FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 37: Service Contracting › Subpart 37.1
FAR 37.112 Government use of private sector temporaries.
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 allows contracting officers to hire temporary help service firms for brief or intermittent use of private sector temporaries. It clarifies that these services are not personal services and cannot be used to replace regular recruitment or displace Federal employees. Contractors must follow the rules in 5 CFR part 300, subpart E and agency procedures.
Applies to: Contracts with temporary help service firms for brief or intermittent services
What it requires
- Comply with the authority, criteria, and conditions of 5 CFR part 300, subpart E
- Follow agency procedures
Key terms: temporary help service firms · private sector temporaries · personal services · brief or intermittent use
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Contracting officers may enter into contracts with temporary help service firms for the brief or intermittent use of the skills of private sector temporaries. Services furnished by temporary help firms shall not be regarded or treated as personal services. These services shall not be used in lieu of regular recruitment under civil service laws or to displace a Federal employee. Acquisition of these services shall comply with the authority, criteria, and conditions of 5 CFR part 300, subpart E, Use of Private Sector Temporaries, and agency procedures.
← 37.111 Extension of services. · 37.113 Severance payments to foreign nationals. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 37
- 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: Sustainable Procurement ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.