FAR Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms

Part Federal Acquisition Regulation

Part facts

Citation
FAR Part 2
Type
Part
Last amended
90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
Proposed changes
11
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.

Contents

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: Improving Consistency Between Procurement and Nonprocurement Procedures on Suspension and Debarment 90 FR 507 · FAC 2025-03
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Subcontracting to Puerto Rican and Covered Territory Small Businesses 90 FR 523 · FAC 2025-03
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Certification of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 89 FR 101828 · FAC 2025-02
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: Sustainable Procurement 89 FR 30212 · FAC 2024-05
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Disadvantaged Business Threshold 88 FR 53751 · FAC 2023-05, FAR Case 2023-004, Item II
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 88 FR 9739 · FAC 2023-02 · Corrected Feb 16, 2023
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations 87 FR 73894 · FAC 2023-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Policy on Joint Ventures 87 FR 58219 · FAC 2022-08
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Certification of Women-Owned Small Businesses 87 FR 58237 · FAC 2022-08
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update of Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program 87 FR 58232 · FAC 2022-08
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Applicability of Small Business Regulations Outside the United States 87 FR 24836 · FAC 2022-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Increasing the Minimum Wage for Contractors 87 FR 4117 · FAC 2022-04
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Certain Online References in the FAR 86 FR 71323 · FAC 2022-02
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; Technical Amendments 86 FR 3687 · FAC 2021-03
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Removal of Obsolete Definitions 85 FR 67615 · 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: Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds 85 FR 40064 · FAC 2020-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Evaluation Factors for Multiple-Award Contracts 85 FR 40068 · FAC 2020-07
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; Set-Asides Under Multiple-Award Contracts 85 FR 11746 · FAC 2020-05
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: Definition of “Commercial Item” 84 FR 54760 · FAC 2020-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update of “Affiliates” and Section 8(a) Clauses 84 FR 47862 · FAC 2019-06
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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 Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs 90 FR 24774 · FAR Case 2020-010, Docket No. FAR-2020-0010, 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
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
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
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 2?

FAR Part 2 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Definitions of Words and Terms".

When was FAR Part 2 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 2 proposed?

11 proposed changes have no final rule yet.

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