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FAR 1.103 Authority.

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 explains the legal authority behind the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It states that the FAR System is developed under 41 U.S.C. chapter 13, and that the FAR is jointly prepared, issued, and maintained by the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the NASA Administrator. For contractors, this confirms the FAR's official basis and the agencies responsible for it.

Applies to: The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) System and the agencies that issue it

Key terms: FAR System · 41 U.S.C. chapter 13 · Acquisition Councils · Secretary of Defense · Administrator of General Services

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) The development of the FAR System is in accordance with the requirements of 41 U.S.C. chapter 13, Acquisition Councils.

(b) The FAR is prepared, issued, and maintained, and the FAR System is prescribed, jointly by the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, under their several statutory authorities.

Sections that refer to it

← 1.102-5 Role of the acquisition team. · 1.104 Applicability. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 1

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