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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 1: Federal Acquisition Regulations System › Subpart 1.3

FAR 1.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.

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 tells agencies how to control and review their own acquisition regulations so they stay consistent with the FAR. It matters to contractors because it limits extra agency rules that could restrict the flexibilities the FAR provides.

Applies to: Agencies issuing acquisition regulations and local directives

What it requires

  • Control and limit issuance of agency acquisition regulations and local directives that restrain FAR flexibilities
  • Establish formal procedures to review these documents for compliance with part 1
  • Avoid unnecessarily repeating, paraphrasing, or restating FAR or higher-level agency regulation material
  • Avoid conflicting or being inconsistent with FAR content unless required by law or subpart 1.4

Key terms: agency acquisition regulations · local agency directives · FAR · part 1 · subpart 1.4

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

The text

(a) Under the authorities of 1.301(d), agencies shall control and limit issuance of agency acquisition regulations and, in particular, local agency directives that restrain the flexibilities found in the FAR, and shall establish formal procedures for the review of these documents to assure compliance with this part 1.

(b) Agency acquisition regulations shall not—

(1) Unnecessarily repeat, paraphrase, or otherwise restate material contained in the FAR or higher-level agency acquisition regulations; or

(2) Except as required by law or as provided in subpart 1.4, conflict or be inconsistent with FAR content.

(c) Agencies shall evaluate all regulatory coverage in agency acquisition regulations to determine if it could apply to other agencies. Coverage that is not peculiar to one agency shall be recommended for inclusion in the FAR.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 1.303 Publication and codification. · 1.400 Scope of subpart. →

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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