FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 37: Service Contracting › Subpart 37.5
FAR 37.501 Definition.
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 defines the term 'best practices' as used in the FAR subpart on service contracts. It explains that these are practical, experience-based techniques agencies may use to detect problems and improve how service contracts are acquired, managed, and administered. The section does not impose any requirements on contractors.
Applies to: The definition of 'best practices' for agencies in the context of service contracts
Key terms: best practices · service contracts · acquisition · management · administration
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Best practices, as used in this subpart, means techniques that agencies may use to help detect problems in the acquisition, management, and administration of service contracts. Best practices are practical techniques gained from experience that agencies may use to improve the procurement process.
← 37.500 Scope of subpart. · 37.502 Exclusions. →
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.