FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Part Federal Acquisition Regulation

Part facts

Citation
FAR Part 12
Type
Part
Last amended
90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
Proposed changes
12
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

  • 12.000 Scope of part
  • 12.001 Definition
  • Subpart 12.1 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services
    • 12.101 Policy
    • 12.102 Applicability
    • 12.103 Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items
  • Subpart 12.2 Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services
    • 12.201 General
    • 12.202 Market research and description of agency need
    • 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award
    • 12.204 Solicitation/contract form
    • 12.205 Offers
    • 12.206 Use of past performance
    • 12.207 Contract type
    • 12.208 Contract quality assurance
    • 12.209 Determination of price reasonableness
    • 12.210 Contract financing
    • 12.211 Technical data
    • 12.212 Computer software
    • 12.213 Other commercial practices
    • 12.214 Cost Accounting Standards
    • 12.215 Notification of overpayment
    • 12.216 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations
  • Subpart 12.3 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services
    • 12.300 Scope of subpart
    • 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services
    • 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services
    • 12.303 Contract format
  • Subpart 12.4 Unique Requirements Regarding Terms and Conditions for Commercial Products and Commercial Services
  • Subpart 12.5 Applicability of Certain Laws to the Acquisition of Commercial Products, Commercial Services and Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf Items
    • 12.500 Scope of subpart
    • 12.501 Applicability
    • 12.502 Procedures
    • 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services
    • 12.504 Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services
    • 12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items
  • Subpart 12.6 Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services
    • 12.601 General
    • 12.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers
    • 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services

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: 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: Sustainable Procurement 89 FR 30212 · FAC 2024-05
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: Accelerated Payments Applicable to Contracts With Certain Small Business Concerns 88 FR 9730 · FAC 2023-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations 87 FR 73894 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Construction Contract Administration 87 FR 58227 · FAC 2022-08
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 87 FR 24843 · FAC 2022-06
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: Section 508-Based Standards in Information and Communication Technology 86 FR 44229 · FAC 2021-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials 86 FR 6180 · FAC 2021-04 · Corrected Feb 5, 2021
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process 86 FR 3679 · FAC 2021-03
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus 85 FR 67619 · FAC 2021-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Documentation of Market Research 85 FR 67623 · FAC 2021-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Taxes-Foreign Contracts in Afghanistan 85 FR 67623 · 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: 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: Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 84 FR 40216 · FAC 2019-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Special Emergency Procurement Authority 84 FR 19835 · FAC 2019-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: System for Award Management Registration 83 FR 48691 · FAC 2005-101
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Violations of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements With the United States 83 FR 28145 · FAC 2005-99
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Uniform Use of Line Items 82 FR 4709 · FAC 2005-95
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Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51 91 FR 59406 · FAR Case 2026-003, Docket No. FAR-2026-0003, Sequence No. 1 Closed Oct 19, 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: Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws 90 FR 34208 · FAR Case 2025-006, Docket No. FAR-2025-0006, Sequence No. 1 Closed Sep 19, 2025No 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
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
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Strengthening America's Cybersecurity Workforce 90 FR 297 · FAR Case 2019-014, Docket No. FAR-2019-0014, Sequence No. 1 Closed Mar 4, 2025No 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 12?

FAR Part 12 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services".

When was FAR Part 12 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 12 proposed?

12 proposed changes have no final rule yet.

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