FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 27: Patents, Data, and Copyrights › Subpart 27.1
FAR 27.101 Applicability.
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 states that FAR Part 27 applies to all agencies, but agencies may adopt alternative policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, and contract clauses when needed to meet specific requirements of laws, executive orders, treaties, or international agreements. If an agency adopts such alternatives, it should include them in its published regulations. For contractors, this means the rules in Part 27 can vary by agency, so the specific solicitation or contract terms may differ from the standard FAR text.
Applies to: All agencies and contractors subject to FAR Part 27
Key terms: agencies · alternative policies · procedures · solicitation provisions · contract clauses
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
This part applies to all agencies. However, agencies are authorized to adopt alternative policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, and contract clauses to the extent necessary to meet the specific requirements of laws, executive orders, treaties, or international agreements. Any agency adopting alternative policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, and contract clauses should include them in the agency's published regulations.
← 27.001 Definition. · 27.102 General guidance. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 27
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs ↗ · proposed 2025-06-12
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.