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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 1: Federal Acquisition Regulations System › Subpart 1.7

FAR 1.703 Class determinations and findings.

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 class determinations and findings (D&F), which give a contracting officer authority to take a group of contract actions rather than approving each one separately. It matters because a class D&F must cover a defined group of actions, state an expiration date, and be supported by findings. Individual actions must stay within the scope of that class D&F.

Applies to: Contracting officers using class determinations and findings

What it requires

  • Ensure the findings in a class D&F fully support the proposed action for the class as a whole or for each action
  • State an expiration date in the class D&F for a specified period
  • Ensure individual actions taken under a class D&F are within its scope

Key terms: class D&F · class of contract actions · findings · expiration date · contracting officer

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

The text

(a) A class D&F provides authority for a class of contract actions. A class may consist of contract actions for the same or related supplies or services or other contract actions that require essentially identical justification.

(b) The findings in a class D&F shall fully support the proposed action either for the class as a whole or for each action. A class D&F shall be for a specified period, with the expiration date stated in the document.

(c) The contracting officer shall ensure that individual actions taken pursuant to the authority of a class D&F are within the scope of the D&F.

Sections that refer to it

← 1.702 General. · 1.704 Content. →

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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