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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 37: Service Contracting › Subpart 37.5

FAR 37.502 Exclusions.

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 lists services that are not covered by the subpart on service contracting. It matters because if a contractor's work falls into one of these categories, the subpart's requirements do not apply to that acquisition.

Applies to: Acquisitions of services excluded from the service contracting subpart

Key terms: simplified acquisition threshold · personal service contracts · construction · interagency agreements · services incidental to supply contracts

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) This subpart does not apply to services that are

(1) Obtained through personnel appointments and advisory committees;

(2) Obtained through personal service contracts authorized by statute;

(3) For construction as defined in 2.101; or

(4) Obtained through interagency agreements where the work is being performed by in-house Federal employees.

(b) Services obtained under contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold and services incidental to supply contracts also are excluded from the requirements of this subpart. However, good management practices and contract administration techniques should be used regardless of the contracting method.

Sections it refers to

← 37.501 Definition. · 37.503 Agency-head responsibilities. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 37

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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