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

FAR 1.706 Expiration.

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 when the authority granted by a Determination and Finding (D&F) expires. Class D&Fs must have an expiration date, while individual D&Fs may have one. If a solicitation was already given to offerors before the expiration date, the D&F authority continues until the resulting contract is awarded.

Applies to: Determinations and Findings (D&Fs) used in contracting

What it requires

  • Include an expiration date in class D&Fs
  • Ensure authority under an individual D&F expires when exercised or on its stated expiration date, whichever comes first
  • Ensure authority under a class D&F expires on its stated expiration date

Key terms: class D&F · individual D&F · expiration date · solicitation · award

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

The text

Expiration dates are required for class D&F's and are optional for individual D&F's. Authority to act under an individual D&F expires when it is exercised or on an expiration date specified in the document, whichever occurs first. Authority to act under a class D&F expires on the expiration date specified in the document. When a solicitation has been furnished to prospective offerors before the expiration date, the authority under the D&F will continue until award of the contract(s) resulting from that solicitation.

Sections that refer to it

← 1.705 Supersession and modification. · 1.707 Signatory authority. →

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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