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

FAR 1.107 Certifications.

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 limits when a new certification requirement can be added to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It says that a new certification for a contractor or offeror cannot be included unless it is specifically required by statute or approved in writing by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy after written justification. This matters because it restricts the creation of new certifications that contractors would have to make.

Applies to: Contractors and offerors subject to the FAR

Key terms: certification · contractor · offeror · statute · Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy

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

The text

In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1304, a new requirement for a certification by a contractor or offeror may not be included in this chapter unless—

(a) The certification requirement is specifically imposed by statute; or

(b) Written justification for such certification is provided to the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, and the Administrator approves in writing the inclusion of such certification requirement.

← 1.106 OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. · 1.108 FAR conventions. →

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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