FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 18: Emergency Acquisitions › Subpart 18.1
FAR 18.105 Federal Supply Schedules (FSSs), multi-agency blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), and multi-agency indefinite delivery contracts.
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 notes that streamlined procedures and a wide range of goods and services may be available through Federal Supply Schedule contracts, multi-agency blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), and multi-agency indefinite-delivery contracts. These methods can offer advance planning, pre-negotiated line items, and special terms that allow rapid response. It matters to contractors because it points to these vehicles as possible ways to sell to agencies more quickly.
Applies to: Contractors interested in Federal Supply Schedules, multi-agency BPAs, or multi-agency indefinite-delivery contracts
Key terms: Federal Supply Schedules · multi-agency blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) · multi-agency indefinite delivery contracts · pre-negotiated line items · rapid response
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The text
Streamlined procedures and a broad range of goods and services may be available under Federal Supply Schedule contracts (see Subpart 8.4), multi-agency BPAs (see 8.405-3(a)(6)), or multi-agency, indefinite-delivery contracts (see 16.505(a)(8)). These contracting methods may offer agency advance planning, pre-negotiated line items, and special terms and conditions that permit rapid response.
← 18.104 Unusual and compelling urgency. · 18.106 Acquisitions from Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI). →
Rule changes for FAR Part 18
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, and 41 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Certification of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2024-12-16
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Certification of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses ↗ · final rule 2024-02-23 · effective 2024-02-23
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.