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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 5: Publicizing Contract Actions › Subpart 5.5

FAR 5.501 Definitions.

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 defines two terms used in the FAR subpart on advertising: 'advertisement' and 'publication.' It matters to contractors because these definitions determine when a message counts as an advertisement and when placing or broadcasting it counts as publication under the rules in this subpart.

Applies to: Contractors and agencies subject to the advertising rules in this FAR subpart

Key terms: Advertisement · Publication · communication media · printed medium · broadcasting

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

The text

As used in this subpart—

Advertisement, means any single message prepared for placement in communication media, regardless of the number of placements.

Publication means—

(1) The placement of an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, trade or professional journal, or any other printed medium; or

(2) The broadcasting of an advertisement over radio or television.

← 5.406 Public disclosure of justification documents for certain contract actions. · 5.502 Authority. →

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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