, Docket No. FAR-2023-0011, Sequence No. 1 Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk 90 FR 2663 · FAR Case 2021-015, Docket No. FAR-2021-0015, Sequence No. 1 No final rule found
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting 90 FR 1404 · FAR Case 2023-021 No final rule found
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting 89 FR 5843 · FAR Case 2023-021 Closed Apr 1, 2024No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting and Information Sharing; Extension of Comment Period 88 FR 74970 · FAR Case 2021-017 Closed Feb 2, 2024No final rule found
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Standardizing Cybersecurity Requirements for Unclassified Federal Information Systems; Extension of Comment Period 88 FR 74970 · FAR Case 2021-019 Closed Feb 2, 2024No final rule found

Quick answers

What is FAR Part 1?

FAR Part 1 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Federal Acquisition Regulations System".

When was FAR Part 1 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds" (90 FR 41872), published Aug 27, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.

Are changes to FAR Part 1 proposed?

11 proposed changes have no final rule yet.

On GovTribe

Follow the rules behind federal contracts

  • Search Federal Register rules and proposed rules for the FAR, DFARS and agency supplements
  • Solicitations, awards and government files in one search
  • Ask GovTribe AI about the rules that apply to a contract