FAR Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services

Part Federal Acquisition Regulation

Part facts

Citation
FAR Part 8
Type
Part
Last amended
90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
Proposed changes
2
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: Rerepresentation of Size and Socioeconomic Status 90 FR 517 · FAC 2025-03
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 89 FR 30252 · FAC 2024-05
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: 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: Update to Excess Personal Property Procedures 85 FR 67617 · 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; Set-Asides Under Multiple-Award Contracts 85 FR 11746 · FAC 2020-05
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; Uniform Use of Line Items 82 FR 4709 · FAC 2005-95
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Consolidation and Bundling 81 FR 67763 · FAC 2005-91
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FPI Blanket Waiver Threshold 81 FR 45854 · FAC 2005-89
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; Prioritizing Sources of Supplies and Services for Use by the Government 78 FR 80376 · 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; Technical Amendments 78 FR 37697 · FAC 2005-67
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Changes to Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts and Orders 78 FR 13766 · FAC 2005-66
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Requirements for Acquisitions Pursuant to Multiple-Award Contracts 77 FR 12927 · FAC 2005-56
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Set-Asides for Small Business; Extension of Comment Period 77 FR 1889 · FAC 2005-54
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preventing Abuse of Interagency Contracts 77 FR 183 · FAC 2005-55
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Brand-Name Specifications 77 FR 189 · FAC 2005-55
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts for Commercial Items 77 FR 194 · FAC 2005-55
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 77 FR 204 · FAC 2005-55
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Set-Asides for Small Business 76 FR 68032 · FAC 2005-54
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 76 FR 68043 · FAC 2005-54
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Requirements for Acquisitions Pursuant to Multiple-Award Contracts 76 FR 14548 · FAC 2005-50
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preventing Abuse of Interagency Contracts 75 FR 77733 · FAC 2005-47
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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: 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

Quick answers

What is FAR Part 8?

FAR Part 8 is a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Required Sources of Supplies and Services".

When was FAR Part 8 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 8 proposed?

2 proposed changes have no final rule yet.

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