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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 4: Administrative and Information Matters › Subpart 4.13

FAR 4.1300 Scope of subpart.

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 subpart sets out the policy and procedures for Personal Identity Verification, which are required by FIPS PUB 201 and OMB Guidance M-05-24. It matters to contractors because it signals that identity verification requirements for federal employees and contractors are covered in this part of the FAR.

Applies to: Personal Identity Verification for federal employees and contractors

Key terms: Personal Identity Verification · FIPS PUB 201 · OMB Guidance M-05-24 · HSPD 12

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The text

This subpart provides policy and procedures associated with Personal Identity Verification as required by—

(a) Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201, “Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors”; and

(b) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance M-05-24, dated August 5, 2005, “Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12—Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors.”

← 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause. · 4.1301 Policy. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 4

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

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