FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 24: Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information › Subpart 24.1
FAR 24.103 Procedures.
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 requires the contracting officer to check if a contract involves designing, developing, or operating a system of records on individuals for an agency function. If so, the contract must clearly identify the system and the work, and the agency's rules implementing the Privacy Act must be made available.
Applies to: Contracting officers handling contracts that may involve systems of records on individuals
What it requires
- Review requirements to determine if the contract involves design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals.
- If required, ensure the contract work statement specifically identifies the system of records and the work to be performed.
- Make available agency rules and regulations implementing the Act in accordance with agency procedures.
Key terms: system of records on individuals · contracting officer · design, development, or operation · agency function · the Act
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) The contracting officer shall review requirements to determine whether the contract will involve the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function.
(b) If one or more of those tasks will be required, the contracting officer shall—
(1) Ensure that the contract work statement specifically identifies the system of records on individuals and the design, development, or operation work to be performed; and
(2) Make available, in accordance with agency procedures, agency rules and regulation implementing the Act.
← 24.102 General. · 24.104 Contract clauses. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 24
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 5, 24, and 29 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.