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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.202-1 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 clause says that when a solicitation or contract uses a word or term defined in the FAR, it carries the FAR 2.101 meaning that was in effect when the solicitation was issued. It matters because it fixes the meaning of defined terms at solicitation time, with specific exceptions where a different definition or an inflation-adjusted threshold applies.

Applies to: Solicitations and contracts that include this clause

Key terms: Definitions · FAR 2.101 · solicitation · contract clause · acquisition-related threshold

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

The text

As prescribed in 2.201, insert the following clause:

Definitions (JUN 2020)

When a solicitation provision or contract clause uses a word or term that is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the word or term has the same meaning as the definition in FAR 2.101 in effect at the time the solicitation was issued, unless—

(a) The solicitation, or amended solicitation, provides a different definition;

(b) The contracting parties agree to a different definition;

(c) The part, subpart, or section of the FAR where the provision or clause is prescribed provides a different meaning;

(d) The word or term is defined in FAR part 31, for use in the cost principles and procedures; or

(e) The word or term defines an acquisition-related threshold, and if the threshold is adjusted for inflation as set forth in FAR 1.109(a), then the changed threshold applies throughout the remaining term of the contract, unless there is a subsequent threshold adjustment; see FAR 1.109(d).

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 2.201 Contract clause.
  • 2.101 Definitions.
  • 1.109 Statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds—adjustment for inflation.

Sections that refer to it

  • 2.201 Contract clause.
  • 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
  • 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.

← 52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey. · 52.203-1 [Reserved] →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

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

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