The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the primary regulation for use by all executive agencies in their acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds. The FAR also contains standard solicitation provisions and contract clauses and the various agency FAR supplements. The FAR, which is codified in Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), generally governs acquisitions of goods and services by executive branch agencies.

Context Explanation

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) The FAR provides uniform acquisition policies and procedures for use by all Executive agencies. An electronic version of the official FAR is available at www.ecfr.gov, under Title 48, Chapter 1. The GSA version of the FAR is available at www.acquisition.gov. GSA is responsible for two acquisition regulations.

Insight Material

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) was established to codify uniform policies for acquisition of supplies and services by executive agencies.