FAR Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters
Part Federal Acquisition Regulation
Part facts
- Citation
- FAR Part 4
- Type
- Part
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
- Proposed changes
- 6
- 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
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4.000 Scope of part
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4.001 Definitions
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Subpart 4.1 Contract Execution
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Subpart 4.2 Contract Distribution
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Subpart 4.3 Reserved
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Subpart 4.4 Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry
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Subpart 4.5 Electronic Commerce in Contracting
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Subpart 4.6 Contract Reporting
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Subpart 4.7 Contractor Records Retention
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Subpart 4.8 Government Contract Files
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Subpart 4.9 Taxpayer Identification Number Information
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Subpart 4.10 Uniform Use of Line Items
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Subpart 4.11 System for Award Management
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Subpart 4.12 Representations and Certifications
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Subpart 4.13 Personal Identity Verification
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Subpart 4.14 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
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Subpart 4.15 Sections 4.1500 to 4.1502
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Subpart 4.16 Unique Procurement Instrument Identifiers
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Subpart 4.17 Service Contracts Inventory
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Subpart 4.18 Commercial and Government Entity Code
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Subpart 4.19 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems
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Subpart 4.20 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab
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Subpart 4.21 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment
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Subpart 4.22 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application
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Subpart 4.23 Federal Acquisition Security Council
Federal Register history
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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 | Closed Jul 23, 2026No final rule found | |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs | No final rule found | |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information | Closed Mar 17, 2025No final rule found | |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk | No final rule found | |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting and Information Sharing; Extension of Comment Period | Closed Feb 2, 2024No final rule found | |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Standardizing Cybersecurity Requirements for Unclassified Federal Information Systems; Extension of Comment Period | Closed Feb 2, 2024No final rule found |
Quick answers
What is FAR Part 4?
FAR Part 4 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Administrative and Information Matters".
When was FAR Part 4 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 4 proposed?
6 proposed changes have no final rule yet.
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