FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 24: Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information › Subpart 24.1
FAR 24.104 Contract clauses.
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 contracting officers to include two specific Privacy Act clauses in solicitations and contracts when a system of records on individuals is needed to carry out an agency function. For contractors, it means these privacy clauses will appear in the contract and must be followed.
Applies to: Contracting officers and contracts requiring a system of records on individuals for an agency function
What it requires
- Insert the clause at 52.224-1, Privacy Act Notification, in solicitations and contracts
- Insert the clause at 52.224-2, Privacy Act, in solicitations and contracts
Key terms: system of records on individuals · solicitations · contracts · Privacy Act Notification · Privacy Act
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
When the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an agency function, the contracting officer shall insert the following clauses in solicitations and contracts:
(a) The clause at 52.224-1, Privacy Act Notification.
(b) The clause at 52.224-2, Privacy Act.
← 24.103 Procedures. · 24.201 Authority. →
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.