FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 41: Acquisition of Utility Services › Subpart 41.6
FAR 41.601 Utility services forms.
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 contracting officers which forms to use when buying utility services outside of an areawide contract, purchase order, or interagency agreement. It also requires the applicable rate schedule to be included in each contract, purchase order, or modification. For contractors, this means the solicitation and award documents for utility services will follow specific standard forms and include the rate schedule.
Applies to: Contracting officers acquiring utility services
What it requires
- Use SF 33, SF 26, or SF 1447 when acquiring utility services under other than an areawide contract, purchase order, or interagency agreement
- Incorporate the applicable rate schedule in each contract, purchase order, or modification
Key terms: utility services · areawide contract · purchase order · interagency agreement · rate schedule
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) If acquiring utility services under other than an areawide contract, a purchase order, or an interagency agreement, the Standard Form (SF) 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award; SF 26, Award/Contract; or SF 1447, Solicitation/Contract, shall be used.
(b) The contracting officer shall incorporate the applicable rate schedule in each contract, purchase order or modification.
← 41.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses. · 41.701 Formats for utility service specifications. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 41
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, and 41 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.