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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 5: Publicizing Contract Actions

FAR 5.002 Policy.

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 states the policy that contracting officers must publicize contract actions. The purpose is to increase competition, broaden industry participation, and help small business concerns and certain other small business categories obtain contracts and subcontracts.

Applies to: Contracting officers

What it requires

  • Publicize contract actions

Key terms: contract actions · small business concerns · veteran-owned small business concerns · service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns · HUBZone small business concerns

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

The text

Contracting officers must publicize contract actions in order to—

(a) Increase competition;

(b) Broaden industry participation in meeting Government requirements; and

(c) Assist small business concerns, veteran-owned small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business concerns in obtaining contracts and subcontracts.

← 5.001 Definition. · 5.003 Governmentwide point of entry. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 5

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

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