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FAR 42.1105 Assignment of criticality designator.

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.

The text

Contracting officers shall assign a criticality designator to each contract in the space for designating the contract administration office, as follows:

Sections that refer to it

  • 42.302 Contract administration functions.
  • 42.1104 Surveillance requirements.

← 42.1104 Surveillance requirements. · 42.1106 Reporting requirements. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 42

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

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