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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 4: Administrative and Information Matters › Subpart 4.17

FAR 4.1701 Definitions.

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 two terms used in the FAR subpart on contractor inventories of government activities. It clarifies which agencies must submit annual inventories and what counts as a first-tier subcontract. These definitions matter because they determine how the subpart's requirements apply to contractors and agencies.

Applies to: Contractors and agencies subject to the FAIR Act subpart

Key terms: FAIR Act agencies · First-tier subcontract · subcontract · prime contract · indirect costs

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The text

As used in this subpart—

FAIR Act agencies means the agencies required under the FAIR Act to submit inventories annually of the activities performed by Government personnel.

First-tier subcontract means a subcontract awarded directly by the contractor for the purpose of acquiring supplies or services (including construction) for performance of a prime contract. It does not include the contractor's supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies that benefit multiple contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a contractor's general and administrative expenses or indirect costs.

← 4.1700 Scope of subpart. · 4.1702 Applicability. →

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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