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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 4: Administrative and Information Matters › Subpart 4.2

FAR 4.202 Agency distribution requirements.

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 to keep extra copies and distribution of contract documents to a minimum, only as needed for essential functions. When a contract is administered by a different agency than the one that awarded it, the two agencies must agree on any additional distribution beyond the standard requirements. It matters to contractors mainly because it affects how many places contract documents go, not because it creates duties for contractors.

Applies to: Government agencies handling contract distribution

Key terms: additional distribution requirements · contract administration office · contracting office · essential functions

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

The text

Agencies shall limit additional distribution requirements to the minimum necessary for proper performance of essential functions. When contracts are assigned for administration to a contract administration office located in an agency different from that of the contracting office (see part 42), the two agencies shall agree on any necessary distribution in addition to that prescribed in 4.201.

Sections it refers to

← 4.201 Procedures. · 4.203 Taxpayer identification information. →

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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