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FAR 11.102 Standardization program.

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 pick or create requirements documents for standardization, following specific manuals and standards. It matters to contractors because the documents agencies use to describe what they need will follow these standardization sources, which can affect how requirements are written and what contractors must meet.

Applies to: Agencies selecting or developing requirements documents

What it requires

  • Select existing requirements documents or develop new ones that meet the agency's needs
  • Follow the Federal Standardization Manual, FSPM-0001
  • For DoD components, follow DoD Manual 4120.24, Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Procedures
  • For IT standards and guidance, follow the Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS)

Key terms: requirements documents · standardization program · Federal Standardization Manual · Defense Standardization Program · FIPS PUBS

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The text

Agencies shall select existing requirements documents or develop new requirements documents that meet the needs of the agency in accordance with the guidance contained in the Federal Standardization Manual, FSPM-0001; for DoD components, DoD Manual 4120.24, Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Procedures; and for IT standards and guidance, the Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS). The Federal Standardization Manual may be obtained from the General Services Administration (see address in 11.201(d)(1)). DoD Manual 4120.24 may be obtained from DoD (https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/Issuances/dodm or see 11.201(d)(2) or (3). FIPS PUBS may be obtained from the Government Publishing Office (GPO), or the Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service (NTIS) (see address in 11.201(d)(4)).

Sections it refers to

  • 11.201 Identification and availability of specifications.

← 11.101 Order of precedence for requirements documents. · 11.103 Market acceptance. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 11

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

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