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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 42: Contract Administration and Audit Services › Subpart 42.6

FAR 42.601 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 contractors with multiple operational locations often have company-wide policies and activities that need Government review and approval and affect more than one administrative contracting officer. To handle this, a corporate administrative contracting officer (CACO) may be assigned to work with corporate management and perform certain contract administration functions across the whole corporation.

Applies to: Contractors with more than one operational location, such as divisions, plants, or subsidiaries

Key terms: operational location · corporate-wide policies · administrative contracting officer (ACO) · corporate administrative contracting officer (CACO) · contract administration

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The text

Contractors with more than one operational location (e.g., division, plant, or subsidiary) often have corporate-wide policies, procedures, and activities requiring Government review and approval and affecting the work of more than one administrative contracting officer (ACO). In these circumstances, effective and consistent contract administration may require the assignment of a corporate administrative contracting officer (CACO) to deal with corporate management and to perform selected contract administration functions on a corporate-wide basis.

← 42.505 Postaward subcontractor conferences. · 42.602 Assignment and location. →

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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