FAR Part 17 Special Contracting Methods

Part Federal Acquisition Regulation

Part facts

Citation
FAR Part 17
Type
Part
Last amended
90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
Proposed changes
3
Text as of
FAC 2026-01
Official text
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Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this part.

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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: Reverse Auction Guidance 89 FR 61327 · FAC 2024-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 89 FR 61338 · FAC 2024-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations 87 FR 73894 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 87 FR 73889 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 87 FR 49502 · FAC 2022-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 86 FR 3687 · FAC 2021-03
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: Governmentwide and Other Interagency Contracts 84 FR 19837 · FAC 2019-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 84 FR 19839 · FAC 2019-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation: System for Award Management Registration 83 FR 48691 · FAC 2005-101
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 83 FR 42571 · FAC 2005-100
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Removal of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule 82 FR 51527 · FAC 2005-96 · Corrected Nov 8, 2017
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Uniform Use of Line Items 82 FR 4709 · FAC 2005-95
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Injunction 81 FR 91636 · FAC 2005-93
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Amendment Relating to Multi-Year Contract Authority for Acquisition of Property 81 FR 67773 · FAC 2005-91
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces 81 FR 58562 · FAC 2005-90
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds; Correction 80 FR 53753 · FAC 2005-83
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 80 FR 38293 · FAC 2005-83
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Positive Law Codification of Title 41 79 FR 24192 · FAC 2005-73
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Service Contracts Reporting Requirements 78 FR 80369 · FAC 2005-72
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Documenting Contractor Performance 78 FR 46783 · FAC 2005-69
Federal Acquisition Regulation; System for Award Management Name Change, Phase 1 Implementation 78 FR 37676 · FAC 2005-67
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Interagency Acquisitions: Compliance by Nondefense Agencies With Defense Procurement Requirements 78 FR 37684 · FAC 2005-67
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Interagency Acquisitions: Compliance by Nondefense Agencies With Defense Procurement Requirements 77 FR 69720 · FAC 2005-62
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preventing Abuse of Interagency Contracts 77 FR 183 · FAC 2005-55
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preventing Abuse of Interagency Contracts 75 FR 77733 · FAC 2005-47
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 75 FR 53129 · FAC 2005-45
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2009-005, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects 75 FR 19168 · FAC 2005-41
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2009-015, Revocation of Executive Order 13202 74 FR 34206 · FAC 2005-35
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-022, Contractor Performance Information 74 FR 31557 · FAC 2005-34
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-032, Small Business Size Rerepresentation 74 FR 11821 · FAC 2005-31
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2001-004, Exemption of Certain Service Contracts from the Service Contract Act (SCA) 74 FR 2724 · FAC 2005-30
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2001-004, Exemption of Certain Service Contracts from the Service Contract Act (SCA) 72 FR 63076 · FAC 2005-21
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-032, Small Business Size Rerepresentation 72 FR 36852 · FAC 2005-18
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2004-025, Government Property 72 FR 27364 · FAC 2005-17
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2004-033, Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 71 FR 57363 · FAC 2005-13
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Free Trade Agreements-Australia and Morocco 71 FR 219 · FAC 2005-07
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Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 16, 17, and 35 91 FR 59476 · FAR Case 2026-006, Docket No. FAR-2026-0006, Sequence No. 1 Closed Oct 19, 2026No 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: Prohibition on the Use of Reverse Auctions for Complex, Specialized, or Substantial Design and Construction Services 89 FR 70157 · FAR Case 2023-003 Closed Oct 28, 2024No final rule found

Quick answers

What is FAR Part 17?

FAR Part 17 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Special Contracting Methods".

When was FAR Part 17 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 17 proposed?

3 proposed changes have no final rule yet.

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