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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 10: Market Research

FAR 10.000 Scope of part.

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 part sets out policies and procedures for doing market research so agencies can choose the best way to acquire, distribute, and support supplies and services. It also implements several statutory requirements. For contractors, it signals that market research is part of how the government decides what to buy and how.

Applies to: Government acquisition of supplies and services

Key terms: market research · supplies · services · acquiring · distributing

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

The text

This part prescribes policies and procedures for conducting market research to arrive at the most suitable approach to acquiring, distributing, and supporting supplies and services. This part implements the requirements of 41 U.S.C. 3306(a)(1), 41 U.S.C. 3307, 10 U.S.C. 3453, and 6 U.S.C. 796.

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Rule changes for FAR Part 10

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

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