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

FAR 4.1302 Acquisition of approved products and services for personal identity verification.

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 tells agencies they must buy only approved personal identity verification products and services to comply with FIPS PUB 201. If an agency buys these products and services outside the GSA Federal Supply Schedule route, it must confirm they are approved as FIPS PUB 201 compliant. This matters to contractors because it limits what agencies can purchase and how those purchases must be verified.

Applies to: Agencies buying personal identity verification products and services

What it requires

  • Purchase only approved personal identity verification products and services
  • When not using the GSA Federal Supply Schedule process, ensure products and services are approved as compliant with FIPS PUB 201
  • Certify procured products and services meet all applicable Federal standards and requirements
  • Ensure interoperability and conformance to applicable Federal standards for the lifecycle of the components

Key terms: FIPS PUB 201 · personal identity verification products and services · GSA · Federal Supply Schedule 70 · Special Item Number (SIN) 132-62

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

The text

(a) In order to comply with FIPS PUB 201, agencies must purchase only approved personal identity verification products and services.

(b) Agencies may acquire the approved products and services from the GSA, Federal Supply Schedule 70, Special Item Number (SIN) 132-62, HSPD-12 Product and Service Components, in accordance with ordering procedures outlined in FAR Subpart 8.4.

(c) When acquiring personal identity verification products and services not using the process in paragraph (b) of this section, agencies must ensure that the applicable products and services are approved as compliant with FIPS PUB 201 including—

(1) Certifying the products and services procured meet all applicable Federal standards and requirements;

(2) Ensuring interoperability and conformance to applicable Federal standards for the lifecycle of the components; and

(3) Maintaining a written plan for ensuring ongoing conformance to applicable Federal standards for the lifecycle of the components.

(d) For more information on personal identity verification products and services see http://www.idmanagement.gov.

← 4.1301 Policy. · 4.1303 Contract clause. →

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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