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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 12: Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services

FAR 12.000 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 specifically for buying commercial products, commercial components, and commercial services. It reflects the Federal Government's stated preference for commercial acquisitions by using policies that more closely resemble the commercial marketplace. For contractors, this means commercial acquisitions follow a distinct set of rules rather than the standard government-unique approach.

Applies to: Acquisitions of commercial products, commercial components, and commercial services

Key terms: commercial products · commercial components · commercial services · acquisition policies

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The text

This part prescribes policies and procedures unique to the acquisition of commercial products, including commercial components, and commercial services. It implements the Federal Government's preference for the acquisition of commercial products contained in 41 U.S.C. 1906, 1907, and 3307 and 10 U.S.C. 3451-3453 by establishing acquisition policies more closely resembling those of the commercial marketplace and encouraging the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.

12.001 Definition. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 12

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

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