FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 42: Contract Administration and Audit Services › Subpart 42.3
FAR 42.301 General.
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 explains that when a contract is assigned for administration under Subpart 42.2, the contract administration office must carry out its functions according to 48 CFR Chapter I, the contract terms, and the applicable regulations of the servicing agency unless an interagency agreement says otherwise. It matters because it tells contractors which rules and terms govern how their contract will be administered.
Applies to: Contract administration offices handling contracts assigned under Subpart 42.2
What it requires
- Perform contract administration functions in accordance with 48 CFR Chapter I, the contract terms, and the applicable regulations of the servicing agency unless otherwise agreed to in an interagency agreement.
Key terms: contract administration office (CAO) · interagency agreement · servicing agency · 48 CFR Chapter I
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The text
When a contract is assigned for administration under Subpart 42.2, the contract administration office (CAO) shall perform contract administration functions in accordance with 48 CFR Chapter I, the contract terms, and, unless otherwise agreed to in an interagency agreement (see 42.002), the applicable regulations of the servicing agency.
Sections it refers to
- 42.002 Interagency agreements.
← 42.203 Contract administration services directory. · 42.302 Contract administration functions. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 42
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Subcontracting to Puerto Rican and Covered Territory Small Businesses ↗ · final rule 2025-01-03 · effective 2025-01-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Subcontracting to Puerto Rican and Covered Territory Small Businesses ↗ · proposed 2024-06-07 · comments due 2024-08-06
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.