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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 1: Federal Acquisition Regulations System › Subpart 1.1

FAR 1.101 Purpose.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section establishes the Federal Acquisition Regulations System to codify and publish uniform acquisition policies and procedures for all executive agencies. It explains that the system is made up of the FAR as the primary document plus agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement it. It also clarifies that internal agency guidance is not part of the FAR System.

Applies to: All executive agencies and the Federal Acquisition Regulations System

Key terms: Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) · agency acquisition regulations · internal agency guidance

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The text

The Federal Acquisition Regulations System is established for the codification and publication of uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all executive agencies. The Federal Acquisition Regulations System consists of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which is the primary document, and agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the FAR. The FAR System does not include internal agency guidance of the type described in 1.301(a)(2).

Sections it refers to

← 1.000 Scope of part. · 1.102 Statement of guiding principles for the Federal Acquisition System. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 1

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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